Indy, Our New Kitty

For the record, Piper has wanted a cat since she was two.  We gave her every kind of stuffed kitty there was to be had.  Then she received a cat that sits on a mat and purrs and "breathes"--its middle section raises and lowers.  Finally she received a kitty that meows, moves like a real cat, and even hisses when you hold its tail.  What more can a child want, right? 

Then, as we approached the last two Christmases, she said she was going to ask Santa for a "REAL" cat.  Uh-oh.  We all know how Santa doesn't like to disappoint.  We sort of started to entertain the idea ever so slightly.  The deal, however, was secured when she was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia and endured 6 different attempts of IV insertion the first day and another two the next day when the port came out--and all the while Mommy was telling her it would be over soon.  Needless to say...meet Indy.

September 2010--2 months

January 2011--5 months