Devin Kekoa Yee Izon

Aloha Family & Friends! 

My does time fly when you're having fun!  Everyday we look at Devin in awe and can't believe that our little boy is almost the BIG 1!!!  We will be celebrating the occassion with a 100+ guest party at a Chinese restaurant in Hawai'i on March 8th.  We hope you can all join the fun! 

Devin is now able to stand unassisted and can multitask while standing, e.g. clap hands, wave, ...

Aloha Family & Friends!  Can you believe Devin will be 1 year old on March 15th!?!  Where did the time go?  With him approaching his first birthday, he is growing and changing everyday. 

This past week, he started standing without having to hold onto us or the furniture.  First he stood independantly for about 5 seconds, then 10 seconds, and now he's up to 30 seconds-maybe even longer-AND he's even already taken his first step!!!  Oh ...

(Okay, I just spent the past 30 mintues writing a lengthy update and then hit the wrong button and lost it all.  Grrr)

Happy New Year Family & Friends!  We hope you had a wonderful, safe, and blessed holiday season.  Devin's first Thanksgiving and Christmas was spent with Celina's side of the family in the Bay Area and his first New Year's was spent at home in Hawai'i. 

These past few months have been extremely busy.  In Nove...

These past two weeks have been quite an adventure!  Devin can now sit-up all by himself!!!  This new position has allowed Devin to learn how to play with his toys, Audi, and us in a whole new way.  And we're all loving it!  Devin can also wave "hi" and/or "bye," and say "mama" and "dada."  He only says "mama" for a few times after she puts him down and he wants to be carried, but he LOVES to say "dada" repeatedly throughout the day. 

During the last week...

We're sad to announce that Devin's "too quiet baby" phase is over.  Yes, he still has some moments where he's quiet deep in thought, but now that he's mastered the art of rolling over both ways, he's back to cooing, babbling, screaming, singing, and vocalizing his needs for a bottle, his sippy cup, to eat solids, to be carried, or for toys he threw out of reach.  Since he is now able to recognize and vocalize his needs, we've decided to teach him how to relax and put himse...

Celina's cousin Sheena says "a quiet baby is better than one that cries all of the time."  She's probably right and we should be thankful that Devin's screaming and spitting fit has ended.  But now he's SUPER quiet...only laughing or whinning when we put him down, he's hungry, or he's in pain.  Being the over worried parent that Celina is, she searched the internet for "baby too quiet."  Other parents have had the same "baby too quiet syndrome" between 6-9 months and ...

Aloha Family & Friends!  Again, much apologies for the overdue updates, but since our last blog entry we've moved.  We're now living in a condo in Mililani, a beautiful community-oriented town in Central Oahu.  (If you don't yet have our new contact information, please email us at celinaanddarin@yahoo.com )  

Shortly after settling into our new home, Albert & Marisa (Celina's brother and...

Aloha Family & Friends!  Much apologies for not updating the website sooner, but with our recent trip to the San Francisco Bay Area and our upcoming move we haven't had much free time. 

Celina and Devin flew to the Bay Area on June 25th.  At only 3.5 months old, this was already Devin's second long plane ride (the first was coming home from Oklahoma).  Celina was VERY nervous about flying with him, but our good friend Jane provided won...