Warning:  This post may be unsuitable for some who would like to see no bird run the risk of being harmed by a little red bird dog. We do all bird work in as best taste as we can to still get the job done.

One of my most favorite things to do with Luna is work her on birds. We haven’t had much time lately, and the work we have done has largely not involved birds lately.   But from the time I got her (about 11 weeks) until she was just over a year she had a bird session a couple times a month.  She LOVED them.. Luna has a HUGE prey drive, which started quite young.  Here are a couple photos of her having some bird sessions at 9 weeks.. just to get her excited about them.

One proud puppy.. Quail.. no problem..

Pigeon?? No problem... I'll catch it

Quail chase

Many of those early sessions just involved getting her really excited about birds.. gradually we required more of her.. Such as finding the birds on her own, and holding a point until they were released… usually no problem, early on she would hold a really solid point, for minutes on end, if she had good scent.. Then came the firing of a blank pistol while she was in chase mode.. no problem.  Then came learning to work with another dog, in that she must ignore after a while and find birds not play with her “brace mate” (the other dog that ran with her).. this took a little getting over, she was still a puppy afterall.  But after a couple times, she learned what she was to do, and then there was no stopping her.

Here is a more recent pic of Luna on point while working with some pigeons.. she is about 9 months here. this is one of my favorite pictures to date…

On point.. pigeon is planted in the grass at least 10 feet away..

Normally I am the one handling her, so I can’t really manage her and a camera.. so I actually have very few images of her working on birds. Maybe one day that will change.

Tomorrow I shall share a little about how she got her AKC Junior Hunter title. For now I am going to go throw the cheesecake in the fridge and get some much needed sleep.

G’night and I hope you enjoyed. Check out my new Photo blog too if you want.

http://akgphoto.wordpress.com/

The above picture is a composite of two nearly identical pictures – one with Nikko at a slower shutter speed, and one without Nikko but at a slightly faster speed.  One of the two original photos (the lighter one with Nikko and the slower shutter speed) is over to the left, shown before I did any editing.  I only have a Nikon D40 with its original kit lens, and I otherwise used no special equipment or lighting or anything else.  I sharpened the tree in the foreground, upped the contrast on it and Nikko, and used the other photo’s darker background trees after blurring them a little extra.

I have not watched Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) in a while but this time I started watching late in the season.  I love the Osbournes and routed for Kelly the whole way.  Until I watched Donnie Osmond’s first dance on Monday night.  Well I fell in love.  He won, Kelly came in third.  I am happy and well I will see how it goes with Season 10…  Watch or not to watch that is the question!?

Went to see New Moon this past week-end…  Not impressed.  I loved the book it was my fave of all four I read it in one day at the cottage.  The movie just didn’t do it justice!  Jake all the way for me peeps!  Not contest in my mind!  Love me some werewolves! 

Have been skimming through blog roll here some really good blogs and writing you should do the same when you have some time.

Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat, please put a penny in the old man’s hat if you haven’t got a penny a ha’penny will do if you haven’t got a ha’penny then god bless you!  Picture Miss Piggy and John Denver!  I love it.  Gotta break out the CD!!!!  I am so very excited, I am sure it is going to be a good year for us!  I have done most of the shopping only about two more to go! 

Work have been good nothing too much to report.  I for the first time actually enjoy coming to work. 

 Cell phone is busted.  Every timeJames calls it hangs up on him!  LOL!  I think it’s hilarious and it just really ticks him off!  Oh and I busted my Parking break in my car and with a manual trannie it ain’t a good thing!

 Love, happy to be in it! 

Was going to do a pic of the day but found this on YouTube instead!  And they say dogs are dumb!

Here’s a quick recipe too!  They have a new Budget wise section on Kraftfoods.com and a big Potluck section for Christmas and US thanksgiving coming!

http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/chicken-parmesan-bundles-107338.aspx

So, I am going to the One of a Kind show with  my Mother-in-law and Grandmother this Sunday!  I have not been in years, should be fun! 

Along with the One of a Kind we used to go to the Sugar Plum Fair every year at Casa Loma, it was the National Ballet of Canada’s major fundraiser.  Kinda miss it.  We always got these chocolate and caramel covered apples from a place called Treemendous apples.  I don’t know if they still exist!

I am really very sad that  Eastwick has been cancelled it was really the only new show this season that I liked. 

Jon and Kate plus Eight signed off on Monday night!  I am really sad!  I am going to miss that show quite a bit.  STOOPIT  Jon.  Criminal Minds and Vampire Diaries have moved into my fave show category although I am really leaning towards Table for 12 as a replacement and in the end I still have 18 (soon to be 19) Kids and Counting! 

It’s kinda funny that this season I didn’t watch too much of the reality TV, I have not watched Survivor, missed a few of the Hell’s Kitchen, got board with ANTM to the point I PVR’d it and skipped to the end every week so I could just see who got kicked off!  I am getting back to the dramas except when it comes to TLC.  Oh who am  I fooling, still watching the Housewives and Tori and Dean.  Still watching Canada’s Worst Driver!  I love it!  My newly discovered Rescue Ink is GREAT too!

Had lunch with an old friend and her puppy last Friday!  It was nice!  This time of the year is always good to reconnect!  

I miss my best friend we don’t see nearly enough of each other.  Lives are too busy!

A shout of Sympathy to my long time friend MAB.  You have an angel watching down over you know.  Just know that Snoopy is with Tiny and Mowhawk now!  You will always have him in your memory! 

The loss of a loved and cherished pet is devastating especially when they are nearing their 20s.  Here is a website that helps with this…  http://www.pet-loss.net/index.shtml However you need to remember that you have to go through the stages or grief the same as you would with a Human being!  Don’t let anyone tell you any differently!  http://www.petloss.com/rainbowbridge.htm

Well that is me done!  Going to sign off now!  Have a good one!  I won’t leave it so long in between next time! 

Rocky, ready to play and mop the floor in the process

I think Rocky is the coolest little dog in Mexico. When we stayed with Daniel’s family he came bounding out to play every day, like a blonde mop with four legs and a tail.

From certain angles he looks like an Ewok, and from others like Chewbacca. He’s an extremely furry, excitable little dog – and he’s only 6 months old! What a wonderful life he has left! So many socks to steal and gardens to dig up.

He never barks and he’s always keen to play. But when they introduced Benito, everything changed. Benito is Daniel’s brother’s dog, and he has a pug face and a dark boxer body, or something similar. He was cute in a very strange way… Those eyes… Those haunting, bulbous eyes.

Vamos, Rocky! Comida... comida...

When they met each other, Rocky went crazy. He started barking, started running around like a wild shaggy brumby, and Benito took to doing peepee all over the house.

I don’t know why I’m telling you this. At any rate, Rocky is awesome and here are some photos of him.

Tim

Hoi hoi,

Winto, Martijn en ik zijn vanmiddag naar het plaatselijke tuincentrum geweest. Gewoon even rondstruinen op zoek naar nieuwe plantjes en frutsels.
Van uit het niets stonden we ineens in een Winter Wonderland, want ja: Kerstmis komt er aan!
Het begon al een beetje te schemeren buiten en dankzij alle lichtjes leek het best gezellig (sorry Sint, maar geen zorgen; Sinterklaas rocks!).
We hebben thuis al kerstballen genoeg dus daar hoefden we niet naar te kijken. 

In een hoek stond een grote tafel met bewegend kerstspul. Benieuwd naar hoe Winto hier op zou reageren zijn we er naartoe gegaan. Op een pluchen boomstam zaten drie pluchen eekhoorntjes in kersoutfit (wie verzint dit soort dingen toch?!) en natuurlijk…na op een knopje gedrukt te hebben begonnen ze een hele valse versie te zingen van het liedje Jingle Bells.
Winto keek zijn ogen uit en kon de verleiding niet weerstaan om even met zijn voorpoten op de tafel te leunen om aan de eekhoorntjes te ruiken. Deze deden inmiddels een halfslachtig dansje en het liedje ging maar door en door. Zelfs zo lang dat Winto er na een tijdje zuchtend bij ging zitten.

Hierna liepen we om de tafel heen zodat hij ook alle andere dingen kon bekijken. Zo vond hij de mini plastic mensjes die op een mini plastic sleetje van een mini plastic heuveltje af roetsjen erg interessant en ook leuk waren de mini plastic mensjes die rondjes schaatsten op een mini plastic ijsbaantje. Alles uiteraard begeleid door een mechanisch klinkend kerstlied.

Tot slot liepen we naar een kerstboom die in een omgekeerde paraplu stond. Bovenuit de kerstboom kwamen kleine sneeuwvlokjes naar beneden dwarrelen die door de plu weer werden opgevangen en die van daar uit op één of andere manier weer getransporteerd werden naar boven. Een oneindige cirkel van sneeuw dus.
En Winto zou Winto niet zijn als hij niet even zou proberen of de vlokjes eetbaar waren. Nou niet dus en met een vies gezicht trok hij zijn hoofd weer uit de paraplu. Helaas gaan droge plastic vlokjes en een natte neus niet samen en heb ik hem eerst moeten bevrijden uit de greep van de sneeuwvlokjes’ from hell’. Tenminste, volgens Winto. Leuk hè, winter! Haha.  

Hierna hadden we het wel gezien met al die plastic kerstspullen en zijn we naar huis gegaan. Misschien komen we nog een keer terug (na Sinterklaas natuurlijk) om een stel pluchen eekhoorntjes te kopen…
Ach nee, toch maar niet.
Ik heb ook zo m’n trots.

Ho ho ho,
Kirsten

Iz help wif duh pretty litez

goggies iz eeger to halp

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Mammi (6 moths old) doing her newest tricks, “take off my socks” and “go to your mat”. In the video she is quite tired because I tried many times the video recording, and she repeats a lot the trick “Go to your mat”, poor girl
She has learned “take off my socks” in only 1 day, it was casually because she was playing with my socks and I quickly took the clicker to “catch” it behaviour, but for “Go to your mat” we need almost 5 days, using, of course, clicker positive method.

Bathing a puppy can be a real challenge, especially when your pup uses every resource to thwart your attempts to get them clean. However, in order to stay on top of good dog health care, it is important that you bathe your puppy on a regular basis. The way you bathe your puppy matters because you are teaching them, here and now, exactly what bath time will be like for the rest of his days. Cleaning your dog can be a fun pet health process though, and if you’re planning on bathing your puppy, read on…

Before turning the bathwater on, make sure you have everything you need conveniently positioned next to you. A brush and a dog conditioner are just some of the essentials you need. Plus, you’ll need a large towel for your dog. There will be lots of water splashing around shortly, so put some old clothes on. Bathe your puppy when its hungry to get its full attention. Call your puppy to you and offer a treat, remove his collar and give him a few more treats. Most importantly, you have to convince your dog that this is a fun process. Next up is the comb – brush the puppy’s fur for a while. Any knots or tangles in your puppy’s coat will tighten and become worse when wet, so you want to comb out all tangles before turning on the tap. Rub conditioner on the puppy’s fur and massage it in.

Something important to remember is that the dog’s ears need cleaning at the back. Remember to praise throughout this process and stay happy, keeping the treats flowing. Some dogs are more attentive if they have toy in the bath too. Bear in mind that a puppy with skin sensitivities should have a baby shampoo used on its head. You don’t want to burn your puppy’s delicate skin, so always test the water temperature before filling the bath tub. Now, thoroughly soak the coat with water. Avoid the eyes and ears, and keep praising. Massage some shampoo into the dog’s fur. Using the scrub brush, work the shampoo in. When you are sure you’ve rinsed out all the soap, do it again. There’s always more soap that needs to be removed. The final step is to condition the fur and rinse, and when this is complete its time for the towel to dry your puppy off.

A Cute Puppy In A Bath!

Made some little cardboard sculptures…

Cardboard Sculptures - Group shot 1

Cardboard Sculptures - Group shot 2

Cardboard Sculptures - Puppy Creations

Cardboard Sculptures - Pointy Eared Vampire Guy

Medium: cardboard, sharpie, xacto knife

Art Copyright I. Arcticus (A.G). ~ Do not distribute.

stay tuned for why i’m convinced it’s a real danger!

YUMM!!

Buổi sáng mở cửa ra đi học, trông thấy bà Hồng nhà đối diện đang dội nước ra đường cho khỏi bụi, phán:
- Dội nước là việc của xe phun nước, không phải việc của bà Hồng.

Chiều, mẹ đón ở cổng trường, cô Phương thì thào:
- Hôm nay Puppy bảo: Cô Phương như thế con không hài lòng về cô chút nào đâu.

I bought a Wacom tablet, recently.  It feels weird, at first.  As a first sketch, I draw my dog.  Stand still, please.  Stay… stay.

My husband and I spoke on the phone in the morning and at noon. He’s working out of town and we talk on the phone and use the internet to stay close. It was as if we hadn’t been together for 21 years. It was new and exciting because we are expressing life together.

I played with our “puppy”. She’s just six months and already she’s sixty-eight pounds. I sat in the grass and when I arose my bottom was soaking wet! It was great. It cooled my system right down in the fast approach of the winter season, day by day.

Dakota was bouncing off the walls; kind of like myself most of the time. She nuzzled my face and almost sat in my lap. She fell off and rolled over with her legs sticking straight up and started to snore. That’s the puppy!

I left all the worries I can’t resolve inside, aside for a bit. I enjoyed
living today.

When I hand watered some plants I stepped into the sun and could immediately visualize my entire body warming all at once, instead of increments.

I realized again, I didn’t have to be poured into anybody’s mold but my own – no matter what the circumstances.

Green leaves, geese using the roadway, a different and unique person at every corner. I took a breath and swept, and then took the trashcans out to the front. I just may call my husband to tell him I love him.

Look closely. Look around you. You are free to love and laugh and survive happily. For each wound in life you have strengthened in character, your Spirit, and your capacity to love, and even free to be happy in the hardest of times.

Don’t forget this. Life will squeeze in on you. Take a breath and expand your life with joy. I am working on doing the very same thing EACH DAY I am privileged to wake up in the morning!

They say that dogs are a man’s best friend. I don’t believe that.. how many of your friends have you neutered?

wut iz noodered?

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For the past 6 years I have been living a lie.  I thought that it worked for me, I thought it made sense…but I was wrong, so very wrong.

In 2003 I lost my dog Josie at the young age of 6.5 years old to cancer and decided that I would never have a dog in my life again.  My sister has Piper and I thought that was good enough for me, I get to see her when I visit but have none of the responsibility.  Perfect, right?  No, so very unperfect.

Then, on October 11th, 2009 I decided to browse through the puppy section on Kijiji…oh, so many cute ones to look at!  But, just cute, nothing more…*click*…uh oh, there she was, the cutest little face and sooo happy!  I picked her up the next day at 9.5 weeks old I was the new owner of a Boston/Beagle puppy who I call Buffy.

At first I was unsure that I made the right choice…I suddenly had to be responsible for her entire world; her eating, bathroom habits, knowledge, play, sleeping, training…omg! 

The lie is over.  My life is full again!  It surprised me when I realized how much I needed her in my life until I had her.  She’s fits perfectly into my world.

Snow butterflies. Lizard diamonds.
Gold static crackling. Rice sparks.

Battery angels are circling temples.
Around angels: fur-lined catalogues.

A mannequin’s a tree of angles like
a tree’s a tree of Yankee candles,
electric or non– Hurricane or not–

A basement’s waiting like a puppy
for one sound.

As dog owners I believe we all have a responsibility to help members of the public that are afraid of dogs, not by pushing our dogs at them, but by demonstrating the dog is under control and therefor no threat!

Never dismiss anyone’s fear of dogs, it is real and respect of another’s feelings is the first step to helping them get passed their fear.

I was out with one of my dogs one day near the beach, I stood by the car changing my boots, my dog Teddy, was running round nearby, when someone walked into the car park, Teddy was near the entrance and though not taking any notice of the person was obviously to close for comfort for this person, I saw the  scared look and the person freeze, my first instinct was to call out “it’s okay he won’t hurt you” but immediately realised that was irrelevant for this person and instead shouted “down” to Teddy, who hit the deck immediately and I called him to me, once I had him with me I apologised for the scare they had had, and put Teddy on the lead to further reassure them that they were safe.

I knew they were safe with Teddy on or off the lead, but this person did not, I could see the surprise on the persons face and the relaxed look that soon replaced the scared look. Teddy and I did more in that moment he obeyed me than any verbal reassurance from me could ever have done!

On Thursday, I kept hearing a puppy cry.  It sounded like a young puppy (there are A LOT of momma street dogs here) and it sounded like it was coming from the other side of a wall (there is an apartment community there).  It cried and cried and cried.  I expressed my concerns to the family, but was told everything was alright.  Where there is one, there are others.  In my mind, I was thinking “This puppy sounds desperate, but if I find a lone puppy, what do I do with it?”  I agreed with them and let my mind be “not SO” concerned.  The next day, Friday, I was actually at home instead of going to work.  I was making sure nothing happened to baba while everyone was away.  It was in the afternoon, around 2pm and sitting on the balcony.  I heard the puppy cry and thought, “Wow, that puppy is a cry baby”.  I dismissed it a bit and then I heard it cry again.  It sounded as though it was really close to the house.  I listened again and it stopped.  People walked along the street, no one seemed concerned about anything, until I watched a man riding on a bicycle, shoo some crows that were picking at something.  I couldn’t see what was going on exactly, it was still 50-100 feet away, and there are trees hiding parts of the streets.  The man circled around “whatever” this object was and cycled off.  I was starting to get a horrible feeling, when the crows came back again.  One went out of my view, and I heard the puppy cry.  Then the other crow went towards the object, out of my sight, and I heard the puppy cry again.  I knew what was happening and felt sick to my stomach.  I immediately grabbed the keys and ran downstairs.  I had no idea what awaited me on the street.  All I knew is there was a tiny creature, and it was being hurt.  I walked to where the crows were, shooed them away and there, next to a cement mixer, was a tiny puppy.

His front paws were straight ahead of him and his back legs were straight behind him.  It looked as though he had been trying to drag himself anywhere but there.   I  picked up the puppy (not noticing that EVERYONE was watching me), and carried the puppy back across the street to the house.  That is when I noticed people staring.  The neighbor and his maid were watching, (at least she smiled at me), and others on the street were watching.  Smiling, not smiling, commenting.  I don’t know bengali yet, so if anything negative had been said, I don’t know.   I really don’t care  .   The one thing that bothers me, is for almost 24 hours, that little creature cried and dragged itself, and no one, NO ONE, helped it.  I watched a lot of people pass by there.  I was assured that if there is a crying puppy, or a puppy in trouble, someone would help it.  Sadly, no one did.  Sadly .

Well, I did.  He was badly dehydrated, has parasites, and I believe rickets.  He was so weak he couldn’t lift his head.  Now, he can lift his head for a bit, but other things are creeping up.  Today, there was a sore that had opened up.  It was under matted hair, so it festered and finally “flowed” out.  There was SO much fluid, it looked as though milk were coming out of it.  Not a pretty sight at all!  I cleaned the wounds as best I could, with a bit of grumbling from the puppy.  At least he is off the street, out of immediate danger and sleeping in his little shoebox.  He needs medical care and rehabilitation which I hope we will find tomorrow.  This little guy has a great spirit.  He’s been through so much despite his short life.  I hope he continues to fight and I hope we can find a good home for him.

rescued puppy

When my friend Lindsey told me she got a new puppy, and she wanted some newborn photos, I was so excited!  And then I met Bentley and I realized that he was probably more excited than I was about the session… All that puppy energy was tough to keep up with, but we managed and I love the way they turned out.  Meet Bentley…the world’s cutest Great Dane puppy.

Aqui les dejo un comercial de Telmex la compañia de telefonos de México, el cual te brinda un servicio de telefonia e internet, en fin, aqui les dejo este comercial que le gusta mucho a mi amiga Bebis! http://bebiss.wordpress.com 

I’m trying to pick out Reed’s registered name. It has to start with High, and can be 17 characters long.

Current Top Picks

• HighKu
• HighKu In Motion
• High Speed Chase

Other Ideas

• Highly Evolved
• High Jinx
• High Five
• High Tech
• High Gear
• High Definition
• High Resolution
• High-Ya
• High Stakes

Any more ideas? Post ‘em here!

Cân nặng: Con được 14 kg rồi. Hồi Tết rét, con đi giày, mặc nhiều quần áo có lúc cân được gần 15 kg. Mấy hôm ốm, đau miệng, đau mọc răng, ăn uống thất thường sụt hẳn đi. Hôm giỗ cụ về ông ngoại cân lại chỉ được gần 14 kg. Chiều cao: Con chỉ mới được 84 cm thôi. Nhà ông ngoại ai cũng bảo con lùn. Mẹ đo chẳng biết có chính xác lắm không, vì hồi này con nhảy nhót tít mù, không đứng yên nên khó đo chính xác lắm. Nếu cứ theo công thức chiều cao lúc 2 tuổi nhân đôi bằng chiều cao lúc lớn thì nghe chừng con được ít nhất là 1m68 rồi đấy. Con còn 4 tháng rưỡi nữa để phấn đấu thêm vài phân nữa. Cố lên con nhé! Mấy hôm nay trộm vía mẹ trông con có vẻ cao hẳn lên.

Hình dáng: Nhìn con ai cũng buồn cười. Bà hàng xóm một hôm nói với mẹ: những đứa lúc bé xấu lớn lên lại đẹp đấy. Nghĩa là bà ấy chê con xấu. Hix, ghét thế. Con của mẹ trán rô, mũi tẹt, răng xấu… nhưng mà nhìn yêu lắm. Cái đầu của con bác Hà bảo trông đã có vẻ cân đối hơn so với cơ thể rồi. Nhưng hôm rồi bà đưa con đi cắt tóc về trông lại như xưa rồi, vẫn hết sức mất cân đối. Sao cái đầu của con lại to một cách khó hiểu thế chứ. Rô đằng trước, rô đằng sau. Răng của con mọc một cách kỳ cục. Lúc đầu mọc một chiếc hàm dưới, rồi hai chiếc hàm dưới, sau đó là 1 chiếc hàm trên rồi mới ra tiếp một chiếc nữa. Mọc rất lâu mới được 8 cái răng cửa. Sau đó, con bỏ cách toàn bộ chỗ răng nanh mà mọc liền một lúc 4 cái răng hàm, 2 cái hàm trên, 2 cái hàm dưới, chia đều cho mỗi hàm một chiếc. Đến giờ con mới bắt đầu chiến dịch lên răng nanh. Lại đồng loạt nhú một lúc vài cái. Trông tương lai răng miệng của con có vẻ khổ sở quá. Thêm nữa men răng của con rất yếu, nên mặc dù mẹ vệ sinh thường xuyên nhưng đã bị đốm đen rồi. Bà ngoại bảo nếu giống mẹ là về sau sẽ bị sún cả hàm đấy. Hic, hic, ghê thật đấy. Nhưng mà mẹ chỉ sún lúc bé thôi, sau khi thay răng mẹ có hàm răng rất đều, đẹp, cho đến khi bị sứt hai cái răng cửa và phải sống chung thân với 2 cái răng giả : Con trai của mẹ cố mà giữ gìn hàm răng con nhé. Con không đến nỗi phục phịch nhưng trộm vía cũng hơi mập mạp, cái bụng lúc nào cũng phệ nên mỗi lúc con chạy xoắn quẩy chân không bén đất trông rất buồn cười. Hai mắt mà liếc ai thì chết người ấy. Về sau chuyện em ún không biết thế nào đây…

 Tính tình: Không biết có phải vì mẹ là mẹ của con không mà thấy tính con dễ thương hết sức. Con rất vui tính, không kiên nhẫn chứ không phải hay cáu kỉnh. Con không có thói xấu giữ khư khư một món đồ gì. Con chỉ thích nó nhất thời thôi, có muốn có nó trong một giây và con phải tìm mọi cách để có nó. Sau khi thấy nó chẳng có gì hấp dẫn đặc biệt con sẽ thả ra và không quan tâm là anh chị hay bạn nào đó sẽ tìm cách có nó.

Con yêu à, lớn lên rồi con đọc lại những dòng này để thấy chính mình đã sinh ra và lớn lên như thế nào nhé. Mẹ nghĩ con sẽ có một cảm giác hết sức thú vị, cảm giác mẹ cả ba và mẹ đều không có. Thì đây, mẹ tặng cho con cảm giác có một không hai đó nhé. 

Cân nặng: 3.3 kg, sau một tháng con được 5 kg, nghĩa là con tăng 1,7 kg. Một mức tăng lý tưởng con ạ. Không phải em bé nào cũng tăng cân như thế.

Chiều cao: con sinh ra dài 54 cm. Sau 1 năm, đạt tiêu chuẩn là con sẽ phải tăng được 25 cm, nghĩa là thành 79 cm.

Hình dáng: Tháng đầu tiên này trông con giống hệt ông nội. Con có rất nhiều tóc, dài và đen. Trán cao, rộng, mũi nở to, mắt rất dài và xếch, môi cong, miệng rộng. Con rất ngoan, không mấy khi khóc. Khi hai mẹ con mình còn ở viện (hai mẹ con phải ở viện tất cả 6 ngày sau khi con ra đời), con là em bé phong phanh nhất phòng. Tất cả các bạn khác đều quấn chăn, mặc rất nhiều quần áo thì con chỉ mặc một cái áo buộc dây, mặc quần xịp (như người lớn) đóng tã giấy và quấn ngoài một cái tã mỏng. Hai chân hai tay thì đi bao còn chân và đùi thì để hở ra cho mát. Trong khi các mẹ con nhà khác phải che chắn kỹ càng thì mẹ đặt con nằm giữa giường, cho quạt thổi vào đuôi giường hoặc thổi qua thổi lại, ngay cả đến băng che thóp mẹ cũng không dùng cho con nữa, con cứ nằm thế ngủ khìn khịt. Yêu ơi là yêu.

Tính tình: Ai đến thăm cũng nói con của mẹ thật dễ tính. Mẹ cũng chắc mẩm con sành điệu của mẹ sành điệu chắc chắn phải dễ tính rồi, không có gì mà phải làm ầm ĩ lên cả con nhỉ (ai dè là tưởng bở cơ chứ ). Con rất hay cười, và thỉnh thoảng làm điệu bộ cong môi xấu ơi là xấu. Con biết liếc ngang liếc dọc ngay từ những ngày đầu tiên.

Đầu vào: Hai ngày đầu con bú bình, vì ngày đầu tiên con chưa được về với mẹ. Ngày thứ hai về với mẹ rồi nhưng sữa của mẹ chưa xuống nhiều, vì hai mẹ con phải có thời gian làm quen với nhau. Từ trưa ngày thứ hai trở đi thì con không còn màng đến cái bình sữa nữa rồi, vì sữa của mẹ lúc nào cũng nhiều, con không bao giờ ti cạn hết được một bên cả. Một ngày con bú rất nhiều lần. Trung bình một tiếng bú một lần. Lâu lắm là 2 tiếng.

Đầu ra: Vì con bú nhiều nên cũng ị đái rất nhiều. Bà nội phải kêu giời lên vì con tốn tã giấy quá. Một ngày con thay phải đến 7 – 8 lần tã. Có ngay cao điểm con thay 12 cái. Hix, không biết có em bé nào đái, ị nhiều như con không. Con ị ra màu vàng tươi, đẹp ơi là đẹp.

Tắm gội: Những ngày đầu ở viện thì các y tá tắm cho con. Họ thường thông báo trên loa đến giờ tắm. Mẹ đeo số vào cổ con, chuẩn bị áo, tã và chăn, mũ cho con, sau đó gấp vào bên trong một tờ 10 nghìn. Khi xe đẩy đến, mẹ bế con đặt vào trong lồng nhựa, con nằm bên cạnh và cùng chiều với 2 bạn và ngược chiều với 3 bạn nữa. 6 đứa trẻ, đứa thì mắt ngơ ngác, đứa thì ngủ khìn khìn, trông như là xếp cá kho, nhìn thương lắm. Người ta chỉ tắm cho con loáng một cái là xong. Mẹ không biết là họ tắm như thế nào, mẹ nghe có người bảo họ dùng vòi nước xối lên người các con nằm như là tắm heo . Nếu thế thật thì buồn cười quá con nhỉ. Mà có khi họ phải tắm thế thật, nếu không nhiều em bé thế làm sao mà tắm hết được nhỉ? Mẹ không biết họ làm thế nào mà chẳng bao giờ đi tắm về mà con khóc cả. Lúc họ đẩy xe về đến phòng, trông mặt con lúc nào cũng phởn phơ, có khi đang lim dim ngủ. Mẹ thích nhất là cái khuôn mặt con lúc đấy đấy con biết không. Nhưng mà giống ông nội không thể tả nổi.

Về sau sau khi mình về nhà rồi, thì hàng ngày bà và mẹ tắm cho con. Bà tắm là chính, vì tay chân mẹ con yếu. Mẹ ngồi phụ bà dội nước, gãi đầu cho con. Rồi mẹ và bà cùng mặc quần áo. Mẹ dùng Johnson Baby Oil để xoa lên tóc cho con và xoa lên người để mát xa cho con sau khi con tắm xong.

Quần áo, phụ trang: Con chẳng có đồ gì sành điệu trong tháng thứ nhất này cả. Con có hai bộ liền rất đẹp nhưng con lại chưa xỏ vào một lần nào, vì mặc thế không tiện. Con chỉ toàn mặc áo 2 nghìn rưỡi hoặc 5 nghìn là cùng. Những cái áo bé tí, ngắn tũn, có hình các con rối, tất cả các đường khâu đều là vắt sổ và lộn ra ngoài để không làm con đau. Mẹ mua tất cả đều là áo buộc dây lệch sang một bên để vừa che kín ngực lại không làm đau con. Con mẹ giản dị quá . Con có hai mươi bộ áo như thế và 5 cái quần xịp màu xanh, hồng, vàng, trắng để đóng tã giấy và 20 cái tã, nhưng con chỉ dùng có vài cái tã thôi vì chẳng bao giờ con cần nhiều đến như thế.

Con tốn rất nhiều tã giấy Bobby và kem chống hăm. Con dùng cả nước hoa Morning Dew của Johnson và một số loại kem chống khô da nữa.

Hoạt động: Trong tháng này thì công việc chính của con là ăn và ị. Chỉ thỉnh thoảng mới khóc một chút xíu. Còn hầu như không bao giờ nghe thấy tiếng con khóc. Con ngủ rất tốt. Ngay cả khi con ị dầm dề ra người, mẹ lau và thay tã cho con thì con cũng vẫn ngủ khìn khìn. Đêm con thường thức dậy bú 2 – 3 lần.

Nhận thức: Mẹ nghĩ là con chưa biết một cái gì cả , ngay cả việc nhận mẹ. Bà bảo con ngửi hơi sữa là phát hiện ra mẹ, mẹ nghĩ là đúng, còn ngoài ra thì con không biết gì cả, con không biết nhận ba. Tuy nhiên chỉ có mẹ và bà bế con là con ngủ yên giấc. Nếu để ba bế lâu quá con sẽ khóc.

Tình cảm: Con chỉ thích cái ti thôi, còn ngoài ra chắc con chẳng biết có cái gì trên đời này nữa.