Last week Scott approached me and mentioned that he saw an article online from the Kalamazoo Animal Rescue, a local no-kill animal shelter and fostering service that places cats and dogs with their new forever homes. The kitten he met was named Baby by her foster mother, and she was born on April 11th, 2018.

Scott met her first, then I met her afterwards in a second encounter. These photos cover that experience. After we did a lot of soul-searching and talking it out, we decided that we had room and heart enough for this new kitten to be a part of our lives. In these pictures, she was just washed and was cold and shivering. By the time we were done holding and cuddling with her, she was almost dry. The shivering gave way to some loud purring and she napped gently on both my chest and on Scotts.

She’s scheduled to be fixed tomorrow, and then after that we’ll take her home to live with us. As kittens go, she is incredibly sweet and even tempered. She’s been bottle fed by multiple humans, she has socialized with many other cats and kittens, dogs, goats, and pigs, so integrating with our two at home shouldn’t be too much of a problem for her. She is FELV and FIV negative, something that was important to make sure of before we could get any further. The link below will take you to the iCloud Photo Sharing site with her baby pictures.

https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B15GfnH8tGpb1UY

Welcome Home, Ysabel Josephine. We love you.