I’m home for day #2.
I don’t know what I have – it feels flu-like. I’m all weak and achy and sweaty and cold and sleepy. Yesterday I had a horrible headache that kept me lying in bed because it hurt so bad to get up. Today my headache is mostly gone but I still don’t feel well enough to go into work. Since I get sick days I might as well stay home and recoup rather than spreading my germs.
Last night Monty lost THREE, yes, THREEEEEEEEEE baby teeth!
I really did think he was acting a little weird all weekend. He had a whine that was a little more whiney than normal and his tongue was hot. I guess he was feeling out of sorts because he is teething!
Last night he was on the floor playing with his toys when I noticed his top two front teeth were bloody and both were crooked!! I investigated further and found not only were they really loose, but a bottom one was already missing! Over the next hour he lost the two top ones. I couldn’t find any of them to save – they are just ittie-bittie little things. Maybe he swallowed them.. Maybe they are still embedded in my sweatshirt sleeve (he was extra bitey last night!)
I’ve cut out his lunch time meal now that he is 16 weeks. Because it was snowing and nasty out today, I planned to work all day and not come home. He did fine. He can hold it all day now! So I will continue to pack and lunch so I can come home at a decent time to let him out.
I’m really falling for this dog. His breeders wrote me and were worried that I wouldn’t ever possibly love him as much as Winger and Surf. I have no idea. I can’t compare because I didn’t know them when they were puppies. Monty though is a really cool puppy. He’s funny and easy-going. It’s fun to watch him grow. I’m eager to see what he’ll be like when he’s a full grown dog. Hey, Doreen said today that Monty is already heavier than Kiana!
Well I’m off to refreeze one of the frozen washcloths Monty has been knawing on to sooth his teeth. There are adult teeth already poking threw the holes from his top front teeth!
I love Saturday mornings. Even Monty didn’t whine and rested in his crate until I got my lazy bones out of bed around 8:15.
Monty was 16 weeks old yesterday. We went to the vet for his 16th week visit. That is when he gets the last of his vaccines, including his first rabies shot, and I had him microchipped so I can register him with the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC). He is already registered in the USA but now he’ll have dual citizenship 
He has really developed some traits lately that Winger had – which makes me smile. He has to have a toy in his mouth. When I come home from work to let him out, he has to run around until he finds a toy to greet me with and carry to the back door – just like Winger used to. Now I’ll have to see if he’ll get ball retrievin’ crazy like Winger, or if I’ll just not encourage that. We’ll see!
He got his weigh in at the vet’s yesterday and he is 27 pounds!! Can you believe it! No wonder he’s hard to carry around and cuddle now! haha
So weekend plans – maybe some retriever training with the guys tomorrow – last week we got snowed out. Tonight is the UFC (ultimate fighting) on pay per view and J. is a big fan so we’ll watch that. I have a mess of shopping to do today.
I also have to tackle my house. It is out of control. It is in such disarray that when I can’t find something and I have to dig through the mess I get so tense and full of rage because it is such a disorganized mess. I was really bad yesterday. I just want to pitch it all. I save sooooooo much. I’m working on my first big sized contractor garbage bag of stuff to pitch. There are things I find that I could sell at a garage sale, but then I have to store them until spring and I just want to clear this place out!! Once the crap is gone I can clean up my papers so I can see my desk again and then I can get working on my taxes.
I’ve just listed one thing for sale on a local website (that small crate Monty used at Christmas). Hopefully I can sell that this weekend and make back some of the money. I have a few other things I should dig up and sell, and the rest can take a trip to the dump.
Enjoy your weekend!