It's fun to look back at the early pictures to see how she's shifted from the ridiculous, other-worldly kitten she once was to the refined, beautiful little cat she is today.
And it's fun to look back at these old pictures with a new pair of eyes - she wasn't my baby then, but now she is.
I used to wonder if she could ever grow into all that floof! She has beautifully and I'm so glad we'll get to see how all that floof turns out!
ReplyDeleteI love looking through all the photos to see how she continues to blossom! A true testament to your amazing care. <3
ReplyDeleteI love this! I will never forget this pic (or maybe it was one very similar). Hubby and I were on Kauai on holiday and I checked IBKC like I do every morning...and there she was! I squealed with joy! I will always remember when the Stouts came on board - and especially little Wylla!
ReplyDeleteso adorable! makes me happy to hear you so happy!
ReplyDeleteLinda
I love love love love love that photo! She's so cute and sweet and funny looking! Our flooftastic little Wylla has grown so much.
ReplyDeleteThat last paragraph made me all teary and happy!
ReplyDeleteMe too. And I don't tear up easily. So happy for you all!
DeleteMe too! Glad to know two floofy girls are making Lori so happy.
DeleteI contemplated linking it in comments the other day once I found it on 7 February -- I remember the huge "get your heart meds" lead up and everything. So cute then! So cute now!
ReplyDeleteAnd who else but you, LaLaLaurie, would have kidden size furniture just for her special medical needs? She will be a great fund raising ambassadoress along with Sister Bean. We are all so happy to see her grow right along with you.
ReplyDelete- Caren
It's funny, the fur on her chest still has that wavy, out-of-control styling to it!
ReplyDeleteshe's always had the most precious little face and expressions. I'm so glad she's staying with you all and Bean!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteShe's a beauty! So glad you're keeping her.
ReplyDeleteLaurie, I think that she, like _we_, always knew she would be yours. It just makes so much sense! hugs!
ReplyDeleteOh, I just have to add. FLOOF. CONQUERS. ALL.
ReplyDeleteI looked back to this photo about a week ago, and marveled at how much she has matured. I will never forget "The...Floofiest...Friday...Ever!" She was, is and always will be so adorable! Her transformation from that little ball of fluff, to the wide-eyed beauty she has become, is a testament to your commitment, hard work, and love for what you do. I am so happy for you, Craig, Charlene and Wylla that you decided to keep her! You are all saints!
ReplyDeleteI remember when we first saw this picture here and we came back to it over and over. Totally squeee worthy! I thought she might be the cutest itty bitty ever. <3 Love this girl and so grateful we get to keep watching her. She is a very special baby!
ReplyDeleteI remember this photo like it was just yesterday! Oh, wee wooly Wylla, I am so excited that you are now a permanent resident!
ReplyDeleteWhat you said makes me cry, in a good way.
ReplyDeleteLaurie, I'm so happy that you no longer have to do the impossible: try not to love her.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Anne Boleyn!!! "But now she is". Made me tear up!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday!
Patti in KY
This is the best BEST news in a not-so-happy week ... so many other things going on and then there's this bombshell of happiness. Thank goodness for darling kittens and ESPECIALLY WYLLA! "She wasn't my baby then, but now she is." It made my throat close up... oh Laurie, I'm so glad you have your very own little Wylla now. May you have many many happy years together.
DeleteI know! "She wasn't my baby before, but now she is." is just the sweetest thing ever. Heartwarming :D.
DeleteI am also glad that now Laurie doesn't have to try to tone down or hold in her love for Wylla at all.
I think it's nice that Charlene now has someone to back her up on the "I'm not fat, I'm floofy" team. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy she's officially part of the family! And the more floof, the better, IMHO...
ReplyDeleteSo so glad you are keeping her. She belongs with you. She is simply adorable.
ReplyDeleteAdorable wee ball of floof!
ReplyDeleteAre you going to put the little yellow house collar on her then take her out to the porch and bring her back in...just to be official?
ReplyDeleteLove this!! :D Please do, & post pictures! :D
DeleteI totally agree- that would be wonderful to see. I love it!
DeleteOk, I am not the only one who got a heart leap at the phrase "...but now she is" So happy for you all!
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree with a previous commenter - a Bean and baby sis fundraising campaign could reach new heights this year for the shelter!!!
Hugs to all!
Wylla is your baby now Laurie (plus Craig & Bean!), as you have observed before, the universe came through once again in a big way! I look forward to seeing her grow up with Bean to guide her - lol, kind of like Barbie and Skipper :)! I've been following IBKC since the Mayfields and I understand how huge it is adding Wylla to your family - she's so special! This little girl is a welcome addition indeed!
ReplyDeleteI do believe that you have the most adorable, flooffiest baby ever. (I can safely say that because my own kitty isn't the floofy sort and also isn't within earshot at present. :-))
ReplyDeleteLike everyone else, I remember this photo so well, and all the OMGGGG!s and *thuds* and ded from the cyoot!s and FLOOOOOOFs that followed.
ReplyDeleteAnd now Wylla is Laurie's baby, and little Audrey is buggin' out with her furever family, lol, and Filbert is watching his sisters and Beanie from kitty heaven, knowing that all is right.
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♡ ♡ ♡ ♡
They're all yours, Laurie! Just most of them have other families, too!
ReplyDeleteYou must be so very proud.
ReplyDeleteOf all the new-to-your-care kitten pictures you have posted over the years ), I think this is the cutest EVER. All that floof! And those big eyes! And those long whiskers! And that curly chest fur! I've always preferred short-haired, sleek kitties, but Wylla grabbed my heart instantly, just like she everybody else's, I suspect -- especially yours, Craig's, and Bean'! And now she's your baby ..... you really know how to make us all melt, don't you?
ReplyDeleteThis whole thing makes me so freakin' happy for everyone concerned that I can barely stand it.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing how Wylla responds to her first litter of fosters, and betting she takes to them like a kitty to catnip.
She was always your baby, Laurie. You just thought she was going to be someone else's eventually, too!
ReplyDelete=(^-^)= I could never imagine Wylla being anywhere other than right where she is. After all the love and devotion you've showered her with, she'd have been soooo confused if you just suddenly vanished from her life. Charlene, of course, has known this all along; hence, the plethora of extra attention she's given Wylla along the way! =(^-^)=
ReplyDeleteI am totally thrilled for you that she gets to stay in your hearts forever.
ReplyDeleteItty Bitty more than Pretty Kitty! So glad she is your baby!!!
ReplyDeleteYour perfect little furbaby! Mary a
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you kept her....and I can tell that you are basking in the happiness of this decision!
ReplyDeleteWhenever I saw photos of her, all I chould think of is " what is this poor little thing going to do without her current family, who have perfectly cared for her during difficult times? Who else could care for her like they do?" I was always worried about that.
I am so happy that she has a forever home with you guys.
Laurie, I discovered your site a couple months ago and very quickly became a daily visitor. IBKC is one of the best sites, in my opinion, on the internet...
ReplyDeleteI am sending positive energy for your book deal because you and your love of cats and artistic, beautiful photography really deserves a book and more.
I wanted to tell you that I had some extra time today and checked out glitterhausholiday.blogspot.com and lalalaurie.com and WOW, you are one amazingly talented lady!
Your stunning collection of holiday ornaments and decor is some of the best I have seen and I can't thank you enough for your sharing of them with us.
I love especially what you did in the party suite of that hotel over this past holiday and the one before. You are a genius!
IBKC and your world is one in which gentleness, sensitivity and vulnerability are celebrated....I wish everyone was like you and saw things thru your eyes...the world would be a much better place.
Thanks again for sharing your luminous, magical world with us. IBKC and even your craft sites, are a welcome respite from the craziness of our everyday lives !
Therese in south Florida
my heart is bursting with joy at your last sentence of this post
ReplyDeleteWylla eye color changed. I know it is very common, but now I looked at it again. I loved it both.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about Wylla was her floof coloring, but also that sweet pink nose! I don't remember any other kitties where that nose just stood out! As she has gotten older, I notice in the pictures that it isn't so prominent. But in the early days it was just the cutest thing EVER!
ReplyDeleteLinda M.