[theoddz]

I don't know if Ivan is feeling better.

Last night, he managed to kick right in with a nice little 10 second song where he got his entire body bouncing right along with a raucus "RAWK RAWK RAWK". He was sitting so nicely in the big water drop of the waterfall, where he loves to sit and look out. My heart leaped when he did that and I saw my little Ivan as his old self again, if just very briefly. Miss Myra was in the water bowl, looking up at him. I guess she has her own way of giving him encouragement.

This morning when I got up, I saw where Ivan had managed to climb up and scoot under the big ledge, right under Myra, to sleep. I'm taking this as a good sign, because for the past few days, Ivan hasn't felt strong enough to climb on the back wall. Now I see him there, but only his little hiney and the backs of his little feet. He's turned himself brown to match the back wall (he's hiding!!).

I'm said all the prayers I can possibly say for him....I have cried a river of tears and begged G-d to somehow bring this little guy through this and not take him so soon. I don't know if He is listening, or the prayers/begging/tears are working, but I keep hearing this song in my mind, and I've got a feeling that He just might be:



~Theo~