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4 weeks - Day 28

4 weeks old today!  Phoenix gets faster and faster at running around.  He's chewing on his bottle more and more, and we're definitely getting close to needing to switch over to solid food.  Good timing, we're running out of pedialyte; it'll be good if we don't have to buy more.  Going with a super short post today.  There isn't much to say, and it's already late.  And warning, today's post is going to be super short on kitten photos and videos.  My Monday has just been super busy.


Phoenix's first night alone went very well.  He sleeps well most of the time, and if anything, not being nearby other sounds will help.  He continues to sleep well.  Here's a video from this afternoon:


We've switched to using the bottle nipples that we're cutting ourselves.  Remember how I made one "way too big" and then made a "better one" right afterwards?  Turns out, both were too small 😂.  I think I've got the hang of this now.  We ultimately needed to make the switch over because our second miracle nipple is on the very of ripping.  So I wanted to make sure we could effectively feed him without one.  The little guy still continues to eat like a monster, and I hope that he continues to do the same when we switch him to his wet food.

Phoenix is also getting to the point where he can poop on his own once you get him started.  Getting him started is the key point here, but once he starts, he can keep going!  This helps SO much with cleanup, and it's a nice relief.

I'll close out with two videos - neither crazy fantastic, but that's all I managed in the last 24 hours.

He does this thing with circling his legs from time to time.  Cracks me up :)

Short but cute.  This kind of silence is probably something you've seen enough photos or videos of already!


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