Lalasa joined our household on Saturday afternoon, at which point she decided that she was, indeed, a cat and was going to do the typical cat thing of hiding under furniture. We're not really sure if this is a "cat in a new place" thing or a "pregnant cat" thing because once we got her out from under the futon, she was really friendly! As in, trying to climb into our armpits friendly. As in, "give me all the pets, you human you" friendly. As long as Lalasa is getting pet, she's happy. If she's not getting pet - back under the futon she goes! See the video below for a demonstration:

When not being petted, Lalasa really likes one of the drawers under the futon. I wouldn't be surprised if she gives birth there, so we've lined the drawers with towels. Yesterday Lalasa and I achieved bonding to the point where I could get on the ground, roll one of the drawers out from under the futon, and get her out by calling her name. Today she came out without even that! Lalasa is getting used to us!

It may be hard to tell in the above photo, but yes, that is a pregnant cat. Or a "queen," as they're called. If you don't believe me, take a look at this shot my partner got a few nights ago:

(green light courtesy of the light quality in the room)

We don't know exactly when Lalasa will give birth. She's not showing any of the signs of immanent motherhood, but her nipples are certainly becoming more noticeable when petting her! She did come with paperwork from a vet checkup on the 4th, at which point she was estimated to be about two weeks from giving birth. That would put us about a week away now!