We Got Kittens!

Phoenix, Age 11

11 minutes ago

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Kids Discover: Stories from kids about the things that spark their curiosity, what they’re learning and the discoveries they make along the way. From real-life experiences to imaginative tales, this is a space to share their ideas and creativity.

kittens, kids discover — Phoenix, Age 11, with Stormi

This fall my mom let us take home kittens! It made me so so happy!

In the summer, our friend’s cat, named Mama, had two baby kittens, so I got to see our kittens grow up! I was so excited. The first kitten was a little grey kitten, and she was born on my birthday. We thought Mama just had one baby, but one day later she had a little orange kitten. Even though they were cute, they looked like little rats… and their eyes were stuck shut!

Ten days later they started opening their eyes, but their eyes didn’t have any color.

The eyes were gray with the black part in the middle. They started moving around a little more, but they still needed their mom. Their mom would clean their butts for them to go to the bathroom. A few weeks later they started to wander out of their nest, but they still fell down. After a few weeks of walking they were running all over the place. They loved playing with our shoes. It was so silly.

Every single day they were getting bigger and bigger, and just like that they were ready to be adopted. We named the grey kitty Stormi and the orange kitty Charlie Cheerio.

Stormi on the day she was born
Stormi sleeping with Mama
Charlie and Stormi, 1 Month Old
Charlie
Crazy Kittens
Phoenix and Charlie

When we took them home, they were so crazy!

We could not sleep in. Early in the morning Stormi and Charlie would lick us all over our faces. We got them set up at home too. They needed cat litter to go to the bathroom, and food and water. They also needed toys to keep them busy.

Now they are crazy and cute kittens that like to explore everything… even the toilet paper in the bathroom!