Okay, I’m totally exhausted so a quick one today…

Was up all night with the cat, doing the fretting mama thing. But after a trip to the vets he’s really perked up and looks much better. He’s finally eating, which is a big YAY. He’s even purring and nuzzling our hands. I’m so glad to start getting my baby boy back. Only problem is that he’s “leaking” urine everywhere he goes… especially if you pick him up. Yeah, umm… oops. Heh. He’s still pretty sick and far from out of the woods, but… it’s definitely looking up.

I nearly started crying at the vet’s office. First they examined him, which was obviously very painful for him, he was growling (which I have NEVER heard him do), then they took him in the back to give him fluids and I could hear him meowing sadly, like he was crying for mama. :cry: I was sitting in the treatment room trying to hold back tears, my poor little boy. Gosh, is this what it’s going to feel like when it’s my human baby getting shots or whatever? In the past I’ve dealt with very scared pets at the vet, and very pissed off pets, but I don’t think I’ve ever had to take in a pet that was in so much pain before. I felt like I was betraying him, letting them do things to him that hurt. *I* know it was to make him better and it needed to get done, but you can’t explain that to a cat. (Though I tried. I was telling him all about how we’re going to make him better.) But yeah. Very upsetting. :(

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The human baby is certainly getting stronger kicks every day. This morning in between the vet appointment and work I layed down for a quick nap, and again there was kick after kick as I layed there trying to sleep. It used to be I’d feel a random kick, then nothing, then another one 10 minutes later. Now there are times where I get a flurry of activity… Kick kick kick! Like he/she is trying to make a point or something. It’s kind of funny.

Tomorrow is the big day! I’m excited… but the excitement has kind of been brought down several notches due to worry over my kitty. But tomorrow we could actually know who is in there! We’re very very excited to name him/her and quit this “it” and “him/her” thing. I can’t even put into words how I feel…. nervous and excited and wondering if it’s even going to feel “real” to me. It’s not sinking in right now.