Update

All is well, not too much is new. The only thing new is that Pepe came and sat on my lap for a few minutes tonight while I sat in front of the fireplace. That was cute. She's getting a few dreads with winter being here, I try and brush her but she doesn't really like it. Same with Biscuit, she's got some pretty bad mats that I will try and shave off soon, and give her a bit of an all over trim. Millie and Emmy are good also! Emmy chases Millie sometimes, but she's not very interested.

Pepe's outdoor friend...

!!!!

I glanced into the guest room today and caught this scene! Grey and white tabby outside checking Pepe out. We've seen him(?) around the neighbourhood, he's pretty cool and comes up to you to say 'hi' by throwing himself onto his back on the sidewalk in front of you.


I don't know why I didn't think of this before, but I made a little makeshift loveseat in front of the other window upstairs so Biscuit can look out the front window again, since she graciously gave up her spot to Millie ;).

This is me knitting earlier today and I had a cat on each arm of the chair beside me! So cute!

Extra cute shot of Miss Puffy Pants taken by M. 

And, getting closerrr....doesn't it look like they are all looking at Pepe, wondering why she looks a little uptight about the closeness?

Lazy Sunday

It's gloomy, rainy, although mild day here today. The cats are in their current favorite cozy spots napping, Pepe in the guest bedroom on the dresser next to the window, Biscuit curled up on the ottoman in the guest room (aw Pepe and Biskee in the same room!). Millie on the couch upstairs (actually now that I'm at the computer, she's in the cat bed on the desk), and Emmy is on the ottoman under my desk.

Everyone is doing well, the relationships aren't changing much. Pepe's in charge (swats everyone when they walk to close to her) although I've heard her and Biscuit chase each other around upstairs (sounds playful, I think?). Emmy and Biscuit play together. Millie, Emmy and Biscuit are often all together hanging out downstairs with M and I, with Pepe walking onto the scene occasionally.

Below is from last night, it's my computer setup, and where the cats like to be. Biscuit is often somewhere at my feet...I know my camera takes poopy indoor pictures.

Getting closer to...

...hugging them all at once!

(pay no mind to the ratty-looking network cable)

Pics! and a note about Pepe

Everyone is doing well. Now that everyone is comfortable and I see all 4 cats often (no one is hiding anymore), it's starting to feel strange to always have at least one set of eyes on me or someone asking me for some attention.

They are all super sweethearts right now, but I really need to say that since Pepe has come out of hiding and has gotten more comfortable, getting to know her is a treat. She is very unique and has lots of little quirks but once she's comfy with you she is sooooo cuddly and sweet!! She is the cat that hangs out upstairs all the time while the other 3 are usually all downstairs with M and I. But when I go up there she follows me around and rubs up to my legs and jumps on the edge of the tub and stretches up to me and paws my belly so I can pick her up and take her for a walk. She perches on my forearm and clings to my shoulder and purrs and purrs. She is soo sweet.

Anyway, here are some pics from the last couple of days....

I wish I knew what she is trying to say when she does this...

A classic "waiting for breakfast" pose...

This doesn't happen too often but it did today (ended in some slow pawing to the face by both parties)

...and Pepe leaving.

This was 2 days after Emmy arrived...

This is 2 days after Emmy's arrival as well...

Emmy is always in this spot (Biscuit *used* to be, I think she was trying underneath as an alternative, but it didn't become a favorite).

The boy has arrived...

Emmy's here! It is now Sunday morning and Emmy has been here since Thursday night. He and all the girls are doing really well. No one is upset or battling for a piece of territory.

Emmy settled in quickly and hasn't been in hiding or been abnormally skittish. He really likes the round part of the scratching post and spends lots of time there. Every morning he is lying on the other couch in the living room where Millie usually is. He and Biscuit are already chasing each other around which is just like old times. I can't wait to see if Emmy will start trying to start playing with Millie or Pepe. The first time he met Millie there was sniffing and he hissed a little but now they just sniff and walk by, not paying too much notice. The first time he met Pepe it seems as though Pepe had no clue he was even there because she was just walking by and froze when she saw him and started meowing and then left. But now I can tell that Pepe likes Emmy even more than Biscuit because Pepe and Emmy sniff noses when they see each other, whereas if Biscuit comes within a foot of Pepe she meows and swipes at her. I think it's a puffy pants competition thing.

We had a poker party here on Friday night and that went well. Pepe stayed in the orange bedroom all night and came out after the last guest left. Millie and Emmy were downstairs all night, sometimes hiding under the bed together. But when we came down they would come and see us so they weren't completely terrified or anything like that. Biscuit came up a couple times during the party and walked right through all the action. I also brought their food down since I think Millie and Emmy didn't really want to come upstairs where everyone was hanging out.

Next time I will post some pictures!

Routines

So Emmy is getting ready to come over today. Things around here seem to have stabilized over the past couple weeks to a good routine where no one is overly scared or hiding all the time.

Here's how a typical day goes...

Biscuit is usually sleeping at my feet on the bed, Millie is on the loveseat by the window upstairs and Pepe is wandering around (it's hard to know what she's up to at all times because she's usually out of sight, but not in a frightened way anymore).

My alarm goes off and Biscuit moves closer to my head where I pet her for a few minutes. I get up and Pepe is always at the bedroom door rubbing her face against the frame and meows in her tiny, non-grown up kitten meow, and then runs away (I think she's trying to get me to follow her to the food bowls).

I get ready for work and Millie is still on the couch, Biscuit is looking out the window or walking around the kitchen/living room and Pepe is sometimes wandering the kitchen or out of sight. Sometimes Millie or Biscuit are waiting on the bottom of the scratching post, staring at the food bowls. Sometimes Pepe walks up to the (currently empty) bowls and sniffs them (nope, still no food). We usually feed them after we're done getting ready for work, before we eat breakfast.

When the food is placed in the bowl, there is a line up (or 'queue' as you might say in the UK ;)), and it's a crapshoot (I'm sure you don't use or hear this word overseas) who will 'win'. Sometimes Pepe gets in there first, and Biscuit and Millie are lined up near the scratching post or sometimes we don't even see Pepe eat at all (must eat after we leave for work).

So we leave and when we come home from work, Biscuit greets us 99% of the time. Millie is on the couch and Pepe sometimes comes around too. The dinner  time is not so dramatic or structured as breakfast. M and I settle in for the evening and Millie and Biscuit are usually close by just hanging out and sometimes (once or twice a week) running around together, and Pepe comes in and out of the pictures throughout the evening to say 'hi' and get a pet or a walk around the house in my arms. They are such sweeties.


So....Emmy I'm sure will disrupt (not in a bad way, just different I'm sure!) this routine, let's see what happens!!