Our Cat Had Kittens! With Pics!

Here she is in labor before the first kitten. 
She kept lifting her leg.

Well our cat Chirpa (my 11 year old son got to name her. It's the name of the Ewock Chief in star wars) has been getting bigger and bigger over the last few weeks until I thought she would pop! And then finally she went into labor.  Right before for about two days she became very clingy and at night would try to sleep on my head all night!

So the labor went fine with no complications.  I was home so we made a birthing center on top of my bed so that I could monitor the progress since this is her first (and last!) birth.  Within two hours she had four little kittens.  Three white and one black and white just like her.

In the middle of birthing

All kittens are born here and searching for a nipple

2 days old

 

 

A happy attentive mama

Pic of kitten fallen asleep on husbands back.... Major Awwwww!

Husband was laying on the floor in front of the fire when Captain Submarine had the brilliant idea of putting Thor the kitten on his back and rubbing his tummy (Thor's not Husbands) until he fell asleep.  Absolutely hilarious except that I had to check to see if the kitten was still  alive first.

And here is Viking Boy laying with Thor.  He is apparantly the cuddle kitty.