Videos! We has them!

We have been taking videos of Smudgy here and there, but had yet to load them off of Max's phone.  I thought I would share a few of my favorite ones.  But first, an early picture of Smudgy that I just love.  She's just so cute, I can hardly stand it. 

One of the very few times she's not viciously attacking my hair

OK...ready for some super cute SmudyVision?  This first one cracks me up.  I've never seen our dogs so calm when another animal is even remotely to their food hole.  They even let her hang out in the slobber path when we're giving them treats.  Oh, Smudgy also has a fascination with water.

She loves the water so much that she has no hesitation about jumping around the edge of the bathtub while I'm showering.  She loves the toilet and wants to touch the water in it.  Needless to say, toilet seats down are absolutely required.  I'm still a little concerned she'll fall in.  I've been trying to introduce her to the faucet a little more.  When we water Ludo out of it, she's really fascinated with him drinking what is coming out.  Today, her curiosity peaked...

I hope you've enjoyed your first installment of SmudgyVision.  We are working on a dog-riding trick...so hopefully vids of that will be coming soon!

Alpha Smudgy

Smudgy is getting so big! We just had her 2nd vet appointment and she weighed 4 pounds.  She did pretty well, for the most part, at the vet.  They really need to invent much smaller thermometers.  These poor little kittens are just traumatized by those huge thermometers.  Their poor little bums.
She has also become the Alpha in the house.  The dogs give way to her just about everywhere.  Murphy won't even eat his food if Smudgy is walking around it (which she loves to do).

"Thank you fer dis bed mum. I r soooo cumfy!"

"Um, scuze me.  I, um, thinks you are in de wrong bed."

"DAD!! Da tiny claws and teeths is in mah bed!"

"But, she ams so cute!"

"That's ok, I wanted to sleep on the floor anyways."

So yeah, Smudgy runs the house at this point.  She really thinks she's a tiny St. Bernard and has no fear whatsoever.  She is now escaping the house a few times a week and she does not hesitate at all when she runs out.  She's ready to explore the world...but still has a little time before we can let her. 
Smudgy is still nursing!!!  It's not as bad as it used to be and she's actually able to sleep with us now.  But, it still happens and we have no idea why.  The vet said they usually grow out of it and their slightly surprised she hasn't yet.  We'll take any ideas to get her to stop.
She is also in full kitten mode.  Full kitten mode with no fear.  She'll be sleeping sometimes and suddenly jump up and go batshit crazy attaching anyone and everything in sight.  We call this vicious kitteh mode. We really think she is part ferret. 
On a rare occasion, she'll become snuggle kitten and it's the best!  (Poor Max has allergies, so please excuse his puffy eyes.)

"I still fit on your shoulder! See?"

She LOVES laundry and likes to "help" whenever we're doing it....

"I help!"

That's it for today! We'll get some more up soon.  Enjoy!

First weekend away from mom and dad

We went on vacation for the first time since we got Smudgy.  It was nice to get away, but we missed that little snot!  The dogs came back absolutely exhausted.  We had some friends watch Smudgy while we were gone.  They must have really wore her out because she slept from the moment we picked her up, through the night.  She missed us and the puppies so much, she worked her way around the 4 of us sleeping all night.

Dad snuggle time

She REALLY missed Ludo!

 Smudgy is getting pretty big.  We haven't weighed her in awhile, but will try to do that this week.  Also working on getting some more photos so you can really see how big she's gotten.  We think she's going to be a slender kitty.
I hope everyone had a relaxing Memorial Day Weekend

Smudgy Overload!!

She's gotten so big!!  Can you believe she was under 1# 5 weeks ago

I know, I know...it's been a really long time since I posted about Smudgy.  I have been compiling pictures and really meant to, but just haven't gotten to it until now.  So, here ya go!

She just loves Ludo.  That is her best buddy!

She's just gotten so big! So rambunctious and runs around like a crazy cat all the time.

Then, she'll just crash all of a sudden, mid play, with Ludo

It just doesn't get old.  She thinks she's a little St. Bernard

She is VERY playful and on fast forward most of the time

Puppy love

Pure bliss kitteh

Murphy gets a little love now and then too

I still can't believe this is happening every time it happens.  I SQUEEEE every time!

She really loves Max, but we haven't been able to break her of the nursing when she's happy

Her eyes have gotten so pretty

 So there you have it.  The full on Smudgy overload update.  She is getting her first set of shots this weekend.  We'll see how that goes.  We've also introduced her to the laser pointer. I'll have a video soon.  It's just so cute!  I just can't believe she's about 10 weeks already.

Probably the cutest thing you'll see in the internet today!

I haven't weighed Smudgy yet this week, but she's definately gotten bigger.  And, she LOVES the dogs! I mean, she loves them a lot.  She chases them around and they keep an eye on her.  I really think that she thinks she is a St. Bernard at this point.  So, be prepared to sqwee!!!

Ludo and Smudgy sleeping together today

She spends a lot of her time next to or on Ludo

She is also quite the climber

Murphy gets snuggles too

SQWEEE!

One of the few quiet moments

 I will try to get a weight tomorrow.  She is still trying to nurse, so she's stuck in the bathroom still at night.  She is also really unsure of the other kitties.  We have done some brief introductions now with all three outdoor cats.  The don't really care about her at all.

Lots of pics...slacking has caught up with me

I have been slacking on posting pics...but I have a ton.  Smudgy has been nothing but adorable since we got her.  She has really established who is queen of the house.

She has taken over Ludo's couch...and he doesn't seem to care at all

We started to give her run of the house while we're here and awake.  Unfortunately, she is still trying to nurse and still can't be out and about with us while we're trying to sleep.

Ludo has actually learned to ignore her

The reality is, this is usually what's going on "behind" the scenes

She is always trying to be queen of the mountain

 Smudgy has also discovered the television and computer screens.  She spent a good amount of time trying to help kill the zombies in Plants vs. Zombies the other day and helps in the endless battles of World of Warcraft.  She will actually chase just about anything and I think Max or I stop each other at least 20 times a day to say, "Look how cute she's being"

The brief moment we could get her to stay still

 On the 18th, Smudgy was 1 lb, 13 oz.  I have no doubt she's grown since then, as she grows faster than I thought she would.  She's gotten big and strong enough (at about 7 weeks, we think) that we thought it might be time to introduce her to the outdoor kitties.  She's going to have to meet them eventually.  It didn't go quite as well as we thought.  She really, really hates the other kitties. 

She wasn't up there long...she hissed and jumped down

 Since I've been so neglectful, here's some more adorable Smudgy pics to get you through the days.  I'll do my best to post some more soon and one day, I just might actually take the lazy away and upload some adorable Smudgy videos.  Ludo really lets her wail on him and just sits there like she's a fly landing on his nose.

She's learning to be a shoulder kitty!

The face says it all.  Ludo's saying, "really, are we really doing this right now?"

This is her "Puss in Boots" look.  Don't let it fool you; She is vicious!

"Who, me?"

The tail is always a toy

She's sleeping back there

So cute!

One of the few times she's not trying to nurse.

I just can't get enough of her sleeping with Ludo

Super Smudgy

It has been an exciting weekend for Smudgy, since I returned from Vegas.  We decided we were going to let her sleep outside the bathroom.  We though she might want to snuggle up with us or something.  Well, that was a big mistake.  She wanted to jump and play and suckle! Yep, she wouldn't stop trying to nurse on Max's arms.  We would set her off the bed, she would jump back up and go to town on Max's arm.  Needless to say, Smudgy is back in the closet/bathroom when we're sleeping, for the time being.
I could tell Smudgy had grown quite a bit while I was in Vegas.  She is now 1 lb 11.1 oz.  She is also completely off formula.

I thought putting her in this bad would help keep her contained while weighing her

I was wrong.  This is the brief second she was not crawling out of the bag

Bags and wiggly kittens do not mix, oddly enough

They are not amused

Finally, able to get a weight

Smudgy is now 6 weeks old

I think her eyes are starting to change. A little green coming in.