Fluffy tail

I got a nice shot of Freddie this weekend.  Her tail is so fluffy that it looks like it's as thick as her body.

Freddie on high

Frederica is enjoying the new kitty tower.  It provides her access to the  new kitty napping spot on top of the entertainment center.  It also provides a new perch on top of the bookshelves adjacent to the entertainment center.

Freddie doesn't have to jump from the perch to the entertainment center (or vice versa).  She's big enough to step across.

Apparently the feathers easily come off the dangling toys.  At the moment, one of the toys has completely fallen off.  The other is looking a little bald.

Weigh In

Last evening Frederica was hanging around while I was getting ready for bed.  She's been eating A LOT lately and seems like she's in the midst of a growth spurt... so I scooped her up and confirmed the growth spurt: my 7 month old kitten weighs 12 pounds!  Freddie will potentially continue to grow for another 5 months.  More to love!!

The tower of Freddie... and friends!

Below is Freddie in one of the cat tower's we picked up today.  (The other one is going upstairs, but we haven't taken it up, yet, so there aren't any photos... yet.)  Frederica had a bath this morning, so she's wonderfully soft & fluffy... and worthy of close-ups.

After dinner, Link joined Frederica on the tower.  I put Link on one of the top shelves and Molly put Frederica on the lower one... I'm sure they'll eventually approach the things themselves.  We're wondering how long it will take them to step over to the top of the entertainment center that's immediately to the left, just outside the frame of the photo below.  Dean figures that Link will first venture over onto the mantle, which means I should probably clear all of the breakables off as soon as possible.

Move your feet, lose your seat

I went out to get the mail and I came back to a kitten in my seat!  Payback = taking photos of her sitting in my seat.  The great news of the day is that my moleskine sketchbook arrived today for the Art House Co-Op's 2011 Sketchbook Project.

That's my sketchbook in its envelope.  Freddie was unimpressed with the package.  There will surely be drawing of her in it soon.  :-)

Frederica eventually moved because she spotted her blanket at the other end of the couch.  She snuggled into the corner and kneaded herself into a nap.

Check out how gorgeous her tail is!  It's super thick and fluffy.

Bathing Freddie

We waited until late afternoon to give Frederica a bath today... not on purpose or anything, we just had errands to run and lots of other things to do around the house.  Molly helped me bathe the cat and Christine documented the event.  I had Christine attempt some video footage of the bath... 'not sure if we'll try that again in the future.

Here are some of Christine's photos:

Christine moved on to other things, so Molly took a photo of Freddie having her post-bath treats:

After her bath, Freddie C spent A LOT of time cleaning herself... didn't I just do that?!  She was on the big chair with Puddin' and I had to keep an eye on Puddin' so that she wouldn't join in on the post-bath cleansing.  I took the photos below.

Bath day

Puddin' just gave Frederica's head a thorough cleaning, with extra special focus on her ears.  Freddie LOVES it when Puddin' cleans her.   I was holding her and petting her, but she didn't start purring loudly until Puddin' started in.

Frederica's bath didn't happen last weekend because I was starting to feel sick.  I'm still sick today, but her bath can't wait now that Freddie's head is covered in dog sauce.  Blech!