Day Twelve 10/09/13

Today, mummy ordered me my new cage! I can't wait for it to arrive!

Mummy woke me up in the morning at about 8 am and took me down for my feed. She Tried again with trying to get me to lap off a spoon, I'd give it a few goes but then I'd be more interested in chewing the spoon.

So she'd revert back to the bottle as she knew I'd take it from that. My teeth haven't come through much more, but the rubber of the bottles teat obviously helps with my teething. I took 10 ml this time, before I pushed the bottle away.

I still weighed 74 g, so I'm not losing weight, but I've also not gained any. Mummy thinks it's because I'm starting to need more nutrition because I'm a lot more active!

After my feed, mummy gave me my first bath. She popped me in the sink and poured warm water over my spikes. I wasn't too keen on this, but I didn't squeak, and I let her wash me. Mostly because I'd heard her saying I was a bit cat foodie!

After my bath she wrapped me in a towel to dry me, and then it was back off to bed.

At 11 am, Mummy gave me a small feed of about 7 ml from the bottle, saying I'd get more later as I had visitors again... I guess I'm really popular.

At 1 pm the visitors arrived. It was the nice people coming to check how I was doing! I got a feed off the nice lady who said she could see how big I was getting, and how my eyes were properly open now! She took me into the kitchen and fed me another 10 ml and then settled me down in her arms for a cuddle and a sleep. I stayed there for a while before she popped me back in my carry case to sleep so they could go out!

When they returned at about 4 pm, I had another feed of 10 ml from mummy and she showed me the new food she'd got me to try over the next few days. After my feed, I happily settled back down to sleep.

At 9 pm, daddy fed me another 10 ml, and then it was off back to bed!

While I was sleeping, mummy started to do some crafting. She decided to make some earrings that looked like me, because she was thinking of selling them if people liked them. I think they look pretty good!

Day Eleven 09/09/13

Mummy and daddy got home from work early. I got my feed around 7 am. Another mixture of kitten food and milk. I took about 10 ml.

 Mummy fed me some of the feed on a spoon, making sure I was getting "practice" at learning how to eat properly. This time, mummy tried in the sink to stop me making such a mess.

After I finished my feed it was back to bed, mummy told me that I had a surprise later, so I needed to rest up.

At 11 am I had a small feed of about 7 ml, because mummy said I needed my appetite for the surprise later. She settled me down in my box after the feed until about 2 pm.

At 2 pm, she came and got me, and I got to meet some of her work friends, who had heard all about me. They were really friendly and I enjoyed being held by them and exploring (I found out I really like pockets). I even tried to self - anoint after licking one of her friends fingers (he was very tasty).

At about 2:30 pm one of her friends got to feed me. I took about 10 ml. I was very well behaved and hardly dribbled any of my food down me.

After the visit, both mummy's friends said they wanted baby hedgehog's of their own, and mummy told me I did a good job of being so cute!

At 4 pm, 6 pm and 9 pm daddy did my feed's. and with each feed I took between 8 and 10 ml of food. Then it was off to bed so mummy and daddy could actually get some sleep!

I enjoyed spending more time with mummy and daddy today as it was their day off, and I got lots of strokes and cuddles off them and other people.

I'm really adjusting well to my new life!

Day Ten 08/09/13

When mummy and daddy got home, they let me out for a little bit so I could have a run around on the floor. They kept reassuring me that they were still there, so I didn't squeak once as I explored.

I was a bit cheeky and the first place I went and explored was straight up daddy's trouser leg.

Mummy and daddy's cats were fascinated watching me roam around on the floor, and a few times daddy had to stop them trying to play with me. However they soon backed off when they sniffed me and I poked their noses with my spines.

Mummy went and found a toilet roll tube and they let me play with it. I chewed it once or twice before I got the hang of running through it and enjoying my new toy.

After playing for a little while, mummy took me down for my feed at around 8 am. She made another mixture of kitten food and kitten milk. She tried again to get me to lap at the food from a container but no luck. She joked that I'd end up being bottle fed forever.

Settling me down she fed me the mixture from the bottle, and I took about 10 ml. With about 5 ml ending up all over me. Covered on food mummy had to wipe me down with baby wipes.

After my feed when I'd sleepily settled down, mummy checked my teeth to see my front two teeth had come through (just)! More reason to get me onto solids. After snapping a few pictures of my teeth she settled me down for bed.

At 11 am I had my second feed, This time, mummy had the idea to try and use a baby spoon to get me to lap my feed. This worked a bit better than the container. I did lap at the mixture a few times, but I was much more interested in chewing the spoon. But at least I was having a go and making progress. Between the feed on the spoon and what I took from the bottle, I managed about 10 ml.

Just after I'd finished eating, mummy noticed me scratching at the counter, and soon after I went to the toilet, so she guessed this was my "Toilet Dance".

After my feed mummy took me upstairs to get some photos of me with my name sake. Then it was back to bed, to sleep before my feeds with daddy.

Daddy fed me at 3 pm, 6 pm and 9 pm. My first two feed's I had about 7 ml each time of the feed mix, and then at 9 pm I managed about 15 ml of kitten milk.

Then it was time to settle down for the night while mummy and daddy went to work.

Day Nine 07/09/13

Mummy came and brought me down for my feed at about 8 am. She mixed together kitten food and kitten milk and blended it into a paste for me, having a second attempt at starting to wean me.

Just before my feed she weighed me, I now weighed 74 g!

She squirted some of the mixture onto a flat container to start off with to see if she could encourage me to lap it up. I had a few attempts, but I was more interested in chewing it and rolling around in the goop. Better luck next time?

I took the rest of my feed from the bottle, swallowing down 10 ml and covering myself in the process. But I didn't care because it tasted really good - I couldn't get enough!

After my feed, mummy settled me down for my regular sleep between feeds.

At 12 pm mummy took me down for another feed, I was so fidgety that she could tell I was hungry, so she didn't bother messing around with the container, instead she went straight into my feed. I managed about 8 ml of the feed before I was full. Being a mix of kitten food and milk, the feed was a lot thicker and so it was much more filling, and it took me a lot longer to eat/drink than just the pure milk.

After she wiped my wriggling self down to get rid of all the food I dribbled she settled me back down to sleep. Once I'm big enough she said she'd have to start giving me baths because I'm such a messy eater!

At 3 pm and 6 pm daddy fed me the rest of the kitten food and milk. I had about 8 ml each time. At 9 pm daddy did my final feed of the day. This time I only had milk, but managed about 12 - 15 ml. Showing that the milk with the food blended in was a lot more filling for me.

After my feed it was back to bed until morning as mummy and daddy had to leave for work.

Day Eight 06/09/13

Daddy woke me up at 7:30 am and brought me down so mummy could feed me.

 My eyes were much more open than they had been before.

Just before feeding, mummy let me chew her finger where she could feel another tooth had come through at the back on the opposite side. She reckons the reason I'm chewing everything I can at the moment is probably because I'm teething.

Mummy tried to get me to lap something from a small tray before she fed me properly but I still couldn't grasp it, instead I was more bothered with chewing the container than the milk. I much prefer the bottle still. Hopefully soon I will get the hang of this.

I took about 12 ml of milk before I started to push the bottle away and scrunch my face up (my way of saying I've had enough). And then mummy brought me back up and snuggled me down in my carry case with the heating pad turned up because she thought I felt a little colder than usual. But I was still just as active!

At 11:30 pm, mummy woke me up and brought me down for my feed. She weighed me and I weighed 72 g. She tried to take a picture but I wasn't having any of that! Food first and pictures later (the one picture she managed was a bit blurred). I managed 10 ml before my tummy was too full! Mummy said I had a case of "eyes bigger than belly". Just to be safe mummy toileted me to make sure my belly wasn't too full!

Just after my feed, one of her Cats jumped up and she let him sniff me so he could get used to my smell! But she shouted at him when he tried to pat me with his paw!

                                         

It wasn't long before I calmed down now I was fed, and I settled down on mummy's chest and had a little sleep, before she popped me back into my carry case until it was time for my next feed.

Mummy said in the next few day's they'll be ordering me a brand new big pink cage that I can run around in to my heart's content!

Daddy was in charge of my feeds at 3 pm, 6 pm and 9 pm. Each time I managed between 7 - 10 ml.

Daddy couldn't believe how fat I was getting!

After my feed he brought me into their bedroom to say goodnight to mummy, before settling me down for the night in my carry case, as they headed off to work.