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What\u2019s cuter than a baby cuddling with a teddy bear? Let me suggest that maybe it\u2019s a kitten curled up with a teddy bear or sitting with a stuffed owl or posing amidst her array of animal toys\u2014or cats cuddling with cats.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s cuter than a baby cuddling with a teddy bear? Let me suggest that maybe it\u2019s a kitten curled up with a teddy bear or sitting with a stuffed owl or posing amidst her array of animal toys\u2014or cats cuddling with cats.<\/p>\n
After all, isn\u2019t a stuffed animal kind of like a cute kitty-cat? They\u2019re furry, have an adorable expression, are usually soft and cuddly. Only the stuffed ones don\u2019t claw furniture, climb the drapes, beg for food, hide where you can\u2019t find them when it\u2019s time to see the veterinarian, dart outside in the dark when you least expect it, take a nap on your favorite black sweater which you forgot to put away, or bat your favorite pen or pair of earrings off the tabletop and into the waste basket or some other dark hole.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/LilyToys-300x225.jpg\")
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Yeah, I\u2019ve always enjoyed cute stuffed bears and other critters. I have a stuffed moose from Alaska, several stuffed cats, an owl, and teddy bears in all shapes and sizes, including a tiny red-and-white checkered one, which I\u2019ve so far successfully kept hidden from Lily. Yes, she has confiscated some of the small ones from my collection. Since then I\u2019ve bought her some of her own and she does play with them. In fact, her collection is larger than mine now. At last count, Lily had 17 stuffed animal toys, including a koala bear, armadillo, hedgehog, and eagle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What\u2019s cuter than a baby cuddling with a teddy bear? Let me suggest that maybe it\u2019s a kitten curled up with a teddy bear or sitting with a stuffed owl or posing amidst her array of animal toys\u2014or cats cuddling … Continue reading