We're finally getting somewhere with Kaitlyn and her bedtime routine. She only gets out of bed 5 to 8 times now before she collapses in defeat and lays down. She has a wind-up musical bear that she winds up a little, lets it play, winds it up, lets it play, etc. It's very cute, but more importantly, we know she's in her bed when it's playing.
Kaitlyn has a tough time distinguishing between our two black cats. Saki is black, but has white whiskers, white paws and a partially white tummy. He also wears a red collar that jingles. Rosco is all black, he maybe has 10 white hairs on his chest that aren't noticeable unless you look REALLY hard, does not wear a collar, and is hardly ever around (he loves to sleep in the laundry room). James could tell the cats apart from the beginning when he was just starting to talk, but Kaitlyn can't seem to work out the details. She knows we have both a "Rosco" and a "Saki" but she seems to call Saki by Rosco's name most of the time. She'll say, "Rosco!" and I tell her, "No sweetie, that's Saki," and she'll repeat, "Saki!"
Tonight Kaitlyn made Nathan and I laugh out loud. She was downstairs with us (James went to bed at 6:30 by his own choice!!), and both cats were in the family room sitting around. Rosco was on the ottoman and Saki was on the couch by me, only about a foot and a half away from Rosco on the ottoman. She walked up to Rosco and say, "Oh hi Rosco!" then turned to Saki and said, "Hi other Rosco!" I'm not joking. I was even lying on the couch while not feeling well and laughing my head off. I quizzed her for a few minutes on which cat was which, but she never really was 100% sure when telling me her answer. Most of the time she'd let me suggest... "Which cat is this? Is it Rosco?" She just can't seem to tell them apart!!! She is such a smart girl, it's amazing to me that this hasn't clicked in her brain yet. She is so precious to us!
On a sad note, my beautiful cousin Maureen is seriously ill. She is battling ovarian cancer and soon will be leaving the hospital and going home for hospice care. Please, please, pray for her and the rest of the Casey family. She is such a honorable, wonderful, devout Catholic woman, it is really hard for me to understand why this is happening to her. God bless you and be with you, Maureen. We love you.
