My two cats (brothers) could not have be more different in their morning habits if they were trained. If I am still asleep when Joe wakes up, or when he returns from his morning exploration, he will scrunch up his paw so that all claws are well and truly tucked away and proceed to actually try and open my closed eyes by gently stroking my eye-lids - he is almost unbelievably gentle. His brother Typha is quite different; It doesn't matter what time of the day it is, if he finds me asleep he will immediately bed-down and fall asleep beside me, he likes nothing more than to sleep. I was recently ill with the flu and subsequently in bed for 3 days straight and I think Typha thought it was Christmas...