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
Well it's been a while, but I'm back. Reading one of my "close friend's" xanga entries made me want to come back to the fun. So my daddy and mommy are busy playing their Wii (I can't wait till I can use those nifty controllers), so I thought I would type up a Xanga entry.
So what have I been up to since my dad last updated this thingy? Well, as you can see, I have the whole capitalization thing down. Not only that, but I can crawl forward and backwards (and also in circles). I can also say MAMA and DADA (although I like the sound of DADA so much I use that as my primary way of conversing). I also love...no, no, that should be all caps...LOVE squealing in my fabulous high pitch voice. I am standing as long as I hold onto something and enjoy blowing rasberries while being fed stuff I don't like. It's real fun watching my dad's reaction whenever I blow one and food goes from my saliva filled lips to his tongue. My parents are trying to get me to eat/drink better. I'm supposed to be drinking like 30 something ounces a day but only can handle about 20-22.
I have more solid food in my diet. I used to LOVE squash and green beans and hate fruits, but fruits are growing on me and I think I'm over the whole veggie thing, but will still eat it occasionally. I also really enjoy eating BEEF (and turkey, ham, lamb and chicken). There are these things called baby puffs that I really like. My grandpa bought me some SWEET POTATO ones that I really like and my mom and dad bought some banana flavored ones they say taste like banana bread. I have a few teeth and lots more hair than before.
I have this thing called a baby yard. It's more like a baby jail if you ask me. I have some toys and stuff in this fenced off corner of the front room. It's kinda cozy, but I get tired of it after about 15 minutes. It's a nice spot for me to hang and not get bored while mommy is cooking dinner or needs a little break from tending to me. What can I say? I'm a princess.
For some reason, it's hard to sleep all the way through the night. I'll go to bed about 10:00PM and for some reason wake up and be hungry. Since my slaves think that just cuz I'm sleeping they can sleep too, I have to yell at them to wake up and get me a bottle. I'll do that around 5:30AM. Occasionally I'll wake up some time in the middle of that just cuz I want a little soothing music. Of course, like I said before, my slaves...oh wait. I forgot. They're called parents. (I always forget that. Hmph.) My parents are sleeping, so the only way to get my music going again is to yell at them. This usually happens around 2:00AM or so. I'll usually take a couple naps in the day...I don't know why my parents can't handle it like I can. Sheesh...wimps.
I get to see my grandpa and sometimes my great-grandma at my mom's work at least once a week if not more. It's kinda nice getting SUPER spoiled. It's like every time he comes in to see me I get something new from grandpa. A blanket or an outfit or something. I like him. He's cool. I think I'll spare his life when I take over the world with my buddy Stewie Griffin (any Family Guy fans in the house? Holla!)
Dad was telling us at dinner last night that a kid bumped his head and it split open and they ahd to call 911. Scary! I guess you all could please pray for the little pre-school boy (hmmm...a boy? And he's only four years older than me? hmmmmmm...oh wait...where was I?). He got a couple stitches IN his head and a few on the outside. I don't know what all that means, but it sounds pretty scary.
Well, I guess I've updated enough for now. If you wanna see how I've been growing and what I've been up to (including pictures of me from some fun outings like a couple retreats, baseball games, my dad's cousin's wedding and other stuff) feel free to check out my mom's facebook or my dad's facebook...though he rarely posts any pictures.
And remember, ANGELS FLY CUZ THEY TAKE THEMSELVES LIGHTLY.
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
