Baby Update!!

We went into the doctors yesterday....and usually when I went in for the ultrasounds, the boys would be up and awake, but this time, they were both asleep. It was nice to see them sleeping.

Here's a picture of Baby A........he's very healthy, and although he's the tinier one, Baby A is weighing this week at 2 pounds, 4 ounces.

Here's Baby B (isn't it funny....they were both doing the same thing...sucking on their hand) Baby B is now 2 pounds, and 11 ounces. Doctor says he's a fighter, because he was kicking me while he was sleeping. (hehe) I thought that was funny.

.....babies kicking 24-7.........thats the story of my life right now. Sounds like they could be big babbies...that makes me happy.

That's my report for the 26th week.......... :)

Family and Twin Update

We are both still on the hunt to get into a bigger place for our babies, because we currently do not have any room for them in our little studio. We are both starting to get really worried, because time is getting closer and closer. Soon the babies will be here, and we want to be prepared as much as we can for their arrival.

We got to see one place that we really liked....a two bedroom (2 story) apartment, but we are on the waitlist for it. We are looking around still just in case this one falls through.

Kealani is still working in the office. It is getting a bit harder for her to do things as fast as usual, but she still manages to stay on top of things.

Joshua is still playing music every weekend. His group, Po'ohala, has a website now:

http://www.musicinhawaii.com/

They have improved a lot over the summer, and we are starting to see the potential the group has for the future.

Kealani is at 23 weeks now....

Baby A is 1 pound, 3 ounces.

Baby B is 1 pound, 7 ounces.

They are both healthy as can be and are on the right track. Daddy and mommy are very grateful and happy :)

summer update

Sorry for not updating as much as we should.....we've both been busy and of course have been through a lot this summer.

In the beginning of June we got to go visit the Jordans and play music in Kihei on Maui. It was good to take a break from work and to just relax for the weekend.

Joshua just got hired to work at the Federal Building in Honolulu, working at the US Attourney's Office with the big time prosecutors and lawyers. As soon as the background check gets done he'll get to start work. This is going to be such a blessing for our new family, for him to be working full time during this hard economic time. It's definately been a wait, but it's been worth it. Heavenly Father knows that we need it!

We're still on the hunt for another place to live by the end of the summer......which is approaching very soon. I am getting worried, but I know that we will find something soon, and that everything will work out as long as we continue to do our best with everything and make good choices.

Still also looking to possibly buy a bigger car, or maybe even a van.......it's been a learning experience...prioritizing things and managing our finances, yet still trying to save for our house.

We went into Moanalua two weeks ago to find out the progress of our babies....baby A was measured at 11 ounces and baby B at 10 ounces. We found out that they are identical boys, so we are really excited and are starting to think of names.

We are going back to the doctors again so I'll give you another update on how the boys are doing.

Aloha no.

Just Another Week

I wish we could say that something has excited us in these past few days, but after learning that twins are on the way for us, you can't really find anything more exciting. This week we have been busy as normal with our jobs........

The one thing that has recently been going on for us is that Josh will be finishing up with his job in Pearl City soon...because school will be out in one week. So he's been on the job hunt for quite some time. The challenge of course for us..... is finding a full time job for him........but since the news of our twins, heavenly father has blessed us with people to ask Josh to play hawaiian music for.

For two blessed weeks, Josh has played music at various occasions, primarily on the weekends. Hawaiian music is such a passion of his, and I am glad he has the opportunity to share his talents with others.

We will continue to update everyone on how the babies are doing. That's it for now...

My First Ultrasound

...May 14, 2009...

At first I was a bit nervous attending my first ultrasound alone, because I've heard of so many things that they could do to you.

When I went in to see the doctor, she told me that she would only be about 5 minutes, but after 10 munites or 15 minutes went by, she asked me "Are you still with me?" "Yes," I said. She apoligized, and then explained to me that the reason why she took so long with the measurements was because there are two babies inside.......

We are having twins!!!!

The start of our lives together...

We were married on December 27th, 2008...and from today it seems like we've been married forever(we have). Me moved into our little studio in Laie shortly after and called it our first home....

Kealani continued to work at BYU-Hawaii for the on-campus single student housing. Joshua started his first career (with his new college degree in Hawaiian Studies) as a Hawaiian Studies teacher at Lehua Elementary, in Pearl City.

We had our first family trip during Spring break. We first travelled to Las Vegas to visit Nana and Papa Makaiwi, and also our uncles, and aunties, and cousins from the Makaiwi side. They were unable to attend our wedding thats why.....

We then headed to Utah, where we stayed with Aunty Rona and her family and got to visit our sister Rachel and close friends: the Naluai's and the Lindo's. Here are some things we did....

A few weeks after our trip, we recently found out that we are now going to have a baby at the end of this year! So we decided to finally commit to some kind of journal writing, to give you an update on our little family...hence, the start of the New Makaiwi Ohana blog.