Mala Okinawa: Baby Class

One of my friends told me about a class she took her baby to, Mala Okinawa, and she really loved it.  She suggested I take Amaya to one of the classes. It was at the instructor's house and there were five other mothers and their babies.  We started with an ice breaker and then sang some songs. We also played with some bells and the babies really enjoyed it.  There was also story time. The babies were listening quite attentively. There were even some sensory bowls outside set up for the babies.  Since Amaya is not eating food yet, she was only able to play with one of the bowls of water.  Then it was lunch time for the babies who are eating food and then it was lunch time for the mothers.  We had coffee and tea and chatted for a bit.  Then we got back together on the floor and played with the parachute.  Amaya was too tired, so I put her in the stroller and she fell asleep immediately.  Then there was a bubble gun and it was so cute watching the babies and the bubbles.  We said our good byes and then I joined two other mothers for ice cream.  It was a fun filled day for our babies.  I will join the class again next month!

                                                          

                                                          

                                                                    Ira and Amaya

                                                Amaya playing with one of the sensory pools

                                                                pumpkin soup for lunch
                                                

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                                                       lavender/blackberry and mango lassi

                                                         taking over the sidewalk!

Biggest Picnic Yet

New week, new picnic.  This week we had to change locations because the week before just had too many bugs.  It was nice to have a big space because 11 of us came together this week.  We had some new mothers join us this week which was quite nice.  We had a lot of goodies however, we had way too many sweets in comparison to salty things.  Hopefully next week there will be more of a balance. Looking forward to it!

                                                              new location in the shade

                                                            pistachio pudding
                                        
                                                                    snacks and babies

                                             really nice cheesecake one of the mothers brought

                                        all of us minus two mothers who had to leave early

Rollerblading with Amaya

My friend, Aigerim, wanted to go rollerblading and asked if I could try rollerblading with Amaya and the stroller.  I'm pretty confident with my rollerblading ability so I thought I might as well try.  It was a fun afternoon of rollerblading, but unfortunately the stroller wasn't built to go faster than a fast walk.  I felt one of the front wheels shaking a bit and figured that this will probably be the only time I could go rollerblading with it.  If I want to go again in the future, it'll need to be with a different stroller. It was a very fun afternoon.  I think Amaya was a bit surprised with the speed, but enjoyed it!

Trebic: Amaya's First Pool Party

It was quite a hot week in Czech Republic, so we decided to escape the heat in Prague and go to Trebic.  It's so nice being able to enjoy my in-laws' garden and what it has to offer.  We were in Trebic just a month ago and all the fruit that I could picked has changed.  It was great being able to stuff my face with delicious blackberries that were ripen by the sun. I was very busy making fruit leather because I wanted to take advantage of the heat and all the fruit I had available.  My sister in law invited me to her house so I could take Amaya to her salt water pool. Little did we know that we were going to a birthday party for a girl who turned 7 years old. It was so nice to be able to enjoy the cool water and have Amaya enjoy the pool for the very first time!  She didn't cry and seemed to really enjoy it.   There was even a well known Czech UFC fighter there.  That was quite a surprise.  I don't watch UFC, but I recognized his face.  He was pretty nice and of course I had to get him to wear my glasses.  He was a bit hesitant, but then agreed.  Thanks for being a good sport!  It was a lovely weekend in Trebic!

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                                                              I made a lot of fruit leather!

                                          had to collect some goodies to bring back to Praha

                                                                    buddies!

                                                            tiny watermelon in the garden

Zamecky Park Mesice

When we spent the night at Leos's friend's place in Klatovy, we had to do co-sleeping with Amaya for the first time.  I had a really hard time sleeping because I was quite nervous and I didn't have much space on the bed for myself.  I told Leos that we needed to get a travel cot.  I found one online and we were able to pick it up the same day. It was a 30 minute drive, so I thought we might as well look at the map to see if there was anything interesting nearby.  Sure enough there was.  The park was so nice and there would've been no way we would've visited this park if we didn't go for the travel cot.