https://www.clare-mccarthy.com/blog daily 0.75 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b78b8f236099b28bcb48949/1588527325798-I1QSZGV44S8RTJ1L5EXA/note-pad-1215426_1920.jpg Blog https://www.clare-mccarthy.com/blog/2020/4/30/newfound-motherhood monthly 0.5 2020-05-07 https://www.clare-mccarthy.com/blog/2020/4/30/qei960c4u84gloi6jwoxm14tczltz4 monthly 0.5 2020-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b78b8f236099b28bcb48949/1588272660081-2SWKDMM9X3IHRGARA07W/IMG_0606.jpg Blog - Embracing Exhaustion This is Bandit, the runt of the litter. He’s grown a bit slower than the others and was very skinny when we first found him, but he’s gaining weight nicely. He’s very shy and sleepy, with a special desire to groom his fellow litter mates…this has of course resulted in a face covered in pee on various occasions. Thus Bandit now has a small eye infection—but he is also getting very accustomed to washcloth baths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b78b8f236099b28bcb48949/1588272730003-KGIF8ZNIRLJ1RWC48MVM/IMG_0645.jpg Blog - Embracing Exhaustion And last but not least is Calypso (Callie for short). Callie is sweet and shy, with curious eyes and a cute button nose. She loves to be held and enjoys pets behind the ears, and is the best eater of the whole group. As soon as she latches on to the bottle, she suckles away until her little belly is round and her eyes begin to droop. Feeding Callie is the best! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b78b8f236099b28bcb48949/1588272575403-E3E3LRUY8JXOPRV5OTKP/E70DA759-222C-4187-95AF-11EB2A98D759.JPG Blog - Embracing Exhaustion This one here is Turtle. She is the second largest, with a tortoiseshell coat like her mama. She has big, blue eyes and loves to look around. 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