427 Our New Family Member

A week ago we added one more member to our family. Katie was still trying to spend her Christmas money from Mimi and PopPop, and she had decided that she wanted fish ... again., but when Chip took her to the Petco near our house she changed her mind. She fell in love with the Longhair Teddy Bear Hamsters. Chip was able to get her out of the store without purchasing one that night by telling her she had to clean her room, but she talked non-stop about those fuzzy little rats.

She cleaned. We researched hamsters online. Then last Tuesday Katie and I headed back to Petco. The gold and white hamster she wanted was still there. Katie is very shy around adults, and she will go out of her way not to have to walk near or talk to one, but she was so excited about her hamster that she insisted that she be the one to get someone to help us. Once she had her hamster in its little cardboard carrier we had to pick out all the goodies to go along with it. Come to find out we shouldn't have bothered because Mimi had an awesome hamster cage just sitting in their storage room. Katie did have fun looking at all the hamster paraphenalia though.

A cold and dark ride home, and ...

Our new family member was home. Katie wanted to name her Agnes (from Despicable Me), but Chip convinced Katie to name her Kimmy. He thought her tiny brain might better grasp a simpler sound. I think it won't matter either way ...

Kimmy sure is a cutie though!

I do feel kind of sorry for her. Everytime I turn around Katie has her out of her cage. No matter how many times we point out the stress this places on the poor rodent.

Katie snapped this picture.

And Kimmy does enjoy a nap on Katie.

She has lasted a week, and the newness is wearing of slightly. Katie is bothering her a more acceptable amount of time.

I just hope we don't have to take advantage of the 15 day guarantee ....