The Woes of Kitten Rearing

I've now had Arthur for one week. Seems like longer! While I was somewhat prepared for the troubles that come along with having a kitten, based on my experience with Walter, I failed to recognize that each cat is unique.
I had prepared myself for the possibility of meowing all night long, playing all night long, biting my feet under the covers. I even tried to anticipate the problems I might run into introducing a kitten. Walter trying to us Arthur's litter box, Walter wanting to eat the kitten food, Walter wanting to eat the kitten. However, none of these things happened. Instead I've been faced with kitten problems I did not face with Walter.

First, Arthur had an accident on my bed. No big deal, he's still little and accidents happen. When Arthur does use the litter box, he tries to eat the litter. I've heard this is common with kitten,s but not something i experienced last time. Arthur also likes to simply sit in the litter box and hang out.

Next, while i was worried about Walter trying to eat kitten food, it turns out no one wants it, and they'd both rather eat Walter's food. And they are both currently eating Blue, so I'm not sure why the adult version is better.  Also, they've been getting canned food, and while it's identical, Arthur prefers to eat it out of the bowl given to Walter. I gave up trying to separate that after the first few days.

Walter used to have this adorable habit of trying to sleep on my face. Cute. He wanted to be close. I broke him of that quickly. Arthur, has no desire to sleep on my face (although he does try and curl up under my chin which is awesome) but he does think of it as a toy. Every time the little guy is within swatting distance, he goes for it. Unfortunately, with him, when I try to stop it, he just wants it more, and comes back biting.

Arthur also has an itty-bitty kitty cold. While its been going on for a few days, the only thing that seems to make him sneezing is being within sneezing-distance of my face. I have been with him all day and he has not sneezed, but I know the second we go to bed, it will be non-stop. This morning he managed to get me right in the ear!

Overall, things are going well. He is still adorable as ever, even with his cold and goopy eyes. He is also very cuddly, and I love that about him.

 I just hope he doesn't grow out of it. Besides the face biting, he's great at night. Will sleep without disturbing me until about 5am, at which point its time to get up and play. He also isn't very vocal, which I appreciate. When he does make noise, instead of meowing, he just makes adorable little squeaky noises!

 I also love that all you have to do is touch him and he starts purring. For those of you that don't know, Walter cannot purr. I've talked to vets about it, and apparently some cats just don't purr. Arthur purrs all the time. And after 5 years of being with a purr-less cat, Arthur's instantaneous purr still puts a smile on my face each time :)