4 weeks.

number two.

my boys are having an interesting time with their number two's. kanoa has only been going once a week, causing my doc to suggest i give up dairy to see if that helps clear his system. bummer. i love me some dairy :)

on the other hand, as of this morning, kaimana has now twice run down the hallway shouting 'i need to go poop!' in the last 24 hours. and, he has! i'm not going to get ahead of myself and say that he's ready for potty training, but an exciting development nonetheless.

for those of you reading this who aren't parents, sorry. for those of you who are, well, you know how exciting number two's can be...

3 weeks.

big brother

we've been concerned about how kaimana would be as a big brother. our 2.5 year-old is quite rambunctious and energetic. favorite pastime? using everything in the house as a jungle-gym. he climbs over and jumps off the couch, runs up and down the hall leaping over obstacles he has purposely put in his way, etc, etc. our concern was that it would be difficult to reign him in once there was a baby around to be careful of. but, it actually hasn't been to bad. we definitely need to remind him often to be careful around the baby, and are setting rules like: no climbing and jumping on the couch when kanoa is on it. i've managed to be able to make it through a couple of kanoa feedings (which are close to an hour long at this point) by myself with kaimana... he sits next to me to read books, or watches thomas the train, or gets himself set-up with play-doh at the table. kaimana is starting to be a little more curious about kanoa as well. his questions are pretty fun. our second day home, he came out of his bedroom with his soccer ball and announced "i am going to play catch with my brother." earlier today he asked me "can my brother drink orange juice?" yes, i think that being the mommy of two little boys is going to be equally nerve-racking and wonderful :)

jinxed?

after bragging to several folks about how much easier everything has seemed this time around, including the fact that wednesday night after an 11 o'clock feeding, kanoa only woke up once to be fed in the middle of the night... last night he only allowed me to sleep a grand total of 4 hours. and though today i'm exhausted, i can't seem to settle down and nap :(

i have to remind myself that he's only a week old and that things should only become more and more routine as more weeks pass.

welcome kanoa jeffrey klaja

april 1, 2011, 3:31 pm, zach and i welcomed the newest member of our family into the world. weighing in at 9 lb 15 oz, and measuring 22 inches, let's just say i was glad i decided to induce labor and not wait for him to get any bigger :) we checked into northwest hospital at 7 am on the 1st, at 8:30 my doctor broke my bag of waters, around 12:30 contractions began, and at 3:31 baby cries filled the room. shortly after that, kaimana met his baby brother... he wasn't quite sure what to make of the situation in the room. he was more interested in looking out the window than looking at the baby... that is, until we allowed the other waiting visitors into the room. then he wanted to sit on the bed with kanoa an i and gave kanoa a few gentle pats. a little over 24 hours later, we headed home to get 'settled in' as a family of 4.

kanoa (hawaiian meaning 'the free one')

kaimana henry and kanoa jeffrey