A not so lucky day

This is what I did today:
- I went to mom's office because she forgot to do something yesterday that was very important. Boring.
- I went with mom and grandma to a cuban place for breakfast. No good luck for me.
- I had to sit in the back seat of the car, my second time wearing the new harness mom bought so I can get fastened with a seat belt. Safe for me but not fun.
- I was dropped off at the vet to get my injection and to get a bath. Sigh.
- I had to wear again the new harness, but this time I was nice and clean. Not fun yet.
- I went with mom and grandma to an argentinian restaurant for lunch. No good luck for me.
- I went back home and took a long nap with mom lying by my side on the floor. She started sneezing because I smell nice and clean and she is allergic to perfumes. No good luck for her :P

Wordless Wednesday: is dinner ready?

Sweet!

Hello friends!

My dear mother decided to take some of her precious time to turn the computer on for me, and do you know what I just realized? I have TOO MANY things I haven't shared with you all! So I decided to go back in time and start posting some of my December activities. But before that, I would like to thank my friends who sent me this award. I am sorry I can't remember exactly because it was a while ago; I didn't have access to the computer for so long and mom's phone is cheapy (a.k.a. too basic for blogging). I did feel honored and we are very grateful for your friendship.

We tried copying the rules for the award but this new uploading and format thingy is not being cooperative at all. I know I have to list ten things that make me happy and to tag ten bloggers who brighten my day. ALL my bloggy friends brighten my day! I keep up with all your stories being them happy or sad; just knowing that we are here for each other makes our relationship a very special one. So this award will go to all of my bloggy friends!

Ten things that make Coco happy:

green beans and carrots

to sit by the front door waiting for dad to come home

walks, specially those with mom where I get to sniff a lot

pug meetup

to go to the vet's appointment and have her give me a cookie

poopsicles

toilet paper

to leave my fur on mom and dad's bed (when daddy is not home)

to chew my marrow bone

to have daddy pet me as soon as he wakes up

I will leave you with some pictures of a playdate I had with my friend Jax right before Christmas.

This is Jax:

This is me (ignore the food):

This is grandma:

This is dad:

This is what everyone was doing:

I hope you all had a great weekend. I did, and I can't wait to share it with you.

Hasta manana!

Is this how a nurse gets paid?

After a long day of work I slept deeply through the night. I failed to wake up early, and to wake dad up on time to go to work. Mom opened her eyes at 6:50 a.m. and rushed daddy to leave to work.
What did I found next? To my surprise, daddy left running and closed the bedroom door right behind him. Sure, mom barely slept that night with a stomachache and difficulty to breathe. But that doesn't mean that she will ignore a pug's hunger, right? She rolled on MY blankie and went back to bed.
I barked, and cried, and whinned, and did all the noises I have learned in my short life until she finally woke up, opened the door and followed me downstairs to fill my dish with food and carrots.
What do I get in exchange? She started having a headache. Lady, no more ailments, please. The nurse needs some time off to rest.

Wordless Wednesday: exhausted pug-nurse after taking care of mom (flu and stomachache), dad (stomachache) and grandma (old lady)

Muak!

Happy Valentine's Day my friends!
I love you all and I miss you a lot!
Things are a little less hectic around here so hopefully you'll read more about me soon.
Big hugs and kisses for the ladies *muak*

What I have been up to

Hello friends!
Happy Saturday! Thank you all for the get well wishes for grandma; she is doing much better now and she may be home with us in a couple of days, and then back to her own house in three more weeks. Mom has learned a huge lesson with all this: she really needs to control herself, she stresses out for everything! Mom had to go to the hospital because she was having pain in her belly. The baby is fine and she was told that it's normal to hurt a little because the baby is growing, and that she needs to rest more, to drink 12 glasses of water per day and to eat better. The pain is still there but now she suspects that it may be her tummy. She also noticed that she gets tired too easily. Like, when she walks upstairs, she gets there without a breath and her heart beating really fast. She may check with the doctor, at this point she doesn't know what's normal and what's not anymore.
So what have I done this week? Not much really. I haven't gone on a long walk because mom and dad go to the hospital to visit grandma after work. I did take care of my mother when she stayed home to rest on Wednesday. She is a clumsy lady when it comes to eating! There's something dropping on the floor always. Today, she was handing a piece of bread with butter to daddy and somehow it fell on the floor... guess what? Daddy had to eat sniffed bread with pug bite!
On other news... can you guess what the theme will be on my baby sister's bedroom?
*Hint: see picture above!
Well, I hope you are having a fun weekend! I received an award three times from three sweet friends! I will share it tomorrow, if I get my paws on the computer. I want to visit my friend Bandit, who will soon have surgery. Please visit his blog and try to help if you can. We'll do so tomorrow, and post a link to his page.
Hugs and kisses!

News

Hello!
It's been a long time since my last post. I have been a good boy and I haven't asked mom to help me with the computer even though I have a lot of pictures and stories to share with you, but at the same time mom was trying to spend more time with grandma after work and before going to bed. Then, grandma left on Tuesday. I know she didn't return to Peru because I can sniff her scent on mom and dad's clothes everyday. Where's grandma? Mom said she is in the hospital. Can I visit her? Mom said doggies are not allowed there but that she asks for me everyday.
It turns out grandma has an infeccion in her leg called cellulitis (that's in spanish and hopefully it is the same in english). She is 79 years old, very strong and always in a good mood. But she never says a word when she feels sick or there's something wrong with her. Ever since she was diagnosed with cardiovascular disease two years ago, mom and aunt are very worried about her living so far away from her only two daughters. Doctors are still examining her to determine if there's something else wrong, because it doesn't look much better with the current treatment. I only hope she can get better soon to get out of the hospital and come back with us, until she returns back home. And so mom gets back to her old self. All this 8 hrs working plus 3 hrs hospital visiting are making her MUCH more tired and she is not eating very well.
In other news... I am going to have a baby sister! As soon as mom found out, she run to buy a cute baby girl album from Sunny's store, now called Papercut Kitchen. Mom hasn't had a chance to thank her for sending it so fast, and she was sad not to be able to participate in her new store's opening giveaways but we hope she reads this! Hi!
Well friends, I hope I can use the real computer next time. I've missed you all, and mom has to finish reorganizing my blog to help me comment. Basicallly, she is dividing the blog roll into two categories: one where she can comment from the phone (which she'll do once her life gets less hectic), and the other one she has to comment from the computer because her cellphone won't publish it. That way she knows who she needs to visit first when she uses the laptop.
Until then friends! A big kiss to all the pug and non-pug girls and hugs to all my buddies!

Cozy Pug Closet

Hi pugs and people!
Just a quick note to thank you all for the compliments of me and my pajamas. It is made of flannel and is not only cute, but also comfy and warm! Some of you asked where I got them. Punchy over at pugpossessed dot blogspot . com made them specially for me! Visit her blog and let her know that you'd like one!
I have a suggestion though... make sure your parents get a human-size cozy PJ as well, or you risk of loosing some items from your closet during winter!
About the green sweater with red trim... I don't remember where I bought it but it was a good buy because three years later (and many pounds added), and it still fits!

Forty Three Wishes

Hello friends,

I am sorry I still haven't been around commenting, but mom had a bright idea to help me do so, and that involves rearranging something on my blog layout. Hopefully she will work on that tomorrow, because she mentioned something about today and forty three wishes... I've been very busy making my list of wishes, I thought and thought so much I fell asleep. Forty three is such a big number!

Well, mom has been sleeping a lot this days also. She has been feeling kind of down with so many bad news; the earthquake, friends going to the rainbow bridge... but she is feeling much better today, specially after she saw daddy so happy with his birthday presents. Wait, now I find out that he's the one who has to make forty three wishes?

Daddy, how about sharing some wishes with me?