That's sweet. When I had cats, they knew my alarm meant food was coming in the near future, so they began screaming incessantly instead to make sure I got up as quickly as possible.
This. I bought an auto feeder for my girlfriend's cat specifically so kitty could get fed more often and my girlfriend could actually get a full night's sleep instead of getting woken up daily at 3am. I ended up setting 5 smaller feedings throughout the day and kitty is much happier and not screeching about starving nearly as much.