The best update!

July 11th, 2012. Where does time go by? I always have goals to update on here but for some reason time goes on and I forget to update. Well a lot of changes are coming. I am so excited for the next stage of life. John will be graduating school in a month and a half, we will be moving to Utah a few days after that. We will both be looking for new jobs, and once we have jobs then a place to live, and the best news of all we will be having a baby in JANUARY!!! We are so excited. We have had a crazy few months finding out this news.

         It all started in May of course when my time of the month was supposed to have come and well it didn't. So I did the typical and took a pregnancy test. It came out POSITIVE!! So exciting. John wasn't home, but I sent in a picture of the test. He didn't believe me. I had played a prank on him a year ago and he didn't like it, but I had told him I was pregnant. This was real though, but he still didn't believe me. So when he come home later that day I had another test so I did it with him home just to prove that it was correct. He got excited but you know it is still so early at that point that he didn't get too excited. So I took the proper steps when to my doc to have them do another pregnancy test. This too came out positive. I was getting more excited.

   Well the next step was to go to the OBGYN and have them do more tests and an ultrasound. We had to wait a few days. Yeah it's not that long, but for us it seemed like forever. So we go to the doc on Saturday, this is when the fun started. The Doc does the ultrasound but he didn't see anything... SCARY. He looked and looked but there was nothing to see. Oh wow we were kind of sad again. He decided to have me do more tests. So we drove home and had blood work done on that day and then the following Monday. That was fine, I don't mind that. The blood work was saying that there was a baby... Oh wow we didn't know what to think. The doctor calls me kind of worried. He said for my levels being as high as they were there should definitely be a baby, he was now thinking that we had an ectopic pregnancy... I didn't like hearing this. He wanted to come to the ER and have more tests and ultrasounds done.

    OH JOY. To get to the hospital we had to drive an hour, and well find a car because we don't have one. We actually had ridden our bikes McDonalds and were eating, I wasn't supposed to eat another bite. I was bugged and sad. I didn't want to believe that this was happening. We got back home, and found a car and made our way to the hospital, after I made sure that John gave me a blessing. The hour drive felt like it took forever.

    We get there and they admitted me. I was poked and prodded. It was so much fun. But in the end we got great news, I was indeed pregnant, but not as far along as we had thought. The pregnancy was in the correct spot and things were looking great. I was 6 weeks along. That was the best news to get. My doc is so good he even called me to congratulate me and update me on what was going on. He then wanted to see me a week and a half later. We got a little picture of our little one. It literally looked like a dot to me. SEE

Okay so here are all the pictures that we have had. We had one at the ER, then at the follow up with the doc almost 2 weeks later, and the last one was a month later. I think that we can find out what we are having at our next appointment in a 2 1/2 weeks. I am super excited. Just thought that I would update you all!!!

**** FYI the pic are a little out of order. The first on is actually our latest pic, The middle one is the first pic we go and the last is the middle one at 8 weeks.

***Please leave comments on here, not quite ready for it to be on facebook.

December oh yeah baby!

Okay I am so excited that it is finally December. I don't really know why. We aren't going anywhere aren't doing anything. And really I don't get a break from work because it is December. But none the less December is here and I am super excited. John will be getting a break from school and I am happy about that. He really needs a break. He has been super busy. He is taking 4 major classes, and been busy with the singles ward, and of course working as a tutor for the students that are taking Samoan language classes.

We got a new camera, so I am trying to be better about taking pictures.I always want to take pics now, but I am not that good at getting a "good" picture. OH well you might get to see a lot more of Hawaii and all the things I get to see all the time.

Okay so I typed this at the beginning of December.. and just never posted it.

Ioane Afoa Fuiava III

I just want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dear sweet husband. I am so blessed to have him in my life. I don't know how I got so lucky to have married a man that is so perfect for me. He is turning 26 today and so in honor of him turning 26 I just wanted to share 26 interesting facts or things that I love about him.

1. He cooks better than me, and more often than I do.
2. He loves to cuddle more than me.
3. He is teaching himself to play the piano and the ukulele.
4. He starts listening to Christmas music in July.
5. He doesn't like to eat vegetables.
6. He is so hard working.
7. He loves kids just as much if not more than me.
8. He is very clean.
9. He doesn't wear deodorant and doesn't ever smell.
10. He likes to take care of my eyebrows, and helps me tweeze them.
11. He honors his priesthood, (Always so willing to help others).
12. He begs me almost everyday if we can go to Utah to visit HIS family.
13. He reminds me so much of my brothers and dad so much. (Makes it easy to not get homesick.
14. He loves sports. Especially Rugby.
15. The minute I walk in the door he always gives me a hug and a kiss. (Even if I need to use the bathroom.)
16. He doesn't like to sleep without me. And always has to be touching some part of me when he does sleep, arm, leg, foot etc.
17. He cuts his own hair.
18. He's always the first to say sorry.
19. He always knows how to cheer me up, and can always make me laugh.
20. He has great cultural backgrounds that make him a wonderful husband.
21. He is a mama's boy, even from so far away.
22. He doesn't like the smell of cleaning products.
23. He loves to play games, (phase 10, Uno, Skip-bo) all the ones we played at home.
24. He is Mr. Jokester, but doesn't like big crowds.
25. He LOVES sea food, to bad I don't like it, he doesn't get it very often.
26. He loves to sing karaoke and dance.

He is the most wonderful man. I am so grateful that I get to spend the rest of my life and beyond with him.

Kealani Taufa

So this is our friends baby. We were walking home the other day, had just finished with an activity with the classes John teaches when we saw Sione, the dad of this adorable little girl. We chatted a minute and then when John want me to steal the baby. He didn't even have her with him. John just really wanted to play with her.

So we ended up picking her up a little while later. We played for a bit then she got hungry, so we fed her. Then it was nap time. That's where the pic come in. After her nap we played more. We had her all afternoon. And loved it.

The November happenings.

Alright, just to let everyone know, I found out that I DO have cyst. But I don't have poly cystic ovaries. I had to track down some nurses to get that information, but I am glad that I finally have some answers.

We kind of celebrated Johns birthday early. We went to town and did some shopping. He really wanted to get some rugby gear. So we got him some cleats, shorts (spandex and shorts for over), longs socks. Oh and we got him some cologne. Then we went to Sam's Club and did some major shopping, we had like no food at home. That was a fun day.

Lets see since then we have had a few fun things going on. We had foodfest. That is where all the clubs make food from their home country and sell it, so that they can make money for activities through-out the semester. Of course John was helping with the Samoan club. They had bbq chicken, banana's, rice, samoan sasuages, and they made hot koko. I went around and tried a few of the other clubs food. There was some Arabian food, (fried bread and some other stuff that I didn't like). I wanted to get some of the Tahitian food, because they make crepes that are so good. But when I went around they were all out. Sad I don't even remember all that I ate. One of our friends went to the Filipino club and got some Lumpia. I don't even know how to describe what these are. I tried one, and it was good. But I was so full from the other foods, that I couldn't eat more. I didn't get to see John much that night because he was running around doing to many things for the club.

We've gone to watch the men's basketball team play. The won, and that was a good game. They have a tradition that when the team scores over a hundred points that they serve ice cream. So it was really fun and the crowd actually gets more excited about the ice cream than the game itself. I couldn't help but think back to when I first got a job here at school. It was doing the men's basketball teams wash. It was so stinky. I kept laughing about that when we were watching the game.

John and I decorated our Christmas tree. Well it actually was a tree that we inherited from his cousin that moved away from here. But still it a big tree and they left us all their ornaments and everything. It's a big upgrade from our tree last year. Which was made from wrapping paper and taped to the wall. Pretty creative but pretty lame. We still are going to hang up more lights but haven't yet. I have people telling me that it is too early to decorate. But honestly I don't care. I am going to have fun celebrating Christmas here in Hawaii.

I think that is about it as far as fun things. But it was a pretty good update. I will try to post more pics. I have been trying to take more with my phone, since I typically have it with me.

Mean prank....

Oh I was so mean to my husband to day. I pulled a really mean prank on him. I was at work, and happen to check my phone and I see a text from my sister-in-law (Heather). It was of her ultrasound. She is due in May and went in today and was able to see the baby. She apparently took a picture of it on her phone and sent it around to my family. In the text I notice that she sent it to just the girls. So I knew that John hadn't gotten it. I had this brilliant idea that I would forward it on to him and see what he says.

Oh that was a horrible idea. He got soooooooooooooo excited, that I felt so bad afterwards having to tell him that it was Heathers, and not mine at all. Am I so horrible for teasing my husband. I know we want kids, and it doesn't seem to be in our cards right now. I know we will have them though, and we are both anxious to have them. What do you think? Was that a mean prank??

AHHHH!

Okay so that last three months I have been having my period every two weeks. Yeah not so fun at all. I have been hating it. So today I went to the doctor today at the health center, and they wanted to do tests. First the nurse pokes my finger to test my hemoglobin levels. Those were a little bit low, makes sense because I have been losing so much blood. Then she decided to take more blood to run more tests. She pokes one arm, and the vein was not wanting to work. She moves the needle around, and yeah still nothing. Funny enough she pulls the needle out and then the vein opens up and starts bleeding, IRONIC. So then she moves on to the next arm. That one worked really well. After that the doctor tells me that he wants me to go to the hospital so that they can do an ultra sound. He thinks that I might have poly-cystic ovaries. OH JOY. Not at all what I wanted to hear. But I guess better to find out now rather than later. So my sweet husband took me to the hospital so that they could do the ultra sound. I felt bad because he had to miss one of his classes so that he could go with me. He was so funny, he felt like he couldn't be there when she was doing it. He wanted to leave the room. But I convinced him to stay and be with me. I won't have the results until tomorrow. I'm hoping that they are wrong.. but at the same time I am hoping that they are right, because I just want to know what is going on with me.

Well after all that fun, John and I decided to go to Ted's Bakery. They have great food. They have lots of pastries. But John and I like to actually go and eat lunch there. So I got a BBQ chicken sandwich and John got a mixed plate that had three different meats on it. My husband loves meat!! And as we are about to finish ordering, John decides to get a pie too. So we got a peanut butter pie. I am glad he did, it is so good. It kind of made up for my day having to go and get all those fun test done. The rest of our night went on pretty normal. He had work/homework. And I had to go to work at the temple. I put my name on the prayer roll. Is that bad to put your own name down? I hope not, I've done it a few times. Don't worry, I have put several of your names down too. I am constantly doing that.

When I got home from work, after all afternoon of not having my mind at ease, I had John give me a blessing. It was so great to have him do that. I love having the priesthood in my home. I love hearing my husband use his priesthood. It was a neat blessing, and actually as soon as he was done I felt much better. I know that Heavenly Father is with me ever step of the way. And I know that no matter what things will be okay. I know that kids are in our future. I am not sure when but I do know that I will have them.



We did end up sharing half the pie with some friends.