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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.

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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……….. :)

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Have it ALL, Family, Work and personal time? Possible or Impossible combination?

January 9, 2012 · Filed under Parenting · Tagged , , , , ,

HOW TO HAVE IT ALL: Advice From 10 Rockstar Startup Executives Who Are Parents

 Dear friends, I just want to share with you my curent thoughts which were described in the best way by Emily Hickey. I love what she said and I think that it is sooo much truth!
Keep reading and you will see :)
   
Emily Hickey, Hashable: “Meditating, my great husband, my great nanny, my naturally relatively mellow son, and keeping an eye on the soft factors of my work are my personal success factors.”
Emily Hickey, Hashable:

Emily Hickey, CMO of Hashable, mother

Her career:

Emily Hickey is chief marketing officer of Hashable.  Before that the Stanford graduate was chief operating officer of PhotoShelter, cofounder of Yeah! Wireless, and VP of product management at Hot Jobs.

Her advice:

I think being a working parent at a startup is a pretty tall order… AKA it’s a total bruiser/ass-kicker! but its doable and you can ‘have it all’ if a few variables are right.

For one, you need not just a great and helpful spouse, but a great marriage. Nobody can be taking things too seriously, stuff can never get blown out of proportion, there can’t be a lot of resentment just below the surface, etc. Humor and lightness really have to be at the core of the family and you have to be psyched that you have a family and sort of constantly aware that you chose to do this and be pretty joyful about that choice. I actually think it’s sort of a trick to be enjoying your family at that level on a daily basis versus just being overwhelmed by logistics and lack of personal time.

Also, you need to love your job and your company. Not just be passionately committed to them, but really have warm relationships with the people you are building your company with and have great ‘soft’ factors at work. The work volume is always going to be intense and your daily feelings of success vs. illusion are always going to be fluctuating, so the bottom-line relationships just have to be great and enjoyable.

You also need to be a complete workaholic with a lot of energy. Most people at startups are definitely that, but throwing a kid into the mix means you have three hours of every weekday that you can’t work, which means you are staying up later to get things done, and then you don’t have a weekend to relax and catch up on stuff, so you have to find more energy internally… So the time sitting at your desk has to be really efficient and you have to be willing to crank late at night, without the possibility of sleeping in – ever – for the next 20 years.

You also need a great outside support system. For us that basically means an awesome, awesome nanny since our family is not local.

To sum it up, there’s nothing you can do at a startup to lessen the volume of work or smooth out the emotional cycles, and being a parent is completely consuming and erratic on top of that.  So it’s basically a double startup! All you can do is make sure that at home and at work you have great ‘soft factors’ – otherwise you’ll be in nervous breakdown territory!

One thing I’ve personally spent a lot of time on in the past couple years is meditating and really working on that as a way to keep my mentality light. I would say meditating, my great husband, my great nanny, my naturally relatively mellow son, and keeping an eye on the soft factors of my work are my personal success factors… and I guess I probably drink a few more Bud Lights a week than I used to :) .

And if you want to read more truth stories, keep reading here

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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

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Is parenting terrifying job or enjoyable life journey

November 4, 2011 · Filed under Parenting, philosophy · Tagged , , ,

We are the first generation which is scared by its parents and terrified by its kids…..

That is very interesting thought from the well known Chilean kids psychologist Pilar Sordo. She had mentioned couple of interesting points relating to the nowadays rising up style of us as parents and also about what we are actually growing from our kids.

But I will just let you listen and evaluate by yourselves. It is though in Spanish so good luck, but worth to hear

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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:

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Not new but special nowadays phenomenon “business mother”

October 20, 2011 · Filed under Business, Parenting, philosophy · Tagged , , , , , ,

MOTHERHOOD OR/AND BUSINESS

I have been just having already few business meetings with Carlito and since many people were asking “How are you Zlata” I decided to describe  my so called working days.

I think that “business mother” is kind of phenomenon nowadays since there is such low parenthood support that if there is not father which earn for whole family and even more that nearly every mother has to go and work. I speak about part time, some full time if somebody else is taking care of their kids and most of the moms is having online businesses or if it is possible then is having work in which can include also her family and babies.

And you know how I do that? How can be managed all together. The fact that I was afraid of moving to Prague, I mean internally anxious, was because I was afraid of loosing my connection to the business world. I love to be with my kids at home……..but my brain can not just simply stop and just be thinking only of what to cook, what should I clean first today (kids nose or dishes…..), what should I buy to be able to cook tomorrow……and so on and so on. Rat race…….brain is on hold just screensaver is on.
So in the end what happened is real and nice natural mixure, or creature if you want. I mixed two natural phenomenons into one and look what I created

So just to describe you a bit what is beeing happening and how you can deal with this combine status for inspiration:

I look like mule with business face,  because I used to have front kangaroo career, I am pushing trolley and Carlito is being either in one or the another, depends on his laud decision (understand crying :) ), while arriving on the meeting I have simple decision what to drink…..please water (cause after passing hundreds of stairs in metro, walking on the street and pushing trolley, same as going in and out from trams) I am thirsty as mule and then after deep breath in and out I take my business bag with infromational leeflets together with my boob out if needed to calm down baby and prevent him to talk, we start our business mtg. With smile and little bit of  easy mind set I forget that I am breastfeeding mom and i focus on business. I am fast, persuadive and smiling. After we shake the hands and business is done. LOOKS SIMPLE ISN’t IT? After we talk a bit about our life and imagine usually kids help me as great icebreaker and door opener.

And that is how the life of business mom goes. Really it is just about mind set, nothing more. If you think that YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN. If you think that this is NO WAY it will stay that way.

IT IS JUST ALL ABOUT US :) !

I MEAN ABOUT YOU!

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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.

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2 month with Carlicek and 28 month with Edie

June 24, 2011 · Filed under Baby development, Parenting

2 months new story and 2 years and 4 months continuation

Most of you my dear friends who are readers of my blog knows, that we have our new angel among us. And most of you will now believe me, that it is already 2 months since he was born. Imagine that….time flies and now having two sons I feel it even more :)

But I will not bother much this time by my phylosophical introductory thoughts and will go immediately into the point.

So how was Carlito second month of his life:

  • he started with weight of 4,5 kg and now he put 1,3 kg more….uff he start to be heavy and with nice and sweet Michelines on his legs :) I call him full fat baby because I have probably full fat milk as I can see.
  • He grown also, he was 56 cm long and now he is (we have to go for check up still, so I will tell you soon) :)
  • He is very smily baby, compare to Edie, he cries only when there is something serious happening in his life, gasses, hunger or he is sleepy
  • He is curious, that is something common in our family I guess, so he wants to be carried rather than to stay in his bed or in the trolley….he loves the carrier like Eide did, so I have back my baby infront of me..not in the belly but on the belly :)
  • He is though calmer, that is for sure, he can be also on his own some time, just lying in the sofa, next to me, observing things around….something nice to see, that he is silently curious…….yessss I can also work a bit :)
  • How is he sleeping: nicely, he used to stay much more in his cradle, which is great, because Edie he did not like it much and he was most of the time in our bed. So at least work of my dad while creating cradle is worth it now.
  • Carlicek was travelling with us everywhere so far. He likes that thought same as Edie he does not like the car seat, so I used to have to carry him or feed him during our car ride…not comfortable, but I got trained already, so nothing new :) …..there is something curious on our babies like Carlos said, both does not enjoy this car seat, both start to cry in it and does not want to fall asleep. Totally reverse effect than kids used to have. I believe that this will be until the time he will sit and could see outside, like Edie, since that time he likes to go by car…so lets see….so far, feeding and not allowed carrying baby.
  • Carlicek also very nicely holds his had, he is strong baby and even sometimes he tries to push himself forward, so I even got afraid that he will start to crawl soon……..Eide would be happy
  • He is wearing clothes in the size of 62-68, so he is growing fast…..uffff
  • He is not luckily too fragile, otherwise he will not survive his brother, he does not get scared if Edie is jumping around him, if he plays with him hide and seek and pulls his legs or hand. He is happy to observe his active sometimes crazy brother.
  • The think I enjoy the most is that they love each other. I hope that we are supporting their feelings for each other also for the future.
  • And here you can see much more pictures form Carlito second month life

And because there is not any more story just of one guy I will put now few things about Eide too:

Edie has grown a lot

  • He is speaking quite nicely in his kids language, he is mixing czech and spanish words, in a way he likes that
  • Czech and Spanish favourite wocabulary: bakan (bagr), bum bac, paaa ven salia (let go out, salir-leave), snek-caracol (snale), jahudky, bindak-bib, papapu-snickers, moto, bussss, auto, pohadky, krtecek, kralik -koheno (corrrecly is conejo-rabbit), mariposa-motyl (buterfly), kubeda-had (corretly is culebra – snake), oria-mrkev (corretly is zanahoria-carrot), bambuky – brambory (potatoes), gate -pantalones(pans), pina (diaper), stul, velky stul (big table)……..and many other words, he is grasping every day something new. And he is making already some stories, like bum bac, spadnul, plakal, oko. Carlicek place (carlito is crying) etc.
  • He is making mistake with nahuru (up) and dolu (down) – using it wise versa
  • He started to recognize colours, green (verde, zelena), modra -azul(blue), cervena-roho (red)
  • He understand basically everything, the question is what he wants to understand more than what he can :)
  • He is terribly active, he needs to spend lot of energy outside, at least 3 and more hours per day, especially now when there is good hot weather outside
  • He is very skillful to be overcoming any obstacle, he love to climb and discover new places
  • Last time he was cca 13Kg and 96 cm long
  • Also he had his first histerical incident on the sand yard with me, it was on 13.6. and I will remember very well forever I think. I just asked him to go home and  we had to leave, so he started to cry, lye down on the sand yard and did not want to leave at all. So I had to drag him and was pulling him after me. So all the mums were looking at me like at some herodes mum, because he was hysterical crying and I just kept going out. No motivation even Krtecek did not work. And even in the tram he was still crying until we got home. My mom just said: It reminds me somebody…..hehe just some her memories for my childhood. So basically I even can not be angry of him, since he has my energy.
  • And Edie loves to play with cubicles, so thanks Good Carlos is great constructor and has great immagination, so they are building together, here is their LEGO album

I think that most will say the pictures and videos I tried to make in time to be able to track my guys, so by albus which is in picassa web you will see the most and also videos on youtube, I will put here for you to see.

And the story continues

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Carlitos first month

May 17, 2011 · Filed under Baby development, Parenting, second pregnancy · Tagged , , ,

1 month = 30 days

Do you know what can happen in 30 days after you are born? if not then keep up reading and learn more about Carlitos life.

A little bit of statistics and facts:

  • He was born on 23.4. 2011 ( Edie was born on 23.2. 2009)
  • His weighted 3050 gr. and his length was 50 cm.
  • The time of his birth was 13:30 (Eduardo was born at 13:45…….nice coincidence).
  • When he was born he was crying, but they put him close to my face and he stopped. Probably he smelled me and could recognize me…….. such a wonderful moment that I started to cry.
  • Carlito was sleeping since beginning even 3-4 hours, something I did not experience before, I could even read a book in the hospital, something amazing for me. And instead of being stressed I very much enjoyed every moment with him. I was even helping other moms who were with me in the hospital. So curious. One was 36 and the other 39, both had their first child and both were a bit out of experience. Of course….. there is big difference of having the first and the second baby.
  • He has nice dark hair and big dark eyes. His skin color is closer to Venezuelan mix, as I would call it. He is not white like snowflake, like our babies in Czech Republic tend to be.
  • I did not want to compare, but can not hold myself. His look is very close to Eduardos. But he has my shape of lips and his head is a bit smaller with oval shape rather than rounded like Edie had.
  • His palms are not closed, he is having them videly opened and he is very strong. He usually grabs everything what is close to him.
  • He is holding his head more than fine. He is turning it to be able to see the whole interesting world around him. Definitely his curiosity is big and he loves to be exploring the world.
  • Luckily I have milk since the second day,  so I am feeding him. In this time I do not suffer from  nipple pain, at least not that much like with Edie. And I have more milk. So for Carlito it always takes only few minutes cca 5-10 to be feeded. Edie used to drink like 45 min. and then he was resting 15 min. And everything all over again.
  • Carlito is sleeping more on his own, in his bed. But during the night I have him with me in our bed, just to have him close and have easy time for breastfeeding. And also I don’t want to miss contact with my little angel. it is easier to control him if he is alive and sleeping and keep him warm.

And what did he experienced so far?

  • In his first week we took him for witch burning, since his grandma and grand-auntie from Venezuela are here on a visit, so we went with them.

  • He visited his both grandparents every weekend, in Brno and in the countryside (Javurek)
  • He visited Prague, to be presented at the Venezuelan embassy, since we want him to be registered as Venezuelan citizen too
  • He went with me for one business meeting in the company Anamax, which does HQ movies
  • And he spent most of his time  with his brother Eduardo who loves him very much. Eduardo is really happy when we let him carry Carlito and he is huging him all the time.

Pictures with abuelita

Pictures of Carlito  playing with Edie

and sleeping with dady

observing the world with mom

I think that Carlito is happy to be with us, he is smiling many times. I hope that you will enjoy our short story. That you will see that life is going on and many things can be managed with one, two and maybe in the future with three kids ;-)

Carlos has a message for you, since he was 4 days old he was smiling. There is nothing more powerful in this world that a smile and having a positive thinking. If you will keep your mind open and a smile on your face, believe me that many positive things will come to your life.

KEEP SMILING!

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