Maeva's First Christmas

with Santa at Waimauku Settlers for lunch with the Myatts, Cherelle and friends

Maeva still has no teeth and loves eating everything.
We have to be careful now because she is more mobile, she tends to slide and semi-crawl around to reach items on the floor. She loves her pacifier but will quickly drop this for something else if she sees one, like the tv remote, paper, wallet, handbag, paper napkins...everything but toys!!!
Maeva the little man Sometimes i wonder if she was meant to be a boy, heheh. She is always hyped, moving and refuses to be laid down or seated. She prefers to stand, even in her stroller, I have to force her to be seated and then I have to flip the stroller backwards to put her in a lying postion. Lately, she would be very active right before bedtime, and it would take me ages to put her to sleep. So in the end, i pass her to the sleep master, Gui.
pressies pressies everywhere
Again, M at home, on the 28th Dec, when we finally got time to open her pressies at home. We were in Auckland for the rest of the time. She didn't care about what was inside, she just wanted to eat the paper wrapping...wish she'd remain that way for the next 12 years, would save us lots of $$$!
Aztec meets PolynesianMaeva with Aztec singer in Thames a day before Christmas. I bought he this $2.00 hat and glued flowers on it, perfect for a day out in the sunshine!!!
happy campersa rare shot of us three, camping in Miranda by the Hot Pools. Sadly, I didn't have a great time as I was sick with the cold/flu but M had a great time watching the ducks, eating grass, swimming in the mineral hot pools, sleeping in the tent and roughing it a bit...
eating banana using the feeder
Maeva loves to eat.
She now takes solids, 3 meals a day. She eats anything. Everything. I bought this feeder and we put strawberries, banana, mango, pear, kiwifruit in it and she chews until the fruit is reduced to a pulp and her face is sticky with fruit.

Maeva's first Christmas will be remembered by her parents as very exciting, lots of pressies, lots of laughter and too much food.
Maeva has been a very happy camper, very cheerful and enjoying the attention. Thank you to all her family and friends for he gifts, letters and the love...we are thinking of you all this season. We both miss our homes and our loved ones but you are in our prayers and our thoughts.
Most of all, thank you to Cherelle who was with us this Christmas. You have been a great source of ummmm, information (i was gonna say inspiration too) hahah. nah, we missed you (seeing that youre here every other week!!!
ALofa atu and have a prosperous and fulfilling new year ahead.

Maeva's buddies at Aunty Lucy's
Eating Ice cream
asleep on a saturday morning in November 2007
Leilani and Maurice Moli
lytoria, Sandrae and Maeva
Her ofus from Aunty Beatrice in Marseille, thank you!!
Her party dress from Aunty Mayoune
6-7:30 am: The start of our day before I go to work, Maeva likes being outside watching the passing cars and the birds
Yvette and Maeva Moelagi at Sosefina's birthday
Nita and Relle - Nita is my lovely cousin who looks after Maeva while i'm at work...she's a blessing!!!
I'm a big girl now!!!

My last meal was an array of juicy fat curried prawns, potato salad, beek steak, taro and ice cream.


Last Night
It is fair to say that by 12:15pm this afternoon,
I was famished, parched, starved, tired, sleepy.
I could not even have a drink of water.
All becuase I had to have surgery to remove the lump from my right breast.
And the f*&^en operation did not go ahead.
I wasted a day, sitting in a drab waiting room with geriatrics for a surgery that never took place.
At the 11th hour, the doctors came and basically asked me "Do you really need this op?"
To sum up what the bastard said he indicated that "We have more serious cases, and you are not a priority, therefore, don't bother".
I'm cursing the medical profession today for their arrogance and inconsideration.
Anyhow, becuase my surgery didn't happen, I found myself outside the hospital grounds with my backpack, the cellphone, ipod, and $20.00 cash.


Gui left me on the understanding that I was going to be in the hospital for another 4 hours minimum.
Instead of him coming back to get me, I assured him I was to catch a taxi and go home.

However, there was no taxis outside and I couldnt call from Gui's phone.
For the first time in years, I ventured out and caught the bus.
To town

I was really hungry by then but remember I only had $20.00 in my pocket. My wallet is at home.

Do I buy a sandwich and walk home?

Or taxi home and what if $20.oo doesn't get me home?

So I caught the bus to the nearest transport centre ($1.50) and taxied home ($20.50) at which Nita came out with Maeva to pay the remaining amount ($3.00).


Anyhow, on the upside, I did get a day off today. Spent it with Nita and Maeva, going to the Coffee Club to have food and shop at the Warehouse and drive around and have an afternoon nap.

ahh, I should pull a sickie more often, Life is so much more fun when there's no work!!!!

eh,.better go to sleep....work tomorrow )-:

chewing my toes

I LOVE CHEWING MY TOES, BUT TODAY, I CAN'T FEEL EM' BECAUSE OF THESE BLIMMIN' SHOES!!!arrrghhhhh!!!

6 months old and eating solids!!

Maeva turned 6 months yesterday.
We are very fond of our little babo. She is mostly happy, content, alert, playful unitl she is hungry and then she turns agitated and grumpy.
She squeals loudly when she can't find her pacifier. She screams knowing that someone will come to her aid and stick the pacifier back into her mouth.

This morning, I mashed some banana and gave her a few spoonfuls. She took it all in, and wanted more but the nurse adviced to introduce it slowly so that her stomach adjusts gradually. Because this food transition can be hard on her bowels, we're giving her gripe water to help her digest.
Maeva is very strong in the legs, she kicks a lot and loves being in an upright position. She still sleeps to music. In the last few weeks, she would sleep at 10pm and wake up at 5-6am, crying for the susu. Gui would get up to bring her from her cot so that I could breastfeed her.
This early wake up routine means that my day starts a little earlier than usual, but it also give me some time in the morning with her before I go to work.
I'd feed her and then walk outside and watch the quiet street. Her eyes and body would turn quickly to catch sounds, like the singing birds, the distant train, the neighbour's cat or the passing car. I love letting her hands touch surfaces, like the fence, the mailbox, the leaves of the tree in the garden. Her feels the surfaces lightly at first, contemplates for a moment, and then scratches at it with all her strength.
Maeva is happiest when she is in the bath, playng in her waker while someone is watching her, shes also happiest when she is wel fed and lying on the floor with her toes in her mouth, or watching people talk while she is cuddled.
She is a thing of beauty, my little babooooo...

helllooooo

The World Cup has ended for our household, since both France and All Blacks lost pitifully.
We've now pledged our alliegance to LEAGUE.
Who cares about rugby anyway? hahah

Maeva Update
For the last 3 days, she has refused to be breastfed, and doesn't take much milk from the bottle. She's had a bad cough and we reckon she had a sore throat as well.
Anyhow, because she hasn't had good feeds, she's lost a bit of weight. So we are forcing her to drink drink drink every four hours.
Otherwise,shes a very happy babo and she LOVES her pacifier (soother/dummy).

Viva la France

It's official, everyone hates us today because we are habouring a french man, and a half french baby supporter.
All Blacks repeated history yet again and showed again how crap they are under pressure. Simply a bunch of over paid, over praised and over "conditioned" bunch of f@**@ts.
Frankly, I don't give a damn, but because I live in the heart of rugby mania, I thought i should say to the French team "Good on you, you shafted the ABs when it counted, well done!"
If those ABs know whats good for them, then they will not show their faces on NZ soil again. Graham Henry should move to Iceland.
It's a warm sunny Sunday morning and there's not a soul on the street.

For the last four years, NZ have been predicting and expecting that they will win the World Cup. So much so that they got a little cocky about it.

Shame on the All Blacks.(although, that try did come out of a forward pass)

We watched the rugby at Dwayne's house with about 15 diehard AB supperters, Gui was wearing his Marseille shirt from Thierry and his cap from Jackie.

well done!!!

Philip is here!!!

This is Philipp at home...hahah
Kia Oraaaaa

Philipp is Julie's partner, Julie is Annemarie's daughter, Annemarie is Jacqui's sister, Jacqui is Gui's mom, and Gui is the nutcase i'm married to.
Anyhow, Julie was kind enough to take the photos for our wedding in Marseille.

Thanks Philipp for showing us how to upload photos faster!!!
In other news, Samoa got their butts kicked out of the World Cup and I'm disgusted.
OUr government in Samoa must be bored out of their brains because they decided that from July next year, left hand drive vehicles would be phased out and right hand drive would be introduced.
Imagine the chaos, its bad enough as it is that everyone has their own road (rage) rules but now this!!!

Maeva Progress Report

Maeva is now 4 months and 2 weeks old.
She is a joy to have and now back to her happy smily baby state. She can roll over now (since 3 weeks ago) and she now sleeps through the night, Halleluia AMEN!!!
My last entry here was very depressing because we both did not adjust to my work situation smoothly.
She refused to take the bottle and unfortunately, i couldn't leave my boobie behind for her, so Gui and I both took turns driving her to get fed at my work during the day.
I felt so helpless and "hope"less, even contemplating stopping work so i could care for my little bubbooo but i also realise that its not a financially/economical decision to make.
Thankfully, Gui took the day off and spent it at the Parents Centre where he was assisted, probed, and well trained on how to get baby to take the bottle.
It took one day to get her familiarised, and a week later, she is as happy as larry. If i win the lottery one day, my millions will go to Parents Centre for sure.

So now, its all good in the hood, yaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!

Maeva Moelagi likes to be held upright, she also loved flexing her little feet and eating her fingers. She scratches her right ear when she is extremely tired and she smiles when there is lots of people talking, she listens intently when i hold her on my lap. Last night, Gui laid her on the bed and talked 'baby talk' to her and she would laugh loudly over and over.
Thankfully, her hair is growing back, and the bald spot is not as visible anymore. Her hair colour is mainly dark/brown blackish with some blond roots...uh oh!

Enough baby talk, i gotta get some sleep.....

Such is Life

Maeva Dramas Continued

I started back at work on Monday (2 days ago) and it has been so so so difficult because Maeva is refusing to take the bottle. She will only take the susu from me.
Which is a major dilemna because i work on one side of the city, Maeva is on one side and Gui in the opposite direction.
In the last two days, I had to drive across town to feed her, and then Gui would drive her to me for the afternoon feed.
Yesterday, I found it so hard to let her go because after I fed her, she vomitted her feed so I had to start all over again.
It broke my heart seeing her like that.
She's probably wondering ..."Why are you leaving me mommy??"
After Gui had driven away with her, I had to go to the bathroom at work and regain my composure because all I wanted to do was cry my eyes out.
I feel like I am not being a good mother for letting her go so soon and not breastfeeding her when she is hungry.
Gui took her to A&E last night and got some cough medicine because apparently, thats why she is vomiting because of the mucus blocking her (respiratory?) system.
Perhaps when she gets better she will take the bottle again, but for now, its an uphill struggle.
I'm not working today because I want to make sure she gets better and takes her medication.

I leave her with my friend Teu, who also has an infant daughter, Stella. Teu has been awesome with Maeva, especially since she has been a bit sick in the last 2 days.

Gui has been absolutely awesome doing all the chores at home and also making sure baby was well. He has been trying to reintroduce her to the bottle, he's bought every kind of baby bottle, pacifiers, spoons, cups anything that aids bottlefeeding, he's bought it.

God help us and let Maeva take the bottle PLEASE!!!!

Maeva is a little nightmare these days

Like all babies, they have their moments, and Maeva has been a drama queen the last few days. She has not been her usual calm self, rather, she screams to the top of her lungs when no one is paying attention, she demands a (breast)feed every 2 hours or less, she wants cuddles, she wants to be carried and she wants someone to LOOK at her at all times. She has been driving me nuts. At times, I just leave her in her cot so she calms herself but I can't stand hearing her scream, so she always wins. I suppose I am letting her win because it is our last week together before I return to work next MOnday. I am disquietly worried about her wellbeing and how she would manage. But i think it is I who will struggle, not her. So help me God!!!!

Maeva second time in Samoa

Maeva Update at 3 months

Maeva is now 60.8 cm tall.
Weights 5.5kg (12.1 pounds).
Very happy little bubbbooo, loves chatting to herself and watching lights, curtains, etc.
She stops and listens to new sound, like the slam of a door or the car passing by. She feeds more now and sleeps 4-5 hours althought in the last few days she has been sleeping 7-8 hours at night, HALLELUIA AMEN!!!!
She revels in human attention and smiles when someone makes faces at her.
All in all, she is a happy healthy little baby with a very tired hungry mommy.

samoa

Maeva goes to Samoa for the first time

We are in Samoa now.
Obviously.
Its been great being with family again and having the many children all over the place and all the food thats not good for your health or your hips.
But who cares, Life is too short to eat salad.
We are in Apia, staying at Cherelle's right in town.
We'll be in Savaii next week.
Maeva has adjusted very well to the humidity, heat and dust of Apia. She's been awesome, sleeps heaps and very smiley to all the new faces she's seeing every day.
We took her to the beach on Sunday, she slept most of the time of course.