The Real Countdown Begins!

I have less than two weeks left for my due date! I'm getting so excited. For some strange reason, I'm not nervous or anything...yet. I guess because I've been through it before so I know what to expect. I really hope and pray that things go as well as my first delivery. I can't wait to meet the little guy!!! I wonder how he'll look. Some of my family thinks that he will look similar to Kono. I wonder if he will look more like me. All I hope for is a healthy baby and so far, he is healthy.
We're still trying to pick a middle name for him. We have had his first name for a long time, but you're just going to have to wait for him to come for me to announce it (those of you who know, don't write it). I'm very particular when it comes to names. I really like unique names or names that aren't so common. Well, wish me luck if I don't make it for my one week post next week. I think I will though. For the past week or so, I am just feeling so huge and uncomfortable and ready to not have a belly anymore. I can't imagine how it would feel to be carrying multiples!

4 Weeks Left

With four weeks to go, I am getting excited and anxious. I wonder if the baby is going to come early. If that happens I only have like three or maybe two weeks left! I really hope not though.
I was told to take it easy because I'm already thinning and dilating. I try to, but there is just so much to do. And besides I am sooo not the type to just sit around when I see things that need to be done, I go crazy. I'm not overdoing it though. I get these bursts of energy and then at other times I am just so tired and sleepy. At least I got the car seat, swing, and a good amount of clothes and blankets washed. It's good to have Granite home now that he is done with work until August. He plays with Kono a lot so that really helps. When Kono sees some of his "old" tiny clothes or baby toys he says "Oh, this is sooooooooooooo CUTE!!!" It's funny. He can't wait for his little brother to wear his old Superman onesie that has a little cape attached to it. He keeps carrying it around. I guess the baby will learn to like him and other super heroes at a really young age, thanks to Kono. :)

Farewell to the Walker's

Granite's sister Azha (better known as Pebbles) and her husband John and their two kids, Nahoa and Miya are no longer living by us! :( We are soooo sad. They've moved to Nebraska because John is going to dental school there. We are happy for them but at the same time it is so sad. Sad because they are so far away, we'll hardly see them anymore. :( It's almost unreal.
Kono and Nahoa weren't able to say goodbye to each other (due to both of them taking naps and Kono and I leaving town right when they were moving). Kono does not yet realize that they are no longer living by us. It's going to be so sad for Kono. He won't have someone to play with anymore again. Of course his baby brother will have to grow some before he can actually play with him. Anyway, at least the Walker's won't have to deal with Tuba City's crazy dirt blowing all the time! Good luck you guys! We'll miss ya much, we already do!

6 weeks to go!

It's actually getting near! My goal starting tomorrow is to get ready for the baby to come. I need to wash his clothes, the infant car seat and swing and things like that. I think I may have this baby a little bit early with all the work and lifting I do around the house. I get so exhausted but I'm just trying to get things organized in our house and garage so I can feel a lot better. I mostly only wear stretchy shirts and shorts rather than my maternity clothes- it's what I'm most comfortable and besides, I just stay home most of the time.

Kono's Bright Personality

Kono is officially 3 1/2 (since the 12th).

• He is one talkative boy! This is what happened today: We were standing at the doorway of our house when he saw his two cousins with his grandma across the street.

Kono: "Hi Nahoa! I'm awake now. Wait Grandma, I'm going to put my clothes on". (He was still in his pj's or actually his underwear and a shirt)
Nahoa: "Hi Kono!" (In his cute little voice)
Kono: "Don't hi to me!" (Don't say hi to me was what he meant)
Grandma: "We'll wait for you, go put on your clothes".
Kono: "I have my Superman costume, and my Batman, my Joker and my Spiderman, my Iron Man......." (and then he keeps babbling on for about another two minutes even when I bring him inside, he's talking through the screen door). I finally get him to go his room to get dressed. We then go back to the door after he's dressed and he sees them waiting by the door. Kono then says "Hey! What are you guys doing here!??" He says this in a different tone of voice, trying to make it seem like he doesn't agree with the idea of them being at his house. This boy is soooo hilarious!!


Lately, Kono has been doing these kinds of poses/making these kinds of faces when I am going to take a picture of him. Other than that, he'll just roll his eyes when he you are trying to talk to him, it's his way of saying "Oh brother!" He really has a personality!

Mother's Day

No there is not green grass as thick as this in Tuba (if only, if only). I took these adorable pictures of Kono when we were in Orem. I thought it would make great pictures to give to Kono's grandmas today. Anyway, I had a great Mother's Day. I was happy, glad, and fortunate that my Mom came to visit this weekend. I am eternally grateful to have her as my Mother. There is much to say about her but what I will say is that she has never failed in the slightest degree to show her great love and kindness to her children and grandchildren. I am also so lucky and grateful for my mother-in-law, Sarah as well. She, like my Mom is always doing things for other people, she is such a great exemplar of service. I could not wish for a better mother-in-law or mother. They are such great woman and such great examples.

Before Mother's Day came, I thought about how truly lucky I am to be a mother myself. It has brought unmeasurable joy !! I have also become stronger, realized more things, had my patience tested numerous times, and have become even more grateful for the things that my mother has gone through for me. I loooove being a mother to Kono and am really looking forward to being a mother to our next son really soon here.

Happy Mother's Day to all or should I say belated Mother's Day since my post is written so late at night. Hope you all had a great day and realize that you are a great mother too!
Here is a picture of my beautiful Mom and I. I don't mean to be negative but I really cannot stand this picture of me. I just wanted to post a picture of the two of us for remembrance sake.

Kono Singing the Alphabet

Here is Kono singing his ABC's. He has been singing it for a while now, but I've finally recorded it. He sings it better, but he was acting silly on this video. He is such a character! The toy he is singing with is a train station learning thing from Vtech and he calls it "train spation". He knows the alphabet pretty well except that he strings along his "L, M, N, O, P" so he never really says that part clear. When I try to correct him, he gets upset. And for the letter "V" he says "B" again, he can't say "V" I guess. The funny thing is that he really emphasises the "G" and the "S" but usually just the "S". It's sooo funny the way he does it. He also says "Now my ABC's" instead of "Now I know my ABC's. And the cuuuute thing is that he always sings this song to his brother. He puts his ear to my belly ( rather than his mouth) and sing. The baby kicks most of the time when he sings. It's cute!