Randy+Brooklyn: July 2019

We officially moved on the 2nd of this month! There are still many projects to be done but the house is livable. For the first week or two we didn't have running water inside the house so we were showering outside but it actually felt really nice! We are also currently doing dishes outside but that is my fault because I've been rather indecisive about sinks and faucets. I ended up going through 4 sinks before finally picking one! Thank goodness Lowes and Home Depot have awesome return policies. We got our cabinets put in this month and also carpet in our 2 bedrooms and that was such a game changer! We were camping out together in the living room for a few weeks till the carpet came in.

The summer weather has been pretty tough. Apparently it's our hottest summer yet. In ways it's been good for me bc the heat encourages me to get outside and go swimming a lot. I've been loving Waialua though! Everything just seems easier and more family friendly. The library is 5 minutes away, so is the beach, we don't have to deal with traffic like we used to, there is a bike path we can walk to a park/school area. Basically all the essentials for mom life. Oh and Costco is only 20 minutes away :)

We signed up for a birth class. It is the same one we did before Ezra. I questioned whether we should do it again considering how busy things have been with the house but Randy encouraged me to sign up and I'm so glad we did! It's amazing how much you can forget in such a short period of time so it was very helpful and prepped me to be in a good head space for this upcoming birth. All of my midwife/doctor appointments have been great and I finally order our birth kit!

Also my friend from college and her family came to visit! We had sooo much fun together. Did the PCC, Hamama Falls, lots of beach time and ate some good food together. We even had some kid-free time where we got to laugh and talk about life and even take a yoga class together!

Oh and Ezra is gearing up to potty train. Just this month he has pooped and peed (twice) all on his own with no prompting from me. He just happened to be naked after his baths and would come get me to show he had gone potty. At first I didn't believe him but when he dragged me over to show his evidence I was amazed! I'm a little nervous to officially start potty training but after this it's pretty clear he is ready!