4 year old Dezi...

So since I did a post on Ava I thought maybe I should do one for Dezi too!  After all I do have 2 kids now...

1.  He is a very lovable little "Big" boy! 

2.  Loves cuddling, hugging, kissing, basically anything that shows his affection for you!

3.  He is very strong willed...or in other words STUBBORN!  When he wants something he'll do anything to get it and throws a mean tantrum when he doesn't get what he wants.

4.  My little man is also very shy.  But once he warms up he is his lovable self.

5.  He's got energy for miles.  Kind of like the Energizer bunny that keeps going and going and going and, well you know.

6.  He can write almost every letter in the alphabet.  He has started writing our names but will purposefully write the letters in the wrong order.   Why, you might ask?  I have no clue and don't even try and correct him or you'll see his lovely tantrum.

7.  I love the way he pronounces some of his words and to tell you the truth I don't correct him either because it's so darn cute...

   Spaghetti----Basketty
   Belinha (his cousins name pronounced...Be-leen-ya)---Baleena
   Filipino---Flipino

Okay that's all I can think of right now.

8.  Sometimes it takes a little while to get what he's saying like,  " I can how mom."  He means I know how.

9.  He is truly a boys boy!  He runs, tumbles, jumps and flips.  He is still is my daredevil boy!

10.  He is quick to apologize!  (hoping he won't get punished I think)

11.  He is so silly sometimes and tries to make you laugh.

12.  And he loves his sister to death!  As soon as she makes any noise he's right beside me telling to go pick her up.


This  boy does give me a run for my money but when he does slow down he is quite the sweet little boy.  I love him to pieces and wouldn't change anything about him.  It's been an interesting and fast paced road so far and can't wait (or maybe I can) to see how he is grown up.  I love you Dezi Kain!  More than you'll ever know!

Oooh Dezi...

 Couldn't keep a straight face when I asked if I could take a picture of him.  This is what I kept getting.

 Don't quite know how he ended up like that.  He eventually fell all the way forward before waking up and sitting up in his chair.  He saw me with the camera and starting smiling!

 And it begins!  She got up later than usual and I wondered why.  When I went to check on her this is what I found.  I guess he's good for something...Lol!!

He got tired of me taking pictures and wanted to take some of his own.  Thanks Dezi!

5 month old Ava...

Yes my little baby is 5 months old so here is a list of her accomplishments thus far...

1.  She loves to talk (and spit, blow bubbles, scream and even yell in between) and will go on for many  many minutes.

2.  She can roll over (when she feels like it) from stomach to back.

3.  She has a certain affection for her lovely toes and gives them wet kisses all the time.

4.  This little one can sit up almost on her own.  She topples over of course but smiles at me the whole way down.  (She hits pillows so I promise it doesn't hurt)

5.  She has an infectious smile that I can't get enough of.

6.  Loves when I read to her.  So much so that at times it's difficult because she "Attacks" the books.

7.  Loves her toys in her gym and bouncer.

8.  Has started sleeping in her own room in her crib.  It's not totally consistent but sometimes through the night!

9.  Sucks on her bottom lip to pacify herself.  Which I think is totally adorable!

10.  Can only take naps (a good nap) during the day in her swing.  Other wise it's off and on.

This little girl is so adorable I can hardly stand it!  She is such a good baby now and is hard to imagine her just 2-3 months ago when she wasn't so good.  I haven't forgotten how it was but to see how far she has come just makes me smile from ear to ear!

Days past...

We celebrated Christmas at my sisters house with games for everyone...below is a picture of a cute game I think is called Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer that my sister U'i did. And a shmorgas board of presents for all.

Enjoyed a PCC night with the family while my brother and nephew were visiting.

Gil entered yet another car show and walked away with 3rd place.

Tried to take our own pictures for a Christmas card this year. We had a few ok ones but I was
to lazy to actually download and print them out. A decision I regret. I'll just have to make one

for myself.

Bought a "flocked" tree this year. It is beautiful but is also quite messy.

Discovered a new and fun game to play with my family...Qwirkle!

Celebrated Halloween with my ODST Man, dinosaur and baby Ava!

Celebrated Dezi's 4th birthday at the pool with my family and at Chuck E. Cheese with Gil's family.

Happy New Year everyone!

Here's to hoping this new year will be even better than the last!

Welcoming our princess...

Little Miss Ava...

Our baby girl that we've been waiting for what seems like forever has finally joined our family.
These are little facts about her and some of my thoughts. Some of the pictures are sideways.

I can't turn them right side up so you'll just have to turn your head. Sorry!

I've also tried to fill the huge gaps with little tid bits...

1. Her name: Ava (A name we've had picked out since before we knew what Dezi was)
Kairi (A name that Gil picked)
Kaulalani (Family name meaning: Heavenly strands woven together)
Deliz

Stats:

September 22, 2011
4:53 am
6 pounds 14 ounces
19.5 inches

2. Giving birth to her was a lot harder than Dezi. Although hers was shorter. Both were natural.

3. She was rosy red all over and had a small pink bruise (I called it a bruise) over her left eyelid.

4. She was perfect in the hospital.

5. As soon as she came home she was a crier, and spitter-upper.

6. We found out she was colic and has acid reflux.

7. Which explains why she has to be held 24/7 unless you wanted to hear her cry.

8. Yes she was born with all that hair! Which I have had fun putting bows and bands in already!


9. The first month was absolutely the hardest!

10. Chances are if she's not being held, she's not happy.

11. She is getting better about not crying so much.

12. I can talk to her in the mornings now and she will smile and coo.....

then it just goes down hill from there.

13. She doesn't mind being in her swing so much now, as long as it moves.

14. When she sleeps her right hand is always up by her face.

15. She sleeps almost through the night now. Nothing consistent. I keep trying though.

16. She doesn't take naps during the day. Unless I'm holding her, which is probably only about 30 minutes or so.

17. If I'm lucky she'll sleep in her swing...as long as it's moving.

18. Getting pictures of her not crying is rare. And when they happen of course I ONLY have my phone to catch it.

19. She eats about every two hours with my milk and three with formula.

20. As of right now she doesn't care for her brother much. Hopefully soon that will change.

21. She loves being warm and having her blankets wrapped around her.

22. She now sucks on her bottom lip like a pacifier.

23. She loves looking at lights and the wall words above our bed.

MY SWEET ANGEL!

Who said labor was hard work?...

Well who ever it was, was right!

Warning: this is my pregnancy labor story so feel free to skip this post if it's not your cup of...blog! :)

It all started on a typical early Thursday morning. I got up as usual to take my early morning peepee at around 2:15am. This was totally a routine thing my body did every night at the same time. But as usual (and I don't know exactly why) I used the bathroom with out turning on any lights. I do however turn them on when I go to wash my hands. And boy did I get a BIG surprise!

I'm in the dark walking toward my sink area. I flip the switch...... turn around......and there it is. Staring at me with no care in the world. It watched me walk right pass him and was laughing that he might get away. A BIG B-52 dirty brown, poky legged, antenna swirling cockroach!!! I gasped loud, eyes wide open and feet frozen to the ground for a couple of seconds. Then I woke up my wonderful exterminating husband to handle his business. Whew...thank goodness he is dead. But now the real work begins.

After the cockroach was killed and I was able to calm myself down, my contractions started at 2:30am. They aren't sore at all but are coming consistently 10 min. apart. This is when my doctor told me to go into the hospital. Mind you I was walking around at 5 cm since Tuesday. I wanted to make sure they were consistent enough to go to the hospital so I timed them for about 45min. We then grab bags, pack up Dezi (I did a quick spruce up) and off to my sisters house to drop him off. We left her house at about 3:30 and got to Queens just before 4am. At this time my contractions were painful.

We park in the garage (I didn't want Gil getting lost again), walk to the hospital, go through security, get to the room, I change, they check me and say "Oh your 7-8 cm." and then start to get everything ready. In the mean time my family comes (Dad, mom and sisters) and is trying to help me get through the really bad contractions that I was having. I didn't want the epidural so screaming was my other option. I have to say I did do ok. Way better than when I was in labor with Dezi.

The nurses kept calling my doctor but no answer. He tells me that his pager thing was on silent and didn't hear the vibration. His backup didn't come in time either so the resident doctor delivered me. He was quiet and quite frankly annoyed me because he was so quiet. He didn't really talk unless I asked him an outright question. I kept saying that I had to push because the pressure was coming on but they kept saying "no, don't push." After what seems like an eternity they finally give me the ok to push on my next contraction. So while the doctor is explaining to me what and how to push, I ask "Is there something there or is that her head I feel?" He looks at me (and in the video I see him barely put a finger inside) and says "Well, her head is right here but she's still in the sac so that's why your feeling so much pressure. The baby and the sac is putting pressure on you." He then tells me he's gonna pop it on the next contraction when I push. So on the next contraction I pushed two times and my little princess was born at 4:53am (though my mom will say it was 4:51) Sept. 22, 2011. Total labor was just shy of 2 1/2 hours.

We had already had a name picked out for our little girl and was so excited to finally meet her!

Ava Kairi Kaulalani Deliz

September 22, 2011

6 lbs. 14 oz. 19 inches long

and tons of hair!

I promise pictures will come. But for now you'll have to enjoy her on facebook!