"Two Boys" in The Tub: April 2011

Kai's First Easter

Kai's first Easter was celebrated with Grandma & Grandpa Planty and of course Constant and I.
All decked out like dad in matching duds, we headed to our town church. It was an absolutely beautiful day.
There was a bagpiper at church outside of the entrance and I did my best to hold back the tears. The bagpipes will always remind me of my Grandma Joy. It's a bitter sweet sound. My boy Kai was wonderful in church and got really excited when the choir sang and one of the members shook the maracas!

Kai's First Easter Basket!

Looks like the bunny did good!

Amber Teething Necklace

When Kai was about 3 or 4 months old, I heard about a product called the Amber Teething Necklace. It's not a necklace to chew on, but rather one that is suppose to help reduce the side effects of teething. Apparently amber has healing properties in it and when worn, something in the amber rubs into the skin which helps to mitigate excessive drooling, reduce fussiness and swollen and irritated gums. Overall, it is suppose to lessen the ill effects of teething. I have nothing to compare the teething experience to, but I really do believe this product works and would highly recommend it. Kai's teacher accidentally broke his necklace prior to our trip to Hawaii and I swear that him not having it was partially to blame for our horrible flight. This necklace has become part of him. I am not a big fan of "man" jewelry, but am a fan of holistic remedies and for around $12-$15 it's totally worth it.

Check it out here Inspired By Finn and let me know what you think!

To date Kai has his two bottom teeth and his upper left tooth is poking through.

Busy Like A Bee

From a trip to Hawaii, to eating solids to making a lot of noise, to getting teeth and almost crawling, this guy has been busy like a bee. And yes, that's busy and not buzzy. No wonder I haven't had time to write.
Where do I begin...

Kai's first flight. When I heard that I had to go to Hawaii for work, every part of me insisted that Kai and Constant join me. I didn't give much thought to the length of the flight or that fact that I would be traveling coach rather than business class. I was thinking that I was going to HAWAII, a place that none of us had ever been before and that my boys must join me. I guess I didn't realize how aggressive of a trip this was for Kai's first flight until we loaded in Boston and were on our way to Houston. It was the wee hours of the morning on St. Patrick's Day and my Kai was dressed up properly of course in a green checkered shirt and a onesie that said " I'm a Mc Cutie". Thank God I had the foresight to dress Kai up so cute or we would have all been most likely thrown out the exit row door mid flight. Without a doubt, this flight was worse than giving birth. The flight from Boston to Houston was great, but once we landed in Houston it all went down hill. Our flight from Houston to Honolulu was delayed over four hours, Kai was overtired and overstimulated by all of the happenings in the airport. When we finally did take off in Houston, it was almost immediate that Kai decided that he wouldn't just fall asleep like in my fantasy mother world I imagined him to do. The 8 hour flight did not go as planned. Thank God for the lovely lady that sat next to us who must have had really great headphones. Kai even got a tooth during that flight! I am sure that alone describes just how horrible the flight was. The good news is, the flight home was wonderful and it was as if we brought a different child home. We had a lovely time...and together, the three of us, got to explore a new place that we hadn't been before. Next stop for Kai will be Mexico!