Perhaps I should rename my personal blog to XoXo, Watson instead of XoXo, Erin? This site is quickly turning into an ode to all things kitten, but I just can’t help myself. As you may recall over the last few weeks I’ve mentioned having some Watson related frustrations. Well I’ve seriously chilled about Mr. Kitten. Unfortunately the catalyst of my new found calm and serenity was that I thought he was dead.
Last Wednesday was my birthday and I spent the day with my cousin Amanda sitting by her pool and burning my chest into a lovely shade of pink. The central air in our apartment was on the fritz so the maintenance supervisor called a technician to come over and take a look at it while both Chris and I were away.
When I got home that afternoon I couldn’t find Watson anywhere. Usually as soon as we open the door he’s tangled up in our feet purring and tripping us in excitement. I wandered around the house calling his name and still he didn’t appear. I looked under the couch, the beds, in cupboards and closets but Watson was no where to be found. I started to freak out at this point. I was convinced that the technician must have let the kitten out accidentally. I frantically tried to call CK, but it went straight to voicemail. I decided that I had to go find the maintenance man to see if he remembered telling the tech that we had a kitten, and just as I got my shoes back on guess who appeared out of nowhere in the door of our bedroom yawning and stretching?
I was so shocked and relieved that I sat down on the floor and cried. I’m not even kidding. I really did think he was lost, or dead and all I could think about was how much I had complained about him over the last week and how much of a bad person I was and on and on.
After I got myself back together I started to wonder where on earth Watson had been sleeping. I seriously tore the house apart looking for him so where had he been hiding? Well on Saturday the kitten disappeared again. This time CK and I knew he was in the house somewhere so after searching high and low I decided to station CK in one area of the apartment and I stood in the hallway outside our bedroom, then I banged on Watson’s food dish with a fork.
At first nothing happened, but then I saw a rustling on our bed. The comforter rose up and a small form moved underneath the bedding and out popped Watson. Apparently Watson has taken to sleeping not only on our bed but in it too. So now we have to be extra careful not to inadvertently sit on the kitten in case he’s decided to take up residence in his new hiding space again. That’s our kitty…
By the way, the video above is Watson’s reaction to my talking Kipper stuffed toy. I wish I had captured his original encounter with Kipper because he hissed at it, puffed his tail, and ran away, but it’s still cute to see him bat at the English doggy’s nose.
Awww, not only do I love Watson, but I love Kipper, too! I’m so glad you found him–I would have been terrified.
No joke…. I’ve been in this EXACT situation. Worst. Feeling. Ever.
omg the best part of this post is learning that you own a Kipper doll! Why!?? Mason loves that show. And now I’ll have that annoying theme song stuck in my head for the rest of the day …
When my sister was little I had my wisdom teeth out and when I got back from the doctor I sat in a pain killer fueled fog for hours and hours watching Kipper etc… on Nickelodeon with her. So for Christmas that year she picked out that doll for me. It’s one of only two stuffed things I’ve kept 🙂
Hi Erin,
So little Watson gave you your first kitty heart attack. I felt so bad reading how upset you where. Sounds little Watson is getting into the “I’m not a dog and do not come when I am called stage”. There has been many times I have frantically searched my house thinking something horrible happened to Delilah after looking in all her favorite hiding spaces, and under the covers is one of favorite spots too. They also love closets, do not think they can not get up to that high shelf because they can! I loved that video, Watson is going to be a little Superstar!
Hope your week is good 🙂
O I hate it when they do that! I can remember when Gizmo was small, the first time she disappeared I kind of felt the same as you did. As it turned out there was a cupboard in the kitchen that was hollow. You couldn’t look into it or get into it, except when you are a little kitten. We covered it up after we finally found out where she was hiding, but one of the other cats still had a hiding place that I haven’t been able to figure out!
Oh no! That really is the scariest thing in the world, when you think they are gone. I’m glad it all turned out alright! Our cat Coco has recently started to sleep under the covers and it looks like there is a sand worm in my bed.