The new family member: Boni

Half a cake...

… belongs to the halfth birthday. Our SON has turned 6 months on 24th January. We tried to slurp apple juice from a spoon. First nutriment besides mother’s milk. He seemed to relish it but to tell you the truth we had to work hard for every draught. We need to get into practice. Peach juice, carrot juice etc. come next, then mashes come after the juices and vegeatble dishes will follow the mashes. Just step by step. There are food recommendable to avoid in the first year like egg, cow’s milk, flour etc. Dominik’s present weight is 10 200 grammes. He puts on 1-1,5 kilos per month. The nights are heavy at this time because of teething, althought I still haven’t discovered any little tooth. Sometimes he just cries out in the middle of the night and sleeps on, sometimes he turns on the waterworks and wants to sleep only in my arms not being alone with his pain. My sweet little baby.

GEKKO

Children’s day. Everyday. This is the motto of the early childhood skills development center where we attend on Wednesdays. According to the screening procedure we take part in personalized development courses led by a highly qualified educator. The courses include entertaining exercises combined with nursery rhymes which playfully develop abilities. I find this activity useful because
- we got to know Dominik’s abilities by mapping by an expert,
- we can make sure if we propel him in the right direction,
- it helps on the healthy mental and physical development,
- we mix in society, promotes being sociable by being with children at the same age,
- uncover the possibility of any kind of irregularity.
Let it be understood that it’s a good practice but we grew up without any early childhood skills development center, so I don’t think to go too far.

Manufacturing Salami

We were at my godparents’ place in the country yesterday. My father decided to make some salami and sausage. He brought down a deer, so the meat included deer, pork and (raw bacon for) lard. Dominik was passed from hand to hand, loved the country air sleeping outside and laughed a lot. Happy end of the day: after the evening feeding lying on my shoulder he laughed loud half asleep with closed eyes when I gave a little kiss on his neck.

New Year's Greetings

2008 has set in. It begins with steady snowfall and it’s still been snowing. New Year’s Eve was the shortest but not the worst one this year. We didn’t want to stay up late at night because of Dominik, we have to hold on on each day. I think we missed nothing.
We may congratulate ourselves if the first person we glimpsed in the New Year belongs to the opposite sex. It brings luck. We may have more money if we eat lentils on the first day of the New Year. And what about vows? Does anybody take any vow? I’d like to spend more time on me, not racing against the clock this year and when the breast-feeding is come to an end return to the active physical training. I miss it very much.