...not an especially restful night. After we had them safely ensconced, I took a shower and then set about cleaning up the kitchen from dinner. I sat with J in the computer room while he worked to give the kitties some quiet time (with the tv on, so they'll start getting used to hearing human voices). About two hours later, he goes to check on them and is all, "Christina? Uh, we seem to be missing a kitten!" Our room is not especially large, so I'm like "what?" After looking for about three minutes, we found the grey one squeezed in a two inch gap between a box of J's diabetes supplies and the bottom of my bureau. We left it there, not wanting to further traumatize the poor dear.

We went to bed at about 11, totally freaking exhausted. All was well until about 3am, when four things happened: a) my coworker, drunk as a skunk, began to make a whole lotta noise, b) one kitty began to run back and forth behind the vertical blinds, causing them to slap slap slap everywhere, c) the other started to cry, and d) one or both started to eat the dry food.

I'm pretty much going to leave them alone today, and for a few more days. They need to get used to hearing our voices, but that's about as far as I'm going to push it, save feeding them so they start to associate me as a caregiver. Once they stop giving me the kitten death glare, I'll see about handling them (and your suggestions have been great).

I'll answer comments later... right now, I have a ton of work to do.

It appears we'll be leaving sometime next week. To do, other than pack:
-- see nmsunbear & newsbean
-- post smallish update, which I have about 1/3 done...
-- finish up dvds and return to Hastings
-- have this garlic hamburger thing that the guys are raving about
-- go for a dip in our newly-opened pool
-- get the kittens to the vet if possible (for deworming, etc., not fixing)

Kittens: have not really been drinking much water and I only heard the crunch crunch of dry food being consumed around 3am. J and I tried to bottlefeed them today, but they were having none of it. The stuff we got can also be placed out in a bowl, so we're also trying that, too. At any rate, we spent about 15 minutes with each kitten wrapped up in a towel, stroking their heads and talking to them quietly. The gray one (whom I suspect is male) is still pretty scared, but not aggressive. The more mottled one with the whiter nose (whom I suspect is female) hissed a bit, but calmed down after awhile. They don't want a whole lot to do with us yet, but I'm hoping that familiarity will change that.

I'm a bit worried about dehydration... they haven't pooped yet and I've only seen about a quarter size of pee from last night. If we don't see a pickup in the next two days, we're going to have a vet look at them before we leave. They're definitely past the age where momma should have to stimulate that (which, I recall is 25 days-ish). J estimates that they're a little over a pound apiece.

Aaaanywho, that's the kitten update. Will take pictures when they calm down a little bit more.