The newest addition to the Shade family...

No, I'm not pregnant. We got a kitten!!!!!!! I have been dying to have a little kitty for the longest time and everything fell into place last Sunday. Doug and I were driving home from Church and randomly heard from my sister, Hillary, that her friend was trying to find homes for a litter of kittens. We talked about it for a bit and decided to go see the kittens. Well, as soon as we saw their ADORABLE little faces, we couldn't resist adopting one! We chose a little boy and named him Louis Vuitton Shade. haha! Believe it or not, Doug came up with the name ALL ON HIS OWN! We were laughing so hard and thought it was just too cute to pass up.

The first night, Louis was VERY clingy. He slept between Doug and I in our bed and didn't BUDGE the entire night. I would imagine that the switch was pretty traumatic for him. I felt really sad to take him away from his Mommy and Brothers. We learned pretty quickly that Louis likes to play and "attack" us at night so sleeping with us did not last too long. He comes in in the morning and says hello but he sleeps in the spare bedroom (his choice) most nights.

On Saturday, we took him to his 1st vet appointment. The day that we got him, we weighed him on an animal scale at the pet store. He weighed 1.8 lbs. Well, we were very happy to see that 6 days later, he weighed 2.0 lbs! Overall, the appointment was pretty traumatic! They had to do a feline Leukemia test on him, which required putting him into a restrainer, shaving the inside of his leg and then drawing blood. When I tell you that he screamed louder than anything I have ever heard, it is an UNDER STATEMENT!!! It sounded like they were torturing and killing him. I was so sad for him and just started bawling. Poor Doug. I think he is starting to realize that he is REALLY going to have his hands full when we have children. haha. The good news is that all the tests came back negative and he is an extremely healthy little guy! He goes back for the rest of his shots in 4 weeks and then we just have to keep up with the yearly shots.

Doug and I are having SUCH a good time with this little stinker. He seriously makes us laugh so much! I can't believe how much I love him in such a short period of time. Again, I am really going to be in trouble when we have kids! :)