Ryenne's Room!

Her beautiful room is just about complete. The room would be nothing of what it is if it weren't for all the help from dad, and most especially, from mom who helped make the room a reality and put in a lot of time to get it just how I envisioned it!! I can't wait for Ryenne to enjoy her beautiful room!

38 Week & Pepe Pics!

38 Weeks, 1 day. And had my doc appointment today and they said I am measuring 42 weeks! Holy Hell Batman!!
Introducing the new mommy mobile, "Pepe"!!! Isn't he cute??

Pepe is Here!

Went to Young Brother's this morning and picked up my new car. His name is Pepe and he's the red chile pepper car!

I meant to take a picture, but it was so hot today that I slept through the entire afternoon. I'll post a pic tomorrow!

It's a waiting game!

Boy it's a hot day today! I'm just hangin out at home being lazy. Well I just feel so exhausted, so I guess I'm not being LAZY. Just feeling really BIG like a giant blueberry (think of Violet in Charlie & the Chocolate Factory). I'm ready for Ryenne to come out already! I think she has other plans though because she's really enjoying kicking me. Or maybe she's waiting for my car to arrive??

Darn those veins!

Oops... sorry I haven't posted in a bit. Things have been going well - normal for the most part. I had some varicose veins pop out of the bottom of my tummy the other day and those buggers are friggen PAINFUL!

Luckily I have an awesome mom who went out and bought me a maternity belt for support and it helps me IMMENSELY! (Thanks Mom!)

On the car front... some good news - yay! We called Honda dealers all over the state and Hilo Honda is selling us the car for the price we wanted! Well, $200 more for shipping but big deal, yeah? So the extra effort saved us about $2,000 and the car will be here on the 23rd hopefully. I'll be sure to take pictures of my new ride when it gets here.

Had my 37 week appointment this morning. Baby girl's heartbeat was great and she had fun kicking the doppler. So now it's really just a waiting game! Dr. Day said she's big enough to come out anytime. Hopefully sooner than later cause I'm gettin uncomfortable!

Goodbye my friend...

The day has come to say goodbye to my super speedy, beautiful Honda Civic Si. I didn't realize how hard it would be to say goodbye to my dear friend, who've I'm come to know as "Speedy" over the past 6 years.

I have so many great memories with this car. I bought it just before Peter and I got married, when I had my first "adult person job" at the Four Seasons and at the time, it was the biggest check I'd ever written (for the down payment). Driving it couldn't be beat - the clutch, the shifter, the wind in my hair with the sunroof open, the rev of the engine as I pushed it, oh how it corners like it's on rails!

I know now that there's no way I can keep it. It's not a mommy car - not the safest car - and it would be so difficult to get Ryenne in and out of the backseat. I'd probably break my back. But still, it was so hard letting go today.

Peter found a great buyer for the car - a guy who does auto detailing and was thrilled to be able to buy it. We decided to meet today at 3:30pm in Kahului and as soon as I got off the phone with him, I started bawling. I got into the car and cried all the way to Kahului. I took it on the windy road behind the airport to get my last few 'rally runs' out of it and had to stop along the way because I was crying so hard.

I felt so embarassed the way I was crying in front of the new buyer. He asked if I was Ok and I said "yes". It was just really hard letting go and giving up the keys. I guess the feeling that I can relate to is like a loved one is moving far, far away. God that sounds so stupid that I feel that way about a car, but that's how I feel.

Now it's time to be practical and get something that's family friendly. I just hope that I can at least feel a little of that driving adrenaline that I love so much and I hope that Ryenne shares that same enthusiasm as me.

So now my "Speedy" has a new home and owner and we have the Jetta and Scooby. The Jetta needs a LOT of TLC if we're going to use it for a while with baby. The Honda Fit, while a great choice, is just out of the pricerange for now. The demand is just so high that the dealerships aren't parting with them for reasonable amounts of money. We'll see how it all goes... still got some time.

Are They Dumb??

So we went to Island Honda this morning to work out a deal on the Honda Fit. The MSRP is $15,970 + $550 Destination Fee. I totally understand the destination fee cause it's the shipping to Hawaii. The dealer invoice is $15,290, so the dealer would make a quick $600 something on the sale. Anyways, I wanted a couple accessories and offered $17K CASH - I'd write the check right then and there. Those dodo heads didn't take it!! They wouldn't go a penny below $17,900!!!

What they're asking is WAY too much. It's not like the car is a high-end auto or anything. It's meant to be a cheap, functional car.

So we walked out. I thought for sure they'd take the cash. Ah well... I'll figure out a way to get what I want!! =)

The Fit It Is!

Well I've been thinking the past couple days about our car situation. While the Rav has a lot of really nice features, the Honda Fit has everything I need and is $6,000 cheaper - so it's da winner! Plus I just like turning on my Dave Chappelle voice and going "One, two, three, four, FIT". LMAO. Ok... if you don't watch the Chappelle Show you won't get that AT ALL! hahaha

I think we're going to Honda tomorrow to negotiate for one. They have a white one and a blue one and I'm not sure which one to get. The salesman we spoke to the other day was a very nice, older gentleman, so when we go back tomorrow I'm going to have to turn on my unemotional negotiator mode. Poor man... doesn't know what's coming.

I'm hanging out in Napili today with my father-in-law and nephew Landon. It's a hot day and I'm feeling a little swollen. Perhaps I will go do some online shopping??? That might be fun. It's about another 4 hours until Peter comes home...

Doc Apt & Test Drives

Our doctor appointment this morning was good. Baby is doing great, has a wonderful heartbeat, and is movin around plenty. Saw a new doctor today - Dr. Day - very nice man.

We visited with Nana for a while and she's so excited about the baby coming. I can't wait for Ryenne to meet Nana and Pupu!

Afterward, we went to the mall so I could find some shoes for Landri's wedding tomorrow and ya know what??? My feet are SO WIDE I couldn't fit into ANY shoes! I couldn't believe it. That's never happened to me before. I guess I never noticed cause I just wear slippers. Anyway, we went to Old Gravy and they had some cute, cheap espadrilles and those fit me (thank goodness!) so I bought those.

We also test drove a few cars today. I think we have a solid buyer for my beautiful, gorgeous Civic Si (Not a Mommy car) so we went in search of a mommy car. My top two picks are the Honda Fit and the Toyota Rav4. I think I'm leaning more toward the Fit because it's much less expensive but has a lot of great features and TONS of airbags. I think I'll need to test drive them again before I make a final decision. Please feel free to weigh in your opinions!

Oh yes... by the way, a HUGE congratulations to our friends Kainoa & Joanne on the birth of their Cinco De Mayo baby boy Ka Hoku who was born today (a very cool birthday to have!).

35 Weeks Update

The crib is put together! Yay!! Peter put it together today. We are going to get the mattress in there soon and Mom is toiling away at the crib set (which is going to be so cute!).

We have a Dr. appointment tomorrow and I'll post more then. =)