Wednesday - another lazy day

Watching some morning cartoons

Giving Diego some love

Making faces

By the way, I'm going to say that Isaac officially had his first tooth break through.  I think it was Monday.  I've been feeling his rubbing his gums to try to help them feel better.  It's hard to get a visual, because he just won't hold still long enough :-)  The second tooth on the bottom seems to have a corner poking through, but not the whole tooth yet. 

Diego the Con Artist

Just had to share a laugh :-)

After Diego had been out in the yard for a while, David let him back in the house. He ran around for a few minutes and then Diego walked over to his bed. He stopped and stared at the wall behind it. (Maybe he was getting in character.) He began to take one step forward, didn't even get his paw on the bed, and made a quick high-pitched yelp. Then he quickly limped over to the couch and started to climb up. We told him no, as he is not allowed on the couch. He gave a disgusted look and walked away completely normally.

House situation

So, I'm realizing I never posted here that we are not going to be buying a house right now. Sorry, sometimes I put things on Facebook and totally forget about the blog! Anyway, through a series of events, one with our mortgage company, the others with the bank that owns the house, we were put into a situation where we will no longer proceed with buying the house. And since time is running low before school starts and then Baby comes, we decided to rent for a year. We've been approved for the lease, just need to get everything signed. We'll be moving to another townhouse. We're kind of excited because we like the location, the age of the house, the elementary school, and the storage potential we will now have. But we are sad, and a little frustrated, that we found a great house at a good price (down the street from friends, during a time when you would think the banks want to get rid of everything) and we lost it.

BUT we know that God is working in all things for our good.

Somewhat related, we are seriously looking to find another family for our big dog, Diego. (And I do mean big! He's weighing in at 95 lbs. right now.) He has done pretty well with all the changes we have thrown at him, but in moving to another townhouse, he just doesn't have the space he needs. There is a small fenced area, but not enough for him to get the exercise he needs. And to be honest, we are not giving him the attention he deserves. With E. starting school and the Baby coming, I just don't see that improving. It is a bit hard, though. Part of me is just ready for him to move on, but he has been with us over 6 years! He lived with me in our first house before David ;-)

Learn something new every day

Today I learned that our beagle Jake likes to eat dandelions, especially if someone has already picked them. Elizabeth was more than happy to share once she learned that Jake was eating them. Jake is her favorite.

I also learned that Diego likes berry juice boxes. He used his big powerful tongue to lick it out of Elizabeth's hands and then carried it around the yard, spilling some of the juice in his mouth.

PICS!

I'm too tired to think straight, but can't sleep. (More on that situation tomorrow.)I figured I'd try to post some pictures since I haven't yet. Hopefully, this doesn't require TOO much thought ;-)

This is our beautiful dancing princess!


I have said so much about Mya, but have neglected our boys :-( Meet Diego, a.k.a. the masked bandit, and Jake. (If you have questions about the dirty floor and door, all I can say is to look at the paws!)


And this is Mya. I haven't been able to find a good picture of her without the flash making her eyes look white.

Problem Child part II

David took Mya to the vet Friday for another check on her eye. The vet said she has healed wonderfully (and it only took three visits this time!) They didn't even charge us for this visit. All is good, now, right?

But wait...her ears looked kind of gunky. So now we have exchanged the eye drops for ear drops, just to make sure she doesn't have ear mites. The vet also put on a flea medicine that should keep away ear mites, too. So, our "free" visit ended up being about $40.

I was feeling sorry for her because she REALLY doesn't like the ear drops...that is until she almost pulled down our bedroom curtains last night. Argh!

Our Problem Child

So after this weekend away, we arrive home after a long drive, only to be faced with our "problem child." Mya, the kitten we brought home in November, had to be taken to the Vet. Mya was home by herself, nowhere near the dogs,and yet somehow damaged her eye...again. (Christmas Eve, we took her to the vet because her eye was irritated. It seems that she scratched it. At that same time she was also having a bad reaction to the sutures from her spaying.) This time it was the other eye, and it was a little more serious. So here we go with another round of antibiotics and eye drops. Hopefully, this time two visits will be enough instead of the four it took last time. The vet jokingly said Mya is going to be a problem child and we should have gotten insurance with this cat. She also said we are not allowed to go anywhere for about the next ten years. Either that, or we need to get a cat carrier to keep by our sides at all times. I'm starting to seriously think it might be worth looking into pet insurance with this one. ;-)

In moments of frustration, I have half thought of just finding another home for Mya. Neither David nor I are particularly set on having to keep the cat. But then I wonder how it will affect Elizabeth. When we bring home her siblings, will she think that we will just give them to another family when things aren't easy? In most adult minds there is a clear distinction between children and pets, but how would her almost-four-year-old mind see it?