Kitty and doggy look interested and not intimidated.

Carmen is the same way with him.
He was doing a little herding earlier, using his paw to keep them where he could see them.
They already seem to dig him.

Looks like Vincent is going to be a very protective big brother. I am looking forward to pics of one or both of the babies sleeping on or curled up next him.

Has a new baby to raise..

And so a beautiful friendship begins.

Thank you!!! Both of these critters are absolutely squee-able! But I adore the baby kitten... Orange tabbies are so special! Much love and many happy days to both the babies!!

Ours is a big fat love-muffin.

She’s beautiful. One of my grandcats is an orange-and-white girl and she’s a real love bug.

She's fluffier, but orange. 2 orange girls from the same litter.

They've been out a couple times today. He's very protective. When they head somewhere he doesn't think they should go, he uses his paw to push them a different direction.
When he licks their faces, his tongue covers the whole face! Fun to see.

We did the "How about...?" routine. We only had a few hours notice before we went to get them, so there was no strategy.
Besides, I always give our cats Italian last names (i know, weird), so C & M seem easy to do alliteration.
Nothing more complicated than that.