Mo and Jasmine’s litter of kittens are 10 days old today. Over the last couple of days they have begun opening their eyes and soon they will be able to move around with ease instead of the waddle slash crawl they do now.

At the beginning of this week Jasmine moved the kittens from the space she had them in downstairs to the bottom of Snoring Daddy’s dresser in our upstairs bedroom. So we moved food, water, and a litter box upstairs for Jasmine’s use. We also took the bottom drawer out to give the cat family more room.

And for a little privacy we put the drawer against the dresser to make Mama Jasmine feel more protected.

These are a few of the pictures I took today–click on over to my flickr to view these full sized as well as to see more.

The kids are calling the orange one, “Mini-Mo” after the kitten’s daddy.

Daddy Mo, helps out by doing “diaper” duty. Young kittens require their mother’s assistance to go potty and she does this by cleaning their bottoms–this also serves the purpose of keeping their nest clean until they are old enough for Jasmine to teach them to use the litter box.

I have no experience with the sire-kitten dynamic, so I don’t know if Mo is exceptional or typical. He often joins Jasmine and the kittens in their nest to cuddle and groom the kittens. He also remains in the nest while Jasmine leaves to eat, drink, and visit the litter box. Both Jasmine and Mo have been excellent parents.

Meanwhile my children have been counting the days until the kittens are big enough to hold and play with. Every aspect of this experience has served as an excellent lesson for my three, from the pregnancy and birth to the mother cat’s care of her kittens to a lesson in patience. And that’s the best lesson of all.

For more critters visit the Friday Ark at the Modulator’s.

For more Cats visit these sites this weekend:strong> remember to submit your links to:

• Carnival of the Cats which goes up every Sunday
  • the 208th edition, 3/9, is up at Artsy-Catsy
  • The 209th edition, 3/16, will be hosted at This, That & the Other Thing
• Weekend Cat Blogging which goes up every weekend
• The 144th edition, 3/8-9, is up at Pet’s Garden Blog
• The 145th edition, 3/15-16, will be hosted by the Cat Blogosphere
• Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos which goes up every weekend
• The 35th edition, 3/9, is up at The Catboy’s Realm
• The 36th edition, 3/16, will be hosted by Pet’s Garden Blog

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