Levi finally stuck.  The name, that is.  I thought I would give y'all
an update on him since you really helped me through a very stressful
time waiting for him to pass that thing.

Levi, who was hand raised (until he ate the nipple) also had an eye
infection and a URI when we first got him.  They cleared up on
antibiotics, but came right back so he is now on a longer course to
really wipe it out.  He still has some minor symptoms, but he is
growing and his energy levels are through the roof so I finally feel
confident that he will not succumb to what takes so many of these hand
raised babies.

He's AMAZING in every way.  I'm completely in love, but he really is!
He's huge now for a kitten his age (~ 8 weeks old).  My mother just got
a 3 month old kitten and Levi is significantly bigger than her.  He's
long and lean.  His paws are HUGE, too.  He's not afraid of anything,
loves the dog, the other cat, the kids, me, company, everything.  He
even went after the vacuum cleaner!  There is nowhere my other cat can
go at this point to get away from the little devil, but Rudy is very
tolerant of his new brother who constantly attacks him.  Rudy tries to
pin him down to wash him and Levi fights like crazy.  It's a riot to
watch them together.  I even caught Levi licking Rudy this morning.
They already have a great bond.

My dog loves him, too, and they play kind of rough, but Levi can't seem
to get enough.  We're about to adopt another dog so it should be
constant chaos around here soon (as if it isn't already).

Levi still sucks our lips when he is sleepy, but is learning that when
I detach him that's enough.  He LOVES to snuggle and purrs constantly
when he's sitting still (which isn't often the past few days!).  He's
still not grasping the concept that attacking my face at 3 in the
morning isn't a good thing, hehe, but we're working on "no."  He's a
gem, he really is.

Here's the only photo I have uploaded, more soon.  This one just cracks
me up

http://fototime.com/008498DB75FC3C8/orig.jpg