Name:Dave Country:United States State:California Birthday:1/26/1978 Gender:Male
Interests:SURVIVOR, Christian music (rap, hiphop, worship, etc), Improv (like Whose Line Is It Anyway?), junior highers, CSI, sitcoms, drama, Fantasy sports, baseball Occupation:Education/training
So right now Noelle is being super sweet. I just got done feeding her so she's pretty content. Before I fed her, this is what happened:
8:15AM Noelle is sitting in her Le Cuddler pillow while I'm checking my email.. She starts to get a little fussy, so I go over to her. Daddy: Hi Noelle. Good morning. It's about time to get breakfast. I'll go get your bottle while you stay here, okay? Noelle sits staring blankly at me Daddy: Okay, I'll be right back. Kiss on the cheek then I take one step out of the room, Noelle starts crying. I come back in and go to her. Daddy: Noelle. She stops crying. Daddy:What's wrong honey? I'm just gonna go get your breakfast. You want to come with daddy? Noelle smiled a HUGE smile.
That makes all the EARLY EARLY morning wake ups worth it.
Speaking of EARLY EARLY morning wake ups, she has been doing that a lot. She's sleeping in her crib, but wakes up around 2:00 (that's about 3 1/2 hours of sleep) then after being fed, sleeps then wakes up again about 2 hours later. After being fed again, sleeps then wakes up about 1.5/2 hours later. After a little consoling, sleeps for another hour or so. Then gets fed and is pretty much up for the morning. It's a tough life being a parent, but it's the joys seeing her grow and explore that make it worth while.
So this past week was kinda blah. Not too much going on. I got a couple hours overtime for doing some work around the center after hours on Tuesday. I figured since we needed a work day and since Kat was gonna have Noelle with her at POG, I could stay a couple hours. Didn't get as much done as I would have liked, but a little is better than nothing. Thursday I got to go to my first meeting as an Assistant Site Supervisor. It was a meeting to be sure we were tying in our curriculum with the anecdotal notes we take to the portfolios to the DRDPs I always write about to everything else. It was an okay meeting, but my eyes were KILLING me. Due to a combo of allergies and not enough straight hours of sleep, my eyes were BURNING. Tried eye drops, but they only helped for about 10 seconds. Friday same thing with my eyes, so I had to take it easy and stay home from Intersect. Kat had worship team practice last nite too, and since Noelle didn't feel like going by herself, there were no Kawaye's at Intersect last nite. We just had a bonding night and when mommy got back, more bonding.
So Noelle is officially 2 months old today. What did we do to celebrate? Went to church, did a little shopping...that's about it. Noelle Haven is still a huge joy and I am so blessed to have THREE beautiful ladies in my life: Kat and Noelle of course and mom (who will always be with me). Erin, well, like they said in Aristocats: "You're not a lady, you're a sister."
So this past month has been filled with a few memorable moments. -Noelle smiles and has even laughed for Kat. Once I thought she was gonna laugh for me. She smiled and was inhaling a little and it almost sounded like a laugh...then she sneezed. That's all it was. -Noelle had a couple days with no poop, but she made up for it in a HUGE way. Actually, a COUPLE of huge ways. Pretty nasty...but I was at work when it happened, so Kat got to soak the clothes and sheets and stuff. -Kat had a minor scare a couple Sundays ago. She was working out at the
gym when she started some postpartum bleeding. After about 10 hours in
the ER, 2 doctors, 2 nurses and one ultrasound, all was fine. Praise
God Noelle was fine and slept most of the time! -Noelle is sleeping in her crib now. Not all through the night mind you, but it's baby steps (no pun intended). We have a routine now where she gets a bath, then bottle, then put into her crib. She sleeps about 2-3 hours (2 more than 3), then wakes us up with her "I'M STARVING" cry and I get up as long as it's before 2:00AM. If it's after, Kat lets me sleep so I can be ready for work. -Noelle is fitting into more of her clothes better. She even fits into 3-month old clothes better. She's no longer drowning in them. The doctor said she hasn't gained that much weight or height (only like 2 pounds and an inch or so), but I'm sure her growth spurt will kick in anytime soon. Of course, I have been waiting for mine to kick in...but I think hers will come sooner. -The Kawaye's celebrated their first Easter as a family. We went out to lunch with great-grandma, grandpa and some of his friends. That was nice. Here's Noelle in her Easter outfit: -I was officially offered (and accepted) the Assistant Site Supervisor position at work. I get my own little desk to do the extra work on (have to be in charge of curriculum and some other stuff). I still have to be in ratio with the kids, so I'll still have plenty of fun stories to share.
So that's it for right now. Hope you all had fun reading this. For some reason some of the pictures turned out funky, so the uploaded pics may have her head cut off which is why Kat used her makeup board thingy to post these pics. The others look okay though, so enjoy those too.
So will this entry have any substance or insights into the life of David or fun anecdotes on Noelle? Nope. Well, one.
I am officially the assistant site supervisor at my center. I'll dive into that some other time.
Main reason for this entry: this video. The guys on KNBR said this was hilarious so I had to watch it for myself. MAAAAAAN am I glad they did. Now being the HUGE Giants fan that I am, it pains me to put anything DODGERS on here...but I am in pain from laughing too hard. I agree with the KNBR crew: this should be played at every Giants/Dodgers games just cuz it's that embarassing for them.
So February has officially come and gone. Noelle has one month in the books and Lord willing, many more to come.
She is resting peacefully right now. I have about 24 fabulous things called DRDP's (8 preschool/16 school-age) to be working on (those things I always moan and whine about on here twice a year), so instead of procrastinating and typing up a xanga, I'll do them. I just needed a little break, and this was enough as I need to take advantage of the time Noelle is asleep so my hands can be free to write things up.
Xanga world, TTFN: Ta-Ta For Now!
I'll be back later for more breaks and maybe some actual notes worth noting
i just pee-pee'd on my daddy's hand! he was changing me and as he was wiping my tooshy dry, i peed. hehehehe that was funny. he had to get a whole new diaper out too since i wet the one he just put under me. hehehe
so yesterday, my dad and mom went out for something called a "delayed valentine's day brunch." whatever that means. i got to hang out with grandma while they ate at a place called southern kitchen. you can read my dad's yelp review here.
last night i spit my binky out of my mouth then made a face like a fishy so my daddy had to get it again. i love playing with my daddy in the middle of the night. it's so fun. i think the best part is seeing daddy retell the story cuz his face looks funnier than mine i think. then again, i can't see my face, but i still like looking at him make a fool out of himself showing my mommy what i looked like.
that reminds me: i got a new binky yesterday. it's a cool one that is shaped more rounded and you can see my mouth through it (at least that's what mommy says...i can't see through the binky when it's in my mouth for obvious reasons). mom and dad bought me two different kind last week: one that angles upward a little and one that's more flat. mommy thought it would be a good idea to get a different one that is better cuz they give it out at other hospitals (how come i didn't get it at kaiser? what the nuts?). i wish mom and dad hadn't spent their money on those other two kind cuz those ones i like, but this new one is sooooooo much better. they should have bought this one first. a word to the wise out there: buy the kind my mommy and daddy got me if the hospital doesn't give it to you. it's so much cooler.
i went to church today. got to meet a couple people i didn't meet last time. one boy mommy says is a couple months older than me was too busy to talk to me, but maybe next sunday i'll get to meet him. he looked kinda cute, so we'll see. if i could cross them, i'd have my fingers crossed right now.
i guess that's it for now. bye bye -noelle haven kawaye
