Growing!

Baby girl is getting bigger by the minute. I can remember the day we brought her home from the hospital like it was yesterday! So last night I went to our girls night for our best friend Liberty who will become a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and serve the people of Pocatello, Idaho and I get a picture message from my hubby 

that he went to the store and got baby Nancy her first sippy cup! In my head I was like ok you didn't want to get a bottle?! Nope forget the bottle baby girl went straight to a sippy cup lol. I shouldn't be surprised because out of all my kids she's my fast learner! Like she started sitting up at 5 months, crawling at 6 and now standing at 8 months so this shouldn't be a shocker lol. I usually breastfeed her and the thought of weening her was a nightmare for me because when I would pump my milk for her into a bottle when she was just a newborn she hated it even her pacifier so I thought "oh great imagine when I'll have to start weening!"

 Also because Joon gave me the hardest time when I had to ween him. He was only 7 months though when I had to stop because I was already 4 months pregnant with Nancy (whoops) and there wasn't enough milk that I was producing for the 3 of us and to make matters worse morning sickness was my best friend in my early stages of pregnancy so I couldn't keep everything in. Joon hated the taste of similac, enfamil, baby soy milk, I mean we tried everything to the point even just giving him pedialyte to keep him hydrated. He lost so much weight so I had to take him into the emergency room because he refused to take anything, and I didn't know what else I could do. I felt so bad and knew that this was all my fault, being selfish because we did get pregnant and could of prevented it. Don't get me wrong I love that baby Nancy is here, but you all know what I mean?!! Finally after trying, praying and a lot of patience he took the similac! Yay :) 

I am a true believer that breastfeeding is the best nutrient you can give your child and it saves you so much time and money!! You want the best for your kids right? So this is perfect and healthy for the both of you. Not to mention you lose weight to, which is also a big reason why I prefer to do it. Plus it's easier just flop them over (lol) where as a bottle you gotta get up and make one. I always use to threaten Paea when he got on my nerve that I would start giving them bottles just so he could get up to make them lol. 

With Siupeli I only breast fed him for only 2 months because I went back to work and it got harder, but I knew I wanted to breatfeed all my future kids and I can say that I am and couldn't be more proud of myself! I'm so happy my big girl is growing and trying new things because she is learning. Thanks baby girl for making life a little bit easier!

If you would like more info about breastfeeding my favorite websites are

http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/ 

http://www.whattoexpect.com/first-year/breastfeeding/landing.aspx

Birthday planning!

My baby girls 1st birthday is coming up in less then 4 months so the planning begins!!! I'm so excited because I have always helped plan my twins daughters birthday from the theme and decorations. So I am ecstatic to plan my very own daughters birthday! Her name is Nancy so what better way to celebrate it then the 'Fancy Nancy' series book theme?!

I came across this book while going couponing at Target (lol)and I immediately had to buy it because it had Nancy's name on it, plus the illustrations in the book are way cool and pretty! It's such a cute book about a little girl who believes that more is better when it comes to being fancy! Her "fanciness" is to the T. Not only is it a cool book but it also teaches you little lessons. You all have to check these books out! I have ordered more books for Nancy, but hope to buy them all because I love those books! I love how its so girly because I'm so use to planning just boy things, so this is perfect!........Got the theme, now its up to me to create it for my little fancy Nancy :)

My little Fancy Nancy

Thinking

Well hello there bloggers! Does anyone even come on here anymore?! Lol...Anywhoo I always do this, but it's nothing new to those that follow lol!! I slack off for a few months or years and come back here updating you all on my life, like nothing happened hehe! Soooo here it goes :) 

It's 4:15 AM here in good ole Salt Lake City, Utah and the kids are passed out & the Mr. is out faikavaing (Tongan drink, basically dirt) with the Kalapu Ramz. So hold up while I send him a friendly text!! And I am laying here in bed just thinking of how far I'd come with life. If this is what I pictured as a little girl. Thinking if I accomplished what I wanted to do writing it down on my journal as a little girl. (Random right?) Thanks to my SIL Dianna she reminded me about blogging and my journal. The journal my Young women president gave me when I was a beehive. That little book was my church journal so you know nothing to explicit lol Hubby threw away my "OTHER" journal...uhhh Let's just say jealousy made him do it lol...Probably glad he did because I soo was immature I'd probably hate me if I wasn't me (if that made any sense) lol cause it's to embarrassing haha, but you know it talked about boys, people I hated, and just weird stuff that I'm sure we as little kids write at that age..👀 looks at Dianna lol...I read through my journal and it came to mind if I accomplished some of the things I wrote down in my future goals at that time. So here's my list of goals dated August 8th 2000! I was only 13 yrs old so don't mind the maturity in it lol

✅MARRY someone CUTE - Not gonna lie I did lol 

✅Has to be RICH - he's rich in my eyes lol poor or rich were stuck for eternity 

Big HOUSE - In a 2 bedroom apt soo not quite there

BE RICH - uhhh still not there lol

✅Get MARRIED in the TEMPLE (what LDS girl wasn't this right) I did go through the temple, just not the cool way! 

✅Have 8 KIDS  - After actually going through the labor pains uhhh 3 kiddos is good for me! My fav # 

COSMETOLOGY/FASHION DESIGNER- wanted to do hair but now realize I don't have the patience, or design clothes because I loved dressing up! (Still do) But being a SAHM is cooler anyways lol (for now)

EDUCATION- kind of fell short...Ok soo short lol...(Something to work on) but I think I still have time :) 

✅TRAVEL the WORLD - Have Jamaica, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia stamped on my passport. Hope to visit Africa or somewhere in Asia. Why I need flying benefits ughh

Go on a MISSION - Didnt go when I got the opportunity to go so I hope me & my Mr. can go on one once the kiddos are all grown up!

SKYDIVE - yea nahh 

So those were the goals I wrote down as a skinny little 13 yr old lol. Now bigger, can you believe I have ALMOST accomplished some of those things I wrote down?!

Reading through that journal made me laugh, cry and think I was such a weirdo lol. I wrote about Paea (My Hubby) and all our lil fights and rendezvous. Making memories that now looking back I love and remember. This is why I'm back here writing so I can look back and read these thoughts. I love it and need to make another set of goals to see what happens to me! Ohhh scary lol...I mean New Year New goals right haha...

Ringing in the New Year with our Ika family missing Fancy Nancy. :) 

Lil miss Fancy Nancy at 8 months :) 

Wowzers!

Did I know what hard was? Clearly no! I am so overwhelmed by being a full time mom. This was my dream job, to stay home with my kiddos 24/7 while the hubby did the working. Now Im second guessing my dream job, it's harder then I even expected. Wait I take that back I didn't even think it would be this hard. Kudos to those mothers that's been doing it longer then two years! I can't even remember the last time me and the hubby went out on a date! I mean it did kinda get harder with three lil munchkins especially now that I'm nursing baby Nancy so she literally has to be with me where ever I go. It's only been two weeks since giving birth and I feel overworked. I really just wanna get a nice hotel for me, take a nice bubble bath, eat a gourmet meal and drink lots of champagne! Lol JK cross the champagne and replace it with a mango smoothie! I feel guilty for even thinking like that but hey mommas need some me time and its ok to dream! But then reality kicks in and my two very active boys and a hungry newborn remind me no sleeping on the job! I love my kids with all of me they're my everything, without all the chaos I guess I wouldn't be losing these calories cleaning  after them or being their full time toy picker upper! As much as I complain how hard being a full time mommy is, I seriously have the best support system from none other then my husband! I really don't know how I got lucky with him because postpartum after birth with me can be exhausting. I kind of take advantage with the whole healing process lol. Oh and not to mention my mood swings! My poor husband, but hey I went thru the pain during labor so let me soak it in!! He really helps me out a lot with the kids, even though he works 12-13 hr shifts. On his days off he likes to take the boys out to some place fun whether it be Hollywood Connections or just to the park, just so I could get some rest. Now that baby Nancy is here my me time, I will be sharing with her. But its ok, I like the newborn stage all they do is literally just eat and then go right back to sleep so it's not to hard. All in all even though motherhood is not all sunshine and roses and as much as I can complain how hard it is I honestly wouldn't change a thing. I have learned so much from being a mother, my kids teach me so much it's rewarding and I'm so in love with them! I guess you can say our date nights have become just a redbox or netflix kind of date while the kiddos are sound asleep, but hey at least we are getting us time thats all that matters. Being a mommy rocks! Happy late Mother's Day to all you awesome mothers!

My lil family taking me to lunch for Mother's Day! 

Update!

Hey bloggers, it definitely has been awhile and so much has happened since I've last blogged! It has actually been a year, so here comes the updates. The biggest update that has happened to our little family was we were blessed with a beautiful baby girl who we named Nancy Ofa Ki New York Lapota. After my little sister who is currently serving her mission in New York! She made her debut on April 27th, 2013 at 10:15 am weighing in at 7lbs 4oz! 

She definitely was a big surprise, I mean her older brother was only 3 months when I found out I was pregnant again. You can imagine how I felt, pure embarrassment because I use to make fun of people who had their kids way close in age. Now I consider it a big blessing, because we finally have another diva in the house! I had two ultra sounds that confirmed she was a girl but until she came out I was still doubtful. I also had to ask my doctor to check to see if she was a girl when she came out! Lol.I actually refused to buy a thing until she came out and my hubby literally had to leave after I gave birth and buy her a car seat and outfit! This pregnancy felt like the longest but she was actually only 36 weeks and 5 days. I gave birth natural with no epidural like I did with Siupeli only because with Joon I got one and had back problems so I refused to get one with Nancy. Oh geeze can you say excruciating!!! I thought I was gonna pass out or literally die. I was at 8 1/2 dilated when I asked for a epidural but then sure enough I felt like I had to push, I pushed 3 times and baby girl was out! Super painful but totally worth it, seeing her beautiful face! I'm so happy I have a shopping buddy and my hubby is so in love with her, she definitely is daddy's little girl! I secretly think my hubby loves my kids more then I do, I mean he is always spoiling them but I know his kids are everything to him, his motivation to work hard to give them what they want. We love them just the same! I actually had to accept the fact I wasn't gonna be the only diva in the family lol but I am beyond happy she is here because now I can share moments a daughter and mother would instead of just with my sons! I say this is my last baby but hubby wants two more so we shall see! 

My lil LOVES! Siupeli, Paea Jr, & baby Nancy. A family of 5 now! I wouldn't trade for anything, they are my world! 

Changes :)

Wow it’s been long bloggers! I have so much catching up to do...It's midnight and I am the only one wide awake in the house and unfortunately I can’t sleep but freak I should be sleeping, being a mother of two it gets exhausting. I should be taking advantage of it especially since my newborn is sound asleep so sleep should be my friend now...But nope I’m here thinking of all the changes that has happened to my little family good changes an overwhelming happy feeling. I’m just so happy I wanted to let it all out in writing and share it with my bloggers...yes this happy to tell total strangers!!! lol. Siupeli’s 2nd birthday past and we celebrated it with baby Paea’s blessing at Jordan Park it was small but fun for the kids. OH how time flies! My boys are growing and their bond is precious. I gave birth to my little Paea back in May and have been on maternity since then and hated the thought of even going back to work. All I ever wanted to be was a full time mother not a doctor or lawyer but a stay at home mom taking care of the kiddos while hubby did the working you know living the American dream...ha-ha but none of that happened reality came and I was supporting the family financially instead of hubby and we were living with my mom with no white picket fenced house. I hated it I was being so selfish and wishing I wasn't working but stayed home taking care of Siupeli 24/7 at that time when there was one. Hated my husband even thought of the D word (divorce), I know how dumb was I? lol but with faith in our heavenly father and Jesus Christ, hubby finally got a job at the church humanitarian center and everything CHANGED not even 2 months there and he got an offer at another job making more. It was coming close for me to return back to work and just the thought of it I hated I wanted to freaking cry we thought of all the possibilities of who would stay with the boys or if I should go back. I would work mornings and hubby nights but with hubby’s new job schedule, well you know a newbie schedule so he gets the sucky one working 12 to 13 hour shifts, he would be drained from work coming home at 3am or even 4 he would be too tired to even wake up to take care of the boys. We thought of family members and even daycare but we did the only thing we knew that could help us, we prayed about it and we felt it was better that I stayed home with the boys rather than taking them to daycare and I returning to work. Plus we've heard a lot of wacky daycare stories so that definitely was a no go to daycare and family members were either working or had too many of their own to watch and the only other person I wanted to watch my two boys was serving the people of New York...I cried of excitement knowing I would stay home with my two boys a sigh of relief came over me and I wanted to celebrate, super happy knowing I was officially a SAHM! Now hubby does lots of overtime to help us financially it sucks because he is at work all night then sleeps during the day so there’s no really us or family time until his days off. I look forward to his days off its like I'm super excited and anxious like a little kid counting the days of when his next day off would be like were going to go do something fun kind of feeling but sometimes it’s just a red box kind of night or just talking our heads off about nothing lol. I'm just happy knowing lots have changed and I know I am more happier. Now were in the process of moving out getting our own place not renting but owning our very own home! “Why rent when you can own your own home”? lol I had to write this hehe…It's a process but hopefully in a few months we will find the right place to call home our very own white picket fenced house, only if they still exist! Lol... So maybe I am getting my American dream after all! I just had to be patient, it might of not happened when I wanted it but hey at least it’s happening slowly! LOL

He's here!

Weighing in at 6 pounds 11 ounces Paeaimuli George Lapota Jr. was born at 8:38 AM on May 5th ,named him after his daddy! He is such a sweet lil baby :)

Big brother!