Our Blanco & a friend

Blanco is close to 5 months. A healthy lad I must say... The girls love him dearly. They are very responsible with their pet too. When my helper was on leave, they did help me. Yasmin was in charged to get rid of the poops. Wardah with the food & Balqis with water.Even HB never failed bathing him whenever necessary. Blanco was also a help. He was an entertainer to Nadeen whenever she was outside in her stroller (Nadeen loves watching Blanco playing by its own). That was the time I got busy doing the house chores outdoor.

You know, I too am slowly showing affection towards Blanco. He is such a dear. I enjoy watching the girls playing with him. Even Balqis is no longer afraid of him.

Believe it or not it was me who took the trouble getting him a cage & a basket for him to sleep in. He has completed his treatment for worms & fungal infections (Remember? He was a stray kitten when we found him. You can read here). He is due for his 2nd vaccination next week...

HB & I are rather particular about Blanco's vaccination. Not merely for his health but our main concerns are the girls'. They get daily contacts with Blanco. Of course we want to make sure that he is disease free.

Here is Blanco now.

Blanco with his scratcher cum toy.

A fortnight back during one of Blanco's weekly visits to the vet, the girls came across a kitten in a cage with "Please Take Me Home" written on a piece of paper. I saw the girls inquiring their papa & shortly after that little feet of 6 pitter-pattered towards me... begging, pleading, whining to bring the kitten home. I eyed HB who gave me an approval smile. I stared at him with wide-eyes! Another pet??? In the end, I lost. Hey, it was an unfair battle... 4 against 1!

To make the story short, we adopted that poor little kitten but with 1 condition. It is allowed home only after my helper is back. As most of you know, my helper safely made it home last week & the very next day the girls reminded us to bring the kitten home.

The kitten was taken to the clinic at a week old. She (yes, it's a she...) spent most of her time confined in a cage. On her first day home, she was shocked adapting to loud sounds, cheerful children & even to her own species.

Blanco was extremely thrilled having a friend to play with...

The response from his new buddy was not comparable to his excitement though ;-)

After a while... even Blanco gave up. Hahaha! Here is the best pose of them both.

She was too busy adapting to her new surrounding.

Checking out this & that. She totally ignored Blanco, the girls & even my lens...

That night Blanco was being a real gentleman. He sacrificed the luxury of his comfy basket & made do sleeping in the toilet. But this new member of the family turned a little violent the following day. Blanco could not even go near her. She made this defensive snarl & was ready to attack. We separated them.

Later in the evening I found them playing together. We almost wanted to give away the new kitten which of course would cause a dramatic crying scene in my household! Now, Blanco has a play mate which I'm sure will soon be the mother to his future kittens. Like Yasmin put it last night...

"Mama, are you aware that if Blanco has anak (kids) you will be a grandmother!"... Errrk!

I've never digested it that way...! Hahaha! HB named the new kitten Bonita which means beautiful in Spanish. Reminded me of my fav song... La Isla Bonita by Madonna.

A recent pic of our Bonita

I have a son!

I'm sure by now lots of my readers are aware of me having 4 girls. It might cross your mind that I end up with 4 kids, probably for wanting a boy. Not really actually. I plan to have 4 children unlike HB who was happy with only 2. Of course the best parent wins.... hehehe ;-)

Many suggested me to try another one. A few was even confident that my 5th will be a boy. When I was carrying Nadeen, I had made up my mind that she was going to be my final child. I prayed for a healthy baby & a boy was a bonus.

When Nadeen was born, I cried. Something I didn't do with the other deliveries. Not because I was granted another daughter but the thought of she being my last child.

Anyhow, I now have a son. Hahaha! Jeng... jeng... jeng...

We were on our way to get supper. Everyone of us was in the car. As HB was taking a left turn, he discovered a white movement in the middle of the road. (continue reading... this is not a ghost story!) He almost hit it when he realised that it was a kitten. He pulled over & carried the kitten to a safety place. There was a playground nearby & that was where he headed with the kitten in his hand. Once he was sure that the kitten would be okay, he crossed the road toward us. As he was entering the car, we heard a meowing sound. The kitten followed HB. He tried to get away from it but he was still tailed.

That was when I made an abrupt decision by saying...

"Let's bring it home. It must be hungry..."

The girls went...

"Really mama? Betul ni?"

For the record, my girls had been persuading me to allow them getting a cat. Their grandma used to own quite a number of mixed persian cats & the girls had been wanting to own one. My answer was forever a firm NO. I didn't know what made me fell for this kitten. It was dark at night when we bumped into it. I couldn't even tell how it looked like except for the colour white. Perhaps witnessing it tailing HB softened my heart.

HB named it Blanco for his white fur. Blanco means white in Spanish (HB is into Spanish nowadays). We agreed.

We took him to see the vet the next day. One healthy kitten according to the vet. It did cross my mind that Blanco could belong to someone. But the vet confirmed to us that it was a stray cat. Not sure of his breed though. Probably a normal Domestic Short Hair. And... Blanco is a 2 months old male. A MALE! Everyone, meet my son, Blanco ;-)

Meet The New Members Of My Family

I always have something against pets. I am no pet lovers, that is very obvious. Being rather particular about the cleanliness of the house put a big barrier whenever the girls ask me permission to have pets. Another thing that I do not agree is how the animal is locked inside a cage. Freedom is robbed away. I really can't bear that.

Couple of weeks back, we went to a mall & the girls wanted to go to a pet shop. Told them that we were just looking around. Anyhow, Yasmin felt in love with the hamsters. Trying her luck again with me, she asked to own a hamster. As always, I rejected. But looking at those cute little things I somehow asked the salesperson on how tedious it is to take care of hamsters. Of course he said no. He even took out one of the hamsters at put it onto Wardah's hand. She was thrilled & called out to Yasmin who earlier ran to hubby after I rejected her wish. I saw the changes in Yasmin's face when she got to hold that tiny creature. The worst enemy to all mothers... witnessing the joy in their children's faces! Hence, I gave in.

We bought not one but three hamsters. A male & 2 females. One for each of my girls. Yasmin named the male, Mimo & the other 2 females Lulu & Chiki. On the way back home, they sort of had a meeting in the car. Deciding who to own which of their new pets. Heard that Yasmin declared Mimo hers, Wardah wanted Lulu & Chiki was of course with no doubt given to Balqis.

The cage...., full with activities.


Once home they didn't move from the cage. Talking & watching their pets. Frankly, I sort of enjoyed it too... looking at those hamsters exploring their new home. Wardah told me that she wanted Lulu instead of Chiki. I told her that she had to ask Balqis first. Of course Balqis didn't care, as long as she has one. Unfortunately, the next day Yasmin found Chiki bleeding bitten by Lulu. Took her out but it was too late. Chiki had died. Such a poor little thing. The girls buried Chiki on the frontyard. They even had a funeral for her...

Here is where they buried Chiki. I did not have the chance to even snap her photo.


We have separated Lulu from Mimo. She attacks him too. Her cage is smaller as it's like a punishment to her. After a couple of days, the girls put them together again but Lulu did not learn her lesson. She straight away attacked Mimo. So be it! Lulu now stays in the smaller cage permenantly. The girls would take both out to the garden in the evening & even at the open space Lulu once in awhile would try to bit on Mimo.

Yasmin with both remaining hamsters, Mimo & Lulu.


Lulu somehow likes Wardah. Look at them together.


Mimo, what an adorable little thing!


Lulu has a good appetite. Here is Lulu munching on a yoghurt chip.


The girls want to get a new hamster for Balqis. Obviously, Balqis knows nothing about it. Big sisters making plans for themselves using their little sister. Why does that sound familiar...??