‘Mommy Monday’

Click HERE for my blog on my experience with lactation consultants at Kapiolani Medical Center Vlog about how Wai and Jackson differed coming soon! Also, will be chatting about the 5 things I wish I knew about breastfeeding BEFORE I started. lol 1. Pillows – I’m tall so I needed more pillows than most just to… Read More

ByMalika
August 4, 2016
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My Breastfeeding Experience

I was scared. I wanted to do everything I could to make sure I was successful… to make sure my baby could feast on my liquid gold…

ByMalika
July 21, 2016
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Getting a Proper Passport Photo is NOT as Easy as You Think!

So, taking a proper passport photo should be pretty simple right? You go to the place that offers that service, you stand there, they take a photo, print it, cut it and voila! Not so fast…

ByMalika
July 11, 2016
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My Child Choked: Personal Stories From LifesSwell Readers…

One way, I’ve learned a lot through this experience was reading YOUR comments about your experiences. I have compiled a few of them and listed them below. I also wrote a blog – 10 Choking Hazards…

ByMalika
June 27, 2016
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10 Seemingly Obvious Choking Hazards You Never Thought Of

After reading HUNDREDS of comments, here are 10 seemingly obvious choking hazards…

ByMalika
June 27, 2016
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FREE Maui County, Big Island, Oahu CPR / AED Certification Course!

Mahalo for all of your support these last few weeks as we reeled from a very scary choking scare with my infant daughter. If you have read the blog, you know that it was a traumatic experience. The “what ifs” are the worst…

ByMalika
June 27, 2016
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After 100 Classes, 10 Things I’ve Learned About Barre

I’ve finally reached my first big fitness goal! Tuesday I will take my 100th class at Pure Barre Maui! I wanted to blog about barre and my personal journey with the “lift, tuck, burn”

ByMalika
June 14, 2016
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How I Saved My Baby From Choking

A couple days ago, my baby choked. I was napping in the other room and heard a coughing / gagging sound. At first, I didn’t wake up… but then I heard it again and ran into her room. I scanned…

ByMalika
June 5, 2016
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First Passport for Baby – As Easy as 1, 2, 3!

Once you have your supporting documents, getting a passport isn’t very difficult. The hard part is getting an appointment! Here on Maui, the next available appointment is often months out. Unless you’re…

ByMalika
May 22, 2016
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Obtaining Your Social Security Card

Did you know that you can “opt out” of getting a social security card? Well, I didn’t. I assumed that every child that is born at the hospital automatically gets a social security number. I thought that one of those millions of papers I had to fill out surely provided…

ByMalika
May 22, 2016
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Baby Pig Tails – Finally Found the Perfect Elastics!

My baby girl was born with A LOT of hair! Wai has long hair and it’s super fine. I was using small black elastics at first, but I had to wrap them a million times just to get them on. I finally found the PERFECT elastics…