Archive for Baby development

I am ONE year old boy Carlitos

May 10, 2012 · Filed under Baby development, Parenting · Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Imagine history goes over and over again

And one year after I am writing again that my son is ONE year old. But now this story will be all devoted to Carlitos. My little big angel.

How it started:

Some facts:

  • Carlitos weight is nearly 9 Kg, his length is 75cm. He has dark brown hair, his skin is nicely tent no matter on the weather. HIs eyes are huge dark round moons and his smile is big as cut melon.
  • Carlitos is sun of our days. Together with Edie created great couple. Carlitos in his early life managed quite lot of accomplishments. He was forced to be better and better every day by his brother so he is developing very fast. He is already able to crawl perfectly, he started to walk a bit, he is climbing what ever you can see and he loves the most to climb the bed from there to table and reach the window is his daily mission.
  • He likes his routine. He LOVES eating, in Czech I would call him OTESANEK, there is nothing what he would not like to eat. Already now with his 8 teeth he is able to chew from meat to vegetables and fruits, creckers and other hard and soft stuff. Iam happy that he is eating everything even things which he should not, like sand from the san yards, dirt from the ground and he is also chewing everything…his most favourite things are shoes of his own or anybody else, tooth brush and holders from the wardrobe shelfs.
  • Also he still enjoyes milk also. I am not that strict with him like I was with Edie. I have to admit that since I have feeling that he might be a last baby of ours I try to enjoy breastfeeding and physical contact with my baby. I give him milk as much as he is asking for. sometimes 4 to 6 times per day. Always just shortly but a bit if he is already crawling over me and putting his head on my chest. It is soooo easy to read that he wants to have a small “shot” that if he is teething, if he is already tired or thirsty I just simply give him a bit.
  • He is total “tremendoso” “pixy” as Spanish language has this beautiful word. Because always when I am teling him NO, he is just smiling at me. It takes quite long time for him and my strong voice sometimes also slap over his hands to make him understand that there are things which he is not supposed to do. REALLY…….he is such a smily baby an easy going :) …..though he started to have his protesting behavior. He lies down to a floor and tries to scream. But it does not last long.
  • Carlitos same as Edie is very but very social. He loves mom of course the most so he still suffers from mommitis kind of. If I am not in the room he can play with anybody for hours with no problem. As soon as I appear he runs after me and sometimes start to cry a bit. Just like “Where where you”?…….. but almost anytime he is happy to meet new people. He is able to look deeply into the eyes of the others people and see the good insight. Because people tends to smile at him and play with him Hide and seek. So I believe that he has kind of positiv aura around himself.
  • Many women told me that he is be a heart killer because of his eyes and smile….so I am getting ready for it. So thats why I am kissing him a lot and hugging him as much as I can in order to enjoy this unique time.

His pictures:

photo.php?v=10150836181781063&set=t.100002366000787&type=3&theater

Leave a comment »

Carlitos first step documentation

April 7, 2012 · Filed under Baby development · Tagged , , , ,

Today is a big day Carlitos made his first step away from me.

He actually even did not recognize. He was holding a little car in his hands and suddenly he made 3 steps ahead without noticing that he is not holding me any more.

It was funny to see his surpriced face…………like ehhh what did I do? yeah I think I am not sure I should have done it. I am just 11 month old. Soooooo

Here is just short video which shows his later 1 step forward and later his attempt with the help of Edie.

Enjoy …………small step for the man but huge step for his development.

Leave a comment »

9 month report of Carlitos and Edie

February 18, 2012 · Filed under Baby development, Parenting · Tagged , , , , , ,

Benjamin Franklin once said: “Well done is better than well said”

so let me introduce you our past month from the view of Carlitos and Eduardo and their improvements

Carlitos:

  • Carlitos is growing rapidly with the smile on his face
  • He has 3 teeth bottom and before reaching 10 month, he started to grow 3 teeth up….so start to be big fun to breathfeed him. Every time we have our time, I can feel how many teeth more he got :) But lovely. It will never come back
  • He is eating already 4 times per day. He has breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and also dinner, Rest of the time he has still his loved milk. He is very well eater, he is able to consume about 300 ml of food. Which is a lot. He started also with peaces, It is funny to see him how he is enjoying pasta, or roll……it is everywhere, but he is loving it. He loves to be trying new things and also new tastes. Which is great……I am looking forward the time when I will be cooking only one things for all of us. But luckily I have big helper Edie, who is cooking and preparing with me. Big Chef :)
  • Carlitos biggest toys: small balls in the playgrounds, football ball in our home. He is able to be chasing it for hours all around our home. In this sense his behavior seems for me like of grown up man, because they are able to be running after “something” until they will  not get it :) His another favorite game is to take stuff out of shelf and draws. Edie did it a bit, but Carlitos masters this. So we used to have in the end of the day on the ground everything what you can imagine. Boxes all around, clothes from the draws, he is resorting my pots in the kitchen……….and simply seems to be that he just prefers his own order rather than mine. Mom you have it wrong!
  • Carlitos is very social. Especially today I realize how lucky I am. We spend half of the day in the huge indoor kids playground place. And Edie he was running with the older kids in the big slides and tunnels and Carlitos was with smaller once crawling all around. He just called me while he was hungry or had “full diaper”. Otherwise he was making new friendships with other kids and adults. Nice I have time for coffee and nice cake :)
  • Since he likes music, he is reacting on it if I start to sing or play radio. And he is very social. So I felt to give him more chance to join some activity which will combine these two atributes. So we joined Yamaha Classes (see the video) in KMC (Cultural and Maternity center Knoflik) here close by of our home.
  • And last but not least thing, Carlitos is about to walk. He is standing on his own without help and we are just waiting for him to do the first step, so lets see.
  • Carlitos on the snow:

Eduardo

When I was thinking what everything has happened in his last month I am thinking more in stories, so in that case let me say you few:

snow time 

  • Every time I am coming for him and picking him from kinder I hear: Nechci maminku, Nechci domu (I do not want mami, I do not want to go home). So I guess that he is happy in the kindergarden and that he is enjoying his time there. Already during the weekend I am usually listening, Let’s go and see our teacher! …..you know primarily I felt bad, that he does not like me, or that he does not like the time with me. But now I stopped to take it personally and I am more happy that he is enjoying there and that I do not have to be suffering while leaving him there.
  • Eduardo’s big friend is called Vojta Vomacka. They are very good friends. Vojta is few month older. He is born in September so from Edie it is 5 month. Though he is not any bigger by size. But he is a bit stronger and faster. The curious thing is that they are either playing nicely together or beating each other. With full passion. And even they beat each other in few minutes after they are best friends again and they want to be together playing.
  • Edie love aunties and their kids. He loves to spend time with our friends so what I feel is that we are much more start to make reunions with other families. Our nice friends are family Martinez with their two kids. Sabina age 3 and David age 6 month. So they have very small difference with our kids and also their couple is mixed. Father is from Colombia and mom is Czech close to Ostrava. We are sharing similar life style, I go with mom Hanicka to play tenis so we can keep fit as well :) And Edie with Sabina and Carlitos with David are enjoying their time nicely as well.
  • I tested with Edie his joy from cooking. I took him for cooking lecture. It was more or less successful, He enjoyed to be mixing pudding and soft mixed drinks. But I had feeling that it is early for him to do some organized activities.

  • Edie is great observer. He loves to be watching other kids while they are doing some activity. For example, he was very nice during the performance of yamaha classes in theatre, he love theatre in general. The atmosphere is able to drag him and make him calm. While I asked him if he would like to attend these classes and be performing like other kids he said NO. So i has time.  Same experience we got while going skating with him. When I asked him to try it with me, his answer was NO. But he was happy to be watching me and other kids skating. So I will be happy to find activity he will enjoy in the future. Seems to be for me that he will join activities while having friends involved as well.
  • Thought Edie proved to be fighter and persistent. I like that he is enjoying his bicycle and we are cycling even outside is lot of snow.  He fall many times and also many times stood up.  But still he wanted to keep going. So it looks for me that while he enjoyes some activity he is able to keep on. I think.
  • The less unconfortable think is that he is still fighting with Carlos. We do not know why but he prefers only momi. He is pushing him away if I am close by. He does not want to speak Spanish unless I start to speak too.Many times he is really not nice to him and I see Carlos be down by that. But only reason I think is that he does not have enough time spend with him and that Edie does not have that much opportunity to have fun and possibility to create strong connections with him. But who knows!?
  • Another trouble time is when Edie has his “agains everything time” Sometimes is in the morning, as my mom is saying “he woke up with his bottom up” sometimes is when he is tired or hungry. Or when he wants something and I do not want to give it to him or allow him to do something. Then he start to be fighting with us, saying NO for everything and be in opposition. While reaching this moment He is driving me crazy. And I have to say that now only once my nerves get big hit so he got punished. But after he was fine but my internal feeling was not nice. I know that I need to show him respect to me and that sometimes this is the way to tell him “that is enough” but it is hard. So once I speak about this moments with my friend. Which has same problems with her son. And she told me something what I started to apply and it works. You know Zlata:“When my son start to yell that he wants something or he tries to go agains wall, as we say. I just let him to prove that is not possible. I let him to yell out and I am just thinking that in that moment he feels worse than me and that this behavior is not against me. So at least it helps me to stay calm and not with the feelings I want to kill him NOW” And yeah I tried to think that way and it helped me to stay calm in the moments when I would already hit him to wake him up from his agony. And whole situation resulted in piece on both sides.

So what I have learned: As much as mom stay calm and cold head, the child calms down, eventually, and whole situation can be solved in piece without harming any of the sides. Contrary, if I let him to make my nerves explode, I get very angry. This anger is transmitted to the child and his anger multi plies itself and in the end all of us are crying. So just try my approach and you will see. Hopefully it will help you same way as it helped me.

Now we are already waiting and in few more days Edie will reach his 3 years Bday. So we are preparing celebration for his big day:)

We are also enjoying snow and we also celebrated st. Valentines, the love time for family :)

Leave a comment »

How Edie saved me from my own fears and pain

February 9, 2012 · Filed under Baby development, Parenting, philosophy · Tagged , , , ,

To my beloved son Edie, my savior

This post will be special because of two special reasons. The main player will be Eduardo and the second reason is that this will already touch his mental development.

So I was astonished by his behavior recent days and wanted to share with you.

First case study: I promised Edie to go to theatre with his nursery school group. And I was talking about it with him the whole previous week. Because I know how much he likes to be watching popets and movies and simply. He loves to be reading books and telling stories. So I put into my phone callendar the date and time of the meeting with the group. Not to forget about it.

And the day “D” we woke up quite early, we had breakfast and got dressed to be ready. And because I had in my mind that the meeting time is at 9:30 I was sure that we have plenty of time to reach that meeting place. Also Carlos stayed that day at home because I was supposed to have one business meeting later in the afternoon so for easier logistic purposes he was working from home, so I could leave also Carlitos at home with him. So great combination. I could calmly go only with Edie and enjoy being out for short time.

And then we went to the meeting place inside of the shopping mall. Outside was -10°C so it was a good reason to hide for us. Edie felt few times on the ground outside so he did not look any more that clean and ready for theater, but it did not matter that much for me. But then we were waiting 10 min, 20 min, 30 min…and still nobody else was coming. Then I thought lets check the meeting point on the website of the kinder through my phone. And by reading it…….sh..! I messed the time. I felt sooo sad. By my  silly mistake Edie lost the theatre he enjoys. And curiously in that moment I realize what have happened. That we missed that I apologized to Edie. That I am sorry, that I am silly but I confused the time of meeting with the others.

And then it happened! When he saw my sad face, he looked at me with his big eyes and said. Mom it will be fine. Do not cry! (Even I was not, thought I was about to). He Carresed and touched my head and said:” you know lets go out and enjoy the snow”! It was amazing feeling. He showed so much empathy in his early age. He saw that I am sad and he made my day better. I was so happy from it and started to feel better. I just thought, THANK YOU EDIE

Second case study: I went for Edie to kinder and because there was in the same time our friend Vojta, we decided to go together with him, his mom Ana and Carlitos in the trolley out. There was a fresh new show fall so I decided that it will be nice time for Edie to enjoy the first snow. But I did not consider that I did not prepare myself enough for the coldness outside. There was about -12°C….. brrrr hell cold. But we were walking with Ana and Vojta, talking, Carlitos was sleeping in the trolley, so everything seemed to be fine. Until Carlitos woke up after one hour and started to cry of hunger. But I could not take him out easily to feed him, because breastfeeding in -12°C is nothing pleasant. So I decided and told Edie if we could go home because of Carlitos is crying of hunger and I would prefer to go home because I was freezing. My feet were getting hell cold same as my fingers.

So what happened on the way. Edie since he had bicycle in the snow he was slow, also on purpose, enjoying the ride. He was falling also on the ground because the road was slippery. So in the beginning I understood his snow game but after a while because of crying Carlitos and my freezing body I could not stand more. So I calmly came to Edie and with the pain in my eyes I explained him what is happening. That I am freezing, that my feet and fingers hurts and that Carlitos is crying because of hunger and also that is not good for him to be crying and breathing cold wind. And I asked him if he could speed up to reach our home faster!

And again I saw Edies gase, his big eyes turn to me. He first kissed me on my cheek, after caressed my head and started to go faster. He was falling on the ground many time, without crying even with the mouth full of snow he stood up and continued riding his bike. He was doing his best, even on the places where he used to have problem to ride his bike he was strong and coped with them and overcame them. I was basically running back home, since I did not feel my fingers already. I was promising myself to get new warm shoes. And Edie was really strong. I was proud of him. And again he showed his strong empathy for his mom and he was behaving as big strong boy. And I realized a that moment how much he has grown.

So few facts to consider:

  • Edie is 2 years and 11 month old
  • He is attending nursery school since he was 1,5 year old
  • He got his brother Carlitos when he was 2 years and 2 month old
  • And he is starting to communicate in Czech and Spanish in the same time. So it is not easy to for him to grasp the full meaning of the words.

So while having not full 3 years yet he is according to my feelings very nicely psychically shaped. I am surprised every day. There are moments when he is telling me “I do not want to go home with mom from the kinder. It costs us cry and discomfort but on the other hand if needed he shows how much he cares about me. And how much he loves me. 

And in this special moments I am realizing the meaning of the sentence which said Eliska, the director of the Edie’s kindergarten

You as parent, you should never think that: 3 years of the kids age are like 2*1,5 year. And also 6 years old baby does not mean by its development double 3 years old. Always you have to consider the unique personality of every child, the environment which the baby is exposed to and also the personal characteristics of the child. And now I see, now I learn and now I accept.

Leave a comment »

8 month fairy tale and something more

January 19, 2012 · Filed under Baby development, Parenting · Tagged , , , , , ,

Here we go, put up your hands because Carlitos reached 8 months and many improvements

Since I am lately not managing to write the posts on time, I try to remind myself by pictures what have happened that time. Though this month was special just because it was Christmas time, because of our New year Eve party with Checo-Latinos friends, because we have spend our first Christmas as only our family and also because I ended my work in Skupiner.cz and focussed fully on Lyoness.

And in the meanwhile Carlitos was growing and unbelievable improving his skills

  • his weight is now 8,150 Kg and still growing
  • He is crawling perfectly
  • He started to sit on 24th of December, he probably decided that to keep checking the presents is good by sitting among them as one of them :)
  • He grown one more tooth, so now he has 3 of them,
  • He decided also to stood up and he is about to walk
  • He is still very smiley baby and he will always be as I see. He loves to be caressed by me, he loves to be carried too to see what is happening
  • He is not that kamikaze like Edie was, he is more careful and even though he loves to observe Edie jumping and making crazy stuff, he is rather sitting and being calm. If i try to through him into the air he looks scared.
  • Even since little they have such different personalities. Carlitos is calmer, but bigger pain cryer. Edie while punching himself cried always just a bit and then he contined playing. Carlitos not. He wants to be hugged, touched and maybe after a while he will stopped. He is we called it “Mr. Bolistka” :)
  • His favourite toys are Tupperware boxes which I have in the kitchen shelf prepared for him and also draws. He loves to be opening them and closing all over again and again. He also loves to be hitting the floor with something hard so that it can make loud sounds.
  • Now he is eating 3 meals per day, He is eating a lot, more than 300g vegetables and fruits, he likes mainly everything and he preferes things which I cook for him rather than can food. And no wonder :)
  • Regarding to a sleeping. He is able to fall a sleep on his own during the night. During the day he goes once maximum twice per day. In the morning just sometimes, usually he has nap after lunch. During night he is still waking me up 3 to 4 times. He want to know if we are there. I try to feed him only 2 after midnight and then in the morning. Though he is night bird. He is able to stay until late night. During the new Year party he was up until 10pm with the smile and keeping active.

Edie and his life path

  • Edik is a very nice boy, growing and improving many skills
  • He still drives us crazy because of his crying mode, always if he does not want something he starts to cry a lot but we try to be resistant
  • He loves kindergarden KMC Knoflik now, so I always hear from him that we have to go to see the teachers “deme za pani ucitel” and if I am picking him up he is alway welcoming me with words “I do not want mamy, I do not want to go home” every day the same story. So I start to think that I am a Herodes.
  • Edicek also started to communicate more and he loves to read books. Before going to bed we try to read him every night. It is demanding but I love his gase, his staring eyes which keeps sliding on my face and are ready to hear the stories which I am creating. He likes also singing but sometimes he just ssssss mum and puts the stay quiet sign on his face. So I respect that too.
  • He loves to read letters so I went with him through the ABC and by linking different words to the different syllables he will soon be able to recognize most of them.
  • Edi has already his characteristical behavioral  patterns which are also sharing with me his teachers from kinder and it is given on our family behavior. For example if he shows affection he is licking another child od he tries to kiss him/her or he tries to go close enough to touch by noses.
  • Affection towards Carlitos is shown also by lickig his face, chewing his hands, riding him as horse, playing with him. Doing hide and seek. And in general I have to say that if Carlitos wants to cry Edie always tries to come with something silly to cheer him up. Carlitos sometimes has total laught attacts because of Edie which makes us laugh too.
  • Edik is also very attached to his grandfather Josef, my dad. Always if I mention his name he want to call him, to be with him and do silly stuff in general. Dad is also a great grandfather he is teaching Edie all the forbidden fun stuff, such as “plazit jazyk” , roll the stairs on the bicycle, jump over stuff, destroy something, eat tons of chocolate etc. Simply spoiling him as grandfather. I can also see how attached they are by the invisible connection.
  • Edie and his dad Carlos. They are very good friends. Edicek though has many times momities so only me can help him to go on toilet, to bath him, to feed him to read him books etc. There is nobody in the world and he does not want dad to do it for him. But if I am out of home they are the best friends. Playing together and he is following Carlos nicely. But if I am at home……..achhh momiiiii  ONLY YOUUUUUUUU…..I think that most of the mothers understand.

And story is over, I mean this month story, the other ones are being written by every day and I am just sometimes sad that I can not share everyday moments, because if I am just observing how my angels are growing under my hands it is unbelievable. And I believe that one morning I will turn and I will be already a grandma which will be reading this lines with grand kids and just having fun about their fathers……….. :)

Leave a comment »

7 months, teeth, crawling, laugh, darkness, talking

December 13, 2011 · Filed under Baby development, Parenting · Tagged , , , ,

7 month……does it sounds lot or just few days are left behind

It is just few days ago when I realized that I need to stop doing hundred and one things at once, because I realize that that sense Carlitos will just grow besides me and I will even not catch all his special moments and will not enjoy my little once fully.

So what have happened since last month I have been wiring. And I am going to talk only about milestones for now.

Carlitos:

  • definatelly grown and is more heavy, he has still less than 8 Kg, but my hand said no more, so he spends most of his time on the floor playing with the toys, so he actually became more independent
  • He has two new teeth, they just grown after he reached his 7 month and yeah I can feel it now while breastfeeding, but the curious think is his reaction. While he bites me, sometimes for fun sometimes because of his gums are itching he always smiles at me. Even I punish him by words or I touch his face with DO NOT DO THIS AGAIN…….but he is our smily boy anyway
  • He started to crawl, but even in 7,5 month he is standing, it is visible how much he wants to be running already with Eduardo, Floor is good and safe to be but running is much better. I can see it in his eyes.
  • Carlistos is for sure the lovely baby, whenever we are he gets all the attention of girls, ladies even guys. He is always looking to the souls of the people and can touch the good insight of us. So even in my case, I love to make him happy and to do maximum for him.
  • what is also important is his sleeping habits. Since we were teached by Edie not to spoil our child too much, we started to let Carlitos fall a sleep without chewing me or bottle. So he started to be used to fall asleep on his own, which makes easier our life too. I can go out, I can continue my business or just to hang out with my friends.
  • Also Carlitos likes to eat and I am happy that he is accepting nicely his baby food vegetables which I am preparing at home. I realized that whatever vegetable mix I am doing, it is good to put inside to boil also onion, because it makes it antiseptic and help his digestion and also has nice effect of sweetening the dish. So he really likes everything I cook for him. Ufff that is easy to see him enjoying. Now he is having 2-3 dishes per day, vegetables for lunch, fruit for snack and puree for night, he is still drinking mother milk, I am fully breastfeeding him so since we have winter now, I do not have to give him extra tea, just mother milk. So far so good :)

Eduardito

  • Edik grown also a  lot. Became step more independent
  • Now he is going on his own to the toilet, he wants to have his private time :) although there are many accidents happening, so probably our toilet will be the cleanest in the world because I am cleaning his desastres nearly every day :) BUT LEARNING BY DOING is the best way to improve :)
  • He started to speak much more, he is putting words together and now we push him to speak more in sentences. He also like to learn word so me and Carlos wetought him already these letter using whole words T-tata, M-mama, O-oko, R-robot, A-auto, B-balon, C-cibule, D-dedecek/domecek, E-edicek, F-foukat, K-karlicek, L-lod, N-nos, S-slon, U-ucho, Z-zlata. I know there are some stil missing, but it will come in time. I just enjoy that he used to bring the magnetic board and he asks for to be thought.
  • In the kinder they told me that he is sometimes challenging other kids to get to conflict, just because he enjoys to complain afterwards. It is not always but many times. I have observed this behavior on him also. But not that different from other kids as I think.
  • He loves to read books, I mean to go through different stories with us, and keep listening. He likes theater and also TV as such. Those are things which keeps him calm.
  • Still he loves to help with with eveyday things. We are doing everything together, hanging clothes, cleaning, cooking, shopping, learning, working. He enjoys to talk to phone with grandpa and father. It is funny to see that he is explaining there something but the other side can not see it :)
  • He still wants to go to PISEK, sand yards even outside is cold, freezing and wet, but he will spend his life there probably. So luckily in Prague we found nice indoor playgrounds with sand where he can enjoy to play with other kids.
  • He is sweet, loves to kiss me, Carlos and Carlitos, he still likes to be hugged and caressed by mommy :)
  • And because video tells more than hundreds of the words, I made for you again short video.
And here is also our 7 month pictures album

Leave a comment »

Carlitos got his first 2 teeth

November 5, 2011 · Filed under Baby development · Tagged , ,

First teeth of Carlitos, 

I just like to share, you know me that’s why I decided to mention this new news. Carlitos got his 1st tooth when he was 6 month and 7 days old and his second tooth just three days after. It is so exciting to see how is he growing. Not just his length I mean but also other parts of his body are developing.

What is good

  • no fever
  • no cry
  • no pain
  • no hundred litres of salivas like Edie

Just he is biting everything what comes to his mouth. And he is STRONG and I mena really strong. 

So he will chew while world and he will grown his teeth faster and painless :)

 

Leave a comment »

5th and 6th moth development report

November 3, 2011 · Filed under Baby development, Parenting · Tagged , , , , , , , ,

Half year and more that 2,5 year report of our angels

…..achh finally I have some spare time to write few lines about our guys, so lets be breaf and now I will try to let pictures and videos talk on behalf of me :) Imagine that

Carlitos 2 last monthes of his life

  • Carlitos weight is currently 8 785 g and his length is 72 cm……I was just wondering that I can not fit him into most of clothes which belong to his age
  • Carlito is still very smily and very talkative, he started to do grrrrr and also he is screaming like the root of mandragora, if you remeber Harry Potter movie, so exactly like those little things which make you def
  • As we know he was already turning but now he added also few falls from the bed (I know mean parents) and the recent movements are that he is training to hold on his four and by jump he is moving forward, it is quite funny to see him how much is he enjoying the life from this position
  • He loves but really loves to be caresed, kissed, touched, tuli tuli and simply while we are spending time with him, talking to him and showing different things. He also loves to observe Eduardo and many times they are just playing together. Or if we can call Eduardos crawling over Carlitos games as games :) But usually both are smiling.
  • Carlito started already to eat, he had his first spoon of carrot, he looked surprised but he was not refusing, but still he preferes booobie, and his milk
  • From his travelling adventures he visited Budapest together with me and Carlos on my 28th Bdays and he celebrated with us by attending the huge conference of Lyoness Sensation.
  • In general he loves to meet people, to do something, he loves strangers and he likes a lot smiling women. If there is some women which wants to play with him and smiles at him he is giving back all his smile
  • Carlitos loves mirrors, he loves his picture and he is able lo laugh loudly on himself.
  • Simly he is social, talkative, smily and very cute

Edik

  • The last measures were 13 kg and exactly 90 cms
  • Edik survived moving of his things to the Prague, considering that he did not understand what was happening, I now can start to understand more the feelings of the kids of parents which are getting divorce because they feel uncertain. Eduardo was also overstimulated and manytimes he was reacting more attached to his things,  like we are taking everything from him and he does no know why. Also that I was going to Prague and moving stuff only with Carlitos so he was a bit lost. But now he is happy back with his things
  • Eda started to attend kindergarten, he loved that since the first moment and after some time he is the one who is provoking the others and he is a bit the rebel as the teacher told us. Not all the time but sometime he just like to challenge us.
  • He became very skillful. Finally he is telling us eveytime he need to go to pee or pooh so he is 100% fine, just at night we used to give him diaper for his comfort. He loves to do everything on his own to put his shoes, to dress himself, to put shirt and socks and dress jacket and cup. He does not like to feel cold and start to be a bit more comfortable.
  • The words I always hear since early morning is pisek (sand), moto (motorbike), masinka (train) and caj (tea). He is speaking mostly in Czech but adding more and more words in Spanish. I like when Carlos is talking to him amd explaining things in Spanish because that way he is learning the most. So he is saying mariposa and azul as his favourite words and he can understand a lot what is he saying just doest not speak that much yet.
  • Edicek is simply independent unit, he likes to play with strangers and he does not like them in the same time. He does not enjoy much changes, while we are together he loves to stay with mom, but if I am going with him out together with Carlos he is fine with exploring new places and meeting new people.

And now the gallery of the two last monthes

Our trip to Budapest, more pictures here

othe rpictures from album of 5th and 6th month

and I am preparing for you also video, soon it will be lounched :) I promiss!

and it is here then:

.

Leave a comment »

And here we go 4 month and 1st turn

August 29, 2011 · Filed under Baby development, Parenting

Last month update, Carlito is 4 months and Eduardo 2,5 year

There had been few things happening but very important once.

Short summary of my guys:

Carlito “Smily angel”

  • put another few hundreds grams so he has now 7,3 Kg and 62 cm
  • he started teething, so we have it again, everything with salivas, everything is sooo tasty that is worth to put it into his mouth
  • he is very smily, he loves anybody who can give him hug and smile. Who can play with him
  • He has tickles, imagine that. It is soo funny to hear him laughting, he has them nearly everywhere, like are his feet, ribs and also  on his cheecks, while I am kissing him close to his ear
  • Carlitos sleeps quite well, he has his 3 hours rhytm, but that is not difficult to follow up
  • He is making sounds like the crows, whenever if he can he tries to talk to us
  • And he started to turn. My mom saw him first, he was 4 months and 2 days old

Calritos is star, his pixies eyes and huge smile and huge eyes are attracting every women and even men tend to be playing with him. He is happy of having his brother and since he is calmer he is able to survive his love attacks, his crawl overs etc.

His albums are here:

Carlitos in Bojnice





Carlitos in the park with whole family - rest of the pictures are available here

And our prince Eduardo

  • in general our sons started to be devided  very clearly, Edie is the crying baby, Carlitos the smiling baby
  • He has his stubborn days, when everything is going wrong, he loves word NO, and everything is no no no
  • He  is crying to get anything and I have to be very patient not to be punishing all the time, I think that Edie is my the best teacher of how much I can bear.
  • His favourite wor ds are dedecek kakadak, had sssss, azul, ostry pich pich, pozor, something is pavany (jako spinavy – dirty). He is speaking generally about anything in his own way. He is not making full sentences but connecting 2 t0 3 words.
  • He loves reading books and I made him used to go to bed together and read him fairy tale after the lunch time. So he always expect from me to stay with him and read him. His favorite book is little chicken with chicken mom and also krtecek.
  • He is still in love with cubics, he is already able to be building on his own, if he has good day and also he loves puzzle from his granddad. There is of course krtecek.
  • He love to be wathich youtube fairy tales. If we would let him he could stay there hypnotize for hours. But our routine is that he can be watching only in the evening after dinner before going to the bath and bed. Anyway he knows already how to switch on PC, so it is not big deal for him to show us what he wants.
  • Edie had also his first big trip. He became little canoe expert. His grandfather took him for first 3 days sailing trip on the real canoe. Since that time there exist only grandad and voda tsuessss bac.

Here is his album: Sazava 2011

And the story continues………hugs to all of you and my dear sons especially!

Little insight from the current mood:

With all my love to my sons from their mom. I finished the post it is 1:35 am, Edie has a little cold so I heard him coughing and Carlito is sleeping nicely even he got running nose from Edie :) . It is calm and silent around and only me and our  rentee Juan is awaken.

Comments (2) »

3 month Carlitos and life changing Eduardo

August 29, 2011 · Filed under Baby development

3 month Carlito and 2 years and 5 month Edie

Such a simple to count their age if both of them were born in the same date :) But that is how it should I guess. Although I am still thinking about the third one, but let see, what the future will tell and also my body will accept.

So lets go to the point, how my guys, your little friends and grandsons are growing an improving.

Carlitos:

his last weight was 5,8Kg and he had 61 cm while having check up in 2nd month, so I guess since he is more heavy now and he is wearing clothes with the labels for 3-6 month and they seems to be small that he grown too as well. I went with him to doctor and he had 6,7 Kg and 62 cm.

  • Carlitos got registred as VEnezuelan. SO his official name for Venezuela is Carlos Enrique Botero Vaskova…….imagine that, because according to Latino standards kids are getting surname of mom :)
  • During the month he gor 3 in one vaccination. Which means that he got vaccinas 1. part of hexavaccination, then agains pneumococks and also  drops agains the rotaviruses (those are bad dirrhoeas types, because of what kids used to stay in the hospital because of deshidratacion).
  • Carlito is in general unbelievable talkative, I got one video which I will put here and you will laught, because he is trying to talk all the time. With his grrrrrrrrr, uhhhhh, ahhhhhh, he looks like he is having regural chat with us. He likes to comment things and when he hears some music he used to calm down and is silent. So for me it is obvious that he will like music as well as Eduardo. And even when I am singing him, he used to calm down.
  • Carlito is not crying baby at all. He has its moments but in general terms he used to smiles and he is terribly curious. He already hold his head very well, so while I am carying him in the carrier he is turning his head to be able to see everything what is happening around him.
  • If anybody comes closer, and smiles at him he gives him smile back. with his huge dark eyes he is very lovely and with his smile over whole face he looks like little angel. I know that every mom has its angel but Carito is my special one :)
  • Carlito tries to turn also, I am just waiting maybe next month it will come. He is pushing himself out of the place where I used to put him, so I guess he will try to move himself soon too. Lets see.
  • He is chewing his hands quite a lot, but he is refusing dummy so again mum’s breast is the best :) . And regarding to the amount of salivas which he is producing I guess that some teeth are on the way………no way :)
  • He is learning finally to drink from bottle. He is quite successful which makes me happy. He is drinking only mother’s milk, so far he did not have anything else and I hope I will keep feeding him. But sometimes because of business I need to run away for a while and it is good that my mom and especially Carlos can take care of him and feed him.
  • He enjoyes to be swinged in our home swing, same as Eduardo, and cries while going in the car, same as Eduardo. We were wondering with Carlos, how come that our babies cries in the car, because we heard that babies should sleep there. BUT NOT OURS!
  • Carlitos is sleeping nice during the night. He is with me in the bed for some time, but when he falls a sleep around 9 or 10pm I used to put him to his bed and he is able to sleep there until 2 or 3am, whihch is good time for me to do my own things or rest :) He also enjoyes morning naps with Carlos. They are very cute I think.

Carlito already went with me to many business mtgs, so I guess that I will grown from him some sales man. Since he attended many sales mtgs :) but that is faaaar faaaaar future :)

And in general I could see that he is very resistent against Edies love attacks. Edie loves his brother very much, so sometimes he rolls over him, he kisses him nearly to his death and tries to play different death games with him.  But in general he used to call me when Carlito is crying. He tries to take care of him and if we are together he tries to play with him too :) they are simple cute and creates nice folk.

Picture gallery:

Eduardo

His biggest success for this month was that he learned finally not to wear diapers and started to tell us for pee and pooh:)

During the time he is growing into the draculito man as we call him. He is very but very active and I think he is missing kinder. he needs to be walked outside for few hours per day or he is able to destroy house. but that is natural i guess.

He is very in love with all kids and also Carlito. he takes care of him and also wants lots of attention from me. Especially mornings are ours. When rest of the house is sleeping and he used to wake me up around 6 or 7am we go to have breakfast together and have caressing and hugging time. After I have to spend lots of time with Carlito.

He likes other kids a lot and whenever we are he loves to play with them. He loves sand yards and lego. His favourite toys are bagres and bulldozers. While seeing them on the street he is able to get lost. He forgets the world and he is able to be watching them for long time.

Edie loves to be taking things out of the shelfs and he does the mess around but he understands very well if he needs to clean its mess.   There is just sometimes fight to do it.

He has many days moaning time. If he wakes up with his bottom first, then his hard to turn his mood, but can be managed too. by constant action. I let him cook with me, to clean, wash dishes, go fir shopping etc. I just need to make him bussy.

Edie has lot of fun with talking like “deda kakadak” – grandfather truck, kocicka, mysicka, he started to say colors and trying to mix czech and spanish. It is fun.

Edie is still very active, now even more and more. I’m spending with him lot of time outside just to spend his energy.

He is very much momy boy again. He wants me to do everything for him and he loves to be caressed and cared in general.

And now better than any words are better videos:

Leave a comment »

« Previous entries
Next Page »
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.