healthy addiction

lately these 3 have been biker buddies. if kymora has a couple of hours to spare, she'll beg her dad to bike ride. she had some trouble getting used to the bike, but now she's got it down pat.

i'm sure when kava is older, we'll be cool enough to join their biker gang ;)

2.5 weeks old

kava is getting big :) i wasn't sure how kyks and kainoa would react with a new baby in the house, but i'm proud to say they just love him- for now. i know this will change when he starts to bug them. they won't think he's so cute.

kainoa cracks me up. he greets the baby by saying, 'helloooo brooother' or 'hellooooooo kava cakes.. you're soo soft. you're sooo cute'.

kymora just wants to hold him. she loves being the big sister.

they can't help but smother him. it's nice to see them so loving!

my special K's :)

meet kava...

kava- i'm sure you'll hear this story a million times, but while it's fresh in my head i'm sure this is the most accurate version.

may 6th 330 am, i felt unusual contractions. i waited an hour thinking they would go away, but they got stronger. we called your lolo and lola to come and take care of the your ate and kuya, then drove to lb memorial. by this time it was close to 6 am. the nurses didn't want to admit me because i was only dilated 3.5 cms. i guess the policy is 4 cms. one really cool nurse came in and said, 'ahh, let's just say you're 4 cms. i don't want to send you home'. i was elated. so was your dad. my due date was may 7th, and i just thought you would be born 2 weeks early. boy was i wrong. so, you can probably tell that we were just anxious to have you.

well, the not so fun part about not really being dilated 4cms was they had me walk the hospital for an hour. by this time it was maybe close to 8am. by 10 am i went from 4cms to 8cms. then another hour of painful contractions went by because i would not dilate to 9. mind you, i did not have an epidural. 11 am rolled around, nothing... this was probably the hardest part for me. the contractions were 3-4 mins apart. by noon, i had to push but the d*mn doctor hadn't arrived at the hospital. the nurses had to hold your head in until the doctor came. the doctor had just put on his last glove and you popped out. i couldn't wait anymore. i pushed you out by 12:15 pm.

you were 8.4 lbs, 21 inches. 10 fingers, 10 toes. you had small beautiful lips (totally different from your sister and brother), and your nose, was ... well... we will say, 'puffy' ;) you were lovely.

your first visitor was tita leah who thank god snapped these pictures w/her phone.

that's your story. i'm sure we will have many more on this blog, mr. kava cakes.

just like daddy

this guy wants to be just like daddy (actually so does kymora.. lol) if daddy is wearing a hat, so does kainoa. if daddy wears his LB shirt, so does kainoa. he won't stop until he's just like daddy. so this morning, daddy was lawn-mowing the grass, so kainoa did the same. he cracks me up.

goo BEACH!

kymora had her first scrimmage game playing for a club team. i have to say she surprised us. i've never seen her so aggressive. she was hustling for the ball, using her skills. she even faked out a much bigger girl so hard that the girl fell down.

i have to give my daughter some 'props' ;) at her age (or even now!) i could never play a sport the way she does, with courage and skill. i've always lacked confidence to play a sport seriously. i mean sure, i played volleyball, softball, and basketball in 8th grade, but it was more for a social aspect than competitiveness. i think most of the time i was on the bench. but kymora plays w/100%. the one thing i've noticed about her is she takes direction and applies it so well. she may not be the best, but tell her what you want her to do and she delivers. i was so proud of her yesterday. even though it was a scrimmage game, she played with full focus and drive. i'm so glad she isn't like me. easily intimidated and quick to give up. i know her confidence and drive will take her so far in life. i just love watching her grow and evolve into this little person. so proud of you kyks!

finally!

lot's of finally's! finally a new camera :) that i love. my olympus died on me, and thanks to costco and my pumping YU blood, i got a new one. finally 38 weeks pregnant. finally on maternity leave. finally blogging. finally muelu finished school and is going to take his boards soon. finally!
(kainoa kissing my belly, not a volleyball)

i'm almost there. this pregnancy has been a horror. 2 admissions to labor & delivery. got put on part time in february. lots of contractions. thank God everything is ok and almost over ;)
kyks lost 2 more teeth, is still in soccer and enjoying school.


kainoa, well is still kainoa. he told me the other day that he wanted 'mittens and chip and rock and roll ice cream'. i'm loving being home with him.

muelu's home too. waiting for that infamous board date. so proud of him. he did so well in school. but it didn't come easy. he was constantly studying, stressing out. plus my pregnancy drama didn't help. he somehow balanced school, the kids and taking care of the house .. i don't know how he did it. so thankful for him. i'm sure he's tired my complaining, but doesn't ever say anything.

that has been my life in a small nut shell. i'll definitely post pictures of the baby when he comes. sooo damn excited!!!!

happy valentine's day

i do like romantic mushy stuff.. i totally fall for it. but when life is so full of chaos, craziness, business, the day to to day stuff is what matters.


so, here it is, valentine's day and muelu has to help his sister move. but, i really don't mind. he's stepped up so much during these 7 months, what's one man made holiday? on top of going to school full time, he makes dinner 90% of the time, does the laundry (folds and has kyks put it away) 98% of the time, gives baths, makes desserts (mmm), cleans the house, does the grocery shopping, and helps w/kymora's homework. he did her doll project w/her, reviewed for her spelling test, took her to school for me. so to me, that's romance. he hepls out so much with out ANY complaints ;) **btw, i've had a difficult pregnancy, i'm not just watching oprah eating bon bons. well, my difficult pregnancy is why i watch oprah and eat bon bons.. er, brownies.

anyway, i just wanted to make sure muelu knows how much we appreciate him and recognize all he does for us. we love you daddy! happy valentine's day.

**ps those are hearts the kids are making.. well, kyks it's obvious, kainoa.. well..