David, Stacie, & Keaka Would Like You to Meet.....

 Mateo Konaleohanoahoihi Kawika

IT'S A BOY!!!!!! 

 THE GORY DETAILS:Labor & Delivery 

(skip this section if you don't wanna know, haha!)

Prior to Wednesday the 14th, I was trying my hardest to get the baby to come out so I wouldn't have to be induced--house work, cleaning the garage, attending my baby shower (haha), walking, running, skipping, (k, maybe not the last two)..... NOTHING.  Once Tuesday night came, it sunk in that I was going to be induced, and I wasn't really looking forward to it.  David and I went to sleep REALLY late...  I guess the nerves, excitement, and anxiousness totally got to us.  Well, more to me. LOL.  

The alarm went off at 6am, so I got out of bed.... andddddd MY WATER BROKE!  Yeah, thanks for breaking AN HOUR BEFORE I'M SUPPOSED TO CHECK IN.  Jerk water. lol.  But we got ready, got to the hospital.... got all set up....

I must say, I had THE BEST NURSES EVERRRRR!!  No, seriously.  Noreen & Carissa were freaking AMAZING.  I almost cried when they had to leave after taking me up to the 8th floor to recover LOL.  ANYWAYS, I just can't express enough how great they were.  Our entire experience at St. Luke's was bomb; I couldn't have asked for better.

Labor this time around was only 8 hours--  less than a third of what Keaka's was!  I did end up getting an epidural-- once contractions got really bad LOL.  I'm pretty sure it helped me progress faster, though. But they kept my Pitocin very low; my body did most of the work on its own, which was great!! 

Once I was fully dilated, my doctor had me do just a few pushes to get baby to come down more, since he was still pretty high.  She told me that since we didn't know the gender, she was gonna pull baby out, and face "it" towards David and I so we could see the gender first before anyone else.  So after pushing only 3 times, there the baby was-- she faced him to us, and we were SHOCKED to see that it was a BOY!!!  

Then the tears started flowing...

Holding my son!

My First 5 Thoughts: 

1.  Thanks & praises to Jah for the angel before me (and for labor being over!)

2.  Wait...... What?!?! OH MY GOSH, it's a BOY?!

 3.  He looks exactly like Keaka, just chunkier!  He is freaking beautiful....

4.  So happy to share this moment with my amazing husband.

5.  Me and David make some DANG good looking babies! hahah!!  

Proud Daddy holding his boy

 Born at 4:29pm, he weighed in at 7lbs 6.4oz, and was 20" long.

 

 WHAT'S IN A NAME?

 We named him Mateo Konaleohanoahoihi Kawika. Yes, it's "long" or whatever... But it all means something special.

Mateo-- Matthew in Spanish.  We wanted something to reflect his Mexican heritage.

Konaleohanoahoihi--  His voice of authority and respect.  Mateo's middle name, to reflect his Hawaiian heritage.  David and I actually got this name from my grandma while I was in labor, haha! 

Kawika--David in Hawaiian, after his Daddy. :)

  

A few hours later, David went to pick up Keaka so she could meet her new sibling.  We were pretty worried that she'd be disappointed that "he" wasn't a "she"...but the second she walked in and saw him, she fell completely in love, asking, "Is that my baby brother?" and said, "I love him SO MUCH!" Ohhh goodness, so, so sweet.  Seeing the love in her eyes for her little brother as they met for the first time was the most precious thing ever. 

*On a side-note, Keaka had a hard time saying "Mateo" the first day or two, and kept calling him "Material" LOL... Why?!  I dunno, cause I'm pretty sure material is harder to say than Mateo. 

 Crazy kid!

  The next morning, a photographer who's contracted through the hospital came in to do a photoshoot with our baby boy. These are some of the pictures.... and OF COURSE, we had to order them, because OF COURSE, the photographers do a great job and it's hard to say no to pictures of your child, right?!

As our family grew bigger last week with the addition of our son, we couldn't help but feel an overwhelming sense of love from our Heavenly Father & our Savior.  We are so happy, and feel totally blessed and honored to have Baby Mateo in our 'ohana.

Blue or Pink... What to You Think?

Saturday, March 10th I had my baby shower at Bill & Kim Taylor's house, thrown by my Mom and sisters.  It was a lot of fun! Everyone who came got to make a special onesie, diaper cloth, and/or contribute to a blanket for the baby.  It was AWESOME to see everyone's creativity!  We ended up with some really, really cute stuff, and I can't wait to see Baby put it all to use!

 

Directions

Supplies

Guests getting instructions from Mom

Gettin' their creativity on!

A few of the onesies/diapers:

By Cherise

By Michelle

By Kaui-- front

By Kaui-- back

By Meghan-- front

By Meghan--back

By Aunty Cece

Blanket for baby

Cloth diaper by Galeais

Da Food

  We had chicken salad croissant sandwiches for our light lunch; fruit pizza bar for dessert (which I totally have no pictures of, dang it lol); Favors were cute little personal apple cobblers!!

 

 

A HUGE MAHALO to everyone who came and helped out, especially my family, for throwing it, the Taylors for allowing us to use their home, and Galeai's for helping with prep and for the dessert!  (FYI, thank you cards will be going out soon... in case you were wondering where yours is, haha.)

BABY UPDATE: "...in 2 or 3 Days"

Saturday I was getting contractions like CRAZY-- 3-5 minutes apart, some pretty painful, some not so much...  D was on it, got the car packed and car seat ready, just in case the baby was on its way.  We called the hospital, and they had me come in to check if I was dilated.  I was pretty sure I wasn't going into labor, but better safe than sorry.

I saw two nurses who both said I was at 2 1/2 (YAY!  Already better progression than with Keaka!! LOL), and that my cervix was REALLY soft. The second nurse I saw (an older woman who was AWESOME, might I add-- I seriously love the older nurses lol) was very impressed with how soft my cervix is, and said I'll be in labor in 2 or 3 days.

That SO made my night... However, those "2 or 3 days" have come and gone... still, nothing lol. In fact, it's almost been a week.  Killing me.

ANYWAY, she said I could go home; and after an hour of monitoring, another hour of walking around, and then one more hour of monitoring, I was totally exhausted and ready to go home and crash. 

Wednesday morning I had another appointment; got checked again, and was still at 2 1/.2... My doctor stripped my membranes to see if that'll help get things going more (and HOLY UNCOMFORTABLE and AWKWARD, oh my goodness!).  That started some strong contractions up very quickly, but within a few hours they tapered off yet again.

The GOOD NEWS is that I will be getting induced on Wednesday the 14th at 7am if the baby hasn't come by then.... So I'm trying to take it easy the next few days so I can at least make it to my baby shower!  Anytime after 12 noon on Saturday is ideal, haha!!  But who knows-- this child obviously has his or her own agenda! ;) 

So, before labor starts (false or true) again, I figure I should post belly shot, as in the non-alcoholic kind of belly shot (BWAHAHAHAH!!).  Everyone has been asking, and it's probably about time, haha!  So here I am, makeup-less... looking and feeling like hell at 38 weeks!  So close, and yet so far!   >.<

Big Sister, Big Helper!

Way back when we first found out we were expecting Baby #2, I decided I wanted to make a "Big Sister Apron" for Keaka (Pinterest idea! BAM!), so she can help me out with the baby.  It has taken me pretty much all 9 months to start and finish it, but HEY!  It's officially done! 

The Big Sister To-Be!

To make sure Keaka remembers her "Mexi-roots" (when it comes to Nickelodeon anyway), I decided to make her a Dora the Explorer apron.  (Ok, honestly, I already had bought the Dora material like a year and a half ago on clearance...  Don't hate.)  So are you proud of me?!  Totally didn't have a pattern or anything!  Just made it up! LOL.

 

Booty shot!

 Keaka is totally in love with it.  She sleeps in it-- not even kidding.

 Side view-- this pic totally does NOT even look like her!  Looks like a lil monster... haha!

 

 

 

 

 

The pockets are stuffed with travel-sized baby items: shampoo, body wash, Desitin, powder, wipes, baby lotion... And she also has an attached hand sanitizer.  SO, she's been put in charge of giving me any of the above if I need it to help with baby, AND most importantly, she's in charge making sure everyone who wants to touch the baby has clean, sanitized, hands (whether its us, Papa, Tutu, aunties, or other visitors, etc.).  We'll see if she really does the latter LOL.  Needless to say, she is totally excited to be our "super helper" and BIG SISTER!