Are you me? I've been a dog person my entire life.
My girlfriend is a cat person, a few years before going out a neighbor poisoned her cat. She was terrified of getting another one, after we moved in I encourged her to get a cat - just to make her happy.
And this cat, i use the exact same expression that you do, he's more like a dog. He'll bark, wait at the door when we come home.
And what's more amazing is we have a few homeless cats in the neighborhood and they are all friends. (one of the cats was pregnant and we didn't see her for a while, then she started to come around looking really skinny and hungry so we started feeding her. Then she started to hang out with the other cats again, and I thought the kittens were either abandoned or dead. But today (after a few days of typhoon rain at that) We saw the mother with 4 (FOUR) Kittens!! just off our balcony. Amazing.
Oh how cool!!! I'm really glad the kittens are okay! Those mother cats are good at squirelling away and protecting their little ones, so I'm not surprised.
So what kind of cat did you get? Is he/she a Siamese? I really love their personalities. They love people and just get so excited when we're around. The one will yelp with joy when I come out to the living room in the morning or after just being in my room watching TV for a while.
By the way, if you want a really cute read, pick up James Herriot's "Cat Stories." He was a vet in England who over the years collected a wide array of animal stories. He collected them in a series of books, and his cat stories are compiled in this particular book. They're incredibly heart warming and wonderful. It's a quick read, only took me an evening. There's a story in there that reminds me of the story of your kittens that will bring a little tear to your eye.
Anyway, you can pick it up for cheap from used book sellers on Amazon or just about anywhere else on the Internet. I got mine for $1 US on Amazon's used listings. You'll not soon forget the stories in there now that you're a cat lover!