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My Maybe Kitty. Please don't think I'm crazy....
We are dog people. Sure I had 2 cats when I was a kid, and loved them dearly, but my husband and I have three Boxers and those were our babies. Then in 2004 after giving up on all infertility treatments, I miraculously ended up pregnant. Nine weeks into the pregnancy, the doctors exam revealed that it was not viable and I miscarried our baby.
It started on a Saturday morning...I'll never forget it...July 17th.....my husband went to his mom's around the corner for a short visit...I think to let out some of his emotions (as he was trying to be strong for me). He called me from their house and said, "there's a stray cat on the porch that won't leave. It looks hungry...what do cats eat?"
I told him to put out some cheese and some milk. She scarfed it down. Then she really wouldn't leave. I drove over, and of course...could not leave her there. We went to Walmart and got her supplies and brought her home...leaving her in a roomy dog crate in our garage. She was sick, and hungry. I spent the next three days trying desperately to find her a home...we have three dogs...a cat won't do....
Finally I made the decision to take her to the Humane Society. When it was time to leave, I called my husband in tears....no...sobbing....bawling my eyes out..."I can't do it," I told him.
That was it. She was our cat. I took her to the vet, and we gave her a bath and the dogs have learned to get along with her. We named her Maybe...maybe we'll keep her, was the thought behind it. We joke now, that we should change it to Probably...lol.
I think that someone (god perhaps) sent Maybe to us to help me handle my loss. She was something greater then myself to care for. Maybe is my baby.
This past June, the day came for us to pick up our new baby girl at the hosp. We waited for the call....that came two hours later then we had expected it. We were so emotionally spent. Our hearts and minds were racing over every possible scenario.....I went and laid down on my bed...and Maybe jumped in the bassinet out of no where and started batting the mobile characters.....she made me laugh in a time of great pain and uncertainty. I held her a said a short prayer.....a few minutes later, the phone rang...It was time.
She's my Maybe!
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| Posted by MAC on 11/15/2007 04:12 PM
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| that's the sweetist thing i've read in a while,,,sniff sniff! |
| posted by lea on 11/16/2007 03:18 PM
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