Kawai is One Month! (Oct 27)

OH! I'm a month old!

Im feeling hungggrrryyy!

Just kidding! :-)

I see you!

Don't you find me cute??

Excuse me for taking in some good sun rays!

My Best Birthday Yet!

Wednesday, Oct 21st is my 35th Birthday! This birthday was awesome because of my new events in my life. I had a good day, I worked in the morning and then gone to Kona. When I returned, we ate my cake/ice-cream. It was so cool to have my family with me and having a new addition.

I wan't to say thank you for all those "happy birthday" wishes, I appreciate it dearly!

My shape works great for Kawai, he sleeps in seconds. It gives me an excuse to watch tv ;-)

Three Weeks!

Kawai loves to hang out. I am thankful to God that he does not cry for any reason but when he want to be fed. He is very easy to stop crying when he does not feel good.

Kawai with his face expressions

Aloha All and welcome back!

Today (sunday 18th) Kawai is 3 weeks old. All honesty, It seems longer. Every day we are learning more and more about this little man. He has the best facial expressions when he is sleeping and being awake. Pictures below shows some examples. Enjoy!

Our baby's name digest

Kawaiohalani (1st name is Hawaiian), Tianle (middle name is Chinese), Anderson (last name)- both the Hawaiian & Chinese means 'The Heavenly Joy'. He also has 'An' as his Chinese last name- short form for Anderson, 'An' means peace in Chinese.

We called baby 'Kawai.....' for short- pronounce as 'Ka-vai', but not to be mistaken for just the word 'Kawai' which means the ocean in Hawaiian.

Kawaiohalani has 50% Chinese (from Mom) + (the rest from Dad)- which includes 25% Portuguese + 12.5% Hawaiian + 12.5% Italian (Sicilian to be exact) and of course 100% miracle creation from our almighty God :)

Where is my Genes???

Today make one week old for Kawai. Its only a week but its fast. As I wait for Kawai get older, I am looking forward to see how he turns out, will he be more like the mom or dad. So far (I know its early) Kawai is looking more like Huili in many ways. I can find little of me in him like eye lashes and color of hair but most, this is a chinese baby.

This morning I waken to this, any resemblance?

His facial expressions are fun as days goes by.

Dead sleeper :-)

All said and done, what an awesome gift from God!

Today (Tuesday- the 29th) is the day we are getting ready to go home. We appreciate the attentive service we got from all those who took part in our birthing. We are in awe in the awesomeness of what we created. At the same time, being first time parents always wondering if what we are doing is right like changing a diaper. It was funny with Huili and I trying to put the diaper on together. His feet can't stop moving! Its much different from the birthing class where the dolls legs does not move:-)

Beautiful..

One happy Daddy!

Our way home, delighted but scared

I don't believe that I can ever stop taking pictures. I am debating on purchasing a mega maga mega computer to store my photos and videos :-)

Awesome pose!

It amazes me that Kawai can sleep with tv, radio or movement. Not even a dirty diaper change he makes a fuss. The only thing he make a fit for is for food (just like his dad :-) ha!).

When the times get tough, we get tougher! (prayer)

Thank you for being so patient for our updates. So far we been home since Tuesday afternoon. We are soooooo exhausted and trying to find a rhythm. Huili and I has decided to do the Chinese after birth confinement care of one month, before people to meet little Kawai. Kawai, short call for his full first name 'Kawaiohalani' is pronounced as Kavai, in hawaiian language. I appreciate the kind words for our new arrival from friends and family. Below are pictures that somewhat explains the times leading up to birth. Enjoy!

Huili has been given this drug to encourage to start the birth process. As we walked around, the pressure and pain started to creep on.

So cute, waiting for the big moment

Huili with her Aloha Spirit (this wont last long)

Akiko was a very nice RN (register nurse), we had her care on night shift. I am thankful we had her take care of us. At this time, Huili has been in contractions for a long time. It started Saturday afternoon and carried over to the next day morning as you see her in tub. We needed to have her reach 3cm in order to have the Epidural. Huili was asking for the drug a long time ago but because her cervex was closed for a long time, she could not get it. Her labor last 25 hours!

This is Dr. Rudy. I believe this guy is the best for what he does. He has a lot of talent and experiences and sure glad he is part of Waimea Hospital of Doctors. He is loved by all because of the magic he brings to ladies, Epidural!

Huili is now relaxed and is able to sleep. She fought a good fight for a long time. I could not imagine being in her place. I thank God for me being a man :-)

She slept, I slept. I was excited and exhausted the same time.

Epidural had to stop at this point. She was pushing big time. I felt a lot for her about the pain she is going through. She took 2.5 hours to get the delivery of Kawai.

Hello!

Mommy is totally exhausted! Baby is good and safe. We are glad that the baby did not have any diabetes or any other health issues.