Thursday, September 16, 2010
Family Video
Our first family video!
I fell in LOVE with this sweet little video made by our friends/photographers, Spencer and Kylie (Flybird Photography).
Pictures of Krew to come...
Friday, September 10, 2010
walks and beach
Krew has created an early bird sleeping schedule for himself where he rises with the sun! At around 5:30 - 6am Krew wakes up ready to go. Of course I am no shape to wake up at that time and thankfully, Cameron offers to take him for the early mornings.
Usually the two boys go on walks and I found this picture taken on Cameron's phone of the sunrise they see. Cameron says that they are now regulars in the Laie community early morning walkers.
And I looooove the sleep I get to catch while they're out and about for those first few hours.
We have been having lots of family beach time. Krew would never know it because he usually sleeps the whole time. The ocean water is a little shocking to him still, he prefers warm bath water for now.
Krew has become a lot more aware of his surroundings and the other day he was having fun with mirror looking at himself and doing funny little faces.
Pretty much we think everything he does is adorable.
Usually the two boys go on walks and I found this picture taken on Cameron's phone of the sunrise they see. Cameron says that they are now regulars in the Laie community early morning walkers.
And I looooove the sleep I get to catch while they're out and about for those first few hours.
We have been having lots of family beach time. Krew would never know it because he usually sleeps the whole time. The ocean water is a little shocking to him still, he prefers warm bath water for now.
Krew has become a lot more aware of his surroundings and the other day he was having fun with mirror looking at himself and doing funny little faces.
Pretty much we think everything he does is adorable.
Friday, August 20, 2010
What we've been up to the last month
With Krew's one month birthday being tomorrow, here is a little of what we've been up to.
Shortly after Krew was born, my mom came out to help us and it was wonderful! She made delicious meals, kept our house tidy and watched Krew as I recovered.
Thanks mom!
Cameron does a great job of bathing Krew. Here's Krew's first bath.
Krew's first time to church looking ever so dapper.
Here's Krew helping me bring back the laundry from the laundry room. Most of our days are filled with changing diapers, feeding, going on walks and cleaning up the house.
Krew has been great at tummy time.
Sometimes he gets upset...
And sometimes he gets tired and falls asleep.
Many times Cameron finds Krew and I asleep such as this time:
Catching up on the Zzzz's
Krew loves to go on drives or walks, just being out and about in general.
He is such a cute little guy and we fall in love with him more and more everyday!
Shortly after Krew was born, my mom came out to help us and it was wonderful! She made delicious meals, kept our house tidy and watched Krew as I recovered.
Thanks mom!
Cameron does a great job of bathing Krew. Here's Krew's first bath.
Krew's first time to church looking ever so dapper.
Here's Krew helping me bring back the laundry from the laundry room. Most of our days are filled with changing diapers, feeding, going on walks and cleaning up the house.
Krew has been great at tummy time.
Sometimes he gets upset...
And sometimes he gets tired and falls asleep.
Many times Cameron finds Krew and I asleep such as this time:
Catching up on the Zzzz's
Krew loves to go on drives or walks, just being out and about in general.
He is such a cute little guy and we fall in love with him more and more everyday!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Krew's Birth Story
It's been almost three weeks since little Krew was born so it's about time I post the birth story.
The Monday before my due date I had my weekly appointment for my baby check up. The doctor told me I was now a 5cm dilated ( I had been a 4cm dilated for the last 4 weeks) and that once again, the baby was very low. He suggested that I went in to be induced to cut the chances of not making it to the hospital or just to have a more controlled environment rather than chaotic i'm having the baby in the car kind of thing. This sounded very appealing to me having a set time and date but my goal for this labor was to go without any pain medication ( no epidural, etc.) and I knew I didn't want to deal with Pitocin if I didn't have to. I heard that it is amazing to feel your body give the natural urges of child birth so I thought, why not try at least once to have a baby without an epidural. So at the appointment, I agreed to the inducing but I asked for the doctor to break my water and give my body a few hours to see if it will naturally go into labor on its own which is exactly what it did.
Wednesday morning Cameron and I headed to the hospital with our empty car seat to go be induced. We arrived at Queen's hospital and headed up to the delivery rooms. The sounds coming from one woman's room were outrageous and I looked at Cameron with wide eyes and started to laugh... it sounded like the wailing and gnashing of teeth. Little did I know, I would be making similar sounds very shortly. Our room was nice, we actually had stayed in that one once before when I had had some complications weeks before. Before I put the gown on, I had Cameron take one last picture of my belly.
Last belly shot
It took the doctor a while to get there so we watched a movie and played games while we waited. When the doctor finally showed up, he checked me and I came in at a 6cm dilated and 90% effaced which I was really happy about.
At 2:30 pm he broke my water which was kind of a strange feeling-- kind of like peeing your pants. I sat around for a bit feeling odd but thought I better start helping this baby come out. I asked if I could go walk around the maternity ward and the nurse allowed me 20 minutes to be off the baby monitors. Cameron and I went walking with my fluids IV in one hand and my capri sun in the other. Cameron even had me doing squats down the hall. During the walk, I mostly felt fatigue from not eating all day since the hospital doesn't let you eat. We returned to the room after my 20 minute walk/ squats and literally 10 minutes later about 4:00 pm, the contractions really kicked in. They were 2-3 minutes apart and they were pretty intense. I just sat at the end of my bed in a preztel/indian position so that gravity could help work the baby down and I held onto one of the rails of the bed. It felt good to do a low hum during contractions and Cameron lightly rubbed the sides of my belly with my breathing. Cameron was awesome during the labor... I brought lavender oil with me and Cameron rubbed it on my temples in between contractions which felt awesome (like they do in my yoga class).
At 5:00 pm, I told the nurse my contractions were really hurting and so she checked me and I was an 8 cm. The next hour got pretty intense and the low hums turned in loader moans (that I kept apologizing to the nurse about worried that I would scare the other women in the delivery rooms). The pain was like nothing I had felt before but I was glad to have it come in intervals so I could rest in between. I kept thinking, Man, I can't wait to sleep. This is exhausting.
I started to feel a strange urge (similar to going to the bathroom) so I told the nurse, "I think I want to push now". The nurse checked me and I was at a 9.5 cm dilated so she told me to keep the breathing light and not to push to avoid swelling. So I did light breathing as the delivery equipment was brought in and the doctor arrived.
At 6:15 pm they allowed me to push which was really exhausting. It actually felt better to push and the pain was overcome by my body wanting to push the baby out. While pushing I thought, There is no way that there are women in distant countries who do this out in the fields, squat down and have a baby and go back to work. That is a bunch of bologna. Thirty minutes of pushing actually felt really quick. I had a great cheering team: Cameron to the left, Dr.Foley in front and nurse to my right. I even chewed on ice which is my pet peeve but it felt really good in between pushes. I closed my eyes during pushes and at 6:37 pm, Krew Cameron Rondo was born! I opened my eyes, saw my beautiful baby, and thought Oh my gosh... Relief! It's over. I'm so tired. They placed Krew on my stomach and I couldn't believe I just pushed out this baby! It was amazing and I couldn't believe how big he was, 8 lbs. 6ounces! I couldn't believe he was mine and I couldn't believe I just had a baby!!! It was so incredible holding him for the first time and to see Cameron holding him as well. We had our little family now and how sweet it was.
I love the chub.
My great doctor, Dr. Foley and us
The next few days of recovery were hard because I could hardly walk (Krew had a 15 inch circumference head... that's big.). Cameron was such a great help. He changed all the diapers and would bring the baby to and from me all day and night long and then help me as well. I always knew he would be a great dad. The nurses at Queen's were excellent--so nice and caring.
Enjoying food!! The hospital food was great!
Going home!
I was so grateful for a labor that went smoothly and exactly how I wished it to be. I am grateful for great nurses, a great doctor, and such a nice hospital. I am grateful for a wonderful husband to help me. I am so grateful for our healthy little baby and what a blessing he is!
The Monday before my due date I had my weekly appointment for my baby check up. The doctor told me I was now a 5cm dilated ( I had been a 4cm dilated for the last 4 weeks) and that once again, the baby was very low. He suggested that I went in to be induced to cut the chances of not making it to the hospital or just to have a more controlled environment rather than chaotic i'm having the baby in the car kind of thing. This sounded very appealing to me having a set time and date but my goal for this labor was to go without any pain medication ( no epidural, etc.) and I knew I didn't want to deal with Pitocin if I didn't have to. I heard that it is amazing to feel your body give the natural urges of child birth so I thought, why not try at least once to have a baby without an epidural. So at the appointment, I agreed to the inducing but I asked for the doctor to break my water and give my body a few hours to see if it will naturally go into labor on its own which is exactly what it did.
Wednesday morning Cameron and I headed to the hospital with our empty car seat to go be induced. We arrived at Queen's hospital and headed up to the delivery rooms. The sounds coming from one woman's room were outrageous and I looked at Cameron with wide eyes and started to laugh... it sounded like the wailing and gnashing of teeth. Little did I know, I would be making similar sounds very shortly. Our room was nice, we actually had stayed in that one once before when I had had some complications weeks before. Before I put the gown on, I had Cameron take one last picture of my belly.
Last belly shot
It took the doctor a while to get there so we watched a movie and played games while we waited. When the doctor finally showed up, he checked me and I came in at a 6cm dilated and 90% effaced which I was really happy about.
At 2:30 pm he broke my water which was kind of a strange feeling-- kind of like peeing your pants. I sat around for a bit feeling odd but thought I better start helping this baby come out. I asked if I could go walk around the maternity ward and the nurse allowed me 20 minutes to be off the baby monitors. Cameron and I went walking with my fluids IV in one hand and my capri sun in the other. Cameron even had me doing squats down the hall. During the walk, I mostly felt fatigue from not eating all day since the hospital doesn't let you eat. We returned to the room after my 20 minute walk/ squats and literally 10 minutes later about 4:00 pm, the contractions really kicked in. They were 2-3 minutes apart and they were pretty intense. I just sat at the end of my bed in a preztel/indian position so that gravity could help work the baby down and I held onto one of the rails of the bed. It felt good to do a low hum during contractions and Cameron lightly rubbed the sides of my belly with my breathing. Cameron was awesome during the labor... I brought lavender oil with me and Cameron rubbed it on my temples in between contractions which felt awesome (like they do in my yoga class).
At 5:00 pm, I told the nurse my contractions were really hurting and so she checked me and I was an 8 cm. The next hour got pretty intense and the low hums turned in loader moans (that I kept apologizing to the nurse about worried that I would scare the other women in the delivery rooms). The pain was like nothing I had felt before but I was glad to have it come in intervals so I could rest in between. I kept thinking, Man, I can't wait to sleep. This is exhausting.
I started to feel a strange urge (similar to going to the bathroom) so I told the nurse, "I think I want to push now". The nurse checked me and I was at a 9.5 cm dilated so she told me to keep the breathing light and not to push to avoid swelling. So I did light breathing as the delivery equipment was brought in and the doctor arrived.
At 6:15 pm they allowed me to push which was really exhausting. It actually felt better to push and the pain was overcome by my body wanting to push the baby out. While pushing I thought, There is no way that there are women in distant countries who do this out in the fields, squat down and have a baby and go back to work. That is a bunch of bologna. Thirty minutes of pushing actually felt really quick. I had a great cheering team: Cameron to the left, Dr.Foley in front and nurse to my right. I even chewed on ice which is my pet peeve but it felt really good in between pushes. I closed my eyes during pushes and at 6:37 pm, Krew Cameron Rondo was born! I opened my eyes, saw my beautiful baby, and thought Oh my gosh... Relief! It's over. I'm so tired. They placed Krew on my stomach and I couldn't believe I just pushed out this baby! It was amazing and I couldn't believe how big he was, 8 lbs. 6ounces! I couldn't believe he was mine and I couldn't believe I just had a baby!!! It was so incredible holding him for the first time and to see Cameron holding him as well. We had our little family now and how sweet it was.
I love the chub.
My great doctor, Dr. Foley and us
The next few days of recovery were hard because I could hardly walk (Krew had a 15 inch circumference head... that's big.). Cameron was such a great help. He changed all the diapers and would bring the baby to and from me all day and night long and then help me as well. I always knew he would be a great dad. The nurses at Queen's were excellent--so nice and caring.
Enjoying food!! The hospital food was great!
Going home!
I was so grateful for a labor that went smoothly and exactly how I wished it to be. I am grateful for great nurses, a great doctor, and such a nice hospital. I am grateful for a wonderful husband to help me. I am so grateful for our healthy little baby and what a blessing he is!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Krew Cameron Rondo
Introducing...
Krew Cameron Rondo
Born July 21st at 6:37 pm
8 lbs. 6 ounces, 20 inches long
We LOVE him so much!!!!
Krew Cameron Rondo
Born July 21st at 6:37 pm
8 lbs. 6 ounces, 20 inches long
We LOVE him so much!!!!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Baby Shower
A few weekends ago I had an awesome baby shower! My dear friends, Erin and Chelsea, put on the most adorable baby shower and every detail was incredibly cute. It was a surf theme shower for "Baby Rondo's Final Ride!" It was so great to have lots of my friends there and I appreciated their support.
Wasn't the location perfect for a surf themed shower?!
A big THANK YOU to these two wonderful girlfriends!
Wasn't the location perfect for a surf themed shower?!
A big THANK YOU to these two wonderful girlfriends!
We had fun, ate food, talked, hit a hula girl pinata which was hilarious, and I got lots of adorable gifts!
Thanks so much to Chelsea and Erin for being so wonderful and so dang creative! It was perfect!
(most pictures were taken by Erin... thanks!)
(most pictures were taken by Erin... thanks!)
Another shower that I neglected to post was from the family. On Mother's day, they sent me little showers-in-a-box and I felt so special!
Before she got too sick, Grandma Corky surprised me with sending the really nice crib bedding that I never thought I was going to get! Thanks grandma! I love and miss you!
Baby Rondo is now equipped with the cutest baby stuff around. Thanks everyone!
Friday, July 9, 2010
38 weeks
38 weeks
So Baby is fully developed but has decided to not come out yet.
I'm still feeling great and to be honest, I don't really feel any different other than when baby hits nerves to my legs.
Here are the recent stats:
I'm now dilated to a 4-5 cm
Baby's station is at 0 (the dr. says he can poke his head with his index finger... aka: he's low)
and I'm 80% effaced
Sooo... maybe the baby will just fall out of me?? Who knows... I just don't want to give birth at home or during the hour drive to the hospital.
So Baby is fully developed but has decided to not come out yet.
I'm still feeling great and to be honest, I don't really feel any different other than when baby hits nerves to my legs.
Here are the recent stats:
I'm now dilated to a 4-5 cm
Baby's station is at 0 (the dr. says he can poke his head with his index finger... aka: he's low)
and I'm 80% effaced
Sooo... maybe the baby will just fall out of me?? Who knows... I just don't want to give birth at home or during the hour drive to the hospital.
Here is a BARE BELLY shot from last week after yoga (don't mind the blue veins-- no stretch marks yet...)
I was always in denial that my belly button would ever poke out because I have a super "innie" but it turns out that I was wrong. The button is out and the turkey is done.
I have had lots of BH contractions for like the last 2 months. I also have been walking lots, still going to yoga and bouncing on the exercise balls at the gym.
Yesterday I decided to go downtown with Cameron while he went to work. I was hoping that while he was at work I could walk around Ala Moana Mall ( a huge mall) forever and get the baby out while I was ten minutes away from the hospital rather than 1 hour. After walking all over, back and forth for almost 5 hours and killing my feet... baby stayed put.
Monday, June 28, 2010
doughnuts
When you are craving sweet doughnuts (not me, Cameron) and the malasada truck isn't in town, why not make some out of Pillsbury dough! Cameron was in charge of dipping them in sugar but I think it quickly turned into dumping sugar on them.We were very proud of our delicious mini doughnuts and between the two of us, they disappeared pretty quickly.
Not so fast, baby...
Last week, Baby tried to make a run for it! Contractions were 2 minutes apart (not painful ones though-- just tightening) and I found out I am dilated to a 4! ( I've still got a month to go) That was kind of a surprise. I had to stay in the hospital to get monitored over night. Cameron was a good sport and stayed with me. He tried to wear a hospital gown to bed but I wouldn't let him. After lots of monitoring and a night stay in the hospital, everything calmed down and we went home.
Since I was only 35 weeks at the time, we need baby to cook just a little longer.
Friday, June 11, 2010
quilting... how mommyish.
(Please ignore the pants on the bed ... I would have taken another picture but the blanket is now packed away until baby comes)
I just finished this quilt! And I probably won't make another one like it until my next baby. :)
I didn't use a pattern so measuring everything was kind of a pain but I'm pleased with the end result. And my favorite part is the fabric with all the Hawaii surf spots on it.
I hope baby enjoys it.