And we are off on our first family trip!  It's Labor Day weekend and we are on our way to see my parents at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.  We have been planning, well over planning, our first plane ride and packed way too much for Ke'alohi. We got to the airport about two hours early and spent about half of that time in security.  Once we got to the security machine we realized that the line we had been waiting in was … [Read more...]

Our little girl is three months old today!! Now that she is three month old, she is technically not a "newborn" anymore, but I am going to hold out until she is "over" three months old.  I need this next month to come to terms with my baby being an "infant."Ten Facts about Ke'alohi at Three Months:Weighs 13 pounds and 12 ounces and measures 24 inches. Smiles and coos at Mommy and Daddy. Likes hanging out in her Bumbo seat. Drinks almost six … [Read more...]

Our little girl has hit another milestone:  Ke'alohi has officially found her hands.  She is now very busy looking at them and bringing anything and everything to her mouth.  Her favorite things to grab are blankets, deedas (burp cloths) and my hair.  We are almost to the point where I think she will want to grab and play with toys but we will see.  For now we are enjoying this stage of her life and loving it! … [Read more...]

For the last couple weeks, Ke'alohi and I have been on a quest to find a Mommy and Me class.  We looked at a couple places and finally decided that Gymboree was the place for us!  You may be asking, "what could a two-month old possibly do at this age?"  Well, right now we are just working on singing songs to the babies, tummy time, tracking with their eyes and and getting them to bat at toys.  Honestly, the class at this … [Read more...]

I can't believe that she is two months old!  How is the time flying by so fast?  I need to have a conversation with God and ask him to slow this time of her life down because I don't want to miss a second of it.Ten Facts about Ke'alohi at Two Months:Weighs 12 pounds and 3 ounces and measures 22.25 inches. Definitely smiles at Mommy and Daddy (especially when we make silly faces). Kind of cooing here and there. Drinks a full four ounces … [Read more...]

Yup, you read that right, Ke'alohi slept through the night for the first time! We are so lucky that she is such a great sleeper and has finally showed that off to us last night!  She went to bed around 10 pm and didn't get up until 6:30 am.  She did stir a little around 3 am but didn't need me to pick her up or feed her.  When Lucas got up this morning he asked me what time she woke up and how long we stayed up for and that's when … [Read more...]

That's right, Ke'alohi has her papers!  Last week, we received her social security card in the mail which meant in California that we can now go to the LAX Courthouse to get copies of her birth certificate.  Since I wasn't feeling too well this morning, Lucas decided to stay home from work to help me with Ke'alohi.  Around mid-morning, we decided to venture out to get me some soup and stopped by the courthouse to pick up a few … [Read more...]