June 18th, 2012 
LeeAnn About a week and a half ago, we brought home the newest members of our family – two little Maine Coon brothers. I named the orange/red kitten Baron after Snoopy’s Red Baron. My husband named the grey cat Mosby, after the Civil War Confederate General Mosby, known as the Grey Ghost. (My northern blood recoiled a bit, but marriage is all about compromise, right?) Mosby is our little manipulator. As you may remember from a prior post, we did not intend to get Mosby, but soon enough, we were wrapped around these little paws.
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Baron is our big tough guy. He is the first one to try anything, including approaching Gracie, our English bulldog (we are still working on that relationship). He seems to have no fear.
are you looking at me?
Mosby is more inclined to sit back and assess the situation.
or hide …
Baron has the brute strength; Mosby has the finesse.
Baron is at times protective of Mosby.
And at other times, a little invasive of Mosby’s personal space …
dude, seriously??
Mosby is graceful; Baron – not so much.
Mosby can easily jump onto things. Baron can jump about six inches; he tries on higher things, but then usually brings them back down with him.
Baron is regal looking.
don’t hate me because I am handsome
Poor Mosby has some bad hair days.
this Savannah humidity is killing me!!
Our wonderful vet visited us and met the kittens for the first time last week.
He declared them to be perfect, which I knew.
But then he told me something that I didn’t know …
Mosby is a girl!
say WHAT??
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You have got some adorable trouble on your hands! 🙂
Thanks Amy! I am clearly biased, but I think so too! : )
Mosby is a GIRL …. that is priceless!!
Thanks Adela – we are still laughing about it!
That is hilarious!!! Oh my goodness…what on earth are you going to do? Mosby is a boy’s name. Love the picture of Gracie.
Hey Jill – I am trying to convince Saunders to leave her name as Mosby. As a dear friend said to me, “there had to be a Mrs. Mosby!”
Uh, Huh! Love you, Mama
love you! : )
That is absolutely hysterical! But how did the breeder not know???? The pictures you have included here are so funny, especially with the captions. I agree with Jill, the picture of Gracie is great. Those kittens are adorable and loaded with personality.
Hey Robin! It is actually VERY difficult to tell the difference until they mature a little and “parts” develop (or drop). My vet taught me a trick for telling – I am thinking of how I can capitalize on my new skill. : )
Thanks for the additional info. I am certainly no expert in that area but didn’t realize it took some time to know for sure!! So you have a new career in the making, eh? So funny. I think the name Mosby works perfectly fine, too.
HYSTERICAL. Explains the bad hair days!
Hey friend – it does!!! She and I will have them together now.
I love these pictures! I LOVE that you did not know! Pets can come into our lives at the perfect time and change everything. I find that the personalities they grow into always fit perfectly with our own. How blessed that you have three animals who give you a reason to pull out a camera every single day!
Hey Kelly! You are right – they are such a blessing!! They make me laugh every day!
It does take awhile to be sure of the gender of kitties. I had a beautiful Maine Coon, Hannah. I took her for her first vet visit and came home with…Henry. She was a he! Henry was a wonderful cat, the sweetest cat I ever had. I lost him 2 years ago to renal failure. He was 16 years old. I miss him.
Hey Patricia – too funny that you went through the same thing (although reversed)! I love hearing what a long life Henry had too. Thank you for visiting!
A big “Hi!” to all. I’m the breeder that has gender identification issues. 🙂 Yep – I’m the one that thought Mosby was a boy. I know some of the tricks of sexing the kittens, but occasionally, we goof. It is not a rare occurance for a breeder to be called up by a cat show judge to be informed that these is a mix up in hemale vs shemale parts. Or as one breeder put it so eloquently “The gonad fairy giveth and the gonad fairy taketh away.” My friend has a kitty named “Satin and Lace” a black smoke and white Maine Coon that has turned out to be a 23 pound boy. They call him Lacey and say that he is in touch with his feminine side. I am so glad that LeeAnn and Saunders were gracious about the oopsie on the gender, and love both the babies. As always hugs and special smoochies to Mosby and Baron.
Beth Polstra, Conyers Cat Maine Coons
p.s. New glasses arriving next week as well as a lighted magnifying lens!