{"id":5063,"date":"2020-03-18T11:07:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T15:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arfpnc.com\/?p=5063"},"modified":"2020-03-18T11:13:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T15:13:46","slug":"tiny-toes-and-peeking-peepers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arfpnc.com\/?p=5063","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Toes and Peeking Peepers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daphne&#8217;s kittens are eleven days old now, and they&#8217;re growing by leaps and bounds! Folks say kids grow like weeds, but they&#8217;ve got nothing on newborn kittens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kittens have doubled in size already. They&#8217;re getting more active, learning to meow, and &#8212; this is a biggie &#8212; THEIR EYES ARE OPENING!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-medium wp-image-405\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/andinewton.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/11423-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"A tiny tabby kitten with eyes barely opened\" class=\"wp-image-405\"\/><figcaption>Blink! Blink!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love that cute little face!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, with more activity comes new challenges &#8212; like how to get a nap when your siblings are bound and determined to belly up to the milk bar. Even if that means sticking a foot in your mouth or shoving you out of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"That&#039;s My Head You&#039;re Stepping On!\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wjJPjd0PAI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you ask him, that kitten says he was roaring at the end, not yawning. Whichever it was, it was cute!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daphne is also making the kittens take on some of the responsibility for keeping themselves clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Licky Licky Licky Mah Paw Clean!\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hnHe4cKNBX8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, they&#8217;re young. They&#8217;ll get better at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, and you&#8217;ll be happy to know that the kitten that had that loooooong umbilical cord still attached has dropped it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for Daphne, she&#8217;s like a whole different cat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"You Must Pay the Toll to See My Babies!\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fTpWTtx_vbw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve learned that treats are her weakness. And she loves to be petted. We are no longer allowed to go into Chad&#8217;s office without paying the Daphne toll &#8212; which essentially amounts to petting her. And petting her. And petting her some more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She spent some time today sitting on the bookcase by the window, behind Chad, watching the birds in the yard. It&#8217;ll still be several weeks before the kittens are weaned and Daphne can start looking for her forever home. But when she does, I have no doubts that someone will fall in love with her fast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daphne&#8217;s kittens are eleven days old now, and they&#8217;re growing by leaps and bounds! Folks say kids grow like weeds, but they&#8217;ve got nothing on newborn kittens. The kittens have doubled in size already. They&#8217;re getting more active, learning to meow, and &#8212; this is a biggie &#8212; THEIR EYES ARE OPENING! 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