Kaitlyn loves to lick & suck on her toes. (Babies are so flexible that they can do that!) I hope this is just a phase! haha..
Monthly Archive for July, 2007
Here is Kaitlyn sporting the beautiful “non-pink” dress that Uncle Keith bought for her (Thanks!!):
This is a video of Kaitlyn on the exersaucer that the Cheungs gave us (Thanks guys!). She loves to bounce on it!
So far, this summer hasn’t really been like a normal summer. True, there were a few unbearably hot, humid days, but there were also cool, rainy days (like today) & quite a few strangely dry, lower-80s days. And Last Friday was one of those dry, lower-80s days.
Since we needed to get formula for Kaitlyn that day, we were going to just grab something for lunch on the way. But then it was such a nice day, so we decided that we would go & eat our lunch by the ocean, by the Verrazano Bridge. We drove & parked at one of those “scenic view” stops along the Belt Parkway. We spent almost 2 hours there & we walked a short way passed the bridge before turning back. It was nice & relaxing.
Here are some of the pictures that we took. Enjoy!
The princess woke up from her nap a few days ago looking like this:
(Who is Sanjaya? Click here.)
These photos were taken a few days ago after her bath and put the pink bunny robe on her (a gift from Auntie Katherine – Thanks!).
On Tuesday night, we were at church for dumpling night. Kaitlyn’s future boyfriend, Darion, was there and also her new little friend, Keona, who is 2 weeks older than Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn was really tired (and she seems to be starting to recognize me) as Nancy Pau-Pau was holding her. The following video is of Kaitlyn crying (she was a mess – her boogers were starting to drip down her nose) and Darion being her copycat. The video after that is pretty much the same, except with Keona as the crybaby. Funny stuff…
This is a video of Kaitlyn when she’s happy. You can slightly hear her giggle a little bit in the beginning.
These are just a couple of old pictures I found that we didn’t post up. They’re about a month old or so (in chronological order I think).
This one was taken b4 we went to the laundromat. She’s wearing her “Mom’s #1 Baby Girl” cap. She can actually fit it well now! (her head got bigger!)
2 of her #1 fans (hehe):
We paid Auntie Helen a visit on July 4th:
We went to “yum-cha” with Elder Jensen & Elder McKell before they went home from their missions. (Elder Lau also in the picture! On this day, Kaitlyn decided she had to poop and it came out of her diaper onto the stroller. I didn’t know & I picked her up for the picture & the poop got all over my shirt! Lots of bad memories at this restaurant, as the last time before this, she peed and it came out of her diaper onto my pants!)
In this pic, she is extremely grouchy because she is bored/sick of sitting in that chair.
Sister Kwong & I, this past Sunday, who just went home from her mission:
This past Sunday was also my parents’ 35th anniversary:
This is a funny video that we took of Kaitlyn last night during dinner at Pizzeria Unos with Karen. Ether was pointing out that her thumbs are like mine, kinda double-jointed. So Karen went to check it out and Kaitlyn went nuts! =D
RATING: 4.5 out of 5 (HIGHLY recommend)
PROS:
– no messy cleanup
– works every time
– less messy & more “humane” than the snap traps or glue traps
– safe with kids or pets around
CONS:
- the flashing light only stays on for about 24 hours
As much as I love the look of brownstones, what I hate the most about living in 80 year-old attached building is the fact that you have to live with all the noise that your neighbors make & all the rodents/insects that they attract. It’s especially true here in Brooklyn, and especially true for our apartment. There are all these tiny gaps & cracks in the house that mice tend to come in through whenever there is construction or remodeling going on at one of the houses on our block. To fix the gaps, major remodeling is required. But because we are renting the place, that’s just out of the question.
We tried snap traps, glue traps & poison, but its success rate was too low & we hated the clean up process.
Finally, Mel went online & got the Victor Electronic Trap. I’m a musophobic in denial. This thing has saved me from numerous sleepless nights. I have to say that this is the best $20 I’ve ever spent. In fact, we ended up getting another one a few months later.
During the peak of construction last summer, the trap caught 8 mice in less than 2 months. (UPDATE — 2008-11: the traps are still catching that many every summer & winter. Each traps have now caught at least 20 mouse for us since we bought it.)
It’s easy to set up & it’s also easy to “clean.” You start out by putting in a little bit of peanut butter (we bought the oily store brand kind), then pop in some AA batteries, turn it on, then put it along the side of the wall where you think mice tend to travel along. When it catches one, the light will start flashing intermittently. Just put on some gloves, turn the thing off, open the lid, & dump the dead mouse into a bag. That’s it!
It’s not perfect. Sometimes the light flashes for no reason. But every time we just turn the thing off & back on or we replace the batteries and it works again. The light also doesn’t stay flashing for more than a day. We actually didn’t notice the flashing light twice in the past & that led to a foul stench in the house for a few days.
But anyhow, if you have a rodent problem, don’t waste your money on those 99-cent glue traps. Consider investing in an electric trap.
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