So Happy

It's no secret that Kai had a VERY hard time with our trip to Maui. He missed his bed, his house, his eating habits were thrown off, his bed-time was all over the place.... He was just a cranky boy the whole trip unless he was in the ocean.

It's been a rough few days since we got home to Austin with getting him back in sync with his schedule. The first few nights he's had to cry-it-out in his crib and he cried himself to sleep, which made me very sad, but he really needed the sleep and to do it in his own bed.

I'm happy to report that last night was his first "on-schedule" night and he went to bed at 8:15pm and woke up at 7am this morning a happy camper!! He's been eating so well since we got home. He's probably the most Haole Filipino boy you'll ever meet... he doesn't really like rice but instead prefers fruits and veggies and pasta. He even liked the falafels I made the other day! He's been eating like a champ and I'm flattered that he missed his mommy's cooking while we were on Maui.

We always joke around here that Pops can't get away from the "poop report". So Pops will be happy to know that Kai is REGULAR again. LOL.

Yesterday he was going to go in the bathroom to play with the toilet (a habit I hear he gets from his Uncle Patrick) and I said "No, No Kai!" and he started shaking his head "No, No" back and forth. So dang cute. I'll need to get a video of that and post it. It's adorable.

As for Miss Ryenne, she is such a sweet girl. She is talking about her Grandma, Don-Don, Uncle Jao, Auntie Jean, Uncle Nico, and Pig-Pig, Auntie Deb, and Uncle Martin back on Maui and talks about how she misses them and how the airplane ride wasn't really THAT long and why can't we go again? I have been trying to explain to her the concept of money and that mommy and daddy don't have a lot of it and that's why we need to work. I have been explaining to her that we have to pay for everything in our house like electricity and the tv shows she watches and that's why we can't be wasteful.

I think she is starting to understand. She is so smart. She'll be starting her 2nd year of pre-school next week Thursday and she's very excited to see her friends again!