Week 6 update

Fresh from her pamper session,
bath, ear clean & mani-pedi

With just 3 weeks now left until her due date Noodle is feeling the weight of her expanding tummy. Hormones are playing a role causing her to wonder about meowing but not really knowing why she is doing so.

We are enjoying periods where there are lots of purrs & plenty of attention seeking, but whereas in her first pregnancy she was relaxed and open to touch on her tummy, this time she is not quite so chilled. I can see her teets are enlarged & so well be ready for feeding those hungry babies.

She is eating plenty & having lots of power naps & doing rather well.

Time to snooze

I have now gone ahead and have set up a quiet room for Noodle to have her babies in, so she can be away from Prune who simply doesn't have a clue that soon she won't be the baby of the household anymore! Earlier this week, having been out for a couple of hours I came home to find a wound on Noodle's neck, a sign that with her growing tummy she is slowing down and can't get away so fast from her overzealous 'sister'.

When Noodle allows it though, they will still share space and sleep peacefully together, but in the main Noodle is choosing solitude away from Prune & her pranks.

Week 5 Update

Does my bum look big in this? Prune is having a close-up check!

As you can see, from the accompanying photos which were taken at different times of the day on 9th August, with exactly 4 weeks to go until her confinement date of September 6th,  Noodle is getting very wide around her tummy as her kittens grow. 

Now fully formed miniature Sphynx cats they will each be around 3-5cm long at this stage.

We are preparing for their arrival, and over the next couple of weeks would expect to begin to observe Noodle looking for her nesting site, though her favourite place is always her heated mat.

She is not running on her exercise wheel nearly as much as she was though sometimes will get on and run on it simply to stop Prune from chasing her around since Prune does not use the wheel in the way Noodle does. 

Prune meanwhile now 10 months old continues to behave as a boisterous kitten with her favourite game still to frequently ambush Noodle jumping onto her. SHe reminds me of a professional footballer because as she walks by, thinking the referee won't notice, she will deliberately stick the boot in eliciting a hiss and wallop response from the mum to be.

Look at her expression in the photo below. She looks utterly worn out doesn't she? Bless her, its defo time for bed. Night Night!

It's 11pm and I want to go to bed NOW!

We took a trip to see the vet yesterday. On examination, our vet Emily has confirmed that she felt  3 "Blobs".

There may be more, and of course, I am very aware that 'blobs' can fail to develop, however, we are quietly tickled pink & very excited!

I've noted things as her pregnancy develops. She sometimes wonders around the house meowing - but she doesn't seem to know what for. She has moments when she is extra purry & she is definitely extra sleepy too.

Go Noodle. My wishes for you are that you will have a super easy pregnancy followed by a normal birth at home with healthy kittens at the end.