Our Last Monthaversary...

November 18, 2009 marked our very last monthaversary.  So we decided to go to town for a different scene.  Its always nice to get out of Laie, even for a little bit, so we headed off to Mililani for dinner and MORE Christmas decoration shopping.  We figured wer going to go all out (with a pretty small budget) for Christmas decorations since wer staying here away from both sides of the family. 

Here are the things that we bought to complete our Christmassy house.

 Stockings

 Our Nativity scene

  Wall stickers...These are my favourite...only $2 or $4 from walmart...we also have one on our front door that says "we wish you a merry christmas"

  more lights

  ornaments for the tree

  Another Nativity thing

 We got this ornament from our honeymoon at Jackson Haul, Wyoming last year.  Im in the process of making our "parents-to-be" ornament.  A Christmas tradition that we want to do is to pick out an special ornament every year. And get our kid(s) to pick out theirs too.  So we only have a few right now because we figured it is going to multiply with the years.

 

and the all important star on top of the tree

We got home around 10:30pm and finished the decorations and got more warm fuzzy feelings!

So here's for our last monthaversary...wer going to only do Anniversaries from now on...hehehe...monthaversaries are expensive and hard to remember...

ALOHAZ!

Getting Poked...

I got my glucose tolerance test last wednesday and I guess they ran out of grown up bandaids...

Where did time go?

So I was sitting on the couch today thinking of the things that I need to do this coming week...FHE on mon, photography assignment due on tues, spanish test on wed and so on, when I realized that this coming week is my 30th week of pregnancy! How the heck am I at this stage already? 7 more weeks and I would be full term which means baby can come out anytime that he wants...7 short weeks! That's like a blink of an eye! CRAZZZYYY!!!!!!!!

I know I use to much exclamation marks, but when I want to emphasize 'freaking out' then i think it is necessary.  Technically, im not really freaking out but just anxious at what is coming in the next couple of months.  As of now, I cant really say that we are ready just yet.  We bought a stroller yesterday unexpectedly (because it was on a clearance sale) which was pretty exciting.  And its been assembled and all ready.  We just need an infant carseat to go along with it.  ]

Also, another exciting thing that happened yesterday was that we bought our first ever Christmas tree! Its a little skinny 6ft tree that we got for $25 at Target and it fits perfectly inside our little living room.  Originally, I just wanted a little 3fter but those cost like $18.  So Maverick convinced me to get a bigger once for a little bit more.  We were so excited that we assembled it as soon as we got home, even though Thanksgiving day isnt really done yet.  

We dont have a star on top yet coz we didnt see the perfect one at Target, so we are still in a lookout for it.  Instead, we have this fibre glass blinky light thing that we got from like Spring 08 Ball as a temporary tree topper.  

So anyways, heres me at 29 weeks.

Baby is definitely definitely in there causing a raucous.  I think that it is crazy how he manages to wake me up at 2 or 3 or 4 in the morning by moving around.  I really cant describe the feeling of being poked/tickled from the inside.  It is still soooo weird to see my tummy moving like there is an alien inside, but I LOVE IT!  Just truly truly amazing!  I love feeling baby move coz then I know that he is okay.

Super excited to see his little face in 7-10 weeks!  

Ohhh and my mum has booked her ticket to come here and help us out on Jan 22, so thats very relieving! Too bad my dad cant make it, wouldve been great for him to see his first grandbaby.

Ohhhhh and President Monson is coming here next Sunday (Nov 22) for our regional conference!  We are soooooo lucky that we are able to come and listen to his voice in person.  But im gonna leave that story till next time coz this entry is getting toooo long.

Much love and Alohaz!

7 months pregnant + 10 hours of traveling is NOT fun!

So I am in Austin, Texas right now for the 88th Annual National College Media Convention.  I got sent here with 3 other workmates for my work at the school newspaper and it is nothing like I expected.  This convention is huge!  It is located in the Hilton Hotel (which is also where we are staying) and throughout the three days, there are numerous workshops and lectures from professionals around the country about things concerning college campus news rooms.  So basically its for for writers, editors, graphic designers, photographers and other journalist related materials.  Its pretty cool!  There are thousands of college students roaming around the hotel right now from all over the country.  This must be one of the busiest times in this hotel cause people are just everywhere.  Our room is on the 24th floor and its such a long time to get down to the lobby cause the elevator literary stops at every single level. 

So about the traveling...NOT FUN AT ALL!!!!

I love love to travel! Long plane rides with small economy seats doesnt bother me that much either.  My trick is that I get myself so tired the night before so that I can sleep all through the flight and wake up just before landing.  So that's what I did.  As it turned out, this trick doesnt really agree with pregnancy.  Besides, baby had a different plan...he wanted to play and poke and kick and just not settle the whole dang time!  So I pretty much stayed up the whole of the flight.  Then we had a very short layover in Houston where we had to rush off to our next flight.  So pretty much jogging from one terminal to another because Houston airport is HUMANGUUUUSSSS!!!!! Then the most turbulencey (not a word but oh well) flight I have even been in.  Our plane from Houston to Austin was this little mini plane with 3 seats per row.  It was crazy small and we felt every little tug and every little drop!  It didnt help that we were going through rain clouds aswell.  Anyways, we got to Austin in prefect condition and our wonderful boss, Sis. Lambert, picked us up from the airport with her sister.  

So basically, if any of you pregnant people out there plans on getting on a plane for 10 hours. Prepare yourself for have a very very LONG day!  Its hard to get comfortable with all the baggage moving around your tummy.  

Oh and for the record, because it cost extra to take check in a baggage.  This is the first time that I have ever travelled with everything in my carry on baggage.  Cant exactly say that I am traveling light though because it still got pretty heavy. 

and im going to be boring and not put photos on this entry.  Ill do it when I get back in Hawaii...

Its been a while...

im not very good when it comes to creative blog title so that will do...

First of all, we are now down to double digits with the waiting game to see our baby boy.  We have a good amount of clothes already given by friends or found in the freebie bin.  We also ha

ve a swing and a bouncer then we are buying the car seat, stroller and crib during the thanksgiving sale.  All the other stuff well get i guess when we need...hehehe...

Anyways, since everyone (meaning my mother) wants frequent updates on how the pregnancy is going, im going to do a quick run down...i am now on my 26th week and this is how my belly looks like right now

which is a lot different from how i used to look like the day that we found out that I was pregnant.

So I am definitely DEFINITELY showing now.  Especially that this little boy is now 2 pounds and growing every day.  He is also making his presence know by making my tummy move.  Its really weird but also very cool to see and feel a foot kicking or a hand punching or sometimes both at the same time.  

Here's an ultra sound picture of his feet and hands

   

and here one of his profile

Last wednesday we had to go to a fetal diagnostics place to get a heart echo.  My sister died of a congenital heart defect when she was a baby so the doctor wanted to check my baby if there was anything to be alarmed off.  Luckily, everything was great! His heart seems to be beating great and all the arteries and tubes and stuff are all at the right place so we have nothing to worry about.  But because of the echo, we had the opportunity to see baby in 3d!  It was pretty cool coz he really looks like a baby now...hehehe...

Here are some of the scans.  He was hiding behind his hands most of the time and the doctor tried so hard to make him move.  

and now to end this blog entry, id like to tell the tale of the shallowing tummy button.  My belly button was super big and super deep.  Maverick always makes fun of it because you can stick like 2 fingers in it comfortably.  Regardless, I have come to accept it and appreciated it.  but now, its getting shallow!  I know im weird for sharing, but i think that one of the things that happen to tummies when they expand because of pregnancy is that it eventually turns inside out.  And i think that its pretty darn cool that it does that.  So heres a picture of my tummy button at present time.  I just think that its funny and im excited for it to pop out...hehehe...

And for my friends and family that are in New Zealand and other parts of the world, heres a few more pictures of how big the tummy is at 26 weeks.  Its getting heavy having to carry it around but I gotta do what I gotta do.  

MUCH LOVE AND ALOHAZ!!!

Baby Mitton is a...

BABY BOY!!!

Yay!!!

here are the scans

This is a side view...your can sorta see the outline of his head and legs

This is his little foot with 5 toes

And this is what determines his boyness...hehehe...

Baby Mitton's a WHAT???

We find out tomorrow what this wriggling creature is inside me.

WE ARE SOOOOO SUPER EXCITED!!!!!

Boy or Girl??? I think boy...Maverick wishes a boy...so well see in a day!!!

YAY!!!!!

Date Day 09-09-09

September 09, 2009 marked the last day of my very last final for my very last Communication class.  I just had a seven page paper about the future of organizations to hand in that day at 9:50am then I was free!!!

Anyways, it just so happened that it was also Mavericks day off from both the Kualoa Ranch and the PCC so basically from the time that I got out of my class till wenever...we were both free!!!

Oww...lemme start the story from a different place...On Monday, we have finally found a great car that meets our budget.  After a very obsessive few days checking and checking craigslist over and over again, Maverick came across a royal blue 96 Ford Taurus that looked pretty good in pictures.  So he did his thing.  Called and arranged a time to meet and...lo and behold...'

MEET RAMESIS!!!

Maverick named it Ramesis because the guy who sold it to him was Egyptian.  So hes a pretty good looking car and he runs great too!  And he is also is my birthday present!!! nways, we decided to test him out and get to know him better on the 9th of the 9th 2009. 

Here's what happened:

First we went to this place.

This is Malaekehana Beach Park or otherwise known as Castles.  At first I didnt want to go all the way to the North Shore because I didnt want to have any temptations to spend money.  Castle is about a 5 min drive so we just laid out for a while until we got so hot and bored so we decided that we do want to go to the North Shore after all. 

On the way there we stopped at the Kahuka Farm fruit stands and bought some of these.

 And yes, they are the green ones.  I love love LOVE super sour green mangoes! Maverick doesnt understand but he still buys it for me...and even if he hates hates HATES the smell of bagoong (which is what i eat it with - a filipino type of shrimp paste thing).

And then made our way to Halei'wa.  For those of you who have never been in Oahu, driving to the North Shore is great!  Hawaii is just beautiful and that drive is full of amazing sights!  Also, its round bout the time that the surf is starting to come back up so the waves are looking great!

We ate at Kua'aina Burgers and I got an avocado burger which looks like this.

 and it was as yummy as it looked! Maverick got the bacon burger which is pretty much the same but with a bacon instead of an avocado.

Then we stopped at some beach (I think it was genegators) to watch some of this

 But the surf was smaller by this time and the sun was blazing hot so we left after a few minutes.

Sorry bout my photos but as shocking as it seems, I forgot to bring my camera that day.  So I had to pull these out from google.

Now, for some baby news...IT has been moving sooooo much!!! Maverick is getting frustrated with me because I try and make him feel IT but I guess ITS movement is still too light for him to feel anything...but last night, I was sitting all slouched on the sofa and IT started moving.  So I watched my tummy and I could see it moving...or more like twitching...hehehe...I just thought that it was cool coz now I am seeing more proofs that this baby is well and truly getting bigger and stronger...not that the growing belly is not proof enough...

Anyways, dats all from me for now...Hope everyone is doing great!

ALOHAZ!!!

Leadership Learned from COMM353

COMM353 which is also known as Organizational Communication is the last communication class that I needed to fulfill my education requirement at BYU-Hawaii.  It also happens to be a class that the hardest communication teacher on campus.  I actually started this blog entry while I was in class but never finished it.  So I thought I better finish it.  Anyways, here is just a small part of what we learn about at International Cultural Studies students.

"When a man in the beginning of his life is ignorant or everything, he has no scruples, finds no obstacles, no inhibitions.  But after a while he starts to learn, and becomes timid, cautious, and begins to feel something choking in his mind, which prevents him form going ahead as he used to before he had any learning.  Learning is needed, but the point is not to become its slave.  You must be its master so that you can use it when you want it.  The ultimate goal of discipline in all arts where leaning gained is learning lost."

UPDATES...UPDATES...UPDATES

So the end of the first ever BYUH First Term is coming to an end.  This also means that I am 1 class and 1 seven page paper away from my very last communication class EVER!!! I am pretty excited especially for the one week off that we have till Fall Semester.  Then not so excited to tackle Spanish 301 once again...

Anyways, I have started a new job.  I now work at the Campus News Center which is also called the Ke Alaka'i.  We publish a magazine issue of campus news, community, sports and all sorts of other fun stuff every 2 weeks during the terms and every week during the semesters.  My job is pretty much page layout/graphic designer/photographer/podcaster.  Or whatever else they want me to do.  Ive been involved with two issues so far, which has been a lot of fun.  I really enjoy it coz playing around on InDesign, FinalCut Pro and Photoshop are a lot of fun for me.  For those who dont know what Ke Alaka'i is about you can visit our website at http://kealakai.byuh.edu.

As for baby news, I am now 19 weeks and still havent had any morning sickness and food cravings.  I am feeling more and more pregnant each day though and I really cant deny this bump that is protruding out of the tummy area anymore (and the chest).  We will be having our next ultrasound scan on my 24th birthday which will be a great present since we also get to find out the sex of the baby on this day!  Maverick, of coarse, is decided that it is a boy.  So I give you permission to tease and taunt him if it turns out to be a girl.  The baby is getting stronger now and I am for certain that I feel its little kicks and punches now.  I dont really know when it started coz there were a number of times that i think i felt it but it might be a muscle spasm or just gas.

Anyways, heres the latest scan which was taken at 17 weeks...its a side view of the baby and you can sorta see the spine that is connected to the head...SORTA...its on our fridge right now and being held by those magnets...

Till next time...ALOHAZ!!!