Dealing with Loss

There have been four losses that we have had to deal with between December 2010 & February 2012.
#1) My grandmother, Carolyn Snell Wilson.

She was an amazing woman, and I miss her a lot. She had leukemia.  I look up to her very much, and still think about her often. I know that she is in heaven smiling down with her mom and dad and little sister waiting for the rest of us.

#2) My kid's pediatrician, Dr. Gregory Nielsen.

It was a very unexpected death. I had just seen him a few weeks before I heard the news. He was my kids pediatrician for six years. We saw him for earaches, colds, diaper rashes, e coli, the flu, immunizations, and much more. He was a wonderful doctor, and a good friend. Jumping into motherhood so young, he helped guide me and reassure me of my parenting skills. We have been through 4-5 different pediatricians since his death and we haven't found anyone close to as wonderful as him. 

#3) Whitney Houston.

Judge me if you may, but I wanted to be her for most of my childhood. I would listen and sing her songs for hours a day. The first CD I ever listened to was The Bodyguard soundtrack. In my opinion she has the best voice ever. I had a really really hard time dealing with her death. I cried for months. It is just such a tragedy. I had hoped to meet her some day. 

#4) Krishna. 

She dissapeared shortly after her second birthday. We checked the pound every week and never saw any sign of her. She was special because her and I shared a birthday. She was beautiful. I loved her.

Knocked Up

I am 75% sure that Krishna is pregnant. The last few weeks she has been "in heat" which means she's been looking to mate with a male cat. She was climbing on our curtains at least 2-3 times a day, jumping on things, thinking she can lick our plates, and sticking her tail high up in the air. She got out three times last week. On Friday Justin found her with her boyfriend twice, the second time he walked her home. She was out all day and I think that's the day she got herself prego. Ever since that day she has been acting a little strange. She has been more calm and relaxed, and she is eating more than ever. I haven't really noticed a belly on her yet but I am watching for it. My neighbor said she would want to buy one of her kittens since they will be half Bengals, and we will probably sell the rest except for keep one male. If last friday were in fact the date of mating, then according to a website I found, her nipples should get pink on March 15th, and her due date should be May 2nd.
We feel okay about it. We would have either had her spayed or this, since she was starting to act so crazy. We look forward to having a sweet adorable precious litter of tiny little kittens around here. I think the kids will like it too.

Krishna

 I am so excited to introduce Krishna, the kitten we got for Christmas. She is a female pure-bred Bengal, and she has my same birthday. For real!

She is so cuddly and soft and sweet!

Justin adores her. I'm starting to get a little jealous of the way he pets her while we watch Star Trek.

Krishna loves to explore and is very curious. Wesley, my animal-lover, chases her around and pets her and tries to pick her up. Michelangelo takes care of her and Francesca enjoys grabbing at her fur. She has gorgeous green eyes and a meow that sounds like a toy cat.

Having a cat around the house is very exciting. Me and Justin have wanted a cat ever since we've been married but our landlords never allowed it so now we have our own place we finally could own one. We found her on the classifieds at ksl.com, and when we went to meet her they told us her birthday and we knew it was meant to be.

I got the idea for her name from a character in a book series I read as a teenager called "The Last Vampire" By Christopher Pike. There are also many Krishna's in Hindu theology, here is one artists rendition of Krishna: 

I also felt it was an exotic-type name and she is an exotic breed of cat. The Bengal Breed was born from a domestic cat and an Asian Leapord Cat. This is an Asian Leopard Cat.

We love having Krishna and look forward to having her around for years to come. Cat Power!