Pregnant?

No, not me.. Sorry to get your hopes up. I'm terrible I know! No, Kelly is sure that our cat, Kittie, is pregnant. Kittie has always been an indoor cat and we've never gotten her fixed. We've always wanted to, but it's something that we've continually put off for 2 years. Well one night we accidentally left the back door open for awhile and Kittie somehow got out without anyone noticing. When Kelly took Rosie out the next morning, Kittie darted inside. So our poor cat was left outside in the cold all night.. while she was in heat! For those you don't know, male cats can smell/sense when a female is in heat and we have a lot of stray/outdoor cats in our neighborhood. So we're afraid that the one and only night she was left outside she got lucky.

I googled "Pregnant Cats" online last night to research what you can watch out for. Kittie has 75% of the signs/symptoms of being a prego cat!

1. Heat Cycle Cease
Since Kittie is not fixed, she'll go into heat every 10 days to 2 weeks. They say that if your cat is normal on her heat cycles and then suddenly stops, she is most likely pregnant. Kittie hasn't been in heat since that night.

2. Abdominal Swelling
For those who have gotten the chance to see Kittie, she has always been small for her age, skinny. Well Kelly started to notice her belly was getting bigger over the past week. Her at a side view is crazy.. She really has a belly!

3. Increased Affection
Again, for those who know Kittie she is not very affectionate, she hates being around people. But lately she'll come out of our room while guests are over and she is constantly looking for Kelly or I to hold/pet her.

4. Possible Vomiting
She hasn't had anything lately, but she did have a problem with this a few weeks ago.

5. Nesting Activities
This isn't an early sign.. but as the pregnancy comes along your cat will find places where she feels comfortable. Not only does Kittie LOVE to hide on the inside of our box spring mattress, but for the past week she has been sleeping in between Kelly and I which she has never done.

We don't know if we'll be able to take her to the vet today, but if not we are definitely going tomorrow. We'll keep you updated.. Especially if she is. We are already a pet store at the Blackstroms, we don't need anymore pets! Well, maybe I can get Kelly to let me keep one, just one! But to be honest I really don't think she is, but Kelly's doesn't agree! He is so excited. I just hope that I get the same enthusiasm when I get pregnant. :)

5th picture - 5th folder

So here is how it works .. You pick the 5th photo in the 5th picture album on your computer! That's it .. that's all you have to do.

So I think I lucked out! I really like this picture! It was taken on the first night of our honeymoon in San Diego this last May. Kelly and I took a sunset stroll down to the boardwalk where we got some ice cream and broased the local gift shop. It was a perfect night, a little windy but perfect. Nothing like walking on the beach during a beautiful sunset with the one that you love.

Time to tag 5 of my pals;

Kalie / Erica / Elizabeth / Kelly / Amanda

I can't wait to see what you guys come up with! Got to love the random tags! Have fun!

Thanksgiving @ Quail Lake Reservoir

This year we spent Thanksgiving @ Quail Lake Reservoir. We had a great time with Mom and Kelly and also Kalie and her boys! I did have a slide show up with photos, but no one was able to view them or the slide show took forever to load, so I just decided to removed it. Sorry, but I do believe Kalie is going to post about the trip as well so you should still be able to see some photos!

We arrived late Wednesday night after a very LONG drive down. It's crazy at how many people travel during the holidays! It was rush hour all the way through Spanish Fork! I was amazed at Kelly with putting up our tent in pitch dark!

Thursday we woke up to overcast weather, then it started to rain mid morning and rained all day long! Bummer, but we made the best of it! Mom and Kalie cooked an excellent Thanksgiving Feast complete with turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, yams, corn.. the works! Kalie and Mom even made some yummy pies.. I of course purchased mine! Everything I contributed was store bought .. corn, rolls and the apple pie. I guess I'm not trusted in the kitchen. Kelly and I slept in the trailer Thursday night due to the cold and the tent being soaked.. from both the weather and our little Rosie having an accident!

We went into town Friday to pick up a view things and to do some laundry. We had a lot of wet clothes and we wanted to wash our sleeping bags since Rosie had an accident. The guys stayed behind and went fishing. My step dad Kelly ended up catching 5 fish with KJ and Jesse catching nothing! Don't talk to them about it though, it is still a sore subject!

A tradition my Mom has when they camp for Thanksgiving is they decorate a tree and have the lighting of the tree .. Jesse helped her decorate it with putting all the ornaments right next to each other! The saddest part was when Mom took the decorations down on Sunday morning, Jesse came by with a sad face and said in an upset/crying voice "Where is the Christmas tree?" Mom and I almost started to cry it was so cute/sad.

Saturday was the best day as far as weather goes. We spent the day relaxing and having a Horse Shoe Tournament. Kalie and Jesse still remain the reigning champions! Ended the day with more fishing, Jesse caught one.. but Kelly still ended up empty handed. Mom called him a loser!

Our Rosie was amazing! She has been a great dog period, but for being only a 5 month old puppy, in a new place, surrounded by lots of people we thought she would go crazy .. but she surprised us all! She did have the one accident in the tent, but she had been in there all day b/c of the rain .. so it was really our fault.

Thanks Mom and Kelly for everything! Kalie and the boys, we always have so much fun with you guys! I was so happy that Jesse was Andee's Boy this weekend! We love you all! We missed the rest of the family! Especially the festivities of an oven catching fire at my Dad's! Hope you all had a great holiday!