counting cars

One of Gordy's favorite things to do is to sit (or stand) on our lanai and watch the cars go by.  He particularly likes the buses and the ridiculous trucks that are all jacked up with huge mufflers and sound systems. He turns his head left and right as each one passes, and when one goes by that tickles his fancy, he kicks his legs and violently throws his arms up and down.  We aren't sure what it means exactly... maybe he's going to be a civic planer, a race car driver?  Regardless, it's a great way to entertain him for now.

"Go vote on November 28th"

Our friend was celebrating his 50th birthday with a Halloween costume party about 3 miles from our house.  So, we decided to go as Donald and Melania Trump and made Gordy into a vote for Trump sign.  

Gordy's homemade onsie costume was definitely the best  out of the three of us - I was limited to a dress that allowed me to breast feed, and Todd's face paint ended up being way to red.  But, the party was too dark and Gordy fell asleep halfway through, so his costume ended up hidden in my front pack.  Ultimately, we hope our campaign was as successful as Donald's hopefully will be :)

a night of firsts

After a nice day of lounging around the house, we decided to take a quick trip to the beach before the sun went down.  The ocean was a bit dirty on our street, so we packed up the soft top board and headed to Ali'i Beach Park to enjoy the last few minutes of daylight.  We were in luck!  The winds weren't too bad and the surf was perfect for a Gordy and Daddy tandem session.  Honestly, Todd only planned to paddle him around out there, but Gordy was being so mellow that when a perfect sized little bump came along, he decided to go for it.  The two of them rode it all the way to the sand and Gordy was all smiles from the fun ride :)

It was almost as if his first surf session riled him all up because when we got home, he sat up for the first time all by himself!

Todd thought it would be a good idea to celebrate with a coldie... so he let Go Go have a sip.  And, being the little piglet that he is, Gordy seemed to like the beer.  Quite a day.

frozen fruits

Everyone has said that we should wait until Gordy is 6 months old before we give him any foods other than breast milk.  Initially, I had no problems with this.  It sounded like a good (and cost effective) plan.  However, it's becoming quite difficult to ignore his requests to have some of whatever we're having.  Also, even if we refused him any food, there's almost nothing that we can do to keep him from eating sand and drinking his bucket water.

So, I've given in and have started putting some frozen fruit (papayas, mangoes, and bananas) into this awesome little mesh "nibbler" for him to suck/gnaw on.  He LOVES it!

1st class 1st trip

Last week, we took our first trip off of the rock... to another rock... the Big Island.  We booked two days working our favorite job (The Four Seasons) and my wonderful mom was available to watch Gordy while we worked, so we packed up the family and made the trip.  

As expected, the Four Seasons did not disappoint!  Our room was equipped with a diaper genie, a crib, and a basket with all kinds of baby goodies which included a bib with Gordy's name embroidered on it.  It should be mentioned that there was a miscommunication somewhere at the hotel because the bib actually read "Gordo", but it was the thought that counted :)  The bathtub also had a cute note welcoming "Gordo" to the hotel.

Turns out, the hotel was spot on.  "Gordo" is a much more appropriate name for him.  In preparation for the trip, I spent weeks saving up 5 bags of 3oz of milk so that my mom would have plenty of food for Gordy during the time that we were working.  Boy was I a rookie...  Gordy polished off 4 of the 5 bags before dinnertime the first day.  So, I spent that night hand-pumping (I didn't pack the electric pump) my milk into a plastic water bottle so that he would have enough milk to tide him over the next day.  Thankfully, as Todd so eloquently puts it, I'm "a cow", so the manual pumping only took about an hour to store up another 8oz.

In the end, the trip went really well.  Todd and I were able to work our favorite job, and Gordy and my mom seemed to have a great time together.  Thanks Mom!

4 months old

Our little Go Go made 4 months old yesterday!

From the day he was born, everyone has been telling us to enjoy every minute because time flies by... They were right.  There is no question that he has graduated from being a tiny infant to a fun baby.  He holds his head up all by himself.  He sits up with some help and will stay sitting without assitance for a few seconds.  He wants to be a part of anything that we are doing and wants to eat/drink anything that we are consuming.  We've let him sample some banana, poi, papaya and avocado... so far, he loves bananas and seems to have no preference for or against the rest.  He can't seem to eat enough sand and he's getting better every day at getting submerged in the water (no crying, just a bit of arms and legs flailing and super wide eyes).

One of his new favorite things is sitting in the sand where the waves wash up just enough to get our bums and bellies wet.  And, since the first real swell of the season peaked this weekend, Todd got in some bodysurfing while Gordy ate sand and played in the water to his heart's content!

the lip

Ever since Gordy was a newborn, he has shown his distaste for things by sticking out his bottom lip as far as he can and scrunching up his face.  While it pains my heart to see him so unhappy, I secretly love the face.  It is so dramatic that it seems like he must be putting on a show.  Lucky for us, it is definitely not for show, and almost 4 months later, it appears that "the lip" is here to stay.

Most recently, he has been using his bottom lip for more than just pouting... he's started sucking on it :)