February 13th 2010

13 Feb February 13th 2010

Today was absolutely wonderful.  It’s really the first chance we’ve had to spend time together as a family, and we really made the most of it.  We started off early by going to Kaialani’s softball practice.  I continue to be amazed her.  We had multiple dad’s label her as the “stud” and very thankful that she was on the team.  They asked what we’ve done to develop her skills and when we told them “nothing”, they had a hard time believing that she’s really that good.  Of course, Kaia has a way of making us laugh.  As soon as she was done with practice, she said:  “Ugh!  I’m so hot, I want to get out of these sweats and throw on a sun-dress!”  An athlete and fashion diva?  We are truly blessed!

After her practice, I took both of the kids to Play It Again Sports to get Kaia a new bat and bag.  We picked up some lunch on the way back and brought it back to Tiff who was hanging out with Makoa and giving him a bath. We ate lunch an watched a little bit of the olympics and then I got to do something I haven’t done in months… take a nap. I laid down with Nainoa and slept for over two hours.  It was absolutely wonderful.

After we woke up from naps, we all went up to the “top-of-the-hill” and hit some golf balls.  Between baseball and golf, Nainoa has a future in one of the sports.  Just look at his form!

Kaia got in on the action and both kids flipped the “competitive switch” and were trying to out-hit each other.  I’m not sure who won, but I can tell you that both Tiff and I are the biggest winners.

As for Makoa, things seem to be looking up.  He is now 6lbs 10oz and eating 80 cc’s a feeding.  How do we know this?  Well, we paid a trip to the pediatrician this morning because he had a really “goopy” eye, with all kinds of green stuff pouring out.  He wouldn’t be a Breeden without having an eye infection, so the Doctor prescribed some Vigamox as a remedy.  Between that and Aquafor, we really need to buy some stock in these companies.  Sometimes I feel like we are single handedly keeping them in business.

We are definitely having our ups-and-downs as both a couple and as a family.  Now that I’m back at work and driving over an hour each way, Tiffany has been left to carry the majority of the weight on her shoulders.  Obviously, I would love to be there for every appointment and every little step that Makoa takes, but I simply can’t.  Professionally, I’m in the most amazing situation of my life.  I’ve been given a great deal of responsibility of managing, not only my US team, but people in three other countries as well.  It’s a delicate balance between work and home-life, and I’m really trying to help Tiff out whenever I am home.

I have decided that since tomorrow is the official start of the Chinese New Year, we are going to get 2010 started at the same time.  It has been an interesting January and February thus far and I’m looking forward to what the rest of the year brings.  We have an appointment with the pediatric endocrinologist on Monday to discuss the next steps for Makoa.  We are looking forward to getting the next chapter in our journey started, so I say to all of you:  “kung hei fat choi”.