Plane to Boston

Here I am on a JetBlue flight to Boston!

Connecting...

There is nothing, NOTHING that feels better then Lorent's little, warm hands around my neck. He sees me from the living room and comes running, running with his not so tiny, size 6 and 1/2 , sausage (how grandma calls them-"cafalade labaival"-) thumping feet on the long corridor, positioning his hands back that he can jump quicker into my arms. Then he closes his arms around my neck and leans into my upper body keeping his face close to my face. Meanwhile he is laughing and giggling and my arms are closed around his body and there, right there, is a second of peace that I would not change for anything. That connection is the highest possible closeness with an other person.

How we are going about our day daily, the little connections are making or breaking our day.
My long time friend, Julia and I had a nice Skype chat the other day finally after 6 month of constant canceling because there was always something more urgent. The laugh that we had carries me on an other couple of month, thanks for that.
My great friend, Bogi who always writes in the right time, picking me up when I need it, always thinking of us and giving me great advice on practically everything - because I need it. To read her letter and thinking that we matter to her makes me always smile.
My Mom-In law, Anne but I call her Annie :-) letting us know that she is well enough to check out one major point on her bucket list : visiting England and Scotland makes me feel proud of her and makes me stronger because that is how I want to be when I am 76 years old. I am so very proud of her!
A letter, from a lost friend, Lenka who writes about her colorful life and wants to know what is new here. She has no idea about Lorent yet, I have to tell her all about him.
My friend, Becky who came over today with her little son and just hung out with us, we were catching up on the recent weeks because our childrens' schedule has changed and we do not get to see each other as often as we would like.

These are the connections that I want to pass on to Lorent, these are the important things. Lorent is a single child and has no other siblings. It is our -his father and I-responsibility that we teach him, that connecting is the best thing ever.

Chair Stealer

Alex, I like your chair, can I have it?

Occupied...

This toy kept my interest for more than 5 minutes!!!

Piano!

My friend Mati shows me the Piano at his 3rd birthday party!

Congratulation Luke!

Cousin Luke won the MN State Championship in Lacrosse!

In the car with snacks and Elmk video...

I'm out doing errands with dad and relaxing in the car...

Hide & Seek

Mom and I are playing Hide & Seek - I think we found a good spot!!

Beach!

Mom can't take the heat, so dad and I hit the beach. We have the
cooler, digging toys, shade tent, sunscreen, animal crackers and
perfect weather. As it turned out, mom joined us and helped show me
how to safely stand in the surf as the waves came over my toes.

Duck Donuts

This is a local hot spot at the beach. I'm in deep concentration
considering Glazed, Cinnamin, Powdered Sugar, Chocolate, or some
custom variation.

Catching fish...

I'm catching fish in Kitty Hawk, NC - well, at a kids playhouse...

Can I use my foot on the touchpad?

Here I am checking out Netflix on the iPad...

Twins???

No, just two different pictures from school!

Someone once said ...

Speak softly and carry a big stick...

Wash your hands....

Use this waterless soap to wash your hands!

School ---Ovoda

We have started school two weeks ago. There was lots of anticipation, some drama and now sickness. I am at my second school, the first one was a disappointment, but this one I love. I love the teachers, the children , the backyard, the gym....there is only one big problem that I am sick all the time and with me my mom and dad too. Although a new week is starting I can not go back because I have now an eye infection and I am on a bunch of medication. This is very disheartening but I am sure it will get better. The pictures were taken on my very first day when also mom got the spend with us the day. We were creating art and the children let me go first because I was the newbie. Nice, right?
PS: Grandma, last Wednesday I already left away the binky and was sitting at the table like big people, mom got compliments, now I am back to the binky with all this sickness business.

Hill Ridge Farm

On the weekend, not this one-we are all sick as it can be, I have eye infection, mom has a bad cold and dad is coughing like a dog-we went to Hill Ridge Farm. We all had a grand old time, my friend Alex was not feeling well but even he enjoyed the activities. There is so much there to do, horseback riding, playing in the corn, tubing, hay-rides, train rides, all the animals. Next time came with us!

Swifter Man!

I help clean by using my own swifter with custom height adjusted to my
size!

Happy Mother's Day!

I am saluting you all my fellow moms, grandmothers! You deserve it! To see our children happy, growing healthy is the biggest accomplishment. If you don't understand or you doubt what I am talking about you are not a mom yet. :-) Hike the Inca trail, run a marathon, pass a math exam, start a new job etc. are nothing compered to being a mom day after day, every day, 24/7 no vacation days or holidays. So, my family and I took this weekend to slow down and really enjoy each others company to smell the roses. I hope you did it too.
----Lorent's mom---


The pictures were taken by our friend, Becky who is starting a new photography job. I am sure she will be very successful, just look at these gorgeous pictures about us. If you would like to have some pictures taken, she would be happy to do it, she understands very well little babies and children and has great creativity.

I am toddler!

This is the best description about Lorent being a toddler!

If it is on, I must turn it off.
If it is off, I must turn it on.
If it is folded, I must unfold it.
If it is a liquid, it must be shaken, then spilled.
If it a solid, it must be crumbled, chewed or smeared.
If it is high, it must be reached.
If it is shelved, it must be unshelved.
If it is pointed, it must be run with at top speed.
If it has leaves, they must be picked.
If it is plugged, it must be unplugged.
If it is not trash, it must be thrown away.
If it is in the trash, it must be removed, inspected, and thrown on the floor.
If it is closed, it must be opened.
If it does not open, it must be screamed at.
If it has drawers, they must be rifled.
If it is a pencil, it must write on the refrigerator, monitor, or table.
If it is full, it will be more interesting emptied.
If it is empty, it will be more interesting full.
If it is a pile of dirt, it must be laid upon.
If it is stroller, it must under no circumstances be ridden in without
protest. It must be pushed by me instead.
If it has a flat surface, it must be banged upon.
If Mommy's hands are full, I must be carried.
If Mommy is in a hurry and wants to carry me, I must walk alone.
If it is paper, it must be torn.
If it has buttons, they must be pressed.
If the volume is low, it must go high.
If it is toilet paper, it must be unrolled on the floor.
If it is a drawer, it must be pulled upon.
If it is a toothbrush, it must be inserted into my mouth.
If it has a faucet, it must be turned on at full force.
If it is a phone, I must talk to it.
If it is a bug, it must be swallowed.
If it doesn't stay on my spoon, it must be dropped on the floor.
If it is not food, it must be tasted.
If it is food, it must not be tasted.
If it is dry, it must be made wet with drool, milk, or toilet water.
If it is a car seat, it must be protested with an arched back.
If it is Mommy (or Daddy), it must be hugged.
I am toddler!

Finishing 15 months

It is crazy to think about the fact that I will never be 15 months old again. That was it. Probably mom is really happy about it, because she has had a lot of hair [pulled or fallen] out this month and even more had turned gray!

It was a super busy, always go-go month with lots of sickness. Unfortunately, I had an ear infection at the beginning of the month and now I have it again. Meaning, I hardly can sleep, had a fever and cried a lot. Hopefully my new med will help me soon because I like the swimming lessons and do not want to miss them.

We went to the Hungarian Easter Camp and both mornings my friends and I were riding the horses. That was amazing! I also loved feeding the horses with carrots.

I have learned to use the spoon properly, I love to eat -everything- now with a spoon. Oatmeal, grits, apple sauce, pasta, any "fozelek - vegetable stew", rice with veggies ....I am just putting them into my mouth with the spoon. I love the purple or the orange colored spoons. :)

The biggest news this month is the school. It was not easy, there was some drama involved, but now we love the one I go to.

The saddest story of this month that my BFF, Tatiana is taking care of an other family from now on. I will still see her, just not every week.

The funniest story of this month when I walked myself to the park and couple of days later I walked again and even took a short cut. Unbelievable!

What can I do next?

What can I do next?

This is something that m parents wrote up for an assignment from one of the pre-schools.

As my toddler hits 16 months, finding the words to describe him for his teachers isn't easy...

He is very like "Christopher Columbus" - exploring for the sake of exploring. Going where no kid has gone before.

He's the last to burst out in tears when you tell him "no" firmly - because he knows soon after that he will find something else that interests him.

He's likely to put on the biggest 8 tooth grin and giggle with a bit of "peek-a-boo". He can engage and relax around adults, but would

rather be with kids; Or animals; He's the first to reach out and pet or feed a carrot to dog / cat / rabid raccoon / horse / sheep / turtle / stingray. Other kids have run, cried and screamed near these animals while Lorent will reach out with one hand while holding on to a leg of Mom or Dad.

Around the neighborhood, he would rather play lacrosse / hockey / soccer / digging in dirt with Jackson, the 11 year old boy across the street than drawing in the driveway with chalk, riding the wagon or dancing with the 9 and 11 year old girls next door. I've never seen him really engage and play with little Will down the street who is 4 months younger, but he does observe babies. He will wonder why that baby is crying but will not cry himself because that baby is crying.

At Gymboree class, he's likely to leave the circle and walk toward the office and go through the trash. He's also the one that is jumping on the swinging bridge. He's been to Gymboree class enough to know that he has a bit to learn on the co-ordination and that he does fall down a bit more than Alex or Margo.

Lorent would rather be outside -- he will bring you your shoes if it will hurry things up a bit. Once you are outside, those shoes better be running shoes, as he's in his element and happy as it gets. It's also a good thing he's only ~25 pounds, because we can pick him up to bring him inside. If there were "rain-or-shine outdoor pre-school" we would enroll Lorent. He's the first one to spot a dog / horse / cow / cat 400 meters away and call it a "GOW!".

Despite his parents love for books and reading, he's not likely to snuggle up and read any type of book. He's happy that you read a book, but he'll be multi-tasking on his plastic blackberry or dragging the broom around.

He's more likely to bounce his head and feet to the music of Lady Gaga or Nightwish than a Disney soundtrack.

He's likely to be the first one awake, but might go back down with a drink and a new NukNuk.

Like his dad, he's a bit independent, sometimes to his detriment. Like his mom, he is stubborn, sometimes to his detriment.

Like his dad, Lorent listens and responds to English; Like his Mom, Lorent listens and responds to Hungarian. Being bilingual may slow his verbal and written language skills, but not his intellect – he responds to others in either language too, even southern accents.

He's likely to turn something upside down and then put some if it back, if not in it's proper place, somewhere where he thinks it should be.

He's not the calm, peaceful, quiet, cute, adorable baby that can sit with a new toy for 10 minutes and play while mom takes a pee. He is the busy, motivated, curious, non-stop, climbing, opening, closing, spoon holding, binky sucking 16 month old that is into something [bad] while mom pees. He is also the calm, peaceful, quite, cute, adorable baby when he sleeps. Fortunately, he sleeps from 8pm to 6am and now is down to one nap a day - from about 1 to 2pm or 1 to 330pm at the latest - and it's just enough for his mom and a two day a week nanny to recharge.

If Lorent wants to be picked up, since Dad is taller, he would rather go with Dad. Lorent will stay there for a long time and might protest about being put down, unless it is to go to something 'better'.

If Lorent is hurt, Mom is more likely to meet the needs of Lorent, and it usually isn't long before he's back in the game.

MY BFF: Tatiana

I was 8 weeks old when I have met Tatiana for the first time. She walked into our life shyly but quickly won our hearts. She became part of our family. They were many, many days when she was the only one to be able to calm me down, or had the energy to be patient with me. She thought me many things and most importantly she did teach also my mom to believe in herself and with that to became a much calmer, better mom. How many times we were laughing so hard and loud that my dad could not work.
Tatiana is the best, I LOVE her.

She is going to help from now on at a new family but we are not saying good bye to her, we just say : So long our friend, we catch up with you soon!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for everything!

My friend and I

My friend, Alex came over yesterday. We went park hopping in order to find some shades, it is so hot and humid our moms hardly can take it. We are fine, we hardly pay attention to small details like that.

eTrade

This is how i start my day - checking my positions before the opening
bell!

15 month appointment

My weight has not changed since I have turned one year old. I am 23 pounds, almost 24. :-) With that I belong to the 40% category.

I have grown a lot. I am 33.3inches, 84 cm belonging to the 95%. That is something!

I got my shot and I have to say I was very brave.

Dr. Foster told mom that I need to eat high calorie food, like chocolate pudding or shakes. I think mom will disagree but she has a new food book so I can see different delicious food coming soon. Other then that I am FINE. :-) My ear infection has cleared out, I truly hated the yucky taste of the medicine. I had fever for over a week, my mood is so much better now that I am back to normal.

Oh, they gave me a sticker too! Only brave and well behaved children get stickers. :-)

Dog Horse?

Sunday I ride on a horse, today I ride my dog Ocean!

Morning Hike

We haven't eaten breakfast yet, but we are out on the trail walking my
dog Ocean.

But I am tall enough!

This sign was for regular trail rides, but for parent lead rides, they
let me ride the horse. It was awesome!

Lorent is Horseback Riding at 15 Months

Future Pharmacist??

My medicine (earache antibiotic) tastes like "Dead Ants" so we've been
experimenting with delivery systems and different foods.... The soft
boiled egg spoon and holder is kind of like a mortar and pestle!

All Clear for us!

We had hail and wind and rain, but no Tornado (yet).... My Sleep
Trainer (Shelly) lives near where they did have a Tornado, I hope
she's OK!

My first Tornado Warning!

We are under a Tornado Warning!

Mom already packed a bag! It's her first Tornado Warning too!

I can feed myself soup...

I'm happy to spoon feed myself soup... This is a Pumpkin Squash Apple
from Panera Bread--- yum yum!!!

(Yes, I know, mom has to hold the bowl to steady it! )

Lunch!

Stuff I eat for lunch !!

This Gate is now gone...

This gate came down this weekend, it's a picture from a few weeks ago,
but shows the gate nicely. I was able to open it, so away it goes!

Non-Stair Gates are down...

In this image, you can see a gate / fence that closes off my playroom
(originally the living room) and this weekend this came down, I now
have free reign of the entire first floor!