Justin and I were spent 9 days, 8 nights on Oahu last week. It was so relaxing to be away from the hustle and bustle. This will be our last trip until Izzy arrives. The weather was so so. Most days were cloudy with sun breaks, which still wasn't bad. We only had one day of down pour and drizzle. We stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian Village at the end of Waikiki, so we were able to walk into town and do a little shopping. I would say we walked 3-4 miles a day. It felt so good! The first night there, I dropped our new camera in the case and shattered the screen. I was so bummed, but luckily we had our camcorder that has a picture feature!
View from our room.
Belly shots.
We rented a car and ventured to the northshore beach one day. The waves are much bigger on the northshore and you get a more local feeling than tourist which Justin and I both love. On the way there we stopped by the DOLE plantation and had a very yummy lunch and pineapple ice cream! YUM!
Northshore beach during the mid afternoon.
Northshore beach a little farther down the road at sunset. The waves were gigantic!
Northshore sunset.
Another day, we flew to Hawaii for a day trip. Our trip to was much different than what we expected. We have been to Maui and Oahu before, so thought an island that neither one of us has seen before would be fun. Not much to see there in Hilo...infact I felt like I was in Aberdeen! We couldn't find a cute restaurant or anything. Our highlights to the Big Island were driving down the coast to a small hick town, hiking the Kilauea Iki at the Volcanoes National Park, and seeing the Rainbow Falls. The Kilauea Iki hike was 4 miles, it descends 400 ft. through a native rain forest and into a crater where we walked across the frozen lava lake from the 1959 eruption. Then we had to hike back to the top! I was so proud of myself!!! Of course we took it slow and stopped several times so that I wouldn't over do it. As we were about to head back to the airport to catch our flight to Hawaii, I couldn't find my passport! The tickets were under my maiden name, so I had to use my passport to fly. I was so scared that I wouldn't be able to get back. Luckily I had kept my old driver's license with my maiden name on it! Whew! The only bummer about my passport is that it had my St. Lucia stamp from our wedding. I cried over it...those darn hormones!
Start of the hike in the rain forest.
Peek at what was to come...the frozen lava lake! That is what we crossed over! It was huge!
Justin near a steam hole on the frozen lava lake.
Climbing out of the crater.
A look back at what we just hiked! We started clear across the other side on the top!
The end is near!!!!
Rainbow Falls.
So a very nice woman offered to take our picture with the waterfall behind us. She was definitely on something by her shakiness (hence the fuzzy picture :( ) and the way she was talking and moving about. I seriously thought she was going to drop our camcorder! Thank God she didn't!
So I'm nearing the end of my 28th week and am officially in my third trimester. Tuesday night I started to feel a ton of tightness and pains in my belly. Throughout the week, I've noticed at night and if I'm up doing anything besides sitting I get really tight and have more uncomfortable pains. I called the doctor today and she told me to take it easy and drink lots of water. She thinks I'm a bit dehydrated, which is most likely the case...I've never been a very good water drinker. Time to step it up! I have my appointment on Tuesday, so I'll be monitoring until then. Stay tuned for nursery pictures!
The strip of three are a bit scary! She kind of looks like an alien. :) When we were still in the u/s room after finding out it was a girl, Justin was super quiet. I thought maybe he was nervous about having a little girl after growing up with all boys and then raising boys. I asked if he was okay and his response was..."I'm a little concerned that she looks like an alien." HA! I giggled at that. Not the most flattering pictures of Izzy! Today marks my 22 week and 4 day! Our baby girl weighs about 1lbs and is about 8 inches long...think about the size of a small doll! I can't believe it. Time is going by so quickly. She can hear our voices this week and her other senses have developed too! Last night I think I felt her hiccup for the first time. It was pretty crazy whatever it was... consecutive thumps! I've been feeling great. Just a little slower and a bit more uncomfortable. My mom is coming over tomorrow to help paint the nursery. I can't wait to have it all done. Hopefully we can set up the crib on Sunday and then I can start adding all the decorative touches!
