we now return you to your originally scheduled blogging

Still riding the roller coaster that is grieving and recovery.
But I know one step is returning to normal life.
So not every blog post will be depressing, I promise. Just some of them.

In happier news, 2 days after Madelyn was born, we decided to get a kitty.
I have wanted a pet forever but we live in a small, city apartment on the top floor.
And pet rent is stupid.
But we decided it was a good time.

We drove everywhere looking for kitten. No one has kittens. No one was selling kittens.
Where are all the kittens?
We called the humane society and they said they had 3 kittens so we headed over.
They have a place called "Kitty City" and you just walk around from room to room and there are about 5 cats in each room. It's awesome. We decided to check out all the cats before we decided.
I found a one-year-old kitty I feel in love with. We had wanted a kitten, but I just loved her.
We kept coming back to her room.
I picked her up and she hugged me.
You guys, she hugged me. She put her arms around my neck and nuzzled and purred.
It was like she had a 6th sense and knew what I needed. I was sold that very second.

She isn't a kitten, but she still acts like a kitten and she is very tiny and done growing.
She is the most lovable and playful thing in the world.
She follows us around and always wants love.
She can't fill the hole that has been left in our hearts, but she is certainly helping.
And she seriously still hugs me every time I pick her up.
It's the best thing in the world.

Her name is Lady.
Nathan likes it because he can yell, "Hey Lady!" at her.
I like it because I think she is a princess. She rules our apartment already.

Nathan loves her.
We both have always wanted a dog, but it's impossible with our apartment.
I have always loved cats, and I am really glad Nathan does as well.
He keeps sneaking her table food and trying to sneak her onto the balcony.
And he has her chasing the laser pointer around for hours. Poor girl.

We love her. Very, very much.