9 months old...

and a busy busy boy! he just started trying to walk 2 weeks ago, and can now make it across the room or down the hall! definitely wants to keep up with big brother ;)

it's november already?

yup. i guess so. better get this blog updated! starting with the youngest of our family...

kanoa is 7 months today and super mobile! he's been crawling for a month, and is now cruising around pretty well on his feet. he can make his way from one end of the couch to the other, from bookcase to the speaker to his jumper, etc. no teeth yet, but expecting them any week here. he LOVES following around his big brother! who we think he calls "na-na". he's also saying "da-da" and "ma-ma".

kanoa jeffrey: 7 months old

kaimana is pretty well potty-trained! still using diapers at night, but that's it! of course, there's the occasional accident, but i'd say he's doing great :) he is also very very 3 years old. he's definitely testing boundaries. we've also entered the era of "why?". about EVERYTHING. he also LOVES getting his baby brother to follow him around. of course, he also loves testing boundaries with his brother. like, hmmmmm, what will happen if i walk over and bump my knee into my brother's head?

kaimana henry: 3 years old

as for me, i'm hanging in there. sometimes it feels like just barely. two kids is more than twice the work i think. we're still hunting for a boat... might be getting pretty close on one!

that's a general update for now. i'll try not to let 3 months pass by again without posting. but i'm not making any promises!! :)

4 months.

the boys both had check-ups last week.... kaimana for his 3 year and kanoa for his 4 month. they both did great (kanoa got 2 shots), and we're happy to have two healthy boys! we've also made the big step this week and moved kanoa into his brother's room.... now dubbed the 'brothers room'. hoping to encourage better night sleeping for the baby without ruining the big brother's. :)

kanoa (4 months)... 16lb 14oz (90th pecentile), 25" (75th percentile)

kaimana (3 years)... 31lb (45th percentile), 36" (30th percentile)

florida slideshow.

mister chatty.

as promised...

12 weeks.

12 weeks old! at his 2 month check-up, kanoa measured in at 14 lbs and 24 inches. just this week, he's enjoying tummy-time a little more... though not for too long :) he's super vocal! i'll try to get a video soon to post. he's still getting up once or twice to eat at night, so mommy is pretty tired most of the time! but, he's a big boy and hungry! which has also led me to start trying to get him interested in baby cereal. he doesn't love it yet, but it's only been a few days. crossing my fingers that he'll take to it soon and that it may help us get through the night. but, we'll see!

brother photo shoot 2.

kaimana henry: 34 months

kanoa jeffrey: 3 months

what a week.

sunday at beach in seattle, kaimana falls backward and knocks his head on a rock. tiny cut, but a healthy amount of blood. tuesday, kaimana gets the first of two cavities filled. thursday, he gets the second filled. friday, kaimana trips while running full speed down the hall and crashes his face into the leg of our bedframe two hours before kanoa gets 3 shots during his 2 month check-up. whew.

wednesday evening, while zach was at work, i was picking up the dishes from dinner when kanoa started crying while on his playmat. i heard kaimana say to him, 'hold on. hold on. i'm comin'. i'm comin'.' i peeked around the corner to see big brother give baby brother his binky while saying, 'here's your binky... mmmmmm... yummy....' and then turn on one of kanoa's musical toys and continue to sit with him (without being asked to) until i finished doing the dishes. what a great big brother he's turning out to be.

kanoa weighed in at 13 lb 15 oz and measured 24 inches. at home this morning, before the doctor's visit, we discovered he's ticklish! pretty fun to hear some laughter :) since the last video i posted, his chatty times are even 'chattier'. i'll try to get another video soon. he's still eating every 2-3 hours (3-4 hours at night)... he's a growin' boy! he sleeps waaaaaaaaayyyyy better than kaimana did at this age. so that's a blessing!

brother photo shoot.

8 weeks.

dinosaurs!

dinosaurs at the zoo!! kaimana was fascinated... for all of about 15 minutes :) he was much more interested in all the toys for sale in the shop at the end of the exhibit.

kanoa on video.

7 weeks.

6 weeks.

13 going on 30.

the scale i ordered from amazon arrived today, and it seemed much more fun to weigh my boys than to just weigh myself. kanoa weighs 13 lbs today... meaning he's added about 3 lbs in 5 weeks. kaimana is still 30 lbs, which has been his weight for several months. i swear he's bigger though, at least he's wearing bigger clothes than he was! here is a picture zach snapped of him while at a rest stop outside of vantage...

5 weeks.

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 :)