What A Wake Up Call

Last night our little pumpkin fell and hit the side of her eye on the furniture. It left a little cut but I could tell it was very painful for her. Any time I see Eve in any kind of pain I just want to make it all better. I quickly grabbed her and held her close. Cleaned up her cut gave her a bottle and put her to bed. Later that evening I called my parents and told them about Eve they insisted that we should get a walker. More like demanded that we should get a walker. I agreed. We had one for the whole summer but I gave it away because we didn't have room to pack it. Anyhow after talking with my parents I just felt a huge desire to make our home more child friendly. I thought I started off pretty good. I got the plastic plug gins and put them all over the house. I got the soft cushion and placed it on all the corners on the coffee table. That should do it right? Well, not with this apartment the way it's set up there is so much more to be done. For instance by our toilet there is a huge nail that pokes up. Who ever did the toilet was just plain lazy. They just got whatever screw was around, definitely not one that fits perfectly. The screw pops out about 2 inches. I've been closing the bathroom door so she cant go in there or I place a little basket in front of it. My worst fear about that dumb screw is that Eve will fall on it and gush out her eye. You are probably thinking "why don't you just switch the screws with a shorter one". Well we tried and we would have to remove the whole toilet that has been cocked and sealed to the ground. Anyhow I was thinking about solutions to this problem last night. As well as any other hazardous things that can be fixed and I felt strong about this. I later discussed this with Mark so we could do something about it. Shortly after we went to bed. While I was sleeping I had this horrible dream. This dream felt SO REAL it was scary! I dreamt that Mark, Eve and I were on a ship at sea. We were playing inside this steam room on the ship. Eve accidentally touched something and I had this prompting to leave the ship. I ignore the prompting, thinking that I was just imagining things. Shortly after the ship made a loud noise and as quick as anything could move the ship started to sink. I jumped out of the room so I could have a better chance of swimming up, but as I tried to swim up the force of the water was pulling me down. I didn't give up. I kept trying to swim up and remain calm. I knew eventually the ship would have to touch bottom and finally it did. About 300 feet below sea level. I finally reached the surface gasping for air and ended up in my old house in Hawaii. I realized that my family was trapped in that room 300 feet under the sea. I cried and cried so hard! I knew I wasn't able to swim all the way down there, find them and swim all the way back up. I would die to. As I thought about this Mark popped up out of the water and I was so relieved. But he was by himself. Eve was still trapped and the time kept ticking and ticking. I knew we had to do something quick. Before she wouldn't have a chance to live. For some reason I felt that Eve and her mother was trapped. Although I was on the surface. I begged Mark to go down and get them. I gave him a goggle and told him if he went down there and felt that he couldn't make it all the way to quickly come back up because I couldn't bear losing the two of you. He quickly went down to save them. I anxiously waited, and waited. When he finally came up he brought a stroller with him. And I asked "where is Eve?" Oh yes, he said and went back down. I kept thinking so much time has passed I hope she's still alive. I thought about how scared she must have been not being able to breathe. My mind kept racing with this thought of my baby feeling pain. I kept crying and praying, crying and praying. I remember making deals with the Lord that if he would just bring her back to life that I would do ANYTHING! Finally Mark came back up and he brought up with him some toy. He kept bringing up materialistic things. Things that I thought I cared about but at the moment meant NOTHING to me. I just wanted my baby! Mark tried to tell me that it was impossible to get Eve. I kept denying it and hoping that I could find a way. The pain was indescribable! My family from Hawaii had appeared in the scene and I tried to explain to them that Eve was gone. And I could hardly get one word out of my mouth because I was crying so much. They tried to comfort me but I didn't want to be comforted I just wanted my baby so bad. I just wanted to die so my spirit could be with hers. I hurt so bad. I finally woke up and I was crying in real life. I must have cried so hard in my dreams that when I woke up the tears were real. I kept telling myself in my mind it was a dream, Eve's ALIVE. Everything is OKAY! But I was so freaked out about my dream I wanted to run in Eve's room and hug and never let her go. I couldn't because It was way to early in the morning. At that point I couldn't go back to sleep all I could think about was Eve and what that dream possibly could have meant. My realization is this; When God gives you a prompting you DO IT! Not later but RIGHT A WAY! I've discovered that we are not in charge of the consequence. The consequence could be small or it could be HUGE! To avoid the consequence we must be OBEDIENT to the Holy Spirit. God loves us. So much that he blesses us with His Spirit to GUIDE us in this life. I'm so grateful that our Heavenly Father loves us so much! I'm so grateful for Mark and Eve in my life. Life is just not worth living with out them. I tell you what, when I heard Eve cry this morning it was the SWEETEST sound I ever heard.

P.s. The prompting about making our home a safer place for Eve, .....Done


What should Eve be for Halloween?


A Lion



A Tiger


A Puppy

Or a Lady Bug

Sorry I took forever to do this. Anyone who wants to do it, go for it!

10 years ago I:
-Was 18 years old
-Lived in the dorms at BYU-Hawaii
-Had my first kiss at Laie elem. school
-Saw snow for the first time in Ashland, Oregon
-Was absolutely BOY crazy, but retarded as far as interacting with them. I blame it on my mom she never let me talk to boy's on the phone or go on dates.

5 movies I love:
-My Best Friends Wedding
-Fools Rush In
-A league Of Their Own
-My Cousin Vinnie (The edited version of course)
-10 Things I Hate About You

Favorite books:
-Embraced By The Light
-The Book Of Mormon
-Drawing On The Powers Of Heaven
-Where Do I Go From Here? Finding Your Personal Mission As A Young Woman
-The Ultimate Missionary Companion


5 snacks I enjoy:
-Movie popcorn
-Pickles
-Whole wheat Gold Fish
-Green Olives
-Banana Peppers

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
-Pay tithing (give 10% to God)
-Build my dream house at Pupukea, Oahu
-No Debt
-Put in savings for my Keiki's
-Donate to someone or something

5 places I have lived:
-Hawaii
-Washington D.C.
-Utah
-California
-Indiana

Shi Shi

When you here the words Shi-Shi people are usually referring to URINE. Especially in Hawaii! It originates from the Japanese language. I explained this to Mark when we were first married because he thought I was SWEARING. He had a hard time believing me that Shi-Shi means pee-pee. At least that's what he's used to. He would always give me weird looks when we were first were married when I would say "I need to go Shi-Shi". I think he felt uncomfortable because he thought it was childish and just a ridiculous word to convey URine. He thought I just made up the word when I was little and just said it ever since. Until one day we went to a doctors appointment in Hawaii. It was one of those prenatal check ups so URinating (I don't like that word for some reason) in a cup is a requirement. Later on, as Mark and I were waiting for the Doctor to come in and tell us the results she said "Well we just took a look at your Shi-Shi and etc.." She must have mentioned the word Shi-Shi 5-6 times. Each time she said it I tried so hard not to bust up in laughter because Mark's face was full of astonishment and disgust. It was soooooo funny! I could just read his thoughts as the Doctor kept saying Shi-Shi. He must have been thinking something similar as this "Ok I feel like a kid. Totally unprofessional. Last but not least "oh my Juanita wasn't lying. It is a real word. I mean if a Doctor saying it, must be real"? It's been nearly over a year since that funny incident, and you know what? My husband uses the word Shi-Shi. I dont know if he even realizes it but he always says " I need to go Shi-Shi. I guess this is just really funny to me because I know how Mark is with words. He loves reading and obtaining knowledge and especially learning new words that hardly anyone even knows. He tries really hard to articulate himself well. Sometimes when he speaks to me I have to ask him what words mean. So It's just so funny to hear him use the words Shi-Shi.


These pictures were in April when Mark's brother Matthew came to visit us in Hawaii. We told Matthew that all the LOCALS wear a covering like this when they go to the beach. For some reason he didn't believe us. I don't know why?

My little SHI-SHI BOY!

Doctor Visits

Went to the radiologists today and they got the exact measurements of the baby. They said that my new due date is

April 2nd

So I'm about 12 weeks along. Much farther then I thought I was. Eve's visit went well to. The fluid that was trapped behind her ear drum is gone. Her hearing seems back to normal. That was a scary moment for us.



Picture of dried up blood from that crazy appointment

This is a picture of Eve's ear after going to the doctors office. What had happen was that Eve had a fever for 3 days and I was giving her medicine to reduce the fever and it just wasn't working. One afternoon while she was sick I opened the door to check on her and usually she gets up right away because she hears me coming in. Except this time she didn't even budge. I then said her name and she didn't even move. I clapped my hands really loud and started yelling and she still didn't move. I quickly called Mark to witness what was going on and shortly after that we went to see the doctor. Except this doctor didn't know what she was doing. She notice some wax in Eve's ear, so she wanted to scrape it out. But what ended up happening is that she scraped the ear canal twice which caused a bloody mess. Lots of blood was dripping from Eve's ear and I was fuming. I managed to control myself and kindly asked the Physician for another doctor. The second doctor was amazing. They ended up not charging us for a few visits because of this incident. Anyhow the 2nd doctor was able to figure out the problem and treat it properly. Eve's ear is doing so much better, which brings a lot of piece to my soul. We decided to cancel our trip to Hawaii because of Eve's sensitive condition. I believe all the flying we did this summer contributed to the infection in her ear. It's hard for babies to fly.

Just Thought You Might Want To Know

YUP wE aRE hAvInG A BaBy!

We thought it would be funny to record what we thought our

family would say compared to what they actually said

when we told them the good news!

Orange= We thought Blue= actually said

Mom Vega = Whoohoo! Another one! How far along are you?

Oh my *%#! How many months? Oh my goodness!

Pop Vega= I told you to use protection! You couldn't have waited for a few years?

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Wow! Congratulations! YOU GUYS NEED TO BUY A TV!

Joey= Congratulations sis! Wow, tell Mark "job well done".

You're having another BABY! What's the rush? Man, you're just a baby machine! Pop it

out left, right. You don't have a TV at home?

Nancy= Are you serious? You better be joking! What are you thinking? How can you afford it?

Oh no! I hope I don't think what I think it is. What, What! Hurry up! What is it? It

better not be..... SHUT UP! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Great. (said sarcastically)

How long? I already knew it!

Mom D.= I knew it! How far along are you?

Really? Has she been sick? When? Now you really got to get health insurance.

Dad D.= Well that's great. Congratulations!

You are? When is it due? Ok, well that's great. Congratulations! Hope you have everything adjusted in that point in time. So you're happy about that?

We love you all and even if we are far apart, we want to keep you all involved as much as we can. Enjoy the video of our first ultra sound. We don't really know how far along we are. The doctor thinks I'm about 3 months and we think were about 2 months. We will find out for sure on Monday. We have an appointment with a radiologist who can tell us the exact stage of the baby.