Zack's 2nd Month

Zack had a great 2 month checkup with Dr. Sia. He's still a bit congested since birth, but being born in the winter, around the flu and holiday season doesn't help. But, it doesn't seem to bother Zack that much since he's already sleeping 4-5 hour stretches at night. The doc says his breathing and lungs are fine, so to just give him a nasal saline spray, to keep him sleeping upright, and to just keep nursing him on demand. His left eye continues to have all that makapiapia (eye boogers in Hawaiian) too, but we continue to just wipe and massage his blocked tear duct. He says that, over time, it should clear up. As long as the whites of the eyes are not red, they are not infected.

Zack's stats at 2 months:

Weight: 11 lbs. 6 oz. (50+%)
Height: 21 3/4 inches (10%)
Head Circumference: 37 1/2 cm (5-10%)


Here is another gorgeous view from the front porch and bar of the beachhouse we stayed at in Waianae with the Keanes.
And here is baby Zack swinging away in his swing. This time, Mommy and Daddy got smart and got one that plugs into the wall. With all the swinging I do, it saves on D batteries!

Chase likes his Automoblox cars and put his pencil in baby Zack's hand.

Then, Chase covered baby Zack up with his blanket. Mommy needs to remind him not to cover baby's face.

Here is a beautiful sunset taken from our lanai.

Baby Zack is sleepy on his changing table after a nice warm bath. He loves baths by the way and even fell asleep in it once.
It's hard to catch his eyes open!
Here Zack is in his formal wear for Thanksgiving dinner.
Chase is giving his stink eye while Pop carries Zack.

The boys pose in their ties. Aunty Linda, Chase's preschool teacher, gave them these t-shirts because she is always commenting on Chase's cool t-shirts.

Here is the spread on Thanksgiving. The Halsalls went hunting and gathering again and picked up dinner from the Hyatt again this year.
Mommy told Chase to remember to hold baby's head. He took Mommy literally. Poor Zack!

Big brother Chase and little brother Zack
Chase loves giving hugs and kisses to his little brother Zack. Then he says, "Can you say 'Awww'?"
Cheese!
Ah, don't let baby fall!

Chase is comfy on the chair, but Zack looks a bit worried.

Zack sleeps through lunch (with Sir Prance-a-Lot) while Mommy visits with her friends at Big City Diner.

Aunty Jolene visited from Seattle and came to meet us at the mall for dinner. Chase couldn't resist and did his "statue" poses.
Zack is zonked out at home. Mommy's been putting him to sleep on the Boppy pillow in his pack-n-play to let gravity help with the congestion he's had since birth.

Zack's eyes are open!
Zack looks a bit milk drunk.

Zack sticking his tongue out
Chase is zoning out at the TV while baby Zack tries to lay on his lap.

Chase is 40 Months Old!

Now I'm old enough to help Nana and Pop put away coasters at the end of craft fairs. I carefully carry them and sort them into the appropriately labeled boxes. Nana says next year I can replace Dad (who you can see is working really hard in the background)...and Dad is ecstatic.

I am pretending to be a viking as we watched "How to Train a Dragon" with Taiga and Aika. This is my serious viking look. Do I look intimidating?

Here we are at the beachhouse in Waianae with the Keanes. Colonel Patrick and Elizabeth are longtime friends of the Halsalls from when Pop was in the Army. They live in Florida now, but come to vacation in Hawai'i before Thanksgiving each year. It is a fun time to see them because they have cool Irish accents (They are originally from Limerick.), and they have all these funny stories to tell.




This year, we tried stand up paddleboarding and here I am standing on my bucket.

Pop and Colonel Keane "tried" to SUP. But they didn't really get the UP part. Mom and Dad were more successful.
They had the best cabin this year, with a big yard and private picnic area that could fit about 30 people, and this hedge surrounding the whole house, with a cutout view of the beach, and a patio bar table set right up to the hedge.



These days, I don't want to sit in my high chair anymore. I am a big boy, so I prefer to make my own table out of these stools. Oh, and I love to eat Vanilla flavored Activia yogurt.

Zack's 1st Month

GlamMa had fun meeting Zack and helping Mommy take care of him for a couple of weeks.






Mommy's friend Linh loves her "youngins" as she calls them. She stayed with both Marika and baby Zack in their first few days of birth when she helped Miya and Mommy by sleeping overnight in the hospital.
Marika is a few weeks older than Zack. Don't you love the cross-eyed looks and Moro reflexes of newborns?

Elizabeth and Colonel Patrick, friends of the Halsalls, were visiting from Florida on their annual vacation to Hawai'i. So, they got to meet baby Zack and he got to go to his first day at the beach at the beachhouse in Waianae.

Below is Jennifer visiting the house. Her daughter Jade was a bit jealous of her mommy carrying another baby.

Glam Ma's Here!

GlamMa has been visiting from California for the past week, so I've been getting reacquainted with her (since it's been a year and a half since I've seen her), and she and Mom have been decluttering and reorganizing the house like crazy. She's been sleeping with Mom in her room to help with baby Zack, and Daddy's been sleeping with me in my room (Mommy's hoping he doesn't forget how to get up in the middle of the night).

Tonight, she gets to watch me, feed me dinner, and put me to bed for the first time. Daddy, Mommy, and baby Zack are going to a wedding in Waikiki.

Glam Ma got me some cool socks and gifts from her trip to Japan this summer. Notice that I'm wearing my red superhero cape that Auntie Shelley gave me (with a sticker that Auntie Jolene gave me, that says "Awesome Big Brother"). I wear my cape proudly. Below, Glam Ma shows me her funny app on her Iphone...you know, the one where the cat copies what you say. I just couldn't stop laughing (and punching the cat in the face)!




It's been 4 weeks since we brought baby Zack home, and I love my little brother. I love giving him hugs (sometimes a little too hard, Mommy says) and kisses and petting his hair (I rub my face and hands all over his soft hair).




Here is a picture one of our friends from the ALS Support Group took of me when they had a baby shower for Mommy at Ala Moana Beach Park. He wanted to share it with a photography group he belongs to. Mommy thinks it's one of my best photos!