Developing cuteness.

Boomer's a real poser. Wave a camera in his face, even if it's just the iPhone, and he'll make eye contact, prrrt at you happily, and sit up waiting for the ch-ck noise. And do it again, and again, and again, until he eventually gets bored, by which time even I, as a truly crappy photographer, am more-or-less certain to have acquired one non-crappy photo.

Tigra, however, is a nosey little wenchkitten. Camera? What's that thing you're pointing in my face? Can I sniff it? I have endless pictures of the end of her nose. Blurry shots of cat markings, kitten in mid-leap, kitten halfway to sitting up to look at me.. she's a really affectionate nosey little brat, which is wonderful most of the time but not if I actually want her to sit STILL! Mostly, I only get halfway passable poses when she's asleep. That does let me get comparative how-she's-grown shots, though.

To the left, we have Tigra about three months ago. And to the right, Tigra a week ago. She really is a pretty girl, but not camera-friendly at all.

They're still growing practically visibly. Boo, I suspect, gets growing pains, because he'll get really CRANKY for a week or so, especially if you pick him up for a cuddle; then you'll suddenly realise "... cat, weren't you an inch shorter a week ago? And about half a kilo lighter?"

The size difference is probably best illustrated. I took this this morning; it was pouring with rain, and the kittens decided that snuggling on the couch with me was The Way To Go.


He's already the weight of a fully grown cat (just shy of 5kgs), but visibly hasn't done growing. He's still got the long lean lines of a young boy, and only some of the signs of the huge hulk of catmuscle I think he'll develop into. God only knows when he'll stop.

Tigra's still small and sweet. And, in the last month or so, amazingly cuddly. She's learned a new trick, in fact. For some months, if she's wanted headscritches, she'll lean back on her haunches and bat at your hand with a paw, dragging it gently to her face if she can. She's extended her repertoire; now, if she wants picked up, she'll lean back on her haunches, waggle both front arms at you, and look cute. It's irresistably sweet.

For that matter, they both are.

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Hooray, sunshine!

I'm enjoying spring. For one, it means I get to actually see sunshine outside of my working day, which is really really difficult to over rate as a Good Thing. Admittedly, the next few weeks at work are going to suck (quite a few night shifts, no weekends off until November, for example), but at least there is sun some of the time!

For another, I finally pulled my head out of my backside, went to my GP, and got a change of babyproofing. I was starting to run into the depressive side effects that some people get on Depo-provera, and I have been there and done that once before, and had no desire to go there again. And my GP seemed so pleased that I was being proactive about my mental health, she happily gave me what I asked for .

So, after six weeks, I am feeling much, much better mentally. Time will tell as to whether the effects are obvious to other people - my beloved has already noted that I'm not flying off the handle quite so rapidly - so I'm calling that a win.

Plus, y'know. Hooray, sunshine!

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