A night in the mountains

On Wednesday afternoon, we left Antigua in what my parents call a pick-up to go to the mountains. It was my first trip in a pick-up and that was cool! You can feel the air and see the landscape. I’m only 3 month old but I had already traveled by car, train, plane, big bus, mini bus, chicken bus, tuck-tuck… did I forget something? Yes you have understood I’m a baby traveler! So if you want to offer me a present, buy me a bag pack and my first hiking shoes!

So we arrived to this house in the middle of the mountains with a lot of people and music. My parents call it a hotel. It is a place where you can sleep but it’s not your house. Oh and there was another baby! But younger than me, I tried to baby talk with him but he didn’t answer. Cool, I have a new friend! So now I have 3 friends. Emily from Xela. Cyndie who comes to visit the lady across the garden some time to time. She’s much older than me and talk talk talk. Well she’s a girl! And Jonathan who is younger than me but a boy, yeah!

We stayed in a small house on a tree. You have to climb a steep stair to get inside. You feel like a bird, surrounded by trees. It’s nice; you can hear the birds and see the leaves moving. I loved it! At night it was much colder but I slept on the bed with my mum so I was happy.

The next day, we enjoyed the sun and the beautiful view on the mountains. But then it was already time to go back home. Oh no I wanted to stay here longer! But we’ll come back soon promise? I want to play with my new friend Jonathan!

Today I turned 3 months! And I have been in Guatemala for a month. I have grown up so much that I’ll soon need new clothes.

watching the birds

with daddy in front of the hut

 

with daddy inside the hut

Ready for the cold!

in front of the volcanos

My house in Antigua

Follow me I'll show you my house!

the beautiful garden

Our yellow house

the entrance with our house second on the right

Our room

the kitchen

the entrance

with my friend the turtle

Fotoblog: Drinking my bottle by Lucy Brown

Drinking my bottle with daddy

And with mummy

 Very cool attitude!

 

 

Give me the bottle now!

Fotoblog: An afternoon in Antigua by Lucy Brown

With mummy

I'm hungry!

Enjoying the sun

I love to watch the sky

Enjoying beeing outside

Playing music

Today we spent the afternoon in the garden of a coffee shop in Antigua enjoying the good weather. These pictures have been taken by my mum friend Lucy who has a very good camera :)

My videos

Here are some videos my mum did to show you my progress.

My birth
I'm one month old
I'm 2 months 1/2 old

I’m 2 months ½

For the last two weeks, I have changed a lot. During the day, I’m more awake and I can see things better. I can follow people or object moving with my eyes but I haven’t figured out yet how to move my head! I have discovered that I can use my hands to grab objects or push. Today I grabbed my tissue to bring it to my mouth and pushed my bottle.

I’m a happy boy, smiling and talking all the time. I’m not crying a lot, only when I’m starving, tired or have pain. I eat a lot, every 2 hours during the day. When I’m hungry, I’m trying to eat my hand so mum knows it’s time to feed me. My mum is breastfeeding me during the night and giving me bottles during the day. I drink between 90 and 150 ml each time. I’m getting taller and fatter but no, I’m not fat! Today I went to the clinic and I weight 5.6 kg (12.5 lb).

I love to sleep. During the night, I’m starting to sleep longer hours. Before I was waking up every 3 hours, now I can sleep up to 5 hours without eating. But sometimes I wake up and don’t want to go back to bed and that drive my parents crazy. But they don’t understand I just want to sleep in their bed and not in mine. It’s bigger and more comfy than mine!

I haven’t been sick yet. Just some colic some time to time but nothing major. Today I got my first vaccine at the clinic. It hurt but my mum explained me it was to protect me against bad illness. I cried very hard but now I’m sleeping to recover. I’m a big boy so I’ll be fine!

I love taking a bath. Daddy & mummy are giving me a bath in the afternoon every day when it’s still warm. I talk and I move my arms and feet while they are washing me.  But I hate when they take me out of the water, I wish I could stay forever like a fish ;)

when I'm hungry, I eat my hand

I love to talk

I'm hungry!! give me food!!

taking a bath with my dad

I love to sleep!

Fotoblog: visit to Xela, 11-15 Noviembre 2010

27th birthday of Brandon

Brandon with his daughter Emily

Brenda and Emily (10 months)

Drinking my bottle with auntie Deana

Deana and Emily

Mynor playing with Emily

Meeting my first friend, Emily

Zinders, Deana and my parents

Family picture

sleeping in cold Xela

My first trip in Guatemala: Xela bound!

My parents decided that I was strong enough to make my first trip in Guatemala: destination Xela to meet my Guatemalan family! So on Thursday morning I was surprised when my mum dressed me instead of putting me back to sleep after my 3 am breastfeed. Something unusual was happening for sure as it was still dark and cold! We left the house and took a minivan with lots of people inside to go to Guatemala City. Then we took another minivan to go to Xela. I fell asleep as soon as we left so I don’t remember much. I only woke up to drink my bottle and men it was hard! Have you ever tried to drink a bottle in a car going a full speed in curves? But my mum did a good job and I drank it all. Then before I knew we arrived to my grand parents’ house.

I spent the next 4 days going from place to place to meet new people and going from someone’s arm to another. Tiring I tell you but my mum was so happy that I couldn’t tell her… enough! And it was cold!!! To sleep my mum was putting me my pajamas, my sleeping bag, a hat and two blankets. I was warm enough for sure and started sleeping better, only waking up my mum twice a night to eat. I know she’s hopping I will sleep through the night soon but I’m still young!

My grand ma and grand dad from Guatemala are speaking a weird language named K’iche. I don’t understand anything but I just smile. They have customs very different than my mum, like they carry the kids in the back. My dad tried one night but I didn’t like it and showed it to them by vomiting on his pullover. I love the way mum is carrying me, wrapped on her belly.

The first night I was very tired after traveling plus spending the afternoon in a restaurant with lot of noise around and people touching me. So I was very agitated and crying a lot. My mum knew that it was because I was too tired but my grand ma said it was because of the “mal de ojo” or evil’s eye! It’s a hex caused by someone from outside the family looking at the child (me) with envy, or a stare from a powerful person who is admiring the child. That cause frequent crying and no other symptoms are thought to be similar to colic. So my grand ma went to pick up some herbs and put them on me while speaking in her language. My mum didn’t say anything but I felt she didn’t believe in it and carried me to our room where I fell asleep in her arms.

On the way back to Antigua, we took a comfy bus (called Pullman) and a crazy bus (named chicken bus or camioneta). All Guatemalan are traveling on chicken buses but for me it was the first time and It didn’t bother me to be shake in all direction with loud music in my hears. I just slept! So I’m ready for more trips!

like a Guatemalan