Daddy is back to work!

Lunch time with Daddy

Originally uploaded by tamaranash

Thursday San went back to work. I was a little emotional about seeing him go, but I am so thankful that he has a good job and that he has been blessed with his own classroom (previous school he had to share) and that the school is so [...]

EIan’s First Bath!

EIan’s First Bath!

Originally uploaded by tamaranash

I would love to say that Eian LOVED his first bath, but I might not make it into heaven! Ha! He did not enjoy it one bit! The before and after pics that we uploaded are the calmer version of our son during bath time. [...]

Our Son is 1 Week Old

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Originally uploaded by tamaranash

Eian Makana is one week old already! Gee, it’s hard to believe that one year ago it was just Tam and San, just humming along, going steady. How amazing, our lives have changed. First getting married and now the birth of our son. And is he growing bigger everyday. We think he’ll [...]

First visit with the doctors

First visit with the doctors

Originally uploaded by tamaranash

We had our first doctor visit this morning. He’s growing!! He’s gained almost a pound since we left the hospital on Saturday. He had lost 6 oz from his birth weight of 8.4 lbs while in the hospital. Now he is 8.12 lbs. [...]

1st Family Picture

1st Family Picture

Originally uploaded by tamaranash

Thought it would be nice to take a family picture but as you know Eian can’t see very far and could not look at the camera let alone know what a camera is. So this is the best we could do on short notice.

We’re Home!!

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Originally uploaded by tamaranash

Yes, it’s been some time since we got back home on Saturday. Finally home to enjoy spending time with our newborn son Eian. Nana Judy, Tam’s mom, is staying with us till the beginning of August helping out with taking care of Eian. Let’s see . . Tam is exhausted from getting [...]

Our Son

A Smiley Boy

Originally uploaded by tamaranash

Eian was born July 16, 2007 at 4:27 p.m after 32 hours of labor, without drugs. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, You, oh Lord, are there.” (Psalm 23) Hard labor for about 4 hours and pushed for [...]

Our Precious Son

Thank you!

Aloha ka kou! Thank you for your thoughts, comments and prayers. I’m feeling A LOT better, in terms of my back. San seems to be doing a little better, too. But we’re both not 100%. I’m thankful to be on the upswing, though. Thank you for praying for us. [...]

False Alarm

Well, what we thought was . . wasn’t. It was a false alarm. After checking in and unpacking to get ready for what we thought would be the beginning of active labor was not to be. The doctor did a physical check and no signs of the water bag breaking. We also did an ultra [...]