|
LittLeThaOy
|
read my profile
sign my guestbook
Name: ThaOy
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Birthday: 6/20/1986
Gender: Female
Interests: volleyball, piano, football, reading,
Expertise: sliding my visa checkcard and my Mastercard, feel me? =P
Occupation: Student
Message: message me
AIM:  LittleThaOy
Yahoo:  tha0y
Member Since:
9/13/2003
|
|
SubscriptionsSites I Read
|
|
|
|
| Ahh...i woke up at 4:30 in the morning, itching on my nose and my thighs...WHY!!?!? since i went to bed at 12::30, that means I only got 4 hrs of sleep...anyway, woke up and watched glee online..pretty cool episode.....i want to go back to sleep but i keep on itching!!
School is so hard! <76 is failing..so far, i've managed not to fail..=D but there are 3 more exams before spring break arrives...hope i pass!
OKay..Alana updates:
She can write the following letters of the alphabet: C,E, F, H, I, L, M, N, O, T, V, W.........yay! she started around december..she was playing with her magnet writing toy where you can erase it by sliding it over...she just wrote an H and was like, "mom look, H" so proud of my baby..I've been trying to teach her to write her name but she still struggles with writing the A.
She's been going to Danielle's house for babysitting and at first, she cried a little bit every day...only when i drop her off....but then after about 2 weeks, she stopped crying..yay! she even says bye to me and closes the door. i LOVE HER SO MUCH..well duh right..but man, sometimes i just miss her so much when i'm in school...as a result of me being in school, she is very clingy when i get home..she alllways is like, mommm mom mom...some days when i have a lot to do, i find it irritating but others i embrace it..
she's been speaking a lot of english and i always have to remind her to speak vietnamese..ALWAYS. when i first started school, she was saying "cools"but after like a month, she was able to say "school"...
as i'm writing this entry, my arms are itching like whoa...maybe it's the new body wash i'm using..freak it itches!!
anyway, i'm trying to think of more alana updates..but can't come up with any...so..bye!
| | |
| Moving into a new place is cool. Unpacking all of your stuff is uncool. This is taking forever. 3 weeks now and really, only 3 rooms are done..dining, kitchen, and alana's room. My room, guest room, and the living room are still very messy. Today, I finally cleaned out the garage. I brought all the cardboard and papers to the recycling drop off at sam's club while Alana was taking her nap. Then I tidied up and put together another shelf. Next on the to do list is either buy a shoe rack or build one.
So when I left her at home today with mom, she cried a little bit. She kept asking for mommy. But mom was able to distract her and trick her. I came home to see them both watching phim tao online and eating fruit snacks. So this Friday, I'm gonna have to leave her again. I am going to a CPR training course as part of my requirements for the nursing program. I have to finish a few things before December 10..if I don't, my seat is considered gone. I start the nursing program on Jan 10. We have yet to find a daycare. I think she'd be better off at a daycare where she sees lots of other children and the caregivers foster them to do things on their own-such as, feeding themselves, washing their own hands, etc. The daycare on base seemed like a great place for Alana but it's just so far. If I have a free afternoon and want to pick her up early, I'd have to drive 30 minutes to get there! Hopefully, we'll find a good place around here. My other option is Danielle. She's a friend from church and she offered to take care of Alana. It'll be her and two kiddos. what to do!?!?
I'm very nervous about when I have to drop her off to daycare. She's gonna cry so much and it's just gonna break my heart!! =(
On a happier note, let me write down some more cute alana stories:
Today, she asked all 3 of us to pick her up and tap her back so that she can burp like a baby. So she covered her mouth, faked a burp, smiled and said, "scuse me". it was cuteee!!
And recently, she started to say, "cuc cung cua me, cuc vang cua ba ngoai, cuc cuc cua cau tieu"
when she flushes the toilet, she says, "bye bye cuc cua cau tieu" while waving.
She made a new friend yesterday. Emily, a neighbor's daughter, came over to play with Alana in the morning. and she came again today in the evening. When Emily left, Alana was in the bathroom and when she came out, she was like "chi Emily! EMILY!" she was looking for her buddy and it was tooooo cute.
Yesterday she fell and hit her crotch on the toy stroller...so she kept saying dau chim. I thought it was cuz of the fall..but today, everytime she peed, she cried. she'd stop peeing after a little bit and cry then finish the pee and cry some more...I'm gonna take her to the doctor tomorrow..I feel so bad for my baby.
| | |
| My little big sister Trucky is getting married on 10.10.10! My wonderful idea of course! And I am the matron of honor. wahoo! this would be my second time and probably my last. Nobody wants a married girl to be a bridesmaid..do they?
Anywho..I'm stoked. I've got so many jobs to do that day and that week. I just bought my ticket on Priceline, name your own price. The original search lead to a $378 ticket. Then I bargained it down to $321.40. I'll be there for 3 weeks. But it won't seem like that long to hubby cuz I would be gone for 1.5 weeks and he'll see me for the wedding..then he won't see me again for another 1.5 weeks. Which isn't so bad I think. At least he has friends down in El Paso he can hang out when when I'm gone.
Anyway, we've been in White Sands for about 3 weeks now. We're still staying at the lodging on post but we're going to Staybridge Suites in Las Cruces this Friday. They have no room for us for the month of September so we have to move into town. Then, hopefully, Sept 27 is move in day for us. We're buying a house! It is a beautiful house and it's still in the process of being built. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and an amazing walk in closet in the master..I always determine if I like the house based on the size of the closet. The floor plan is pretty much open. 1620 sqft, corner lot, tons of yard space, mountain view. Can't wait to live there!!
Updates about Thuy Linh..I don't know if this will be interesting to anybody to read but this is also for me to read and remember the cute things that she does because I know my memory will fail me..
When we got to White Sands on August 5, I decided to start potty training ThuyLinh. It took her about 5 minutes sitting on the toilet to actually pee. I rewarded her with chocolate. BUT, she wouldn't do her poopy in the toilet cuz she was so used to pooing while standing up. Four days later, on Sunday, was when she took her first poopy..but it was kinda cheating. I had her stand over the toilet to do her poopy. Then on Monday, I had her kinda standing but like halfway sitting.. I think it was on Tuesday that she did her poopy sitting down. After she got used to pooping while sitting, she would tell me to go sit further away because it's really stinky. haha! She would say, "Me. di qua ben do di, thui lam!" Now, she is pretty much potty trained. But I'm still worried about taking off the diaper and just having her wear underwear alone. What if she has an accident? I certainly don't want to be cleaning up the mess that she leaves behind. And we're currently on base lodging..it's carpeted..If she pees, oh dear..I don't even wanna think about it.
Anyway, yesterday, we were at Anh Tung and Chi Thuy's house in El Paso and TL all of a sudden just keeps going up to Tin and me and hugs us gently, then gives us a little peck. She repeated this like 10 times. It was just darling! We are so in love! And today, I was cooking corn on the cob and she saw me. She said, "Me. TL muon an bap!" (mom, I want corn). So I told her that she can have some after she puts all her toys away. I didn't think that she was really gonna do it without me helping her..but while I was still washing the dishes, she came up to me about 2 minutes later and said, "me., roi, song roi" (mom, I'm done). I was thinking, what's she talking about, and I saw that all of her blocks had been picked up and put away! I was so proud of my little girl.
She is talking so much and seems to understand everything. She's very curious. Every time she sees something unfamiliar, she asks, "me, cai do la cai gi vay?" (mom, what's that?)...then I'd say what it was...for example, missile....she would repeat after me and say "oh, mit-cho ha?" and I say, yep, missile..and she goes. "oooohhhh". The next time we drive by the missiles, she points and shouts excitedly, "me. mit-cho kia!" (mom, look at the missiles!!)
I can't believe how fast she's grown. It makes me feel like not wanting to go through the whole baby thing again. It's so easy to go places and not have to pack a diaper bag. But then every time I see a little baby, I melt and have those baby feelings again........ahh..so torn!
| | |
| I'm really pissed right now. My mom was webcamming with Alana. We were just playing around with each other in front of the camera so my mom could see her. Then she says "you play with her that much and you still can't lose any weight?" I wanted to make sure I heard it right so I asked her, "what did you say?" So she repeated it. I heard right.
I'm so pissed that she would say that, especially when she is 150 lbs, and I'm 115 lbs. Granted, that is 10 lbs over my prebaby weight, but it's not like I'm not trying to lose weight. I've been diligently running since I got back from Japan and I weight lift on days that I can't go running, like rainy days or when Tin doesn't come home before it gets dark. It just pisses me off that she would say that. Is she really my mother? What mother would say things like that to her daughter?
ughh!
On another note, I wanted to write this down before I forgot it. This afternoon, as I was putting Thuy-Linh down for her nap, something cute happened. We were laying in bed together, her eyes were closed and she whispered "I lut you" (i love you). I was like, AHH! my heart melted. It's the first time she said it to me without prompting from me.
| | |
| So I was going through old pix that I posted and read my old pregnancy blogs..I was pretty funny! And some things I didn't even remember so I thought, I'm glad I blogged about that..THUS..I shall start blogging again. I don't expect anyone to read this, it's more for my own enjoyment as I read back on my old thoughts...
UPDATE!
Thuy-Linh Alana Le is turning 2 on the 24th, which is 10 days away. I can't believe she's that big already. Every time I look at her sleeping, she's all stretched out across the bed and she looks so long. I can hardly believe that I have a 2 year old baby.
Tinny poo and I have been married for a little over 4 years now. This summer, we would have been together for 6 years..Although the "official" date is somewhere in September or October, which is when he asked my parents for permission to date me. The summer is actually when he just started wooing me. =D. I'm glad he did. I love my hubby so much. He's the bestest ever.
About me, I just graduated and finally got my BA in Psychology, which isn't what I originally wanted. I want a BS in Nursing..But circumstances of moving and stuff prevents me from doing so. I guess it'll have to wait, again. I applied to the nursing program in NMSU, which is in Las Cruces, 30 minutes away from White sands missile range where Tinny is stationed. I found out that I need to take pathophysiology before applying to the nursing program for next spring semester. The only way I could take this class before Sept 1 is to take it online. So I'm currently taking it from Canyon college. Its going good. I've been reading at night when they sleep and during Alana's naps, which haven't been very long cuz she just got sick yesterday.
Other aspects:
Trucky's engagement is July and I need to shrink into my old ao dais. Sadly, the part that doesn't fit is not the stomach area but the boobies! There's a whole inch of space before the buttons can meet. I never thought I would be irritated by these things. So I'm on a mission to lose weight and in the process, shrink my boobies.
I was ~103 before I got pregnant and 131 at the final weighing. Now, I'm 115, the fattest I've ever been w/o being pregnant. I'm hoping to go back to that weight before July. I've been faithful to exercising for a week now. When Tinny comes home from work, I immediately go running around the circle for 30 minutes, then come inside for stretching, crunches, leg lifts, & free weights. It was hard the first couple days but now, I actually feel really good when I do it and it takes longer to get tired. YAY!. I've also been very good when going grocery shopping. I steered away from the chips ahoy and the Dreyer's ice cream (though I eyed it a few times). Let's hope I can get there before July!!
Alana again...some funny things she did lately..
1) I bought her her very own little suitcase since she liked pulling mine so much at the airport in Japan. So at home, she puts her stuff in there then walks around pulling it. One morning, she pulled it away from her daddy and said "HAY! di nhut (going to japan)." then he says, okay, bye baby. When she got to the doorway, she stopped, turned around and said, "hun roi di" (kiss then go). She left her luggage there and went to her daddy, gave him a kiss and returned to her luggage. It was the cutest thing ever!
2) On Sunday, while we were at the park with our Church ohana, she was playing basketball with her daddy. They were throwing it back and forth. After a little while, she went to sit under the hoop. She looked at him, sighed, and said "Thuy-Linh met" (ThuyLinh is tired). OMG I coulda just squeezed her dry!! My babie is saying the cutest things.
Since the Aussie trip, she's been speaking in sentences..although sometimes they're incomplete, the main ideas are there. And most importantly, I understand her.
All for now.
| | |
|
