Baby Blessing and Visitors

We blessed baby Tristan on Sunday. My whole family flew over for the blessing and a mini vacation and Christian's parents flew over for the weekend. We belong to such wonderful families and are so grateful for all of their support. I was really nervous for the blessing only because it was my second time back at church with Tristan and I'm still not sure how he behaves in public, especially a reverent sacrament meeting. Christian gave a beautiful blessing and Tristan did so great. Not a peep out of him.


Tristan getting excited before church. So excited, he barely slept the night before!



T got to meet some of his cousins for the first time. Baby Von was born in December and Addison just turned three.

Von is such a sweet baby and a snuggle bug. (It was my first time meeting Von too!) Addison is a big ham and loves to entertain. She found Papa's glasses and reading book and pretended to read for almost an hour.

It's fun that the boys are so close in age.


Spending time with Tutu and Nama.


Our first time in a restaurant with Tristan. We went to Dukes in Waikiki. He did really well at first but there was one point in the night where Tristan, Von, and Addison were all screaming and crying at the same time. That's when we knew we had to leave. We apologized to the tables next to us. :)


I'm bummed that I didn't get more pictures of the family while they were here. I think they were looking for crabs in this picture.

His first day at the beach

We took T to the North Shore on Saturday and met up with some friends. It amazed us how well he did. He lasted 3 hours! It did however take a village to care for him because we were all a little nervous about his first outing in the sun. Everyone was great. He kind of just cruised and went with the flow. We think he liked it.





Brunch at Aunt Katie and Uncle Luke's house the next day. T cuddling with Katie while doing neck exercises. Luke peeks.


It was a great and relaxing weekend!

where the wild things are

i've watched this trailer over and over, i'm excited already. spike jonze, arcade fire, forest whitaker, etc. i think there's potential for greatness here. sweet!

We're in love

Sweet baby Tristan is almost 5 weeks now and is growing so fast. We are savoring every minute we have with him because we know he won't be this tiny forever.


My two favorite boys.

He loves bath time. And one of his favorite things to do is curl up into a ball when I snuggle with him. He always brings his knees up to his chest.

Some of his new toys! He's still getting used to his new swing. He only lasts about 10 minutes in it before he cries. Also, his new stroller finally arrived. The Bumbleride Indie. So far, this stroller is amazing. It rides so smoothly and I can even steer with one hand.


I was able to sneak a quick video of my two boys cuddling together. So cute.

This boy has been busy

These first three weeks have been overwhelming but wonderful. It amazes us how much he changes each day. He weighed in this week at 7 lbs. 4 oz. Doc said he gained more than expected. We have a little porker on our hands. This is what the little guy has been up to;


He has found his own thumb. My mom said this is how I used to suck my thumb, with my whole hand resting on my face.


He's a snuggle bug. We're not complaining.


Faithfully doing his neck exercises. This little guy is strong.


Trying to figure out how he got here. He's very alert and aware of his surroundings now.


His umbilical cord fell off this week. Big week! This is his first 'big boy' bath and we were so proud of him, he didn't even cry. He's a little camera shy here.


He's already learned how to give stink eye. I'm not sure where he is learning this from.

I think we'll keep him

He loves sleeping on his side.

He's a sucker.

Some Dad time.

Dad telling a funny joke.

Tristan Kamuela

Baby Tristan was born on thursday morning the 26th of february. Everything went very smoothly. He came out sunny side up (with his face facing up), so he got a bit stuck for a little during delivery and came out with bruises on his forehead. He looked like he'd been in a street fight but he's still the cutest thing ever. He weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and was 20" long. He has pretty dark eyes that actually look like they could end up being blue,which would be a surprise, so we'll have to see. So far we've learned he's a big snuggle bug, he had a hard time sleeping last night if he wasn't being held and cuddled. The main thing is he's healthy and we are so happy to have the chance to be his parents!








His first car ride, going home from the hospital on saturday.

ps: we have to give a shout out to our doctor, Dr. Dao. He's one of our favorite people and we're kind of obsessed with him. He did a great job bringing Tristan to us safely and helped make the whole experience quite pleasant considering what was going on. thanks Dao!

38 weeks

I'm not sure if I can get any bigger! I had my Dr. appointment this morning and doc was shocked to see that I'm already dilated to a 5 and 75% effaced. What? I went into work after my appointment and worked a full day. Sitting on a beach towel of course. :) No labor pains yet. We are just going to wait it out. Doc said he could come tonight. Will keep you posted!

happy friday the 13th!

- from all of us at the hastings project.

Nursery Dresser

This piece was found on craigslist last month for $25 with the idea of using it for baby's nursery. We love new projects and were so excited to start working on it. We knew that this dresser had a lot of potential.

Before:



Inspired by the designer Orla Kiely, we chose colors we liked to brighten the baby's room. I am so proud of Christian for all the hard work he put into this dresser (while pregnant mama had to stay away from the fumes). If we had it our way, we would refinish furniture all day, every day. It's too much fun.

After:

Charley Harper

Our new favorite modernist artist, best known for his wildlife prints. I love the simplicity of his art and the colors that he uses. C and I just purchased a few of his educational books, flash cards and floor puzzle for baby... and you will not believe where we found it...Old Navy! I don't know if you guys have been in Old Navy lately but they have definitely stepped it up a notch with their style, they must have hired new designers. Check out more of his prints at http://www.charleyharperprints.com/. We are big fans.

35 weeks and growing

Baby is really active these days. His favorite thing to do is hang out under my ribs and play. I just love that. He still has his sweet cravings and needs his bowl of ice cream every night. I do what I can do for him. Countdown is on. Getting a little nervous. We can't wait to meet the little guy!

arkotec featured

Arkotec was recently featured on Hapa Hale, a local design blog. They said some nice stuff about us :) Check out the article here: www.hapahale.com.

we're pretty much famous...(at least our dresser is)

We recently bought this dresser from craigslist for $25 (+$5 tip) and had some ideas about how to fix it up. We want to use it for baby's room. I knew there was potential to be a cool piece. We wanted to get more input so emailed Apartment Therapy with a couple pics and asked for their advice...That was a week or two ago and I was starting to think they were over helping us, then Shandra was browsing today and noticed our dresser and my email on their site! So we're pretty much famous by now. I've begun work on it and will post again next week with the final outcome. Get ready, it should be sweet...

check it out here.

We really like AT, it's a cool & free way to get advice for home design stuff like this, or just get inspired.