.five months old.

kaiya turned FIVE MONTHS old on valentine's day!  time sure does fly by.  she keeps growing and growing, it's hard to imagine that just a few months ago she was baking away in my belly.  i miss those days of her kicking me in the ribs and partying in the wee hours of the morning!  but i sure do LOVE having her here.  everytime we look at her she just melts our heart and we fall in love with her and each other, over and over and over again!

here's a few pictures of her from her five month birthday shoot.  it's getting quite difficult to take these monthly pictures.  i can just imagine taking them in a couple months when she's crawling...or when she starts walking!  probably gonna have to take them in her sleep.  lol!

.kaiya's valentine's weekend.

since daddy had to work all weekend, he decided to treat mommy to a valentine's lunch on his day off, which was on friday.  we didn't go anywhere fancy, but it was good nonetheless.  kaiya ate lunch prior to mommy and daddy's lunch, so while they were eating, little miss kaiya was happy happy happy. check her out in her bumbleride...wearing her "love" cirque du soleil onesie that grandma barbara and papa harry got for her in las vegas when they went to watch the "love" over the summer.

kaiya also got a couple early valentine's gifts.  two puppies (one from grandma barbara and papa harry, and the other all the way from new mexico from grandma barb) ...

and two books from mommy and daddy ("i love you through and through..." and "love you forever")...

kaiya kept the love theme going on saturday and sported a cute 'love me' onesie.

she also decided to play a little hide and seek from mommy.

on sunday, she didn't feel too good...probably because mommy decided to eat chili w/beans a few days earlier.  note to mommy: kaiya HATES beans!!  but...she still sported a cute happy valentine's day shirt with some jeans that mommy picked up at ooh, baby recycled in hanamaulu.

that was pretty much the extent of kaiya's first valentine's day weekend.  not very eventful...but really, there is no need for a designated day to express love.  that should probably be done on a daily, or at least regular, basis!  to many more days of expressing love....

.little miss kaiya's first tax season.

first things first....check me out in my jeans.  they're a little tight when i sit down, so we have to unbutton them, and they're a little too long cause i'm a shorty like mommy, but nonetheless....

okay, moving on.  mommy and daddy had an appointment at h&r block so that they could get their taxes filed.  they had a big year in 2009 with moving across the pacific, daddy starting a new job, and the most important...having little miss kaiya.  so, they wanted to make sure that they got their maximum return.  kaiya went along for the trip, of course, and was such a good little girl.  mommy fed kaiya right before the appointment so she was happy.  she uttered a couple baaahhh blaaaaa's, but that was it...and fell asleep by the end of the appointment, which only lasted 45 minutes.  

after they were done at h&r block, mommy and daddy took kaiya to border's to check out some books.  we got two great books to give kaiya on her first valentine's day.  kaiya also loved the stuffed animal section that border's now has.  here's her and daddy playing with the "where the wild things are" monster...

although kaiya is a good sleeper at night, her naps on the other hand have been an issue.  since kaiya was a few weeks old, someone has had to hold her while she took her nap, otherwise she would wake up as soon as we put her down.  and not wanting her to be an overtired little babe, we gladly accepted the task...plus, whoever was holding her (mostly mommy since she stays home with kaiya) got to take a nap too.  well, being that she's almost 5 months old (what?!?) and can sleep on her belly since she's a rollover junkie, we decided to try and put her down starting just a couple of days ago.  hallelujah...it worked!  on her belly, of course.  here she is during her first nap of the day...snuggling her blankie dog, like usual.

  

daddy has the day off tomorrow, so him and mommy are going out for an early valentine's day lunch because he has to work on sunday.  valentine's day is also kaiya's 5 month birthday...pictures to follow as standard.

.testing.

just testing out posting via iPhone. mobile posting via text did not work lastnight.

kaiya hamming it up


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.rolling junkie.

since kaiya has learned to roll over, she's been trying to roll alllll over the place.  you put her down, turn away for a second, and she's in a completely different spot.  she loves it!  lately, she's been trying to find a way that's easier to get around other than rolling...we're not sure if she's trying to crawl or what.  but from the looks of it, she wants to get a move on...and she manages to get her legs under her and sometimes even up on her knees.  she's one determined little chickee.  here's a video of kaiya trying to move about the room.

.look what i can do.

a couple weeks ago, i posted on kaiya practicing sitting up.  well, as days pass her muscles that enable her to sit by herself keep getting stronger and stronger resulting in the following....

since kaiya has been able to roll over, she's been loving the fact that she can sleep on her tummy.  she also likes to sleep in the following position...

gotta love little miss kaiya!

.daddy's day off adventures.

on the last day of daddy's three day weekend, we took kaiya on her first trip to the kauai humane society.  she fell asleep on the way there, so we had to wake her up...well, all the dogs barking took care of that for us.  since she loves watching foxxy and lennox, we figured she would love to go hunting for a puppy for papa harry.  aunty dawn and caleb took a trip earlier in the day, too.  we're all looking for a dog for papa harry because we all know he would love it...grandma barbara might take a little convincing (or we just show up with a puppy and she has no choice).  hahahah!  there were some cute pups there, and we wish we could take them all home and save them, but of course that's not an option.  so the next best thing, i suppose, is to go visit them every once in a while.

.bella...a puppy that was already adopted.

.hazel.

.dottie loved caleb.

.daddy and kaiya.

.we loved bo because his eyes were pretty.

after the humane society, we did some shopping...well, more like browsing...with mommy and daddy's birthday money.  mommy bought slippers for her, and couldn't resist buying little girl ones...they were 20% off, after all.  they're waaaay too big for kaiya right now, and might not fit her for 3 more years...so maybe we'll give them away as a gift.

while mommy & daddy ate lunch at deli & bread, kaiya took a nap in her stroller.  since she's got great head control and getting to be such a big girl, she's been riding in her stroller without the carseat for a couple of months now.  she loves the fact that she can sit upright when she's awake, and lay down flat when she's napping.  however, the stroller has a wheel that locks up and doesn't allow you to turn...so you have to constantly kick it back into place.  such a pain!  we'll probably invest in a new lightweight stroller when we visit new mexico in april...that way we can test it out at babies r us instead of just ordering one off of amazon.com and going strictly off of reviews.

.this is a pic of her back in december in her stroller watching mommy run on the treadmill.

after lunch, we headed over to kmart.  monday's=farmer's market in the kmart parking lot.  we got there around 2:30, and the farmer's market starts at 3.  little did we know how many people go there!  there was a bunch of people packed into the one aisle of the farmer's market.  so many people that kaiya got overstimulated...resulting in her crying and us leaving.  oh well, next time we'll be better prepared.  but we did see a shave ice truck and picked up a small rainbow one.  good stuff...and mommy's been craving shave ice for a while.

kaiya took another nap while mommy and daddy were enjoying their shave ice.  after shave ice, mommy had to run into costco to buy kaiya size THREE diapers.  a few weeks ago, we bought a bulk size of huggies snug & dry size 2 diapers, but they're pretty lame.  since kaiya sleeps through the night (up until this 4 month regression!), we don't wake her up to change her diaper. and these new diapers suck, so that results in leaky diapers.  plus kaiya has chunky legs...so they leave red marks all over.  poor babe.  we still have a full pack, but maybe we'll bring that to papa harry and grandma barbara's.  :)

after the diaper run, we headed back home...and stopped to check the mail on the way.  there was a lovely package from aunty kristin who lives in washington.  she's recently taken up knitting, and we asked if she would knit kaiya a beanie.  she sent one a couple of weeks ago, but kaiya's head is so big it was more like a baby yarmulke.  (it will, however, be a perfect fit for when and if kaiya ever has a sister)  so she sent a new one and it seems to fit like a glove.  and looks uber cute too.  kaiya can't wait to show it off in new mexico!

thus ends kaiya's monday adventures on daddy's day off.

.superbowl xviv.

so not only was sunday, february 7, 2010 kaiya's first superbowl experience...but it was also daddy's 29th birthday.  and luckily, he had a three day weekend!  our superbowl party was very small, with just papa harry and grandma barbara coming over.  daddy made london broil, aunty dawn made corned beef, grandma barbara made 7-layer dip and also brought some sushi over.  we had a variety of breads and stuffed ourselves silly with sandwiches, sushi, and chips.

nobody's favorite team actually made it to the superbowl...so we were all just kind of cheering for whoever.  daddy was cheering for the saints because he likes reggie bush, and mommy was cheering for the saints because she likes 'keeping up with the kardashians' and reggie bush is kim's bf.  lol...what a great way to pick a team mommy.

here's some photos of kaiya and her cousins enjoying the superbowl.

.exersaucing.

kaiya’s latest toy adventure is her new evenflo exersaucer walk-around.  the walk-around helps baby reach 10 developmental milestones: tactile development, visual development, object permanence, hand-eye coordination, music development, gross motor skills, object exploration, cause & effect learning, and self-awareness.  so far, she seems to like it.  she’s entertained by it for 30 minutes or so.  she loves the mirror and this bee toy that you pull and it sucks back in while making a buzzing noise.  she hasn’t quite figured how to play with the toys by herself yet.  her arms may be too short at the moment also.  but she seems to love the fact that she can “sit” and “stand” like a big girl.

here's a video of kaiya playing in her new exersaucer.  sorry for the shaking…

not only kaiya sparked interest in her new exersaucer.  her cousin caleb was very anxious to try it out as well.  he tried several times to climb into the seat WITH her in it already…but his plan was foiled by myself, eric and dawn.  so…when kaiya was all done with it, he thoroughly enjoyed himself in some exersaucing fun.

.checking out her new bee friend.

.oooohhh.

.chubby chickee legs.

.cutie pie.

.cheeeeesse.

.caleb enjoying his turn.

.bedtime snuggles.

we've been pretty blessed in regards to kaiya falling asleep and sleeping through the night.  i started a bedtime routine early on that consisted of an early bath, nursing, rocking, then sleep.  the first couple weeks i had to rock her until she was 100% sleeping, otherwise she would wake right up when i put her down to sleep.  after a while, i ended up rocking her for a couple minutes, put her down and walked away.  to my surprise...she fell asleep all by herself!  sometimes she'll fuss, sometimes she'll play, but when that happens you can pat her for a couple minutes, walk away and then she'll get into "the zone".  "the zone" is when i know she's about to fall asleep.  she'll stare off into space and nothing will break her stare.  you can walk past her and she won't even flinch.  a few minutes after that...she'll be fast asleep until the next morning.

up until a few days ago that is.  she seems to be fighting the early bedtime more and more...but i'm determined that early bedtime=happy baby in the a.m.  she's all about talking and playing instead of going to sleep.  so i decided to try giving her something to snuggle.  little miss kaiya seems to LOVE snuggling her dog blankie, and it's one of the only thing that comforts her when she's trying to fall asleep for the night...because i don't want her to get used to me rocking her to sleep again. so i'll give her the dog blankie and sit next to her and pat her a couple times, then walk away.  she likes to hold it and rub it cause it's so soft, and she also sucks on it (since she doesn't take the paci)...but she eventually get into "the zone", and falls asleep with all snuggled up against the dog.  sooo cute.

the dog blankie was the very first thing that i bought for kaiya was on a trip to oahu to visit aunty erin who was on vacation from oregon.  we went to a small shop in haleiwa, and i bought her a gray & white dog blankie.  well, when we first brought kaiya home, i was determined to make that thing one of her fave blankies/toys so it went with us whenever she was in her carseat.  fast forward four months....

here's kaiya snuggling her dog...