More Pictures

Here are some more pictures of K. Grandma G arrived on Sunday, here is one of their first pictures together.



K is buddled up and ready to leave the hospital.



Some pictures of her first day at home.

We had our baby girl!

K Hozhoni (pronounced kai-ah-vah) was born on Friday, April 20, at 11:01am, weighing 8-pounds 12-ounces (and she's 21-inches long).

Her name comes from S's primary clan, Todích'íi'nii (Bitter Water in English), translated into Hawaiian. In Navajo
culture lineage is traced through the women, and since K is the first woman to be born in this generation we decided to name her after her clan. This is especially significant because S is the only girl on her mother's side of the family--meaning that she is the last one to carry on the clan name for her family.

You may have noticed that we used "Kai" (sea water) rather than "Wai" (fresh water). This represents the fact that her father comes from the water of the sea (i.e. Hawaii), rather than the fresh water springs of Arizona.

Her middle name, Hozhoni (Ho-zho-nee), is Navajo and means "harmony and beauty".

Coincedentally she was born 6 years to the day of our first date.

April is here!

Last August, the month of April seemed so far away. The past eight months we've anticipated our baby's arrival. We've enjoyed tracking her development through books and doctor's appointments, discussing baby names, and watching her grow and develop certain habits. We knew that one day this month, our lives would change forever. Now two weeks away from the due date, we hope she comes soon.




M finished so many tasks during Spring Break. He finished incomplete school tasks and became actively involved with baby decisions such as deciding on strollers, picking out baby bottles and decorating the room. We also finished decorating our living room with Chinese peasant art we bought in Xian last summer. We can't believe it took nearly one year to frame and display, we love the colors it adds to the room.