UPDATE: California NICU nurse shares heartwarming updated on 1-week-old rescue kitten 'Bubbles', whom she rescued from the sidewalk in 110 degree heat and is raising alongside her own twin children

Bubbles is not only alive, but thriving. Now 2-weeks-old, he has officially opened his eyes and is not afraid to show off his spicy, sassy purrsonality. He's going to be a handful, and we wouldn't expect any less from a kitten who survived such adversity.

In case you missed the first part of Bubbles' story, you should probably catch up and read it here.

But if you're too lazy to read through it, I'll give you a quick summary of what happened. A family with twins, a senior dog, four cats, and two geckos had literally just adopted out their last foster cat a few weeks earlier, and they promptly said "no more cats"! Well, the Cat Distribution System took that as a challenge and presented them with Bubbles. They found Bubbles baking on a sidewalk in the California summer sun, on a 110-degree day, and knew that they couldn't leave him there.

Caring for a neonatal kitten is no small feat. At that age, they require feeding every two hours, help to go to the bathroom, and daily weigh-ins to make sure they gain enough weight. In between waking up to feed her own twin children, our California NICU nurse also managed to continuously feed Bubbles in order to keep him alive. Needless to say, it was a pawsitively exhausting process.

However, we have exciting news: Bubbles is alive and well, and even opened his eyes for his two-week birthday! According to his hooman mom, the NICU nurse, he's a spicy little guy who has a lot ot say about the world now that he can see it. He has tripled in size since they found him, and all the kids are taking turns caring for him. Soon, he'll be old enough to be introduced to his feline siblings, as well as doggo brothers and sisters. 

From the second he was rescued, Bubbles was showered with love. It's a reminder to all of us that things that seem impawssible alone, are pawssible with a support system that lifts you up in your lowest meowments. If Bubbles can do it, so can you.