our new baby:)

well, i found another reason to be a blog slacker... about 2 months ago our sweet kitty, abbey, got really sick. she started acting funny suddenly one day, we rushed her to the vet only to find that she had developed diabetes (which apparently cat's can develop almost overnight) and her kidneys were shutting down. the vet did everything that she could do but in the end, she didn't make it... it was awful. we were all devastated. miles will still randomly ask if abbey is still in heaven, he loved that cat. anyway, we have had a really hard time with loosing her and wondering if and when we would get another kitty. we had started looking for one to adopt, rescue, etc. and of course each and everyone we found in the paper or on the internet was adorable and worthy of a home but we just had to make sure it was the right time and the right one for us. i was looking in some ads just the other day and saw a listing for a 7 month old (approximately) black little guy that had been found and needed a good home. he was said to be good with dogs (which is necessary because we have a furry bundle of fun named jaxon that would have to be compatible with him), great with kids (also VERY important), very fun loving, and sweet. i don't know why but this just said to me that i needed to call. i talked to dave about him and we decided to give the lady a call. when i called i found out that this lady had been walking with her daughter and a friend from the neighborhood when across the golf course they spotted this little guy. he was hurt, dragging his back leg but still yet pulling himself toward them just to rub up against their legs and meow... she said that he was so friendly and sweet that she couldn't just leave him there. she picked him up and took him straight to the vet. he had apparently been attacked by another animal and had a huge gash in his back leg which required a few staples and antibiotics, but was healing nicely. she said that she, her daughter, her neighbor and both families were so in love with him that they just had to find him a good home. she has 3 dogs, one of which is not cat friendly so she just couldn't keep him but volunteered to have the rest of his shots done and have him neutered if he found a family. we decided that we had to be that family. i went the next evening to see him by myself (dave had to work). he had just had his surgery and was still a little groggy but as soon as i squatted down he walked straight past the other ladies and straight to me, i knew we had to take him... so we did! we have had him for 3 days now and he is doing wonderful, he is playful, loving, and very curious about everything around here. we are slowly introducing he and jaxon so that they won't either one be in culture shock but overall it is going great. he has new everything and we are working on putting some weight back on him, he is so so skinny. the only problem we are having is that we just can't seem to find the right name for this sweet new addition to our family!