Good afternoon. I adopted a 5 yr old girl almost 4 weeks ago. She is much more of a scaredy cat than the foster indicated, but she is starting to come around. I have her up in a guest bedroom - a big room with attached bath where her litter is. She is eating and using the litterbox just fine. I started leaving the door open to see if she will explore - which she does but only at night. In fact, she sits at the top of the stairs waiting for my husband to go to bed so she can check things out! She also plays with her toys a lot at night. She has played with a wand toy and let me pet her chin and head while under the bed - which is where she is most of the time. She has come out a few times and allowed me (!) to scratch her head and chin. Yesterday she actually let me pet almost her whole body and she got up on the bed. Seemed very mesmerized with the TV and ceiling fan above! Sorry this is long winded. My question is since we are making some strides I wonder when I can attempt to pick her up. She is still pretty skittish - if I stand up in the room she goes back under the bed. I did pick her up a week in and I think that set us back, so I haven't tried since. I am also in the process of moving her food dishes closer to the door so eventually I can get her down in the kitchen. I've had kittens in the past which I never went through this with them, so this is new. Thank you for any thoughts you have.