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Baby Days and Say whaaat?

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com

Baby Days

It’s hard not to give your child something he or she wants. Well, when it’s good for them – I mean, if my kid had rotting teeth I wouldn’t give him/her candy just because he/she wanted it.

But it’s hard to take away the best, I mean the breast. I just can’t take it anymore. If I weren’t pregnant I would be happy to nurse Katelyn until she turned 2 or so. But right now, right now it bugs me. When she teethes, she bites. Then I jump and she wakes up. For the past few nights I let her susu for a while then I’ve stopped it and rocked her to sleep. I’m going to keep this up and gradually reduce susu time and increase rocking time. Hopefully I can get her weaned soon. At 5:00 this morning, I successfully put her back to sleep without giving in to her request for susu.
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While my body is about the same size as it was when I was pregnant with Katelyn, my belly isn’t. My belly is a bit smaller than it was at the same point in my last pregnancy. From what I’ve heard, a woman’s belly usually grows faster with subsequent pregnancies. It’s not a big deal, I’m not worried. I’m thinking that this baby is farther back in my body than Katelyn was. I’m carrying differently – by belly is lower and more pointed than it was with Katelyn. Some of those punches are way inside and down lower than they were the first time. One thing these kids have in common is their length/height – there is a foot perpetually jammed up under my lower right ribs.

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p.s. I’ve switched buildings at work. I now share an office with one other person and there’s a divider down the middle. I no longer have to figure out my pumping situation!

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com

Food Stuffs

On New Year’s Day (a.k.a. James’s Birthday) I made some Banana Cream Pies, two to take to work the next day and one for us at home. That evening my nephew came up to our house so I gave him a piece of pie to eat with James, Katelyn, and myself. I had already cut up the entire pie, there were 2 larger pieces left and maybe 5 smaller pieces.

Me: Do you like your pie Ikaika?
Ikaika: Yeah. But my piece is so small.
Me: I have a big one because I’m sharing it with Katelyn. Uncle James has a big one because he’s a man and the men get the big pieces. When you get bigger you can have the big pieces of pie too.
James: Just don’t too big or they’ll only give you a small piece.
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On New Year’s Eve (a.k.a. James’s Birthday Eve) I made my first meatloaf. It was pretty good. It went a little something like this:

• 2 pounds of ground beef
• 3/4 of onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• salt and pepper
• fresh basil
• dried parsley (I don’t have a green thumb, my parsley plant died a few days after I bought it.)
• 2 eggs and some milk beaten together
• home made bread crumbs
• ketchup, maybe 1/2 cup or so (My mom thinks I should have used plain old tomato sauce instead, but whatever.)

I baked it at around 400 degrees. The numbers on our oven dial are all scratched off so my guess is that it was between 375 and 400. It was nice. James liked it, but I think I used too much bread crumbs.

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com

Let’s see now…

• Rocky 6 – I liked it.
• Talladega Nights – I didn’t like it at first. I fell asleep before it got better. I didn’t feel like it knew how to make fun of itself properly – but maybe I’m just not that in tune with the NASCAR community.
• Looking for Kitty – I liked it.
• Miami Vice – One of the worst movies ever made.

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com

You learn something new everyday.

For example I have recently learned that…

• Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest is kind of like the Empire Strikes Back of the Star Wars Trilogy…whatever that means, if you’re nerdy enough to know, please don’t try to explain it to me, you can talk to my husband about it. Entertaining movie.
• Vince Papale, whose story was told in the movie Invincible, played on the special teams for the Philadelphia Eagles. I didn’t know special teams existed – I thought everyone just played football together. Really good movie.
• Tyler Something-Or-Other is the current Crossword Tournament champion, if you ask me he also appears to be the next King-Of-The-Geeks. Merle Something-Or-Other is a Crossword Constructor and quite a nerd. But my favorite nerd is still Will Shortz (Will is the co-host of Puzzle Master Presents on Weekend Edition of NPR – so much fun to play along with, and he is also the Puzzle Editor of the New York Times). Check them all out in the documentary Wordplay. Very good movie.

I’ve also learned that freezing things makes for a quick meal. The excess spaghetti sauce that I froze about a month or so ago was very helpful and convenient to have for last night’s pasta dinner. My friend, let’s call her Merced, told me that her mom freezes all kinds of things so they are always on hand for a snack or light meal – french toast, quesadillas, what have you. I think I’m going to start doing the same.

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday, Mom!

Merry Christmas to you Mainland Folk! And Happy Birthday, Mom! It’s my mom’s birthday today, she’s a few months younger than her former playmate, none other than the CNMI’s governor. Well, I’m not so sure they were playmates, per se. But I do know they grew up together.

My mom is from District 4, also known as Lally 4; you know, out where the recently re-opened, Chalan Kanoa Beach Club is. My mom grew up on the beach, a beautiful one. At times she was quite the tomboy – well she is the youngest of 3 older brothers. She’d make toys rather than buy them. She’s told me about Christmases (Christmas’s, Christmases?) when her gifts were basically what was given in the Red Cross gift packages. Don’t get me wrong, she didn’t have nothing – but she had less that what I had growing up. But she had a strong, loving family. And all of this has turned her into a strong-willed, healthy, hard-working woman. I love you, mom!
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Christmas was nice. James, Katelyn, and I went to church in the morning. Then came home to the rest of the family and opened presents. While there were noticeably fewer presents for the kids this year, I think they all appreciated and enjoyed what they were given. Anyway, while this is the season of giving, gifts is not what Christmas is about.

After gifts I got to take a nap! Finally! I was feeling so sleep deprived that I wish I could have just slept through until the morning – but any nap is better than no nap. Then we took a few gifts up to our nieces and nephew and saw my cousins and my uncle. It was a nice day.

James got a call in the evening from his brother in Oregon. I think that made his day. They talked forever! So Katelyn and I had some nice play-doh sculpting time.
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Merry Christmas, Saipan!

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com

Brr, it’s cold in here. There must be some fanihi in the atmosphere….

I just finished Katelyn’s blanket. Yeah, the one that I started before she was born. Anyway, it’s done. But it’s only two-thirds as long as I’d like it to be.

I don’t really enjoy the act of making blankets – although I love the end result. They are just so boring to make, the same pattern over and over. I think that’s why I make a lot of scarves and hats. And now that I have a baby, I really don’t have time to knit and crochet like I used to. I just don’t understand how some people are able to crank out blanket after blanket – and big blankets at that.

Something else I don’t understand – how my husband is able to open a can of ice cold Diet Coke and drink it down like it’s juice. The bubbles start to choke me after a few seconds.

I’ll post a picture of the blanket later on. I’ll need to borrow a camera since mine is broken.

Now, my next immediate projects, in no particular order:

• A blanket for the new baby after I find out the sex.
• A scarf with pockets for Mona.
• Eyore. Yes, Eyore as in Winnie the Pooh.
• A shawl for myself.
• A beanie for Mikey.

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com

Boxing or Jiu Jitsu?

How about boxing AND jiu jitsu?

I have a baby in my belly that constantly uses my bladder as a speed bag. And I have another baby who pulls arm bars on her dad and submits my old Bedtime Care Bear via rear naked choke.

Maybe I’ll have a boxing boy and a jiu jitsu queen/hula girl. Once she can hold her attention long enough, I’m taking her to hula class. She can be my assistant instructor. Move over Angie, here comes Katelyn. ;P

(Adult Hula classes on Saturdays at World Resort. By Alana’ia Polynesian Music and Dance Productions. Guest instructor: me! Let me know if you’re interested.)

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com

I’m number one! I’m number one! I’m Matt Damon!

If you love SNL (ahem, Mona), then you might now what the title is about.

I’m the first to link to Merced’s blog. Nee-ner, nee-ner, nee-ner.

She’s had her blog since March 2005. Look at how far she’s gotten with it. If you know her, hound her so she’ll ACTUALLY USE IT!

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com

A conversation in the Revilla household.

James: “Who’s Hello Insomnia?”
Me: “Mona”
Katelyn: “Taotao mona.”

Cute.

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com

Should I take a left up here, Sue Sue?

How do I get to Third Street, Sue Sue?
Sue Sue, is there a dead end up ahead?

OK, so I don’t really have the commercial memorized. But it sure is hilarious. This is what I hear when I watch that commercial:

“Susu, blah blah blah blah blah?”
“Susu, blah blah blah blah blah?”
“Blah blah blah blah blah, Susu?

It’s Tom Tom! Not Susu!

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com

To my good people of Saipan…

• A flashing yellow traffic light means proceed with caution.
• A flashing red traffic light means stop. Treat it as a stop sign.
• A solid line means do not cross – as in the intersection at Quarter Master Road. Traffic heading south should stay in the outer lane until the solid lane divider turns dashed.
• Merging doesn’t mean rush to see who can get in front.

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com

Nobody tagged me or anything…

It’s just that for once in my life I’m actually in the mood to answer one of those ‘about me’ lists, so here goes.

Trying to use only one-word responses…

1. You: weird
2. Your spouse: great!
3. Your children: amazing!
   
4. Your hair: damaged
5. Your mother: short
6. Your father: dearly missed
7. Your Favorite drink: coffee
8. What you want to be in 10 years?: me
9. Who you hung out with last night?: James
10. What you’re not: on edge
11. Muffins: blueberry
12. One of Your Wish List Items: clothes for Katelyn
13. The Last Thing You Did: type “clothes for Katelyn”
14. What You Are Wearing: clothes
15. Your favorite season: southern California winters
16. The Last Thing You Ate: crackers and cream cheese
17. Your Life: for God
18. Your car: big
19. What are you doing at the moment?: typing
20. What is on your TV?: a book
21. When is the last time you laughed?: an hour ago

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com

Alright stop. Collaborate and listen…

I decided to wear jeans today – because Thursday is the new Friday. All my government peeps say, “whoop, whoop!”

(I HATE that phrase! Nothing is the new nothing. Everything is what it is.)

Movie quote of the day (Sampson Simpson and Scarface in Half Baked):
“I’m going to kill your little Mexican friend”
“I’m Cuban, B!”
“Ahhh, yes! Cuban Bee!”

Peace out, yo!

~Deece
www.chamolinaole.blogspot.com