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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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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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Second delivery – how was this one

May 3, 2011 · Filed under Baby development, second pregnancy, thoughts · Tagged , , , , ,

Planning, C-cut and little angel Carlito

I decided to write a bit from the delivery time. Since I had in my head soooo many thoughts about how was my second pregnancy, how was the preparation for delivery and many other topics, but from all of that I decided to write only one post, picking something from every corner.

Just briefly about the pregnancy time:

Whole time seemed to be short. Much shorter than with Eduardo. There was not much time to enjoy that deeply although deeply in my heart I was looking forward to have my belly already gone and exchanged for the baby insight. All 9 month passed with the speed of fast train and during that time I managed several things I am proud of it. As most of my friends were saying, I am crazy, too active, you should rest more I think that in stead of that I was speeding the process. Just to share last month of the pregnancy my days were pretty bussy. Everyday my agenda was full till the last moments.

So to make you understand how the days of pregnant women can look like:

2 weeks before the delivery time I started to work for company Marz, which  is making dresses to the hospitals. To be able to provide our customers with fitting and custom made dresses I had to carry 30 Kg luggage with me, but easy after carrying Eduardo together with his trolley and shopping bags I had good training

I had several meeting with the companies because of Skupiner and also Breakfast for Business and Women association of enterpreneurs and managers in Brno. So all together made my days full of meetings. In the morning Marz and afternoon some meeting. I used to take Edie with me to cafeteria or made it in the time that my mom could take care of him. Belly was going with me :) so Carlito had more than 10 meetings in that time.

My health was strong and I felt mostly full of energy. Even Carlos did not want me to go for him to pick him in the airport, but since I had on 17th of april business trip to Breclav because of Marz dressing I could continue to Viena driving and pick my husband there and drive back. I was happy to have him here. Eduardo was so much laughing to see his daddy back and it was such natural come back like he would never leave Brno. Even he was gone for 3 months. He even stucked in Caracas for one more day, so he came to Brno not on the 17th but on the 18th of April. Coincidence but managable.

Last week of my pregnancy was also bussy, on Monday as I said I picked up Carlos from the airport, on Tuesday I had still to go and take few measures for Marz in one drug store and then I run to the hospital for general check up, how is Carlito. After I had nice food massage, which made me very relaxed. On Wednesday we had last meeting with business women club, you can see that we were enjoying together with Edie and we met interesting ambassador. She spend many years in Kenya and she made very interesting presentation. You can have a look here.

We also made trips to enjoy with Eduardo, since our daddy was not here so I tried to make our time interesting for us. We spend our time being together and enjoying.

And simply said: the time was gone. 9 month were over and I had to be ready to deliver. Carlos was here back in Brno, in the hospital they told me since my previous C-cut, I had to deliver to the date which was 22/23rd of april, so there was no more choice. Carlos mum was on the way from Venezuela and she and auntie missed her plane in Madrid so they were one day delayed :) but she arrived anyway, instead of 22nd on 23rd of april :)

When I was going to the hospital I had 72 Kg and something over 100 cm over the belly. I manaed one more foto session in the photographer to take pictures of my belly and we did some with Carlos at home too :)

We had also wonderful last day before delivery with both guys in the park. it was sunny and I did not felt at all that I am ordered into the hospital to deliver the after. It is such a weird if they tell you YOU HAVE TO COME at this day at that time and you know that after that time you will come home with baby. Enjoy with us our last day before delivery.

And the last day was over and in the afternoon I started to feel contractions, my eyes were smiling because it was good sign that maybee I will not need initiation by doctors and whole process will go naturally as I wanted. My friend Verunka, doctor of mine advice me to have hot bath and either the delivery will continue or will stop. And it stopped. So we decided with Carlos to boost the process again and we made love……but nothings :) and after all this I stopped believe that we will deliver naturally. So on Saturday 23rd at 7 am I went to hospital. They have me pill and my contractions started again, but still just in the bottom part of by belly. This contractions continued they have me another medicaments, nothing moved, they gave me epidural nothing helped so after they broke my water and found out that it is not clean like in the case of Eduardo, we had to go for C-cut again……….hmmmm nothing to do. We had to do what is the best for baby. At least I will not miss the moment when they take baby out of my belly and I will be able to see him.

I had two new experiences during the delivery day, cloister and epidural. Both were not painful and fine. I was surprised. And both should help me to deliver naturally which did not happened. Now it does not matter. With epidural I could feel at least what is happening and when they took Carlito out he was crying. It was 13:30 and they put him to my face .When he smelled my face he stopped to cry….that moment I started to cry from happiness. My baby was born. It was beautiful and healthy boy. Carlito was with us. All the pains which we have to hold as mothers were gone and love started to expand for both of my sons.

Since that time we are full family of 4, since that time I have two angels to take care, to love and to be loved. Eduardo is kissing and caressing his brother since early beginning. Such a lovely time.

And how our family looks now when little angel came to our lives?

I would honestly wish all of you to have this opportunity to get this experience. To create your own family circule. Because there is nothing more beautiful and more exciting than to give new life to this world and also to have this opportunity to be parents.

I hope that you enjoyed this little story and that you will share with me your own one once it will come present to your lives.

With all love

Zlata to Carlito

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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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29 weeks of the 2nd pregnancy (7th month) – confession, thoughts, self being

February 7, 2011 · Filed under Baby development, second pregnancy · Tagged , , , , , ,

Imagine that, 7th month started

I can not believe the calendar already, because I am promising myself to write more often about my feelings, just not to forget what is happening during this wonderful time, but the time is just passing under my hands and I can not catch it.

There is alway something else to do. But now I took some time just for myself and actually Carlito. Yes it is official now. I am expecting second boy. Most of you, my friends you know it. I wrote it last time but after the ultra sono in 25th weeks, we saw it :) …yes again these few cm extra which makes difference :)

Carlito probably knows that I am joking about him, because he is kicking me, maybe some night stretching or salsa dancing practice, but I feel already his movements. It is the most exciting time for each mom I think when you start to feel that your baby is moving insight. Because then you start to recognize him more. Since 7th month, babies start to hear and be more interactive with light. So it is curious, how Carlito is reacting to Edie.

I think that they will be nice couple. Edie is already recognizing and pointing to my belly if we ask him: Where is the mimi? or Where is your brother? And it is nice to see him that he goes and kisses the belly or tries to caress him. Not always, sometimes he punches me too, but it is more because of game. Most often he is kissing his little brother.  I am thinking how is the best way to tell him, to prepare him, but I feel it more naturally as process. I was already watching with him some books, where they were showing pregnancy and he recognized baby in belly and pointed on my belly. So for me is curious that such a little child like Edie  can make clear connections.

And something about me, my feelings, my thoughts, my activity…….something about “little carrier” ……as Carlos called me once, sweetly and softly :)

  • In general I feel great, surprisingly I do not have any problems, like I had with Edie, no pains in my back, no pain in my hips. As I wrote I just had a bit harder belly which is signal of lack of Magnesium and too much wight and rush. But besides that I am more than fine :)
  • Everyday I used to have same cycle, during the morning I drive Edie to the kinder, he stays there until 12am. During that time I used to work and o Skupiner stuff. Now I started to help also one of our partner with promotion strategy and marketing advices. We focused on healthy business, so called green products. I like this topic, because it is something what is improving our life. So it is also hobby connected with work.
  • After I pick Edie from kinder I am usually with him at home or with friends, or managing necessary things relating to household, business, family etc. Simply what is needed. Our day has to be full of activities, otherwise he is board and than he does mess. So it is much easier to use his energy wisely and make him clean, sort the things, play, be creative, be just active, do some sport. What ever, just to be active. We cook together, clean, sort, everything. He loves that, it is helpful and we spend time meaningfully.

  • Durin the weeks I try to arrange also household, although my mum is angel so she is helping me a lot. Without her I would not be able to manage soooo many things as I am. Because now in Skupiner I am responsible for partners, for copywriting, for promotion of deals, for post sales, partially for customer support………..so many things to do. And I really want to have still social life. So all together there are always planty of things to do and organize. Now I am in the process of organizing Edies 2nd B-day and also running around my dad which is sick. He got pneumonia of both lungs, so there will be long time for his healing process. And since Carlos is in Venezuela now, I really tries to spend time outside and not to pay attention that we are separated for short time.

I was thinking which kind of pregnancy I am living now. Because I feel balanced. I feel happy that I am running my business, meeting tens of new people every day. Having negotiation on everyday basis and sometimes nice and sometimes not that nice. But generally I met very nice people with many life and business stories. And I was thinking whether Carlito can feel it and I will grow from him good sales manager :) Becasue till now he had with me at least 50 business mtgs :) if not more!

I have to confess that I do not have much time to do sport. Like I would like to, but I do no have spear energy and I also consider that Edie is good exercising tool by himself. To be running around him, to make him walk, jump, crawl, ride me as horse etc. Makes me active enough. And probably more naturally than to being exercising in some fitness. So conclusion there is no need for special treatment if you have Edie. He is like Duracel batteries. They will never stop!

In general I am happy to have my second pregnancy. I feel mostly enthusiastic. I sing songs like before, we talk with Carlito, I try to rest, especially when Edie is sleeping and I try to go to bed around midnight. Because Edie is great alarm clock (6 am max 6:3o is ouir daily routine :) ). So no matter on weekdays or weekends we have our schedule done.

I would wish to have all the mums pregnancy like I have. With no problems, with good feelings about themselves. I feel that I am growing another happy baby and wish Carlito nice life. We are expecting him on 26. 4. 2011 but let’s see when he will decide to see us. At least he should wait until Carlos will come.

Mahandas Gandhi once said: No matter what you do! It is the most important that you do that! So I believe that every single things I do in my life is worth and that it will contribute to the creation of new Carlito’s life and development of Edie’s life too. I am looking forward to hugs soon my both suns and I am certainly not afraid of the demanding care because of 2 kids. I would call it more excitement. The great thing is. If you do not have experience in certain field, you have no idea what is waiting for you! And that is the unanimous life truth!

And one more Quote from Gandhi: A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.…….and that is certainly what drives my enthusiasm and my energy. My life optimism is the way of my being!

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

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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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