Another Giant Leap

Snickers came up on the bed for cuddles this morning.

One morning last week I was doing the wake-up kitty-cuddle routine, I looked over to see him sitting on the floor meowing at me to reach over and pet him, so I did. This was new - I'm safe if I'm sitting in my computer chair, and I'm safe if I'm sitting in my recliner, but I'm a potential threat if I'm anywhere else, especially if I'm on my feet. But he'd decided I was safe when I was lying in bed too, and he might as well get his share of the attention. I looked for him each morning after that, but he didn't show up. This morning I was lying on one side cuddling kittens when I looked over to see him sitting on a rubbermaid tub full of clothes I have sitting by one side of the bed to make it easier for both Dudley and Penny to get up on my slightly-elevated bed. I greeted him with a cheery "Good Morning, sweetheart, are you going to come up here for some cuddles this morning?" and, to my amazement, he hopped up onto the bed. He made his way down to the end of the bed and around my feet to come up behind me. Then he stuck his head out toward me. So I reached over and skritched him. He stuck around for about 10 minutes getting occasional skritches. At one point, he even relaxed enough to lie down and lean up against my hip. Tickled the heck out of me. I bet he's back for more before the end of the week. I'd also bet that he'll be a lap cuddler before the end of the year.

The morning cuddle is getting longer by the day. Not only are all the kittens coming for morning cuddles now, but Irenie and Isis are regulars now, too. The only cats who don't come for morning cuddles are Ivy and Onyx, but Onyx is working her way toward it. I found her sleeping on my bed one day last week; to my knowledge, that's the first time she's been in my bedroom. I see her regularly in the kitchen and dining room now, and she's appearing more frequently in the living room. Gertie doesn't come for morning cuddles every day, but she comes a couple of times a week. (Her idea of an insurance premium, so I'll keep feeding her. She doesn't need me for much more than that. lol!!)

The weatherman lied again. He said it was going to be cloudy but dry today. It's not dry, it's spitting. Just enough that dogs don't want to be outside. I hope it's not enough to delay/postpone the baseball game tonight; yesterday was an off day and I'm already in baseball withdrawal.