So one of the kittens started doing this thing where they let out a scary little hissy-wheezy-breath and their belly flutters like crazy for a few seconds.

They are absolutely right as rain after it happens and both Peg and my common sense feel strongly that this is just One Of Those Things Kittens Do in the process of learning how to operate a cat body.

So I suspect they are okay, but... this was just a little taste of the next couple of months. I am gonna be the worst helicopter parent. I'm so grateful for the offers of support, 'cause if one of these kittens so much as gets a proper case of the sniffles I'm probably gonna break down and take 'em to the vet.

I promised myself I wouldn't get too attached. I promised myself if it really came down to it I would accept these are not domestic cats and let nature take its course. That promise is probably not going to get fulfilled.