Life with the Three Crazy Dogs

… I put up pictures of Ally Mae.

This little sweetheart will be 9 months soon.  She is crawling all over the place and a she is a fast crawler , too.  Oof course our home is not kid proof at all.  She is able to stand up holding on to whatever she can grab hold of.  She loves to play with the camera and anything with a strap on.

Oh, almost forgot, Ally is scared of the dogs when they are near her.  She likes looking at them from a distance.  If we put her down and the dogs comes near her, she will fuss.  A month ago she was still not afraid of the boys but this time around, it’s different.  Hope she will not be scare of the boys the next time she comes over.

This evening we had the pleasure to sit Ally.  The poor girl is recovering from an ear infection and runny nose.  Could hear her snorty nose.  She was quite stuffed up when she took a nap at our place.  And she was kinda holding her hand up to her right ear.  Poor girl.  This little girl surely knows how to fight her sleep.  She only took a 15 minute nap for the entire 3 plus hours she was with us.  She was tired, rubbing her eyes, yawning, and rubbing her eyes more but refused to sleep.  Instead she was babbling and talking to us.  Really cute.  Took some pictures, of course, but a lot of them turned out blurry.  DBs was carrying her and he was bouncing her up and down, all the pictures turned out I had a few when taking the pictures.  Finally able to take some shots that are decent.   Ally does not like the camera very much.  She frowns most of the time when she sees the camera, or maybe it’s just my camera. 

Grandpa and grand daughter: 09-23-2008: Look at those big blue eyes

Ally watching Baby Einstein but looks like she is dozing off: 09-24-2008

Me and Ally: 09-23-2008

Ally turned 3 months on Sept 6th.  She is growing like a weed.  She growing tall and can now lay on her tummy and if you give a boost on her feet, she will crawl a little for us.  So cute.  She is so smiley, too.  I love to see her coz she will be smiling when you look at her.  She is 16.5 lbs and is taller now. 

I watched her for a little bit couple of days ago.  She was a darling, very easy peasy kid and easily contended.  I guess it’s not mine, so taking care of her for a while and so happened she was good, it was easy for me! 

Her smile is so addictive.  I will make her smile so I can see her smile.  :D  Grandpa and grandma here love this little pumpkin.   Oh, we think she is teething.  Her mommy said she has been very cranky, nothing satisfys her.  My coworker, Ms E told me the old wives tales that if the first child is growing up so fast, that means he/she is making way for a second one!  Really????  Anyone heard of that? 

Maybe it’s true, coz my sis’ #1 was doing a lot of stuff sooner than a normal baby did: crawled, walked and talked soon before he reached his 1st bday.  Right sis?

Time really flys by for me, the older I get, the faster time zoomed by.  Why didn’t time fly quicker when I was a kid or teenager?  It’s already mid August and this Thursday is the start of the Great Minnesota Get Together, the State Fair.  I might go this year since I will be taking time off again to burn my vacation during the Labor Day weekend which is usually the last day of the fair.  School reopens after Labor Day.  Traffic is always heavier during school terms.  Wow, where did the time go to? 

I have decided not to register for any classes this fall.  The reason I’m flat broke and just cannot afford to use my savings.  Darn, tuition fees are so expensive now.  I know my boss will understand my situation, coz I have added fall classes on my goals and objectives.  It will probably take me another 4 years to complete my 2-year degree.  How pathetic! :(

Speaking of time, this little missy is growing like a weed.  Her hair is turning red, sure looks like it, doesn’t it?  DB was sitting her on Monday.  She was very cranky, fighting her sleep but drinks her milk like she’s drinking water.  She is still very smiley and yap a lot when we put her down to change her.  She is still drooling a lot which makes us think she is teething.  I’m waiting for my coworker to bring in her Baby Einstein DVDs she bought when she had her babies.  I’m sure it will keep this little missy occupy.

One event I missed out (on Sunday, August 17) and actually the first I have heard of since I came to MN is the Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival out in Como Park.  It is an annual event where Corrine will open a stall selling her famous bakeries, soba noodles and drinks.  I wanted to go so bad but I had so much to do at home, my usual cleaning day and bathing day for Ranger (I still bathe Ranger every week because of his allergies).  I was debating about til the clock hit 7 p.m. and I finally told myself I’m not going since I know if I go I won’t get home till 10 or 11 because I know I want to spend time with Corrine, Tammy,  and all the rest.  Next year will be a must for me, I will take the next day, Monday, off. 

DB ordered new phones for us last week since his phone fell into the toilet and has gone haywired.  Funnily, the phone can still received text messages but it cannot send any calls or text messages.  He purchased a Blackberry Smartphone for himself and a LGenV2 for me through Verizon Wireless. 

Yes, the LGenV2 arrived on Tuesday and of course I was spending most of my spare time dinking with the new toy.  I was going to transfer my contacts from my old phone to the new one before activating the new phone.  Well, tough luck for me,  DB had already activated the new phone for me.  This LGenV has an internal QWERTY keypad with a bigger screen when the phone is opened.  I forgot to take a picture of the phone opened.  Click on the above link and you will be able to see the phone from all angles.  I totally love the Qwerty keypad coz I can type faster that way although I am still using my two thumbs.  I can receive calls both ways: from the front where I just have to hit Send or flip open the phone and put the call on speakers.  Suhweet!  The screen is so clear where it actually is capable of downloading pictures and videos for viewing.  And there voice activation where I can record my commands like say call home and the phone will call the number for me and this voice activation is also used in the the VZ Navigator, a GPS for the folks with no sense of direction like me. 

New toy and treating it like a baby.  Oh speaking of baby, which is out of subject, just heard from DB that Ally has already rolled over.  She was over at her grandma’s in Rochester, she rolled over.  Man, this little missy is so advance.  She was already half grown when she was born.  Can’t wait to see her again.  DB will be sitting her on Monday.  I’m wondering if we need to get a pack and play for her when she comes over our house.  Will have to discuss with the grampie. 

Back to my Olympics men’s swimming competition now and will be staying up for the  women’s gymnastics individual rounds .  Happy weekend, folks.