Ryenne's First Piece of Mail!

Ryenne got her first official piece of mail from Grammalini in Reno! She got a very cute dolly, a super soft green blanky, a beautiful outfit, a onesie, and a pink pair of shoes!!

Thank you Grammalini!!!

Dexter was very upset that he couldn't snuggle in the green blanket. You can see him pouting in one of the pictures. LOL

30 Week Doc Appointment

Just had my 30 week appointment this morning and they said I'm 30 weeks 2 days, which I'm a little confused about because according to my calendar I'm 30 weeks tomorrow. I was a little baffled by my weight - I actually lost 3 pounds since my last apt 3 weeks ago (?) but have no clue as to why cause I've been eating everything I want!

We got to hear Ryenne's heartbeat just beating away. Such a wonderful sound! Then we went to Fran's and I had some banana pancakes that were out of this world and stole a few bites of Peter's Loco Moco.

I am SO exhausted today. I think I'll take a nap in just a bit. I'm sure Chico and Dexter will want to snuggle with me. Peter's working 3-11p so I'm just chillin at home by myself today.

Dancing...

Peter got a new cellphone that plays music - I think it's called a Slvr or something like that. Anyways, we put on some music and put the phone on my tummy. Ryenne had fun kicking it and it felt like she was dancing! The phone bounced around on my tummy - pretty darn cool!

29 Weeks

29 Weeks! Although I was very full from brunch and wearing a baggy shirt so you can't see my tummy too well. But still...getting bigger and rounder! heehee!

Kapalua Bay Hotel 03/26/06

We went on Sunday morning for our last Sunday Brunch at the Kapalua Bay Hotel. It's being torn down to make room for timeshares (YUCK!). It's so sad because it's such a landmark hotel.
The view from our table

10 More Weeks??

I can't believe I'm 29 weeks along already. It's quite possible that Ryenne could be here in the next 10 weeks! I feel so unprepared! Her room isn't even ready yet...

Last night there was a huge thunderstorm and we had to stay out on the West Side. It was nice because Ryenne was moving a lot and Peter got to feel her kicking him. I wish that he could feel her the way that I do, and I know he feels that way too. It's amazing to see his eyes light up everytime she bumps and taps his hand.

I Blame It All On McDonalds!!!

Ah what a day... a LONG day! I had a photo shoot this morning with a really nice family and another photo shoot this afternoon for sunset with another family. I decided to leave Haiku around 3pm so I could go to my in-law's for a few minutes before my sunset shoot.

On the way, I was STARVING. Having no cash, I stopped at McDonald's on Dairy Rd to grab a McChicken and some chocolate milk and pay with my credit card. The drive through line was crazy so I decided to go inside - long line there too. Only one register open... about 15 minutes later, it's finally my turn and the register has a sign on it "Credit Card Machine Broken". My heart sinks into my empty tummy. I ask the lady if she could ring me up on the register next to her cause that machine wasn't broken. "NO". Ok... sooo I get no food?? "NO - NEXT IN LINE!". I walked out of McD's, got into my car, and started bawling. I realize this is very overdramatic, but I was STARVING and the lady at McD's was rude, rude, rude!

So I had wasted about 20 minutes and was still starving. Now I was cutting it close to my photo shoot so decided to head straight for the West Side. I couldn't stop crying, and I was thinking of the nasty letter I was going to write to McDonalds when I saw blue lights flashing behind me. OH MY GOD... I'm being pulled over for speeding! For anyone who knows Kuihelani Hwy, it's basically a FREEWAY with a speed limit of 45mph - the most ridiculous thing on this planet - but I was going 69 according to the officer's speedgun. So by this time my tummy is starving, my face is welled with tears, I'm hyperventilating as I'm trying to find my insurance card and registration... and I got a ticket for $177. HOLY CRAP! Writing this now, I can see the humor in all of this, but at the time it was definitely NOT funny.

I made it to my photo shoot on time - it was a good session with a beautiful sunset. And Mommy Marissa made me beef stew for dinner which was really nice.

But I still blame all the bad stuff on McDonalds and they're definitely getting a nasty letter from me!

28 Week Picture Updates!

Ryenne's growing!
We went to Kapalua Bay and went swimming and it was so awesome! It was such a beautiful afternoon and I floated and floated!

Peter's Practicing...

Landon loves snuggling with Uncle Peter!
Our handsome nephew Landon is four months old!

Glucose Test Update

YAY! I passed my glucose test! I was so nervous because Kaiser left me a message to call them back and they said they would only call if I hadn't passed the test. I called them back and the nurse said that I passed and they were just calling because I am anemic. Ok... anemic I can handle - easy to fix. HUGE sigh of relief!

27 Weeks 2 Days

While I certainly don't look my very best, I just wanted to post a new belly picture of my ever expanding mid-section!

We went to the Haiku Flower Festival this morning and ate Chow Fun and looked at the crafts and some of the plants. It was fun and I'm sure something we'll want to bring Ryenne to someday to play on the big floats and stuff. Fun!

27 Week Update

Here I am... the LAST week of the second trimester - HOLY BEEP!! This is going by so fast now!

We had a doctor appointment yesterday morning which started out with the glucose test. I had to drink this orange syrupy stuff that was so DISGUSTING! Then we went up to my doc appointment and it was with Dr. Rodgers which was pretty cool because she's the one who referred us out for IVF. So it was nice to see her and she was excited to see my big belly.

We got to hear Ryenne's heartbeat for a minute and everything is measuring really well. My uterus is actually measuring about a week ahead, so Ryenne may make an early appearance!

After the doc appointment, we had to go back down to the lab so they could draw my blood to check the glucose levels. Gosh I hope I pass cause that test was NASTY! Dr. Rodgers told me to eat something with protein to make me feel better so we went and had lunch at Maui Mall.

As I was finishing my hamburger steak, my tummy got rumbly and tumbly and I couldn't hold it - I ran outside and vomitted right in the middle of Maui Mall! Oh My God... so embarrasing! Luckily, Peter stayed with me and told me it was ok. The good thing is that all that orange crap came out and I felt so much better afterward!

I was really tired all through the night and I woke up to find a bigger belly! I think she grew some more overnight! haha

So anyhoo... I'm comin on to the third trimester and I'm so excited to meet my baby girl soon! =)

Dinner with my friends

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to Steven and Leizl on their engagement!! WooHoo!! I am so excited for you both. Glad we could get together for yummy food the other night too.

My Farm Boy

Here's Peter's first run out with the lawnmower! He was so excited to mow the lawn himself!