April...The Cruise

Our first family vacation: Caribbean Cruise

This vacation has been in the works over the past few months and Ted's aunt, Christina had to coordinate the schedules of many family members in order to get the greatest attendance...all in all she did very well, but both Marcus and Tom were definitely missed.

Preparing for a vacation typically consists of Ted and I ensuring we've got adequate clothes, most importantly our swimsuits, for the duration of our trip, but this trip consisted of a little more planning. I had no idea what kinds of things were must-haves for a 7-month old to travel well. I did not want to be those people who drive the rest of the passengers nuts with a wailing baby. All in all we did very well...especially for our first trip, and Ke'akua traveled like a champ.

Thanks Chris for coordinating such a great trip! :)

Hope you enjoy all the pictures from our trip:

Daddy and baby getting ready for the big trip - jams and bucket hat on!

Ever so serious...

Safety check: Life jacket on (check) baby on board (check)

Ted and his siblings: Karleigh and Andy

Cocktails - Aunt Christina (Bart's sister), Cousin Sammy and Andy

Aunt Chris and Uncle Paul (Bart's older brother)

Aunt Becky (Paul's wife)

Ke'akua and Ted the first time in the kiddie pool...not sure what to think at first.

Mama and Ke'akua - still not sure what to think...


- First port: Labadee, Haiti -

The ocean....ahhh yes!

Bart & Jan in Labadee


- Second port: Ocho Rios, Jamaica -

Ke'akua was pretty sensitive to the heat for the majority of our trip he was stripped of his clothing.

Hanging out with Uncle Andy in Ocho Rios

Michael & Andy enjoying some good Jamaican beer and food


- Third port: George Town, Grand Cayman -


Colton & Karleigh trying to cool off in Grand Cayman.


- Fourth and final port: Cozumel, Mexico -

Ke'akua with his maracas

After a good day of swimming, everyone needs cocktails - haaayyyy!

Bart kicking back as we leave Cozumel


The boys all dressed up for our fancy dinner


More family pictures:
Our nephew Colton...

Uncle Landy (Bart's younger brother) and his wife Kelley

Sammy and Aunt Chris @ the Champagne bar - hmmm champagne

Ted and Andy in the champagne bar....trouble!

The last night of the cruise.

April

April was a very busy month here at the douglai household.

We continued to "introduce" solids to Ke'akua to no avail and got to prepare for our much anticipated FIRST family trip on a Caribbean Cruise. So much excitement here for us. :) We also had a few playdates with friends and above all, Ted and I have gotten to witness Ke'akua's developmental changes. He laughs and smiles more frequently, he is able to recognize people better, he is able to "respond" to his name and he just continues to grow and grow and grow.....

This month's adventures:

STILL not so sure about this food thing

Playing with Munson boys: Nolan and Baby Jacob

Singing in his chair

Reading with daddy before bed

Playing with his buddy Mister Octotones

Getting ready for the cruise....lots of bucket hats, Ted's favorite :)

Hanging out with Amuma

Chillin' with Uncle Tasi


This month was also my amuma's 80th birthday. We had a surprise birthday party for her at Leku Ona to help her celebrate right with both friends and family from in and out of town. Zorionk amuma...here's to many more happy years filled with plenty of "vacum cleaners." (better known as G&Ts)

My amuma and Tasi at her birthday bash

Muma and Yasone

The Lejardi Family...John, Miren (with her fiance Mark) & Yasone (with her boyfriend John)

Papa and Ke'akua all dressed up for the party

Muma with Yasone and John

My parents...

The two sisters - my mom and Tia Gloria

Ke'akua with his Tio John

March

Well, a couple of months have passed and a lot has been changing here in the Douglai home.

Ke'akua is getting bigger and bigger. :) At his 6 month wellness appointment he was right around 20 lbs (90th percentile). His two bottom teeth are now in, yet he fights us when attempting to introduce solids. The kid hates them...I mean really hates them. Take a look at these pictures:

Not too sure what to think...

Getting ready to cry...

Full blown tears...

And, more tears...

Occasionally, he fakes a cough letting me know that he is choking and he really needs to stop!


The only way thus far I have found that he will eat is when he's in the bath...yes, you read this correct, while taking a bath. You should have seen the pediatrician when I told him that. I know he thinks I'm crazy now. He let me know that in his 40+ years in being a pediatrician this was the first time he had ever heard that. I let him know how happy I was with myself that I was able to introduce to him something he had never heard of. Ridiculous! :) Despite eating in the bath, he still isn't sure what to think.

Besides tormenting him with introducing solids, we have been practicing sitting up as well. We went out and bought a Bumbo chair to assist Ke'akua and to introduce him to a whole new world. He wasn't sure what to think at first, imagine that, but has come to love it.

He is talking to me in this picture trying to find out what in the world I have put him in.


Ke'akua has also gone to more of Ted's girls' soccer games and of course has loved every minute of that as well. This is an outfit that the families of one of the teams that Ted helps coach, bought for Ke'akua (Ted of course loves it!)


Here are a few other pictures from this month:
Hanging out with Amuma and Papa....

A day of shopping and good times with Yasone and Miren. By the way, Ke'akua LOVES to shop. :)

Hanging out on another "spring day in Boise" where a fleece and stocking cap are required.


Here are a few pictures just hanging out at home:




Enjoying the sun....at last!

February

Lets see what's happened this month with the Douglai...or really what's new with Ke'akua?

- he LOVES to talk on the phone and sing with all of his music

- he's in awe of his brothers Payton and Ruffus, who with time are letting him "hang out"

- he's rolling over more and more

- sitting in his big boy chair and his high chair

- he is starting to enjoy his Baby Einstein (still alittle intimidated by all the gadgets)

- had some playdates with his buddy Owen Froehlich

Payton finally letting Ke'akua be close to him :) See how much Ke'akua loves his oldest brother?

Not too sure what to think of this thing yet....

Owen and Ke'akua on the playyard.

Ted and I went to very unique-themed birthday party of our friend Erin Galinato....it was a blast back to high school where everyone dressed up for PROM. Despite really not enjoying dressing up, it was a blast. There were some very creatively dressed people.

Prom party with authentic decorations.

Erin, the Prom Queen, with Hayley Brown and Jennifer Price.