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Going home

The reality of going home is settling in *sigh*. Back to being Mommy again, full time. It’s nice to have an extra pair of hands around with the baby. Sure the BM is home, but he’s not “home, home”. He works most of the time so it’ll be just me. With all 3 kids. Just me. I don’t remember how I functioned before, but I have to get back into that mode. Of course the baby is bigger now and better with the neediness. Remember she’s mobile now *rolls eyes*. I’ll have to empty out the pack and play and corral her in there.

And not only can I corral her in there, but hopefully it can keep her sister out *sigh*. We already knew that she would be the “hard one”. Ya know the child with the mind of her own. The independent one. Well this same child managed to nearly sever the baby’s finger off the other day. With her own mouth. Baby was minding her own business on the floor, crawling, tummy thumping, whatever you want to call it. The lilmiss laid down with her and then sooner than we know it, the baby is SCREAMING. As of late she only cries for 3 reasons: hungry, wet, or tired. Other than that she’s a happy baby. My mom loves that she’s so happy and flashing her gummy smiles. Oh wait, I forgot one more. When she’s hot. She does NOT like to be hot. WHo does really though? So yeah, as I was saying, she was screaming! Couldn’t be consoled and we noticed the lilmiss hiding under the blanket that the sisters were both on top of just moments prior. Checked everything on the baby and she kinda kept holding her finger out. Sure enough a huge bite mark at the thumb joint. Poor thing. It was nearly purple.

The lilmiss is constantly patting her back, really hard, ya know the kind, where you HEAR the thumps! She’s also managed to poke her in the eyes, her reason is that she’s taking out the eye guck. Well in the process of her removing the eye guck, she’s managed to give the baby some sort of yuck-disease that the baby gets the really bad eye guck in the morning. OY! And we’ve been trying to heal/cure her, but somehow the lilmiss always gets to her. Oh and same goes for boogers. She has this thing about picking the baby’s boogers. This poor little baby of mine. She’s going to hate her sister, and soon.

So one of my top priorities when we get home is to get to that pack n’ play and clean it out so the baby can utilize it. WHere the stuff inside is going *shrugs*. I just wish our house weren’t so small and that we didn’t have to much junk amongst the 5 of us.

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Frogger

That would be the baby’s new moniker. She is nearly almost crawling *sigh* She gets up on her fours and rocks back and forth. And then she lunges forward, kinda like Frogger. She doesn’t like to sit in the bouncy chair anymore and leans forward, to the point that she’s almost falling out and the chair is on te verge of covering her like a honu. We put out a blanket on the floor for her and she’s supposed to stay on that blanket but someone always has to go and reposition her back onto it.

Mobility. *crying*

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Birthday

Now that the lilmissy’s birthday is over with for this year. My mom’s is fast approaching, then mine, and then the boy’s. I planned our trip so that we’d be with my mom on her birthday! YAY . And then we’d leave before mine and the boy’s. Although, maybe I should have stayed and been with the one that birthed me for my birthday?!?!?!

I’m sure it will be plenty low key being that we fly home the night before. Jet leg. Unpacking. Being home after not being home for nearly 2 months. Blah!

Someone asked me what I wanted for my birthday. Not that I get gifts anymore. And not that I really expect to anyhow. My mom is funny and while we’re out and about, if she sees me eyeing something, she’ll say “You want it? I’ll get it for you for your birthday.” So I often tease her about it and pick up random things.

Of course if I could have anything in the world and money was no object, jewelry would be on that list, as well as my dream car, and another trip somewhere.

What have I been coveting as of late?

Blame it on the child in me. I’ve always loved Hello Kitty and never could understand the girls who didn’t. Yeah yeah I’m brainwashing my kids to love her too! So what

I loved it from the beginning. Yeah I’m a bopper at heart. Guess where I’ll hopefully be on October 10th. LMAO. But yeah I loved this show and would love to add this one to the collection.

B/c my other point and shoot went on the fritz before this trip I’ve been lacking on a small compact camera. And one that shoots video too. Been missing all the baby’s moments on film, but I’ve got them in my memory. Right? Pfft.

My “gear” is so lacking when it comes to the 40. I like to take pictures as much as I can, but I’m not so much into the fancy gear. Something that won’t break the bank, and I can still use on a daily basis. Mama Toots has this 18-135mm and I quite like it.

Not so much needs but I can have wants on my birthday right? I would say that I need clothes as of late b/c my wardrobe is quite dated. It could use some sprucing up. But after losing the weight and then some, then gaining a bit of it back again, I am in no mood to look at myself in the mirror.

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Happy Birthday to the lilmiss

Yes, yes the lilmiss is 3 today *sigh* Where is the time going? She has grown from her chubby cheeked self into a strong willed, independent, outgoing 3 year old. She’s still got some cheeks on her though . This year her love for Hannah Montana has won over my love for Hello Kitty. We’re celebrating here in the islands, yet again, and having a small shindig with family and friends on Sunday.

For her actual birthday, we have no real plans, just to make her feel special, and if you ask her, she thinks she’s special *everyday*. Which in all honesty she is . She can drive me up the walls on some occasions but on most she keeps me laughing and smiling and giggling right along with her.

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We all knew it.

Yeah, yeah we’ve all heard that it’s expensive to live here. Makes sense. It’s a rock in the middle of the ocean and to get anything here, it either has to be shipped or flown. The other day we were at Thinker Toys at Alaz and we came across these super cute play sushi sets. I don’t think the lilmiss remembers sushi, but she likes it, more or less. I think it was more the novelty of getting something. I was thinking more along the lines, that her birthday is coming up .

Saw this one first and loved it. Loved that it’s wood too and has those velcro things so she can pretend that she’s cutting sushi. The only thing that had me put it back is the price $24.95. Not bad I know, but I passed on it anyhow. Her love for kitchen things comes and goes.

Also saw this one… and almost considered getting it b/c of the lower price, $14.95, but it wasn’t as “nice” and fun with the cutting and velcro.

Well looky what Amazon has… the velcro one for $14.20, AND the fun one for only $10.99.

I think I might just have to order her both of them as well as the dim sum one.

She loves her some pork siu mai or as they call it here in the islands, pork hash!

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So she decided

Now that she’s 3, or soon to be, she’s got a mind of her own. We already knew she would be very independent, and demanding like that.

We went to Price Busters yesterday in search of invites. I was really, really hoping for a Hello Kitty party and she was sold at first, until we turned the corner . And there she was. Hello Kitty’s arch-nemesis apparently. *sigh* Hannah Montana. Tossed aside were the Hello Kitty invites for the Rockin’ Hannah Montana ones. *sigh* Luckily for her some of the party paraphenalia was on sale, so I picked those up.

She’s only 3. What is the age that determines tweens? B/c she certainly seems like that *rolls eyes*

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Where is the time going?

Srsly! Where?

We’ve been here for what? *goes to open iCal, b/c brain is melting from the heat*…
2 weeks + or 17 days? Right?

Yeah well the lilmissy’s birthday is next week and we’re supposed to be throwing her a party. Albeit a small one b/c we don’t know too many people here but still. My mom said this Sunday, uhm hello? Invitations? I haven’t done anything in the way of those. Party favor bags? Yeah none. Food? Not exactly nada but still.

3. I can’t believe she’s been here for 3 years.

So yeah I’m stressing a little bit about that.

In other news, it’s hotter than a mo’fo here. But apparently it’s hotter than a mo’fo everywhere else too.

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The 5th of July

Our 4th was not as I had planned it to be. First off we were out for the majority of the day, checking things out, and trying to take advantage of free a/c. It hasn’t been as hot as it’s been in days past, but it was warm.

We were s’posed to fire up the grill and bah-bee-cue. But there is still a question of, is there still any gas in the tank? And I’m not exactly sure how to check that. I’m sure there’s a way. I just haven’t bothered. So no BBQ was had. No apple pie either. Pfft.

There were fireworks though. Me and the 2 big kids went next door and fired off some stuff in the street with the neighbors. I had to come in and rescue the baby b/c she was NOT having my mom. Not. One. Bit. So I watched the Ala Moana fireworks, another set of fireworks close to Alaz (which I’m thinking was Sand Island? but I’m not sure if they do fireworks?) and Pearl Harbor’s. And then this very city had their very own, for the first time, fireworks. Right off the lanai! Nice!!! Here’s hoping they have them every year in the same place b/c they were up close and personal without the fuss of traffic, annoying people, and driving anywhere.

So yeah and an uneventful 4th as it seems.

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That damned baby

Lol. Life as I know it, is over. Done. Kaputz. babyM rolled over today. On her own. From back to tummy. She had been trying and trying the past few days, but somehow just couldn’t figure out how to get over her arm/ shoulder. Well sure enough it happened. Today.

No more leaving her on the couch. No more leaving her on the bed. No more.

Which also means that she’s growing up. Getting bigger. And moving along .

I swear she’s on the verge of lunging for our food too. She stares at you while you’re eating. She’s not getting food until we go home. My mom keeps saying she’s going to feed her something before we get off this island, and I’m telling her ain’t gonna happen.

We give her things to taste/ lick and there is no real interest.

After she rolled over she had her mind set on her Kuya’s water bottle that was mere inches from her face. You could see the determination in her face… so that only means she might start crawling soon . Lilman never crawled.

Over. I am so over her growing up already

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