iconic duo

and yes of course we're aiming to get both

we're going to be charming our way into taking them home. or attempting to

UPDATE: CATS GET

we're figuring out when we can pick them up

we have arrived home with the kittens. they are hiding and i think taking a nap in the back of a cubbyhole they found in the kitchen. pics forthcoming when they emerge

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update: i can hear them talking down there

Everyone: meet Fern (grey) and Sid (black). They are currently hiding behind the couch.

They are like 2.5 months old. They are pretty clumsy still, though Fern is very into climbing and exploring. She already squeezed into a golf ball sized hole in the bottom of the kitchen cabinets and ended up stuck behind/in the guts of the dishwasher. Took a while to find her.

total champs, these two

Sid is hard to photograph on account of being a black puffball. Fern however is like a national geographic cover.

They're not even from the same litter. They're from different Western PA counties. They just met at the foster home and became inseparable. Fern was apparently sick, starving, and very close to death when she was rescued and Sid was around for that recovery.

The camera doesn't quite know what to do with Sid.

Anyway now they've settled in on top of me and we're watching Kong: Skull Island. It's nice to have late night hangout partners again.

Bethany finally got a good clear pic of Sid. You need direct light on him, just like the late Ico Benson. Glad we're keeping the tradition of having hard to photograph cats.

note how huge the paws are. i foresee Sid being a beefy dude

Good morning

Fern is super affectionate and playful. She wants to sit on your chest and lean directly on your nose and then just chill. This is combined with the rest of her vibe, a cat who has seen a whole lot in 2.5 months of living.

This kitten thread is gonna go on for a while hope that's ok

I've never lived with cats this young before. They sure do sleep pretty much constantly. They're like 10% hanging out/eating/whatever, 10% going absolutely feral all over the place, 80% dozing. It's not like older cats don't sleep all the time but this is just very pronounced.

Ico was 6 months old or so when we got him so already less sleep than this

Evening update:

I scratched Sid's belly and he immediately passed out under me.

Kittens have no time for doing things halfway. When they sleep it is immediate.

zzz

This is happening right next to my head. This whole kitten thing is already raising my mental health like an entire letter grade.

Sid has a very specific default expression.

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