Really?

really mommy? really?

Hau'oli La Hanau Tutu!!

Just wanted to send some aloha to Nainoa's Tutu Charlotte on her birthday today! I can't believe how much he is grown since she last saw him right after he was born. Eye is doing Stomp in Hawaii over Christmas and New Years and we are both going to join him. We can't wait for him to see Tutu again and meet his other ohana. Hau'oli la Hanau Tutu! We love you and we can't wait to see you on Christmas Day!

taken May 25th

Nainoa loves his bumbo seat.

Moby Models

photo from Moby Wrap

Today Nainoa and I went down to the Las Vegas Convention center to model Moby Wraps at the ABC Kids Expo. In exchange for our modeling we got a free Moby. I have one already (thanks Mish), but I wanted another one in a different color. I forgot to take pictures of us today in the booth in our new black carrier. I am a big fan of Moby Wrap not only because the wraps are awesome, but also because they support the Coalition For Improving Maternity Servicies. Ricki Lake and Abby Epstien, the creators of The Business of Being Born and My Best Birth, created their own Moby wrap. With the purchase of one of these special wraps a donation is made to CIMS. I am so excited to rock our new fall Moby! Photos to come. :)

15 Weeks: The Wake Up Series

Nainoa just gets cuter and cuter. I love when he wakes up, recognizes me, then smiles. It melts my heart every time......

He likes to sleep on his side sometimes.

Slowly opening his eyes.."Hey...I know you..."

"I do! I do! Know you!!!"

"YAY!!! Booby lady! I'm hungry!!!"

Lolo's Slinging

Lolo use to be able to put Nainoa to sleep in his arms while singing his special "Parump" song. Since it hasn't been working lately, Lolo asked me to show him how to use the sling. Once he put it on and started to sing his song Nainoa fell straight to sleep! It really helps to have those extra arms. Eye left for tour this week. He'll be gone for three weeks. Thank goodness for Lolo and Lola! We are so lucky! Love you Lolo.

To Cloth or Not to Cloth

pic from FuzziBunz

Sigh.....I really want to be nicer to mother earth and use cloth diapers for Nainoa. I REALLY DO. But I just can't seem to get it together and make the plunge. I have no idea what cloth diapers really entail. There are so many different types that it just confuses me. All my parent friends have different opinions. Some say it's super easy and other say they just couldn't deal with it. My mom did it back in the day when they had no disposables. Why can't I? Am I just lazy? Do I not care about the earth enough? Aren't I saving water by using Earth's Best diapers? Lazy or not, I am definitely a class type of person. I need to take a class so I can learn the ins and outs of things but every time I look at the Well Rounded Mama schedule I miss the cloth diapering class. Well this morning on one of my favorite blogs, Pacing the Panic Room, they are doing a give away of FuzziBunz. All you have to do is link FuzziBunz on your blog. So here it goes, hopefully I will win so that the decision is just made for me and I'll become that cloth diapering I envision myself to be.

Seeing Double

My 9 year old twin nieces came for a visit and stayed for almost three weeks. We had such a

great time. It was so cute to watch Nainoa look at them both...like..."Hey.....wait a minute...there are two of you!" I tried to keep the girls creatively busy while they were here so when they weren't in the pool or helping Lola in the kitchen I had them write and illustrate a book for Nainoa. They LOVED the project and were really into it. After they were done we went to UPS and I had each page laminated. Their books came out really cute and I think I'll have the girls create a book every time they come visit. Here are some photos of their week here.

Kea just HAD to get into the photo.

The Three Little Ducks by Dorian and The Giant Who Couldn't Sleep by Gillian

Reading IS fundamental and Nainoa loved being read to by his cousins.

Lola was so happy to have ALL of her grandchildren under one roof!