I haven't updated this or added photos in too long. Please excuse the poor quality, it seems my camera charger has vanished.
Shen now gets daily eye drops and one on one time to help him calm down around me. I'm very happy to report he is starting to relax more and more, but still has a long way to go. During his one on one time I don't bother to cover my bed like I do when the large group is out and I discovered he likes stuffed animals.
He also rather enjoys my blankets and comforter. Spoiled boy.
On the 02/07 I brought home two new boys from Eagle's house, Tava and Tosca. Tosca took awhile to settle in and longer to warm up to me, but you wouldn't be able to tell that now. Tosca used to jump off of my bed but has since stopped. He has discovered he is a shoulder rat and that's all he wants to be, thank you very much.
When they finally settled in I began intros. Scary and neutral intros went very well but I have no photos since I had no helper. Familiar intros took longer. Xin wanted the new kids to know that he was boss; it scared Tosca and Tava wasn't having any of it. On the third day of familiar intros Tosca was no longer afraid and Tava was figuring out his place. Shark decided that he adores the new boys and now is rarely seen without one of them.
Eventually everyone was getting along very well, sleeping, eating and playing together. I decided to move them in, and stayed up all night, in the dark, making sure everything went well. I didn't need to stay up though, everyone did very well with only some minor poofiness and the usual "no, don't step on me" or "stop grooming me" squeaking. It's been a few days since then and they're all getting along quite well.
Tava and a poofy Xin sharing veggies.
Discovering the bag holder.
Tosca proving that he can make anything look cute.
And some random photos.
Shark says "HI MOM!!!"