At this appointment with Dr. Ouchi, Ke'alohi weighed in at 22 pounds, measured 28 inches and her head circumference was 18.25 inches. I was happy to see that her weight and height were starting to even out now that she is crawling. Ke'alohi is now in the 97th percentile for weight and in the 80th percentile for height. Like the last appointment, there were many things to that we talked about starting to introduce to Ke'alohi, like yogurt, … [Read more...]
There aren't many times where I have nothing to say, but tonight is one of them. As I was getting dinner out of the fridge to prep, I let Ke'alohi play with some of her toys in the living room. Needless to say, she is over them and now has moved on to "greener pastures" and now is obsessed with Duke and Harley's water bowl. This is how I found her, completely drenched, water everywhere, but loving every moment of it. Gotta love her... … [Read more...]
It's official! We have officially moved our blog from Blogger to WordPress. I had been thinking about doing this for some time but never really felt the motivation to commit to making the move until last week when I saw that one of my favorite blogs had just made the move. Jeannette at The Adventures of J-Man and MillerBug, made the switch and wrote a post about it, sparking me to e-mail her for her thoughts, tips and any help she could give me. … [Read more...]
I feel like I just got used to Ke'alohi being mobile, but now she is pulling herself up to a standing position! Anything she can grab her hands on, she is pulling on to help brace herself. I absolutely love seeing her learn new things but this one is scary! Now that she is vertical, it's only a matter of time before she is walking! Ahh, I need to bust out those baby leg weights to slow her down... … [Read more...]
You know how they say, "you can't teach an old dog new tricks," well you definitely can make an old toy a "new" one. Ke'alohi has loved her exersaucer since the day we got it but the only thing is, now she loves it for a different reason. She likes to crawl under it and play under the activity center. Why you ask? I'm not sure, but she spent a whole hour today just hanging out under the exersaucer entertaining herself. And as any parent knows, if … [Read more...]
Eight months just seems so old; I can't believe that our little girl has been on this Earth that long! I swear she get more mobile, more beautiful and shows more personality every day. She is perfect in every way and is growing up way too fast! Ten Facts about Ke'alohi at Eight Months: 1. Weighs 21 pounds and 3 ounces and measures 28 inches. 2. Crawling everywhere and gets into everything! 3. Recognizes her name when you call it. 4. … [Read more...]
Motherhood is... remembering our angels Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of my grandpa's motorcycle accident. I still can't get over how on earth it has been that long; I feel like it just happened yesterday. There is not a day that goes by that I don't wish to God that Ke'alohi got to meet my grandparents. They taught me the most important things you need in life: how to love your family, how to love your … [Read more...]
