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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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Edie and his 2nd Bday

March 11, 2011 · Filed under Baby development, Parenting · Tagged , , , , , ,

2nd B-day of Edie

You can beleive me or not, but it is really here. 24 months passed since he was born and the date 23. february 2009 will be forever written in our hearts like the day of his birth. And since this year we are writing 2011 into our calendars, Eide reached his 2nd B-day.

 

I will share a bit statistics just to show his development but later I would like to write more about his soul and behavior.

Statistical measures:

  • His height: 85 cm
  • His weight: 12,1 Kg
  • Size of the clothes:96-104
  • Size of his shoes: number 25
  • What he can do on his own:
  • Eat by spoon, fork, cut with scissors, cut with sharp knife, drink from cup even 0,5 l big
  • He can dress his socks, sometimes trousers, shoes and home shoes
  • He can smash the egg, he can smash the potato with mixer, he can prepare egg bread
  • He knows how to walk the stairs up and down, he can manage even without holding the side holder
  • he can climb the ladder, even very steep, he loves to climb up and down different things anyway, to ride mum as horsie, be carried on my back or shoulder and be riding his little motorbike.
  • He is smart, he puts chair or little stairs everywhere where he can not reach, to be able to hit the place and all the things he wants, he manages to open doors, so there is no more privacy for us because of his new skills
  • Now we are trying to get rid of diapers, he was used to pee into the little cup while being in the bath top he never peed insight. He is very clean and neet, He prefers to clean his hands by napkins and eat by spoon, rather then by hands (depends on the mood :0) While ge goes to pee he needs to pee as real man, standing……there is no way for him to sit on the potty, he does not like it. Contrary he loves his poo. He des not want to tell me when he need to do poo. So he used to hide himself and waits until the crime is done and mum discover him smelling like hell, then he likes to share. So this will take some time, but he is learning nicely.

And now more about him, his loves, thoughts, behavior patterns:

  • Edie loves to be hugged and kissed and when we are playing with him. He is very huggable and he used to kisses us. Say bye bye, hi, thank you and please. He is very helpful. sometimes too much but it is natural. He want to see everything, try everything and taste everything. Contrary he is very careful while being in the heights. He will never go down on his own if he does not feel, up YES but down not that much.
  • He loves people. Now it is more visible. Because if there is somebody who is playing with him, paying attention and explaining new things, he immediately goes and gives him back love, by kissing him, hugging him and showing his symphaty. He love to play with little cubics, he is able to be putting them together and separate them for hours. he loves to read and go through books. Since we do not have TV at home, I mean working TV he used to watch fairytales with me on PC from youtube. com. So when he sees my laptop he is asking for Krtecek a car story (little more and car). he loves this one, he is able to watch for long time one series by another one. Thas why i let him just few for few min per day in the afternoon before going to the bed.
  • He loves to play with different buttons and wheels and testing how the things works, how people behave. He tries to provoke also, especially while being tired. He is also imitating me while I am putting make-up, or eyelash or lipstick. It is so funny to see him to repeat all my steps.
  • And even sometimes he is nervous, not listening, even I can say hundred times one think and then i have to punish him because he is not listening me. he tries hard to behave nicely and follow my advices. He loves to learn new things so he is kind observer. And since loves to see how the different things works, he is able to be patient too.
  • He is recognizing already that I am pregnant and he is nicely behaving to the belly brother Carlito. He used to kisses me and hugs my belly. He is very sensitive if I am crying and I can feel from him that he understands that it means some pain and uncomfort. In that moment he tris to come, to hug me and make me smile by doing something funny. He loves to lear funkie junkie stuff, especially what his grandfather is teaching him (like putting his tongue back with his fingers, he is teaching him wrongly how does animals etc.)
  • He loves musical instruments, music as such also doing it and dancing. He like to turn on and off the radio, at least hundred times if he starts and like to ask me for “lala” music if we are in the car travelling. I prefer to sing him if possible and he tries to repeat. If there is some song he likes he tries to dance on it. He also loves to be turning around until he is falling constantly and his head is turning while letting me say typical poems for it “Kolo kolo mlynsky, za 4 rynksy, kolo se nam polamalo, mnoho skody nadelalo, udelalo bac” and i have to say this poem at least 20 times in a row to make him happy and turning and falling :)

You know there are hundred of stories which can be said about him, since his life is full of activities. I will just mention his 2nd B-day celebration. We spend nice time in cafe Manner in Brno. Where we were with another 2 little friends Pepa from Ivanka 6 month, and Filipek from Hanicka 5 months. Rest of the friends of his age did not come since they were sick………jojo february and time of cold, flues and different kids sicknesses. But adults which were there were so nicely playing with him and makind fun, crawling on their fourth that he was obviously happy, our star of the night. You can see the pictures form the celebration here: Edies 2-Bday party .

Edie and his friends time:

Edie and Tomisek

Edie and Tomašek a Lili

 

 

Edie and Terazka

Edie and family, animals etc.

I have also more videos which I would like to put here, but there are in my phone. i will try to upload them for you here later. now I will the end and put one nice czech saying by Mr. Werich

Když už člověk jednou je, tak má koukat aby byl,

a když kouká aby byl a je, tak má bejt to co je a nemá bejt to to není,

jak tomu v mnoha případech je!

 

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How to teach your baby to cook?

January 4, 2011 · Filed under kids games, Parenting · Tagged , ,

Cooking and eating with Edie

There is not such a think like that. They are just there with you and if you want to avoid your kids in the kitchen you will be rather punished by them than you will reach your goal.

I can prove easily that Edie loves cooking. I think that he already found the magic of helping in the kitchen. Because it is not work, it is fun and there is always something worth to try, worth to mix, worth to eat and taste. There are always good things as leftovers and you will be never hungry. And you know how funny it is to see him sneeaking close by pots, trying to put his head insight just to see what is insight? And then to hear jeeee, juuuuu, jiiiii his surprised smiling face :)

I have more fun with him than troubles. He is such a clean boy in his way. If he gets dirty he is looking for a napkin to clean his little fingers. He loves to mix things in the pot and the most be pouring and adding different things into the food.

Look how he was helping me while preparing potato christmas salad. We were like manufacture. I was peeling potatoes and he was kind of smashing them or pushing them through the iron form.

And if you still do not believe me that he likes cooking look how he was helping to cook when we were visiting our AIESEC friends during the New Years time. Edie as a big chef.


And proof of all his likeness of the kitchen adventures and all processes which are happening. There is this short video. Because he likes to eat, without any doubts and look how he can be even mean to me, his mom if he likes something. This is actually soup with little drops/soup dumplings/kapani simply something tasty :)

And you know what, my simple advice in the end: If you want your baby to learn how to cook. Simply let him participate and make your kitchen a bit dirty and his hands too. He will love it. He will learn the recipes simply by doing. Isn’t it great?

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To play with your child is better than to spend hours in psychoterapist

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

Game against the nerve’s problems

I just want to share with you one finding which I did, and I would be happy to let you think about it and share your opinion.

I have found that that if I am playing with Edie happens things like:

  1. My head thoughts stop to run through my head
  2. I focused on creative work
  3. My mind relaxes and its frekvence slows down
  4. I take energy from my son, he is like source of heat, of something special which can calm down your body
  5. Kids has the gift to be focused and they are bothered only by the success or failure happening in close presents. They are actors of its presence rather than past or future.
  6. To play with Edie and be able to create something by my hands gives me peace, calmness and creative feeling which results in great ideas afterwords
  7. If I need to rest, to play with him is the best way how o calm down my mind and disconnect me from the outer world
  8. To play with Eide gives me possibility to see world through his eyes, everything becomes micro, start to have formas and clear division. As he can tear a paper, cut the shapes, pour the water, cut a peace of food, create a building from the cubics…….something and nothing. Everything has its purpose and reason. Not like before. Nothing is obvious. Everything have to be tried and proved how it works and from what it consists of. It gives great deal to your analytical part of the mind.

I would just wish to everybody the chance to have a baby in your close environment and play with him in a way of observing it. You will relearn to connect with the world and its essence as kids can. We lost this opportunity long time ago, while taking things for granted. We are not asking that many questions any more, we consider things the way they are. Our curiosity can be restored and our mind can be blessed with new ideas and energy, which is based in the hearts and minds of our babies.

By playing with our babies we combat not only against our sick mind. The most importan effect in the end is the synergy which we are creating between us and them. The time spend together, the understanding and mutual connection, mind healing and heart linking. Never be so far from them. I wish you to have opportunity to spend such kind of the time I have spend with Edie. This time is ours, it appreciated and is being cared. Switch off TV, Radio and any disturber. Just be only you and your child. Observe, share,talk to him and sing your favorite song and do not let anybody to steal your time.

This I wish you from the bottom of my heart and mind. Enjoy every moment!

 

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Christmas time in wild wild central Europe

January 3, 2011 · Filed under Parenting, philosophy · Tagged , , , , , , ,

Christmas and New Year’s Eve,

what a special days in the year. We are living ordinary 24 hours day but with special filling of it. We try to be nicer, we try to be together, we try to do more thing for each other. And everything in the name of Christmas and Jezisek or Santa as you prefere.

I was just thinking what great time we had and how to remember, that’s why I decided to take some time and wrote short post about it. This story will be about time of celebration. Not only the Christmas day but everything what had been happening before and after.

Christmas for me especially is the day when we should spend most of the time together. In the Central European culture it means, stay with your family, in the nuclear little circle of people who are the most closest to you. But since my family is from mixed marriage, we also share our mixed ideas. And in Venezuela people are celebrating with those who are closest to their hearts, that’s why sometimes it looks like second New Year’s Eve party. People gather together and celebrate not only with close family but also with their close friends, close neighbors, close anybody and everybody.

Our Christmas time begane already with Edie performance in his kinder garten. It was soo funny. All the little babies with their mums. Some of them just crying because momies were just observers not actors, some of them were enjoying. And Edie I think he was happy and confused in the same time. Whole show was starting at 4 pm and it is usual Edie sleeping time. So of course before we went to kinder he fall asleep in the car and when we woke him up he looked like: “little sleepy and confused doggie” and I think that he was all the time just dreaming about his little friends. We were not pushing him to perform or anything, we were just enjoying time with him and with other parents. Just have a look and make your own opinion. I think they were great and whole time was great effort from the teachers who prepared everything for us. Even they had foto session with kids. Lovely.

pictures from the Kindergarten Christmas Event

Edie he took part in the performance on the side of observer rather than actor :)

We were doing also candel holders. It was nice idea. But the kids were not supposed to eat the apples. We did not manage. Edie he bited his immediately when he got it. But I think we manage nicely our task.

….and of course when we were done with our task and show was over Edie woke up totally and started to run around and be crazy. So in the end was difficult to catch him :) but I managed.

We applied same Venezuelan model for Christmas celebration in Brno and I am happy of it. So in the end we were together with my mom, with our business partners Johny and Daria and also their two friends from Bulgaria and Poland. Nice, mixed and more free feelings. We have not been so tight to the traditions  and could spend more curious time. Before we seted up our Christmas table I have to admit, that we had lot of preparation, because our home is being reconstructed and the rooms where should have been and was in the end the celebration dinner was not ready yet. But with all the christmas decorations and christmas tree and mood, I think that all imperfections were forgotten and we felt just great that we are together.

Just have a look how were enjoying also the preparation time. Cleaning, decorating X-mas tree, preparation of food etc.

Let’s clean

Let’s decorate the Christmas tree

 

And we also went to Zoo to spend some time with nature and we are used to share food with animals in this speacial day.

After the ZOO, we went straightly to the grandparents place to wish them all the best and share some nice lunch time and common time with them. This is special moment for me since they are already quite old. Understand around 80 years, but still in nice conditions mentally and physically. Then we were running home to finish preparations for the dinner and our friends.

It could not be missing big pot of potato salat. Someting really traditional for the Czech Republic.

And after the dinner we started to share the presents. It was more for Edie, but we did not expect that already first present will be that much entertaining for him that he will not want to see the others. Such a nice boy. So in the end we let him enjoy his little train Tomas and his clip cubics and decided that we will unpack the rest of presents with him the day after, like in the american style.

On the 25th of december we also invited my dad, Edie’s grandfather to share time with us and be with our family a bit more.

And our wonderful family and magical time was over. It is such unbelievable thing that you are preparing for that day so many days, weeks and do not know what else and after, it just matter of few hours and everything is over. That’s why i was happy that everything went smooth and we were rather enjoying than being said from anything what was not exactly according to our previous plans.

We wish you Merry Christmas and especially all the best to the New Year which already began. Enjoy everyday of your lives and actually I will have another big change. I will became double mom, so let’s see how it feels and how it is……I am just looking forward :)

And now short video from our Christmas time. It is going to be one nice mixture of moments which I described above. It will be my first i-movie. So let’s learn and do it. :)


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First proper winter of Edie

December 12, 2010 · Filed under kids games, Parenting, sport & activities · Tagged , , , , ,

Snow snow and again snow

What is good news that Edie likes it. He does not mind about coldness, he understood how much he has to dress and that he has to be protected to be happy in the snow and cold weather.

He enjoys the snow fall. When the little flakes are falling to his face and sitting on his long eyelashes. He is laughing like  crazy. I did not realize whether it is tickling him or what. but for me is the most important that our tropical baby enjoys also snow.

And because the weather is changing so fast, I am using every possible time with him to enjoy the winter games. I want to share with you our last trip to grandparents. There were plenty of snow and we could slide on sledge with Edie. Actually for Carlos it was for first time also on this type of sledge  in Czech called “Boby”.

Enjoy with Edie his snow play time:

Winter game can not be missed without friends. Look how cute they are. Kaja, Edie and Kubik Vytiskovi.

 

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Funny stories from Edies kindergarden

September 16, 2010 · Filed under Parenting · Tagged , , ,

Hi dear readers,

I have been laughting soo may times recently that I have to share with you few stories from Edie´s kinder.

Obviously as we thought with Carlos he loves the teachers, kids and simply the fact to be there with group of funny people. And what have happened so far which is soooo funn?

After few days Edie became the most loved baby in the preeshool and wh?

  • he is not crying
  • he is very independent for his age, he is eating alone, drinking, playing on his own
  • he loves other kids – he started to kiss girls, smell their nice girlish smell
  • and he love also guys he is kissing them too already :)
  • Nearly every day he is sooo knocked down that when I am picking him from kider 7:30-12:15 he is already sleeping after lunch
  • He already 2 throuwn his home shoes into the toilet because he was trying how they swimm
  • and he is well known because of his tons of litres of salivas – they are everywhere
  • He loves to play, do activities and teachers likes him a lot


So as they said: if every child would be like your son, we will not have any work, So great that there are some which cries otherwise they would be soooo bored :)

And some advice for decision making process whether to put your child to kinder or not:

  • if your child is searching for another kids constantly
  • if he is fuzzy at home and he is very active
  • if he like other people and he is not affraid of meeting them
  • if he is more or less independent of doing things
  • if he like to explore and do new things
  • if he is very active and you are running out of ideas :)

Then you baby is ready to go to kinder like Edie was. And he/she will be happy there.



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Going from Fat to fit – home receipt 1

August 19, 2010 · Filed under food, cooking and healty life style, Parenting · Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

From Fat to Fit

so called “Fast home Golden recepies”

It is long time ago since I was thinking that I should started to put all my fast home recepies on the web. Most of my friends knows me as passionate chef coock and big experimentator. Since I have traveled through 3 continents I have tried many cousines what enriched my coulinary world.

Mostly I will speak about kids food, which is fast, healthy, colourfull and cheap. Compare to the jar food which is hell expensive for me and the taste……..you know all the time the same. Without special mum’s touch and love. Because non of the industrial process can replace home coockig for me. And what is the most important for me. I am cooking with Edie and he is such cuious guy that he is wathich under my hands and cooking with me.

Risoto with cheese and ham

Ingredientes:

  • oil – one big spoon
  • onion
  • rise – one cup (100ml)
  • water (double amount to rise)
  • 100 g cheese (chedar, eidam) – hard cheese which you like
  • 3 slices of ham – one for kids better (it has lower amount of salt) – ham can be replaced easily by any kind of meat (chicken, minced pork or beef)

Preparation:

  1. 1 Big Spoon (BS) of oil let heat up, add choped onion and let it fired a bit 1-2 min, then add rise and put twise as much amoutn of water than you put rise. Let it boiled according to the type of rise, usually it itakes about 15 min if long grain if parboiled type then cca 20 min.
  2. In the meanwhile great the cheese and ham cut on small peaces (if you have meet you need to prepare it before. It is up to you how you like it. Chicken can be boiled, the other minced meet you can fry them with little bit of onion first and then put a bit water to biled it until it became soft, if needed put more water.)
  3. When rise is done, and other ingredientes prepared just mixed everything together. Cheese will nicely melt and will give to to whole food nice texture. You can cut any kind of vegetable your kid likes. Edie he loves tomatoes, which givs to food nice colour and give them on the plate around. You can create nice colourful border.

And whole dish is done. Fast, cheap and healthy.

Time of preparation : cca 15-20 min

Since last time I was speaking about big world nightmare which is obesity I would love to teach Edie to cook and be able to eat healthy, still tasty and fast. There is no deal of teaching our kids to survive in today’s world of fast food, E additives chemicals and bad dietary habits.

Advice: Guide your child through early childhood. Let him try all the different kids of food, vegetable and fruits and especially those which you do not like. Support him to try, make fun, play and decorate the plate if your baby does not want to eat. Do not let them to learn to eat chips, sticks, fast food in general, sweets before proper meal, sweet sparkling beverages rather than simple plain water.

Remember: Anyway everything fast food is more expensive and less stuffy, if you do not trust me, just try to count in monetary units and amount of portion how much “goldie risoto” costed and compare it with one hamburger, french fries and one coca cola…………hmmmm

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Who is my the best personal teacher?

March 16, 2010 · Filed under Parenting, philosophy · Tagged , , , , , ,

My life personal teacher

This post will be devoted to my son. Who is with me already one year. And during that time I realized how much he had changed me and how much I have learned about myself.


“If you are really not sure who you are, if you are not totally aware of your strengths and weaknesses…………You should have a child!”

Yes my best personal life teacher is my son. Surprise? I hope not, because it is the most natural think which probably every parent will soon or later found out.
It is such curious think about kids, because they behave exactly as we teach them. Because I can see on Edie my personal patterns. Little thinks which I am already doing unconsciously. Every day I can see and have to proof my patience, my skills to play, invent new things, be well organize (time management, task management). I am learning new things every day under his lead. He is actually not asking me to study books and follow particular patterns. He is just teaching me how to observe, how to understand, how to read his gestures (body language).

“Motherhood is the biggest life role which I can play. It is full of constant learning, making mistakes and then undoing them. Non of us were born as parent but most of us will take this important responsibility to our hands!”


Now as most of the mothers I am observing other kids. It is my new passion, to see their smiles, their first steps, their games a and even more curious for me is to keep observing their parents. How they are sharing different moments with their kids.

I have learned that well educated and raised kid comes from Educated parents. There is no limitation for kids to learn, it is just us “parents” who limits its kids by having prejudices or badly learned patterns.
Kids are tabula rasa, blank peace of paper which is not spoiled by any wrong experience. Only who can spoil the “new story” is us! So now I have unique time to keep observing and learning “pure unspoiled” patterns which were given to us  by “mother nature”.

Edi is very good teacher. He is able to respond to any of my guidance very fast. He is able to track my persistence, by constant rules’ braking we put on him :) He is able to show me that impossible is just silly word in my head (” because toilet is very good swimming pool and into my little nose can fit 2 and even 3 of his fingers at once).

I am actually just wondering where his guidance will lead in the future. We took mutual role of being guides to each other. I keep showing him his border. He has to know where he can go and where he is already too far.

“Because his freedom end where starts the freedom of another person!”

But on the other hand by observing his first steps, his constant and persistent attamps of trying things is miraculous and worth of admiring.

My life lecture of my son: If you want to achieve something, you have to master your skills, you have to be persistent and go over any obstacles with open mind because ” the impossible” does not exist.

(Eduardo Josef Botero)

PS: What if I can put into mum’s nose also 4 fingers at one. I think it is worth to try :)

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