Catching Up with Kai and Keila

Kai and Cyn arrived back to NYC on Saturday, Nov. 15th! And my oh my, has Kai grown.  He was overwhelmed at first, with his "new" surroundings, and was holding on to Mom.  I was so scared that he had forgotten all of us since we haven't seen him since Oct. 7th.  But, he soon warmed up, and was back to his old, cheery, happy self! Phew, Thank God!

Kai's so BIG now! His hair is so much longer!



Can you see Kai's 2 new front teeth!?! He now has 4 teeth total!
Here he is cheezing it big-time for the camera. Auntie Liz
gets a kick out of this because she used to do the same
thing when she was a baby. (Actually, she still does it.)

We had a dinner for Dave and Kaori, the BEST NEIGHBORS IN THE WORLD, back in September and had to share it with you.  Kai loves his Uncle Dave and Auntie Kaori — they have seen the Casasolas through every important event in their lives in NYC.  We appreciate them so much! Uncle Dave was the one who drove Kai home from the hospital when he was born — he drove 3 miles per hour just to be safe! I can't believe that was almost a year ago.

Ninong Ray, Uncle Dave, and Daddy ended up doing some improv hip hop dancing that night! It was so much fun — and Kai was so entertained, loving every minute of it.

Ninong Ray, Uncle Dave, and Daddy doing some improv hip-hop dance!


Kaori is hysterically laughing.


Mommy and Kai enjoying the show — they have the same expression!

 

Wow, one more month to go before our Kai Kai's all grown up and ONE YEAR OLD! Slow down, Kai.  I had a dream about him last night — actually, I dreamt about him 2 nights in a row.  Dreamt that we were playing together.  I miss him so much.  They'll be back in NYC on Nov. 17th — 2 weeks away.  I wish he was here for his 1st Halloween. In the meantime, planning mode for his 1 year birthday is in full effect!

So, I was getting worried about not hearing from Cyn/Kai in over a week since they left for Guyana, South America! Well, THANK GOD, I got an email from Cyn today! PHEW!  With all the tragic news about Jennifer Hudson's family, I just really needed to hear from Cyn and my favorite nephew in the world.

Here's a little update on Kai:

Check out Kai eating, drinking, AND practicing to walk ALL AT THE SAME TIME!!!

I miss Kai…that's all.

Here Kai is in his friend's walker.  We almost bought him one, but ran into a doctor friend that said studies showed that babies who used walkers (that you sit in) actually delayed their walking by months. She said it was better to buy the walker that teaches him to balance his weight.  We listened to her!

Check out his walker we did buy him, in a past blog:

http://kainoa.typepad.com/baby/2008/09/you-turn-away-for-one-second.html

Kai, Cyn and Paul left back for Haiti this past Tuesday — I was so SAD! But they're going on tour again — leaving for a gig in SOUTH AMERICA — in Guyana!  They're back in NY in November for another gig…WOOHOO!!! Plus, they're here to celebrate Kai and Cyn's birthdays.  🙂

Kai's passport is filling up! He loves to travel. I MISS YOU, KAI KAI!!!

 
Kai is taking the world by storm.

We took Kai to the MOMA to check out the Van Gogh exhibition this past weekend. Wow, his work is so beautiful. 

Too bad Kai was asleep the whole time! Maybe he was dreaming about "Starry Night"...