livin' the HI life: 17 weeks with baby #3

Friday, October 11, 2013

17 weeks with baby #3

this pregnancy is moving along slowly. knowing that i'm not halfway through is difficult to think about sometimes. but even though my body is constantly aching, and is uncomfortable most of the time, i still feel lucky, because i know my pregnancies are fairly manageable compared to others. i'm not vomiting, extremely nauseated, or bedridden. i'm not at high risk, too skinny (duh.) nor too heavy.

most important of all though, i know that the little person inside my belly is a true blessing. there are moments when i stop and look at my other two babies in wonder and amazement. i think to myself - those two beings grew inside of ME! i helped to create those beautiful creatures! and it makes me feel so humbled, yet so proud. and it makes me feel overwhelmed with the love that i have for them and for this one that will join our little family soon.

i could say that i can't wait for this baby to come already, but that would only be partially true. while i AM excited to meet our newest member, i can't say that we're entirely prepared for it yet...we tossed our old crib, have a ton of junk in our house that needs to be cleared out, and all the baby necessities that we used to have seems to have grown legs and disappeared from our home. hmm...

i'm not one for taking "selfies"...maybe because i know that i could stand to lose some jelly in places that simply shouldn't have jelly. i don't care too much for those visual reminders. so i'd rather take pics with other people. =)

this past wednesday i had a checkup with my obgyn, and since she does an ultrasound at each appointment (i know - i love it!) - we got to find out the gender of baby!! wait for it.......

wait for it.......

ready?

are you sure????

IT'S A BOY!!!!

and we love him already. 22 and a half weeks to go... *sigh*

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some stuff...

for those of you who may not know much about our family...this one's for you:

1. where are you from?

brandon grew up in kahuku, while i grew up just a few minutes away in laie.

2. so you must have known each other growing up, right?

not quite. although we grew up in adjoining towns, we had no idea that the other even existed! brandon graduated from kahuku high school in 1995, while i graduated from kamehameha in 1999. the only thing we had in common during those days was that my older brother, tane, was brandon's classmate. how funny is that?

3. when did you get married?

we were married & sealed for time and all eternity in the laie, hawaii temple on november 3, 2005.

4. where do you work?

brandon works at the polynesian cultural center and has worked there since june 2005. he is a musician for the canoe show, ali'i luau, and night show.

i work at brigham young university-hawaii as a financial aid supervisor and have been in that department since january 2005. i help students find money to fund their college education.

5. how many children do you have?

three, and they are definitely a handful! our children are the lights of our lives and we are trying to take things one day at a time. but we hope to give them a playmate or two in the future...ya never know!

6. who cares for them while you are at work?

my mother in law watches nahe & linohao in kahuku. and ahonui attends laie elementary school.

7. what do you do in your free time?

if i could wish for more of something, it would have to be that - free time! brandon enjoys getting in his gym-time and practicing his guitar. i love to cook and read...and weirdly enough, cleaning our place actually relaxes me.

8. favorites?

tv shows:

brandon is a non-stop learner. he likes watching the discovery, history, and national geographic channels...but if the UFC is on - forget the rest - he'll be watching the fight.

i am such a girl when it comes to tv. my all-time favorites are "friends" and "seinfeld", although thanks to netflix, i have recently found an addiction to the "gilmore girls". i also LOVE the food network. too bad i can't cook like those peeps...

movies:

ocean's eleven, mean girls, pursuit of happyness, the notebook, count of monte cristo...the usual chick flick classics...brandon's favorite movie is black hawk down. but i think anything with action and/or comedy is cool with him. hehehe.

music:

brandon loves hawaiian, r&b, soul, and jazz music. i'm into almost anything that soothes me, like sade, stevie wonder, miles davis, 'ol school slow jamz & 90's rap. don't hate.

9. plans of moving?

nope. i have never been happier here in laie, hawaii and i'm sure brandon feels the same. if we could stay here for the rest of our lives, i'd be a lucky duck. who wouldn't want to raise their children in the same place they grew up?

i may add or update this information on us from time to time depending on the demand. but if you have any other pressing questions that you would like to know - hollaback!