How it Happened
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jessica
He's here! And makes me oh so happy!! My heart has just been overflowing with emotion of blessings! My sweet two year old is so full of life and fun and makes me laugh and has such a big heart. Then I have another baby boy who couldn't scream for hours to make me mad (although I'd rather not test that theory). He's a lot more communicative than his older brother was at this age (3 weeks already?!?!??) which I actually enjoy, but it brings a new level of exhaustion to the house and we are ALL adjusting to the changes (even Chia!). How it HappenedI actually like to start my story the night before I went into labor. We went to downtown Disney to meet some family from Alaska for dinner! It was a really nice visit with some great family and then we cruised downtown Disney for a couple hours. We got home safely that night with only a few small contractions and was tucked in and sleeping by midnight! But around 5 the next morning, I started having full blown contractions and an hour later, we were on our way to the hospital! Only 8 hours of labor and 1 hour and 15 minutes of pushing later, when we got to meet our new baby boy!!! We were so blessed with friends visiting, sending food and gifts, and helping with Keane! We had a lot of visitors around the time he was born, so I have more pics to post! And my moms camera has most of the really good shots, so I might be posting some more of the hospital, etc... hopefully I'll be doing another post soon!!
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Did you know that I have been completely drained of energy, therefor no family blogging updates? Did you know that LA has had the hottest September in history last week? Did you know that being 9 months pregnant during a record breaking heat wave is misery? Of course you didn't know these things because I haven't done an update in forever!!! Not too much to update on, really. So maybe that's why I haven't been very inspired on blogging. Here are some random things throughout the last couple months... baby showerWe had a fun little joint baby shower with some great friends, the Liu's, from church! They recently delivered their fourth child, and first daughter!! Very exciting! It was a fun shower with lots of fun for the kids and family!! OH and amazing food!!! family visitMy parents came for Labor Day weekend and brought our niece, Amia!! It was so much fun to see the kids bonding! We had a great time together!! And one more cute one just because he's just so squeezable!! Hoping to get some more updates in soon!! And stay regular again!!
Many Blessings, Jessica Our summer has been filled with family fun! And that's pretty awesome since we don't have very much family close by! The first week of July we spent time with Auntie Lindsay and cousin Landon! We got to spend an evening at Castle Park and ride some rides! It was very fun! 4th of julyOur 4th has to be the best one I've had in a long time! We started with a late breakfast, then play time at the park with the frisbee and soccer ball! Then to cool us off, we had shaved ice!! YUMMY!!! That night, we met up with Auntie Lindsay and cousin Landon to watch a fun game of soccer at the LA Galaxy field and ended with a fun fireworks show! Birthday at Knotts Berry FarmMy birthday was so wonderful! I loved being able to spend it with our sweet family! We had been able to spend some time with Auntie Lindsay and cousin Landon at Knotts Berry Farm before they had to jet back to home in Hawaii! Keane LOVES his cousin and Auntie!! And was very sad to have to say goodbye! Hopefully we will see them soon!! Last week we got to spend a day at the San Diego Zoo with Grandma Faye from Hawaii!! We had a great time!! Panda viewing! They only had a couple pandas, but they were so close! Keane loved them!! Then we ended our visit together with a yummy dinner! We LOVE Grandma Faye!! Baby BoyWe had our 3D ultrasound appointment and loved the outcome! It makes him seem like he's right there! We can't wait to actually squeeze our new baby! He's so active in there. And healthy as well. I'm 26 weeks now and everything is just flying by! Can't believe I'm going into my third trimester already! I remember it being all down hill from there, so we have a lot to do to prepare!!
God Bless you friends and family! ~Jessica VBSLast week was Keane's first VBS experience. Although it was mostly cause I was leading parts of it, he got to hang out with the older kids! But he loved it and loved being with the older kids! We learned new songs, scripture, did a few activities including tie dying shirts!!! I made a little clip with the song performances at the end. So cute!! Father's DayWe did a little prep for Father's Day with a painting project at home and learning a fun Father's Day song to preform at church! The sunday school classes all did a little something for Father's day at church this Sunday. So cute to see the little ones up there!! We had a very fun week!
Pregnancy update... I am now 24 weeks! Can't believe how fast time is going by with this one! I am learning to balance both rest and preparing for new baby, plus doing my other responsibilities! Thank God for my sweet husband who is so patient and understanding! He helps so much! And Keane is growing so much! How blessed am I?!? Please keep me and baby in your prayers for a safe and healthy pregnancy! Many Blessings xox Happy belated Mother's Day! We had a quiet mother's day. Went to church where Keane performed his first Mother's Day performance! SO SWEET!!! If you can believe it, Keane finally has had a haircut!! Oh-MY-GOODNESS!!! He's so handsome!!! Last week was one of the hottest weeks here in LA in a long time!! For some reason, Keane has been into the Peanuts Christmas movie! He brings it to me asking, "Thnowman?" SO cute!! Makes me miss winter, for sure! But we've been keeping cool by visiting the pool and beach time!!
We had our 2nd semester appointment for baby this last week and everything seems to be fine so far! We are waiting for our ultrasound coming up this week to hopefully reveal the gender and to be sure baby is growing well!! Please keep us in your prayers!! Until next time! I have to say, I am sincerely surprised to have so many faithful followers on this website! Sadly, there's hasn't been a blog update in over 2 months, but you still come back to check on us! THANK YOU!!! Any given day we can have as little as 10 to as many as 200 views! And I thought our little lives were so boring! HA! I must be wrong! Well, the big question is, "What have we been doing?" NOTHING!! I've been a sick mama with persistent morning sickness all day and night for the past couple months. My poor family has been sitting on the sidelines waiting through it so we can get moving on with our normal life. Finally at 16 weeks now, I can say, I haven't been nauseous or sick in 2 weeks!! The biggest hiccup in this pregnancy was an uninvited wisdom tooth that gave me, well, HELL!!! It caused severe swelling to the point I couldn't open my mouth. It was so painful, but no dentist would touch me till after my 2nd trimester! So I waited with the pain and frustration for 2 weeks before it was removed. Praise the Lord, it has been removed and everything has gone down and back to normal!! Keane did come down with a little flu bug a couple weeks ago, but we made it through with tylenol and candy to wash it down! And Keane did find fun little ways to keep himself entertained while I was sick... like a new hobby of barricading himself with the couch cushions and pillows. Can't believe how fast Easter came and went already! We had a quiet and humble Easter. This was the first year Keane actually cared about Easter eggs and candy and the toys in the basket. He's actually never met an "Easter Bunny" since I'm not too huge on it myself, but, there's a huge pink bunny in someone's front yard we pass everyday to go to the church and he gets so excited every time he sees it!! lol it's pretty funny, actually! He's like, "BUNNY!!!" Anyway, here's Keane Easter morning with his little basket of goodies. I do have so much more to share and I have to work on getting my next couple entries all organized and ready for you. Hope this will hold everyone over for a little while!
Many blessings! ~Jessica It's been long since my last entry, so sorry for that! But we have an announcement to make... WE ARE EXPECTING! YAY!! Now for the long 9 month journey till he/she arrives! Laine has been making videos for the church for some promotional events and experimenting on our family outting days. So, here are some fun videos for you!! I'm so sorry I haven't been updating, I have been a little queezie and uneasy and resting as much as possible! But I have it in my mind to do some more fun updates.
Many Blessings! I never really did a Christmas update. I would love to share some of the fun things we did. Christmas Eve we have a tradition of opening one gift before bedtime. YAY It was a very Merry Christmas! Hope you all had a blessed holiday season! Sorry this is so late! It's getting me excited for next year already! hehe
love, love xox p.s. those diapers were special ordered from Hipster Fluff and yes, they are adorable! Well, anything in Hawaii, just is, BETTER! Maybe it's something in the air, or the water, or maybe it's just... paradise! Yeah, that's it! sigh.... (closing my eyes and pretending the sounds of Santa Monica Boulevard traffic are rushing waves washing over the beautiful, warm, sandy beach...) oh, sorry!! Anyway... I should have done this entry, oooohhh, maybe, at least a month ago, but things are always fun and crazy, so I'm just now getting to it! (SORRY LANDON!! I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!) We are so lucky to be able to spend another Thanksgiving with our Hawaii family! This time, we spent a lavish 10 days in paradise, giving us plenty of time to see all our friends, and family and still having time to ourselves! Definitely one of the best trips back so far! We were very lucky (a HUGE thank you to special family members ;)) to stay at the Marriott, Waikiki for the first couple days! This is where most of our "just us" time was spent, and it was HEAVENLY! The beginning of our trip involved some amazing beach time, visiting the zoo, and yummy dinners with family! We had breakfast at the ever famous "Mac 24/7". It was fun to get the challenge pancakes! I don't think these pictures show how large those things were! Laine does some dramatics to show our experience of eating these delicious pancakes. OH BOY, they were YUMMY!!! ThanksgivingThanksgiving was a great day with friends and family!! Paddling tourThe day after Thanksgiving, the guys did a paddling tour in Hawaii Kai. Apparently it was really fun and very educational! The guys loved it and we recommend it to anyone up for a physical challenge while being educated about the Hawaiian culture! We mustache you to check out Keane's 2nd Birthday Party ;)Keane's 2nd birthday was Sunday so we decided to have a fun chin-dig with friends and family while we were in town! We had reserved a great pool area at the local recreation center with kids play yard and basketball courts! Just perfect for Keane and his friends! Well, it poured rain the entire day. The pool was closed because of the storm, and we were forced to squeeze our party on a 900 sq.ft. covered lanai while we all listened to the down pour around us! Although my vision of this fun day were initially crushed, the party was a huge success! The kids had fun playing some indoor table games and coloring, while the adults were enjoying some relaxing conversation! But most importantly, Keane was hugely blessed and had a GREAT time with friends and family. PRESENTS!! Fun opening gifts! We sang happy birthday and had yummy cake. It was really a fun day! (you can see the birthday song video here.) Wrapping up the tripOur last few days were filled with friends and fun! And food, lots of food! Sweet moments with his grandma! love, love, LOVE!! Fun with our Tamaoka friends! Lots of breakfast!!! Hawaii knows how to make good breakfast!!! What a fun trip! A huge thank you to our family for being the best hosts as usual and the Bagoyos for lending us their van for the week! We love all of our friends and family and miss you guys so much! We hope to come back soon and see everyone and again!
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