5 months into my pregnancy

Thought I would update a picture of my belly at 5 months. It's definitely growing and it's very obvious that I'm pregnant (no more weird stares from students trying to determine if I have just been eating too much or if I'm pregnant). Baby girl is moving around constantly and Matt has been able to feel her move too.

Our new pet

Yesterday we inherited a new pet. A friend of mine, Val, has to move to Washington because her husband is in the military and got transferred, but unfortunately, the military won't transport fish, so Makaela "adopted" this little beta fish. Val's son, Cameron, had named the fish Africa, but Makaela just couldn't remember that name and ended up calling the fish, just "fish". When I asked her what she wanted to name the fish, she decided "Nemo" even though the fish could not look anything less like Nemo. We will see how long that name lasts until she wants to change it again. Right now we are working on practicing feeding the fish and reminding Makaela that we can't pet the fish or take him for a walk.

Playing "Work"

We had a get together at our friend Jaimi's house to say goodbye to Kristen and Chris. Lots of good friends, good food and laughs. Makaela and Brooke really got into their pretend play and told us they were "going to yerk (work)". It was so cute.

Champagne Taste

For Father's Day, I prepared a small feast since we wouldn't be celebrating another Father's Day with Matt until 2012. We had lobster tails, porterhouse steak, stuffed mushrooms and fresh stringbeans. Makaela was going on and on about "wanting take [steak]", but then wouldn't eat it...she preferred the "yobster" and was shoving it in her mouth faster than we could get it on her plate. I disappointed her when I told her there was no more and she told me "next time get two more". Ummm, four lobster tails for the three of us...how many was she planning on eating?

Father's Day 2010

We had a very relaxing Father's Day. Matt enjoyed relaxing in front of the TV and dinner, but the highlight of Makaela's day was our bowling outing. We met up with the Martin's to bowl a game but Makaela ended up calling "my turn" everytime it was Matt's and mine turn as well. Let's just say she did most of the bowling.

Day at the Waterpark

Since Makaela did so well with the waterslide while we were in Kauai, we decided to get a season's pass to the waterpark near our house. Lots of our friends already have season passes, but we haven't taken advantage of it until now. Needless to say we had a great time. Makaela is very independent at this point, so it was great to just sit in the wading pool and watch her climb up the stairs, slide down and bounce around the pool. It was not so much fun running into my students while I was sitting here in a bikini with the pregnant belly hanging out, but everything else was great :-) Hanging around the kiddie kove has definitely given Makaela a sense of confidence and independence around the water. I love hearing her yell, "I did it mama all by myself!"

Uncle Shelley's Birthday

Tonight we headed to Shelley's house to celebrate his birthday. The boys started celebrating this morning but it was the little ones that celebrated way into the night. Brooke and Makaela had definitely had lots of excitement.

Belly at 17 1/2 weeks

And we are having a ...

We had our gender party last night. We had many of our friends come over to reveal the baby's gender by cutting into a cake. If the inside of the cake was blue, it is a boy, if the inside of the cake was pink, we would be having a girl. Our fabulous cakemaker, Kristen, cooked the first cake but forgot to add the food coloring so we ended up having two cakes. When the two cakes were put on the table, people got all excited and immediately thought twins...hahaha. Here is video of everyone finding out the gender. We also shared the two names we are considering. Makaela also got her own "Big Sister" cake and she truly took advantage of it- grabbed a fork and dug into the entire cake without sharing it with anyone. We are so lucky to be surrounded by so many great "aunties", "uncles" and "cousins".




Makaela digging into her cake. She was in heaven and on a sugar high.

Happy Birthday Brooke

Today we had Brooke over for a few hours. We went to the park and the two girls had fun chasing eachother, sliding down the slide head first (yes, that was frightening at first). When we went home, we sang "Happy Birthday" to her- she's already 2!

18 week picture

Unfortunately I didn't take weekly pictures when I was pregnant with Makaela so I don't have pictures to compare these to, but thought I would document this pregnancy more timely so I can see how me and Mia are growing from week to week.

Hawaii State Fair

Hawaii's annual state fair is going on this month, so we decided to take Makaela. She is old enough to experience the excitement, even if she is not tall enough to go on all of the rides. At first we were pretty disappointed because the ride tickets were so expensive and we couldn't find a lot of rides that were geared to her age group, but we realized we walked in the wrong direction. By the time we headed towards the exit, we stumbled on the kiddie ride section and the fair definitely redeemed itself. We did learn that Makaela is a big dare devil. The faster the ride went, the better. She didn't have the patience for the ferris wheel, but loved the zipper cars (speedway).

At the fair's petting zoo (I fell in love with the little pig)

On the ferris wheel for the first time
Eating funnel cake for the first timOn the speedway ride

On the helicopter ride

North Shore

Today, Makaela and I headed up to Haleiwa to join our friends at the beach. I told Makaela about our plans last night and she woke at 6am saying, "mama, let's go beach to see my friends". They all had a great time digging and playing in the surf while the adults hung out and enjoyed conversation and scenery. Steph and I even experienced our first attempt at paddleboarding and I love it. Makaela joined me for a sit down ride around the inlet. By the time we left, Makaela fell alseep instantly in the car so Matt and I called a babysitter and escaped for a little once our angel was sleeping for a movie. Makaela and Gavin in their "house"
Makaela and I on the paddleboard.

Ultrasound today

We had another ultrasound today to see how I was doing since I have had some complications with this pregnancy. Luckily the tech found that I had a hematoma in my uterus which is causing a pooling of blood. This is pretty good considering that this will not affect the baby any nor will it affect labor and delivery. Hopefully the hematoma will shrink and disappear before the end of the pregnancy. The other good news was that the baby is totally healthy and very strong. That was music to our ears after a few weeks of worrying. Looks like we have another baby with Matt's height and head size and my nose. We asked if we could find out the baby's sex and sure enough, baby gave us a clear shot of it's rump. We knew what the baby was right away. We are elated!!

Makaela's take on getting a sibling

Matt and I are very excited about our ultrasound tomorrow, so we asked Makaela, "What do you want, a brother or a sister?" To which she cocked her head to one side and said, "No brother or sister, only Kaela". Spoken like a true only child...for now.

Aloha kauai

This was our last day in Kauai and we had a major mess up with our flight home so the morning was a bit hectic, but we again hung out at the resort and tested out the pools again. It was paradise and I loved relaxing by the pool, soaking in the sun and not having to do any work. We really enjoyed hanging out with Michelle, Zack and Tommy. By the end of the day, Makaela was going down the waterslide on her belly and had to be pried from the pool. We had to tempt her with her new Dora dress and the promise of riding on the plane again. As soon as we got to the airport though, she was asking for Auntie 'chelle and Tommy.
"Saying" bye

Getting ready to go on the plane..

Elevators and Sandcastles

Today we started out by heading to the farmer's market. On the way out, the kids got into a bit of mischief. Tommy let him and Makaela out of the hotel room and the two kids sprinted down the hallway. From the doorway I heard Michelle yell at the kids "Don't you run down that hallway...don't you press that elevator button...DON'T YOU GET INTO THAT ELEVATOR!!" The kids were giggling the entire time even as the elevator doors closed with them inside the elevator. Michelle went running down the staircase where she waited for the elevator to open. When it did, no kids got out. She asked around and some guest said, "Two kids got off on the second floor". Panicked, Michelle headed back to the stairway when she heard Makaela say, "Auntie, we are up here". The kids were looking down at her from the 2nd story staircase still giggling away. Ahh, kids will be kids.

Once we got to the market, the kids got matching glass bead necklaces and we got some fresh veggies to grill up for dinner. After lunch we headed to the beach at Princeville for some more water, sandcastles and sunset.

The kids were exhausted again and so cute as they cuddled up in bed.

First day in Kauai

We arrive in Kauai pretty late, so when we woke, we were in for a wonderful surprise. The grounds and the view from our room were breathtaking. Both kids woke up to find a new playmate (Michelle's son Tommy is 4). The kids loved mimicking the roosters and Makaela yelled "cock-a-doodle-doo" everytime she saw one. Makaela was in heaven once she saw the kiddie pool. It has 4 spouting turtles for the kids to climb on and a kiddie waterslide. At first Makaela wouldn't go near the slide, but then she moved to climbing the steps to throw toys down the slide, then she would go down the slide only if I was there to catch her and then by the afternoon, she was a pro at the waterslide. It was great watching her gain confidence in the water. The kids ran around so much, she were exhausted and passed out early.

So excited for the plane!

Makaela has been asking to go on a plane for a while now, so when a friend asked us to join her family in Kauai for the weekend, we agreed. Luckily I had Friday off, so we had a three day weekend planned at the Princeville Resort. We flew on a very tiny plane though which made me a little nervous.