Luna woke me up early this morning. It was rainy today and pretty chilly. At first I thought she wanted to sleep under the blanket with me, but she was very chatty, she's usually not so I knew something was up. Well... She was leading me to the bathroom, paced around, and in a few minutes after that started going into labor. I set up a nesting box for her a few days ago in a closet, but she used the bathtub instead. I put an old blanket in there and stayed with her. She wouldn't let me out of her sight, kept putting her head on my lap and in my hands. The first kitten was born shortly after.

The first one looks just like her and Jupiter! Completely black, even the paw pads and nose. After an hour the second one arrived, looks just like their parents again, though there is a hint of stripes on the forehead, much like Jupiter's late grandparents. This one might be a charcoal tabby. Genetics are amazing.

Not sure how many will come after this, I suspect maybe one more, the vet did say it seemed like a small litter, it'll take a few hours to be sure, but just wanted to do a quick update. So far everyone is happy and healthy.