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I don't know exactly when or if it'll be taken as such, but I realize there's been a lot of not-so-happy posted here. Not terribly surprising, probably, but there are some more positive, if a little bittersweet things I want to say.

But tomorrow won't be the day... I'm delaying the Facebook post because I'm sure my family will squawk, but I am bringing an adorable 3 month old kitten home tomorrow/later today. I'm nervous about it, but excited as well. He doesn't have a new name yet - his name at the shelter is Smokey. I'm leaning towards Pocket, from Christopher Moore's Fool. But we'll see.

His litterbox is all set up, and I picked up some more food for him before I go totally to the home-made stuff. The bathroom will be kitten isolation as Atia figures out what she's going to do with all this. I'm going to make sure she's still spoiled rotten :)

I wasn't a cat person. I had never lived with them, that seems to make a difference. That doesn't mean I don't want a dog when possible, but I am becoming more and more fond of the feline types. No more in the apartment after the little one comes in, though :)

Cuteness achieved

So this is our new kitten. He's currently chilling in the bathroom (not terribly thrilled about it, but we're making sure he and Atia only see each other in tightly controlled situations for the time being). He is three months old.

So far, we're going with Pocket as his name. He is wriggly, so only one picture so far:



Atia did hiss once - we had them both in our arms and showed them to each other. Then she went and hid behind the dresser. Currently she is lying by my desk, so I'm hoping that in a few days we'll be able to make them a bit more visible to each other. I have an old cloth shower curtain that I cut up and will tack up to help keep them separate. But for now, there's a door between them.

More pictures and some video

Atia is sulking behind the dresser again. But at least she ate her dinner and came out for a quick petting. And with having toys in the bathroom, Pocket should be a lot happier until we can take him out for longer introductions.