We are now the proud owners of a Hamster. For Christmas William received his very own pet...a hamster...named Humphrey.
Humphrey is positively Hamsterific. He is named after the main character in book series...Humphrey. There was no need to reinvent the wheel in the whole pet naming arena.
Humphrey survived his first week in the Rossi household, although it was close. On the day William got the hamster, Humphrey took a huge leap from William's should.
The animal literally made a 'SPLAT' sound as it hit the floor.
Then he didn't move. Oh he was still alive, just not moving. And he was acting injured.
All I could think was I seriously just ruined the Best Christmas Ever and turned it into the Worst Christmas ever. Not only was the hamster injured, but I would likely actually have to kill him to put him out of his misery. And then William...so many tears!!!!
We sat and rocked. And cried. And cried. And said a prayer. And cried some more.
And by a Christmas miracle and the fact that rodents are ridiculously resilient, he was up and running around when we went back to check on him. The hamster was mad...he hissed at us when we tried to pick him up. After all the excitement wore off, Humphrey settled in nicely and William is turning into a very responsible pet owner.
This shall now and forever more be known as the Christmas Hamster Incident (#chi)
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