it's been awhile since i've actually *written* anything. sorry, amigos!
we're in maui now, on our "babymoon", which is fantastic. apparently it was rainy before we got here, but it's been lovely since we arrived. so far i'm not as much of a fan of maui as i am of kauai. it seems like the tourist areas are much more developed and separate from nature-y areas. however, the beach here at ka'anapali is lovely, and the resort (we're at the westin) is nice: great service (they brought us about a half-dozen extra pillows and some extra towels in about 5 minutes), half a dozen pools (we've been camped out at the adults-only pool most of the time) and decent restaurants.
today we definitely had our highlight of the trip so far: a whale-watching cruise with the pacific whale foundation. we saw lots and lots of hot whale action, including a full breach (spectacular) and quite a number of little baby calves (it's calving season). we also ran into a huge group of spinner dolphins, which had a ton of fun playing around our boat and showing off. soooooo cool!
last night we had an amazing meal at sansei sushi, which a couple of the locals and a few of our friends had all turned us onto. it was completely hoppin', and totally worth seeking out. we're glad we made a reservation. steve can't stop talking about how great it was (and our friends chris & courtney, who had listed it on their recommendations, told us it was one of the best sushi restaurants they've been to, and we agree!). i *almost* didn't mind being restricted about what to order!
speaking of our little dude, i'm about 28 weeks along, and his movements are definitely feeling like kicks now. the past couple of weeks have been an amazing transformation from flutters to little jabs, and the other day i was able to time it right for steve to feel a couple of kicks for the first time. :) amazing!
i think we're going to get cleaned up now and watch a movie. the past few nights we've had dinner around now and then passed out after that (we tend to get up early and go to bed early when in hawaii) but we were starving after the whale watching trip and already ate, so we can indulge in some pay-per-view (it doesn't sound exotic, i know, but since we *never* see movies, i'm super excited to cuddle and catch up on hollywood's finest).
aloha!