Brother

Well I am so horrible with this pregnancy. I have documented nothing. So here are a few pictures of Hanalei's Brother

Our little space peanut

Baby's got back but no butt

Do all my children have to look like pirates

Keep it clean

So at one of my appointments the doctor was concerned that I was measuring small. So he scheduled an additional ultra sound. I was bumbed that I had to go all the way in to town for yet another appointment but excited to see baby again. They did the normal ultra sound and he was in the 52nd percentile. So then she took these just for fun!

I think he looks like Rusty...Nose and Mouth at least

Our Friend Oly said girls just say the baby looks like them in these pictures because the babies always look so creepy.

Well there he is. I love him already. Can't wait to hold him and kiss him!

For the artists in the family

Ok so that could be pretty much anyone in my family but me. I'll be more specific. These pics and blue print sketch. are for Sallie and my Mom. They are coming to help me with the baby and also paint in the kids room. I am so excited. So the rest of you will have to wait for the AFTER pictures in about a month.

All Girl, Growing Up

First time getting into mom's makeup...

But not the last time.

Some of the other girly things Hanalei loves are:

Picking her clothes

Requesting dresses

Always picks pink or purple

Mothering her baby doll and teddy bear (puts a blanket on, puts them to bed with a kiss, pats their bums on her shoulder)

Funny things she is doing or saying:

Sweeping

Obsessed with closing doors and lids

Being bossy to mom dad and little boys

Shakes her head so her hair flies everywhere then says "your turn"

Points to her self and says "me" then to Mom and Says "you" Then i chime in and we go back and forth

Always wants two of everything

"Bye bye, Later"

"Monkey in the tree" then looks to the side with a surprised look

The other day she grabbed Rusty's face and started mumbling to him as if she was scolding him.

At the zoo with Reiley and Miley Looking at Elephants

Smart things she is doing:

Counting to ten

Identifying numbers 4 and 5

Identifying many letters

The other day she was holding my Olay face lotion and she said "o" and then "y"

She requests the ABC song nightly and can say most of the letters in order

Recognizes when there are 2 of something "2 blankets" or "2 Helicopters"

I just love watching her explore and become more independent.

Back to normal

I have decided that this move is just the beginning. It has been crazy. I feel like every day I either had a Dr. apt i was going to (weekly now), or a cable/internet/fridge guy, i was waiting for. If it wasn't that, I was painting, then moving our stuff back to our old place so they could bomb for termites. Then motivating my self to unpack boxes and clean. The bulk of the move has finished but we are far from normal. Every night we have some project. Well, Rusty has projects. Granted they are usually things that need to be done, but I am ready to have him come home and just be home. As soon as we are done with our projects, this baby is going to come. And we will have to figure out a new normal. That one I am excited about!

As for the new place, I am so happy. Rusty and I finally have a room to call our own. Hanalei loves to play in her room, usually she tells me "come on" then "sit" while patting her bed. Then she will bring over what ever toy we are going to play with. She is such a bossy little thing, but it cracks me up. Yesterday she told Rusty, who was talking on the phone, "all done, bye bye" cause she wanted his attention. Night time in her own room was no problem at all. But naps have been up and down. SOme times it would be 45 mins I could hear her playing or walking around.

So I decided I needed to have a routine. Much like the evening routine, just shorter. Read a few books, turn on the fans. The big thing too was telling her what was coming. So far it is working.

She is so precious to Rusty and I. We are constantly just ohhing and ahhing over her. I can't wait for her to meet brother! We all are so excited to have him with us.

Christmas 2010

We spent Christmas eve at the Skaff's house.

I busted out the santa trucker hat that my roomates and I made many years ago.

Hanalei is so stinkin adorable in it!

Christmas this year was pretty great! We didn't spend a ton of money cause we are really trying to save our pennies. Plus with a new baby and moving in to a bigger place soon, we are going to be spending enough!

One of Hanalei's favorite gifts from grandma. She played with it all morning.

note the bananas in the background. Our neighbors gave us them because they knew Hanalei loves them.

Foam letters and numbers to nurture Hanalei's love of learning

Daddy and Hanalei playing catch with the wrapping paper balls. You can see her ball on the top of the picture. Good shot ehe?

She loved the shirt Grandma gave her, but she kept calling it a dress. WHenn I opened a shirt from my mom for myself Hanalei grabbed it and put it up to herself saying "dress".

The pants were a little big but she still wanted to wear them that day!

Not hte best Picture of me but you can see my belly a little.

Rusty and I got each other games. We have played both already and had a lot of fun!

Bowling

When we got back from our trip we were greeted with some pretty hairy weather. So Breanne and I were on the hunt for indoor activities. I wasn't sure how Hanalei would do. She really enjoyed it.

Breanne Jonny and baby bump

Hanalei and Jonny did pretty good taking turns

At the end Hanalei grabbed a heavier, pinker ball. Who's kid is this?

She knew the heavier ball would be an advantage in knocking over more pins

One game was sufficient for Hanalei. Jonny happily finished her game for her.

20 and 21 months...slacker

I know I am way behind. I blame the holidays, traveling and the two kids that suck the energy out of me. Hanalei is still growing and learning like crazy. She pretty much talks faster than I can keep up with. She still is signing which helps me interpret some of her unclear words. She loves the signing videos and requests them multiple times during the day.

Because of the signing videos she has shown interest in learning colors, numbers, and letters. She has somewhat mastered her basic colors and is now really soaking up numbers. I bought foam numbers for the bath and we practice every night. It is hillarious. She will sometimes skip a number then repeat the same number 4x. Every now and then she surprises me with a perfect count to ten, then she cheers for her self. Saying "job" for good job! Don't you just want to squeeze her!

As I was putting away dishes one day I discovered this little friend in our blender

Hanalei was in heaven

This was a rare find at the tide pools. I have never seen a sand doller in Hawaii. Infact Breanne picked it up thinking it was a rock. Pretty awesome.

We drove down to the zoo for a day of animals. Jonny and Hanalei were making all the noises for all the animals. They even made up noises for the giraffe. It sounded a lot like a lion. When we got there it was closed because a big water pipe broke. So we went to the aquarium.

It is no fun getting sick especially in your eye.

SHe had to get drops in her eyes every three hours for a week. Poor her and poor me.

A few pics I missed from the trip.

She had a lot of fun with her daddy, even in the coldy snow.

doesn't Rusty look handsome?!

Hanalei thought cutting cookies was fun, but Grandma's M&M dispenser was ever better.

The biggest change for Hanalei was getting rid of her baby crib and getting a big girl bed.

She always wants to help.

This needed a little tweaking...perfect!

Now for the real important work, putting together the toddler bed, and ripping this foam in to teeny tiny pieces.

The First night she took her time falling asleep. She didn't cry, but she was too excited to sleep. The next day for her nap I was really nervous. She cried and cried. I set a time limit for when I would go get her. 20 min later this is what I found. Success! Woo Hoo!

One of Hanalei's favorite words is silly. And one of her favorite people is daddy. Silly Daddy!

We sure do LOVE this Girl!