Our PRIDE & JOY

Introducing my MINI ME! 

Born: Oct. 14th, 2009

Weight: 8 pounds & 13 oz

Height: 21 in. 

Nahleah-Ruenita Lesalamasina Rusia Fonoti

I know this was a couple years ago, but i still felt the need to tell HER story :) Especially since i kinda sorta already told mine and hubby's story. So here it is, The day I found out i was expecting, is a day i will NEVER forget. My girl friends were the first to know, then Justin, then my parents. When I told Justin the news, his reaction was better then i thought.  lol. The pregnancy was a GROWING&LEARNING experience for me. It had its UPS&DOWNS. Growing up in the LDS church, this is a BIG NO NO. With my parents being the strong members they are in the teachings of the church, hearing this baby news was shocking & hard. If you are a member and is Polynesian, "you already know, how it goes". I'm not gonna sit here and tell you EVERYTHING was fine and happy go lucky, cause it wasn't at FIRST. Telling my parents the news was sssoo hard&scary, but it was something i had to do. So i did, I told my mom first, then my dad. I could honestly say that this was the FIRST time I saw my parents so HURT&HEARTBROKEN. :( But even with all that, they still helped me thru it all. I wasn't able to see Justin, cause he left to Arizona for college. So I was pretty much on my own, until he's done with school. As the days, months pass, things got a little easier, I went to my appointments on my own, sometimes with my friends or with my mom. When Justin finally finished school he flew back to Hula Land and finally saw me with my baby bump. haha I was already on my 3rd trimester, I think I was 8 months. When he came back, he was always there with me, taking me to my appointments, feeding me (lol) ALWAYS making sure I was ok & happy. A couple days later we told his side of the family the news, lol. Yeah, we didn't tell them the news, cause he wanted to be with me when he told them. They too were shocked&upset, but things were good after that. The day Baby girl finally came, is a day I will NEVER forget. I had contractions after our dinner date, it got worse when we got home, so he rushed me to Kapiolani with the rest of the family on their way. lol. I don't know how we got to the hospital so fast, but we did. They got me all ready. I was induced, cause my water didn't break, as soon as they did that, I started coming down with a fever, and babys heartbeat started dropping, so they rushed me to the E.R for emergency  C-SECTION. I chose my dad to be there, because it was his first grand baby and i wanted him there (sorry babe!) lol. I was sssooo high from the morphine they gave me, I couldn't really move..lol, I could see everything, but i was just in LALA LAND. They finally got her out, and i heard her CRY :) My dad cut her umbilical cord and walked out with her...YES HE LEFT ME IN THE E.R AND FOLLOWED THE DOCTOR OUT WITH BABY. lol. *thats what i get for picking him* lol It felt so GOOD to see everyone SMILE and LAUGH and BE HAPPY :) After she arrived, everything fell into place!! :)

"A baby will make LOVE STRONGER, DAYS SHORTER, NIGHTS LONGER, HOME HAPPIER, the PAST FORGOTTEN, and the FUTURE WORTH LIVING FOR"

NAME STORY:

Nahleah is a name I came up with. I liked the name Naia and Leah, but my parents didn't like any, so i put it together and came up with Nahleah. :) As for Ruenita, its a name my mom came up with when we were still looking for baby names. lol Its our names put together..RUta-bEN-rusIa-TAvita.. (my families first names) And because they wanted her to have that as her first name, i had no choice but to combine the names to make ONE LOOONNNGGG first name. lol (Nahleah-Ruenita) 

Her middle name is LESALAMASINA. Its my friends and my name put together, its also a "taupou name" But its..LEthe from my middle name, SALAseini is from Jieni's middle name, MAota is from Kerri's middle name, and last but not least is FogaSINA from Sina's first name! :) And RUSIA is my moms first name.

 (yes, she demanded that i name my first girl after her)*rolling eyes* lol And of course FONOTI for our lastname :)

Hope that wasn't too confusing. lol

 Kapiolani Medical Center

2 Days old <3

Nahleah is now 1 soon to be 2! Her terrible 2's started already!! SMH Time is flying by so fast, its crazy and sad. She already knows her ABC's and her 1,2,3's :) She catches on real quick, so we have to be careful at what we say around her, cause next thing you know, shes repeating everything your saying. lol. We try our best to teach her whats right from wrong, but sometimes SHE ends up teaching my husband and i a few things about being a parent. We learned so much from her, everyday its something new. <3 She LOVES playing with my makeup and hair products, we already know daddy is gonna be spending a lot of money when this one hits her teens lol *SMH* She also LOVES to DANCE & SING. :) She may look like me, but she has her daddy's talents and personality. Our little princess is a handful and there are times where we have "screaming in the pillow" moments lol, but we are so BLESSED and THANKFUL that Heavenly Father chose us to be her parents/family <3 We LOVE her to NO END!

--Ruta

Playing with lipstick&eyelashes ;p

Always SMILING :)

Happily M.A.R.R.I.E.D

MARRIAGE: The social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc.

Laie Temple, Hi

  "I LOVE BEING MARRIED. ITS SO GREAT TO FINALLY FIND THAT ONE PERSON YOU WANT TO ANNOY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE." :p

We got married on March 20th 2010. It was a bittersweet moment for the both of us. It meant no more sleep overs or late night outings with the friends, but it was a NEW CHAPTER for the both of us :) Before i go on, let me take you back and tell u about how i found the LOVE of my life <3

It was December of 2008. I met him at a church function, (yes i know, who would've thought, right!!??) lol it was a singles outing, for my cousins ward. My cousin convinced me to go with him, so i did. The activity was bowling night, and there, HE first laid eyes on ME. hahaha, We didn't talk to each other that night, but we did ask other people who each other were. [If that makes any sense] So pretty much nothing was really said at the bowling activity, because he was too shy to approach me, AFTER he got my NAME WRONG..i guess he was trynna be slick and say "Hi Ruta" but instead he said "Hi Rita" and yes i corrected him and that was it, for that night. lol BUT he some how found me on facebook!! :p We exchanged numbers, and from there we dated and started a relationship that led to OUR BEAUTIFUL daughter & our AMAZING MARRIAGE.<3

 People have asked us so many times about how we met, and that's the story we would tell them. Its funny to look back and think man I never thought HE would be the ONE. :) Til this day i still tell him that. <3 I am VERY BLESSED & LUCKY to have him in my LIFE. We have had many ups and downs, but who doesn't? The first year of our marriage was challenging. They say the first year is always hard, and they weren't lying. lol. But TOGETHER we overcame those obstacles, and we learned from them.

Marriage takes teamwork, trust, honesty, effort, patience and lots and lots of LOVE with a pinch of UNDERSTANDING :) Oh and lets not forget Communication! That alone helps a lot too. Keeping things to yourself, will only drive you crazyy, trust me. lol. At first it was hard, but we learned to communicate and be more open to each others ideas&opinions. 

One of are biggest challenges was dealing with each others past. It took awhile for us to accept each others past and move on. It wasn't easy, but we did it. We say "YOUR PAST IS WHAT MADE YOU & IT LED YOU TO ME" :) and with that said we put the past in the past and moved on! Sometimes the BETTER comes after the WORST. Marriage is NOT easy, the trials and tribulations through your marriage is a test of how strong your love is for each other. And I'm happy to say that we are still going strong. :)Through thick and thin I absolutely positively LOVE LOVE LOVE my husband and I'm forever grateful to have him in my life! <3 this ones for you Justin Alalita Fonoti!! 
Thank You for EVERYTHING that you have done and continue to do for OUR little FAMILY :)

Thanks for reading & happy Monday to you all! 

--Ruta

 

Our Wedding Song <3

^^ Mr.&Mrs Fonoti :)^^

^^First FAM[ILY] Pic as the FONOTIS :)^^

^^The Ladies^^

^^The Gents^^

First Blog "The Intro"

I been wanting to start a blog for quite some time now, but i never got around to it. Until a couple days ago i discovered one of my besties had started her own, ssooo BIG thanks to her for INSPIRING & PUSHING me to finally start. =) 
Now where to begin. <3 My name is Ruta Fonoti. Born in Samoa, Raised in Hawaii. Graduated from the one and only Kahuku High, C/O 2007! Woop! Woop! :D Attended college in Vancouver, WA. After I finished there I came back home, and here I met my AH-MAY-ZING husband (Justin Fonoti). Then on Oct. 14th of 2009 we had a BEAUTIFUL daughter (Nahleah-Ruenita Fonoti):) That had to be the best day of our lives, well not really, cause i was in so much pain, but you know what i mean.:p Then on March 20th of 2010, we made it official :)Its been a year and five months and we are still going STRONG! <3 

We are currently living in Kahuku, soon moving to the SLUMS [WAIPAHU] haha *jokes* --> "I will talk about that on another post" lol But thats pretty much it.I hope i didn't bore you to death with my mini version of my life story. lol Thanks for reading and hope you all have a WONDERFUL week.
--Ruta

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