Weekend Photo Challenge /Week 7/ – How Do You Feel About Posing?

Some of my friends tell me that they prefer to see pictures of me when I am all natural, not aware of the camera and certainly not posing. Well, the good news is: this photo challenge is about having your baby pose. The bad news is: there is no such thing as looking at a picture of me a la natural, I am not aware of the world,  I am simply sitting on the floor wearing a large boyfriend T-shirt without make-up on.

And surprise, surprise this photo challenge always comes hand in hand with an outfit of the day pic! Ha! There I am! Probably posing… Ha! Not “probably”, I AM POSING! HAHA

So what is this weekend photo challenge all about? There is always a theme and you can have fun with it in a blog post. That is my interpretation at least.

As always, I told Zoárd about this week’s challenge. He asked me not to put anything on his head.

I told him I cannot promise this and he was not pleased with me.

I thought it was a compromise on my part to let Zoárd pose however he fancies. 

But maybe I got carried away a bit with the beanies I made him….

OK, OK!! Peace!! No more posing. For now. Yes, I promise!

Check out the other photo challenges:
6th challenge
5th challenge
4th challenge
3rd challenge
2nd challenge
1st challenge

How do you feel when people take pictures of you? Do you like to smile a certain way? Or is it best if you do not know about the camera man lurking around you?

Who is The Funniest Around You?

Kerry started a series of “A Day In The Life” where you can show the blogging world what you do all day. You can read all about it on Kerry’s blog.

Danielle if you are still looking for a fun project maybe this is for you!

I think one must post about her day at least once in great detail. This is what I did in this post:
https://kukolina.wordpress.com/2013/08/02/how-do-you-spend-your-whole-day-with-a-baby/

I failed to do the same with FEW words but nevertheless I think I did a mighty fine job:
https://kukolina.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/a-babys-diary-in-few-words/

I started taking notes and pictures following my day today. I think today can be called a typical one (but I will show off some other moments as well). I also thought about the weekly photo challenges I have been doing on Saturdays. I will sneak in an unsuspected son of mine and my outfit of the day. This was last week’s photo challenge that was actually posted on Saturday:
 https://kukolina.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/weekend-photo-challenge-week-5-this-will-not-make-you-sleep/

Zoárd and I make up the “late ones to wake up” around half past seven in our family of three.
As soon as I start taking pictures of Zoárd I cannot go unnoticed and he starts posing.

Here is Zoárd with his tooth brush and if you want to know how you can tell his excitement that he can be the model of my pictures, look at his straight baby legs. HAHA

I could probably do a whole post with Zoárd being happy about “picture time”.

I sometimes take over 50 pictures of him and I  noticed that he makes sure that he is facing me.

If I move because I want the lighting to be better he moves too. Face to face! – is the philosophy!

Almost, after an hour we woke up I had my breakfast which means I take out everything from the minibar. If you are wondering what things I did beforehand I will put it in a bracket just for You (cleaning poo; I made sure the play area is safe, I put away clothes, I made sure I am not naked but I did change my clothes later, I made a list).

I have my breakfast in front of my laptop everyday while I read emails, comments etc.

I dislike finding Zoárd on the sofa but that does not stop me from taking a picture…

I am fast forwarding otherwise this post will be as long as the strudel’s dough.

Lunch is in the hotel’s restaurant after Zoárd’s first nap.

I eat rice noodles with eggs and tomatoes OR (this is NEW…) with buffalo mozzarella and tomatoes.

Zoárd and his tomato.

It is not nice of me to give a catchy title to my blog post and not tell you the answer to my question.

I think Zoárd is funny like all babies but I think he is starting to get us.

He is comfortable about playfulness in public.

He makes us smile, we make him smile.

We are one happy family who met an awesome stranger at Starbucks. Look at the picture the stranger took of us? Not only did she know that I am not a fan of pictures showing our nasal hair, she took a really friendly shot of us.

In the afternoons Zoárd either holds on to my chair or he finds something that interests him.

I am fascinated by his eagerness to stand up anywhere he stands a chance. HAHA

I go to the gym before dinner and the boys space out.

Here is my outfit!

Thank you for patience if you managed to read everything: every single word. You are a star!

Who is the funniest person around you? Could it be You?

Weekend Photo Challenge /Week 5/ – This Will Not Make You Sleep!

I was looking forward to putting together today’s post. The only change I have made compared to the previous weeks is that I resigned from organizing others to join in. Nevertheless, everyone is welcomed to make a comment: let me know if you have made a post on this week’s challenge. Which was….

SLEEPING

I took many pictures of Zoárd preparing for this post but the lights were less than perfect in his crib. Fortunately, he dozed off on his “play area”. I knew that I will only have one shot to take a picture of him. And how right I was! As soon as he heard what had happened he started posing and trying to catch the string of the camera. 

This was also a unique shot. Zoárd only falls asleep during feeding when it is night time. Not ideal for taking pictures. Aha! But he blinks! HAHA So this is what he looks like when he is sleeping (and when he is blinking…)

OUTFIT OF MY DAY

This dress has a story! And what a story! Have a look at it and take a guess how old was I when I purchased it… (my grandma and my mother chipped in so I can afford it – you will soon understand why this was an expensive dress…)

I was able to find the website of the company that sold this! Trying to translate it: it would be Shop of Original Objects. Sajátos Tárgyak Boltja in Hungarian. STB (which also means etc in Hungarian language).

The shop opened in 1981. I bought this dress in 1992 when I was 13 years old. Everything they sold were the product of artists studying at the art academy. The craftsmanship made everything pricey. For some reason, maybe because it was close to my elementary school, this place became popular among my classmates. If you were poor like my family you only bought something small like a peace of leather string. I tied it around my wrist and wore it for years!
When my 13th birthday came I was allowed to buy this dress for myself using some of my pocket money. I was thrilled!

Please have a look at the gallery of the shop. Your jaw will drop. Or maybe it will not but I can say for sure that now I would never shop at a place where everything looks medieval. It is truly interesting for me to see their collections.

Go on the word RUHA if you are interested to see the clothes they sell now.

Here I am at elementary school! Can you see which other girl shopped at the same shop sitting next to me…?

Here I am 9 months pregnant wearing the same dress. Ain’t this fun?! HAHA

I love it when I feel that I did not just buy something so it can collect dust in my closet. I think in this sense this is a success story.

If you would like to see other outfits and baby pictures that I took for this challenge, please do not hesitate to look at

photo challenge week 4
photo challenge week 3
photo challenge week 2
photo challenge week 1

Do you have any clothes that you think were really worth buying?

Weekend Photo Challenge /Week 4/ – Love Those Outfits

I have been preparing for this post all week! The theme is the same for kids and adults this Saturday: outfits!!! And I am so happy that others joined in so there will be lots of outfit sharing.

You might be slightly confused about how this works so hold my hand I will walk you through it…

The photo challenge was originally intended to focus on babies but I thought it would be nice to have a topic for those too who do not have children (though someone had a creative reaction: “I will just borrow a child”).

This is what we came up with in the previous weeks:

week 3 of the photo challenge
week 2 of the photo challenge
week 1 of the photo challenge

For those who have been reading my blog for a while it won’t be new when I announce that my baby mostly only wears a diaper and that is it.
But let me whisper a secret to you: we used to live in Barcelona and I had plenty of fun dressing Zoárd! If you are the curious type you can have a peak at our “fashion-past” by reading this post…
https://kukolina.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/how-to-dress-boys-men-of-the-future/

I told Zoárd about this weekly photo challenge and he was happy to pretend that we live somewhere else where clothes are needed.

Let me give some extra credit to Zoárd. He has zero interest towards this koala bear he got as a present from a hotel guest but he takes my projects very seriously. HAHA

This was HIS idea of showing off his organic outfit (this can still be ordered online not like MY old clothes you will soon see…HAHA).
Did you have a look at the price of this footie? We bought this in Spain. They sold it for 25 Euros which is around 33 dollars. We were given a gift voucher to use in this shop so we actually only payed 5 Euros for it. I only found out from Facebook that Prince Charles was looking at clothes from this brand. You decide if that is a plus or a minus. HAHA

My question is: what was the most you have spent on one single outfit?

Now here comes my outfit!!!

All the info about this picture:
– in Thailand you take your shoes off

– this door is never left opened because of the bugs but we made an exception for this shot

– my husband took this picture: I felt suddenly shy, can you tell?!

– I am wearing trousers that are cropped. The brand is called New Yorker. You can see what the brand offers now.
– I have a T-shirt on that was purchased at Benetton. Care to see their collection?
– I ain’t blushing to admit the tank is maternity. Isabella Oliver.

You can also wear these beauties separately- do I already sound like a fashion guru?! Is that a yes?!

The first picture was taken 3 years ago. The other two were taken a year ago.

Are you still holding my hand? Good.

These are the topics for the following weeks: (the topic for adults is always outfit of the day)

12th of October – Sleeping
19th of October – Unsuspecting Subject
26th of October – Posing
2nd of November = my BIRTHDAY!!! Out & About is the topic. Is that a sign?! Should I be out and about on that day?

Now it is Your turn to walk the runway. If you forgot to mention to me that you wish to be linked up, share your link in the comments below…

Make sure you check out what others shared for the topic of Love That Outfit or/and OUTFIT OF THE DAY

Mary from http://contrarymom.wordpress.com/
Danielle from http://momseyeviewnyc.wordpress.com/
Katie from http://acuriouskatie.wordpress.com/
Sarah from http://journey2dfuture.wordpress.com/
Fanni from http://theblackberryboys.wordpress.com/
Ginny from http://mysimplicityquest.wordpress.com/
Á se from  http://aspoonfulofstyle.co.uk/

Right Now Becomes an Hour

Danielle said she would love to participate in Saturday’s photo challenge (anyone else?!) but how about if I also add a “right now” post to her comments. I checked her post out and you should too!
http://momseyeviewnyc.wordpress.com/right-now/

My right now moment was that I was waiting for A. B. G. to send over some pictures of last night. We had to attend a dinner way after Zoárd’s bed time but it sort of went alright. Don’t ask me about the music though! I was not THAT relaxed… It was jazz that is all I can say…

A. B. G decided to make jokes instead of sending me the pictures. I deal with a lot of photos so I like to edit them and organize them as soon as possible before they get out of control. Are you like this with something? I am not an organized person but this is a must!

I took a picture of Zoárd before it all happened…

You know I am not going to stop with ONE picture… HAHA

Well, Zoárd needed a diaper change. And he ended up needing a bath…

Do not judge! In the mornings I am still figuring myself out. The 2 pony tails are not for me. NOW I know… HAHA

Zoárd is so lovely! He is my right now inspiration: lending me beautiful colors and shadows! 

Zoárd soon needed a nap. And he also needed some assistance in falling asleep. My new helper is Bobby McFerrin. I play Don’t Worry Be Happy over and over to him.  I suggest you listen to the song, you might want to “sing it note for note”… 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU

This is how “right now” becomes and hour…  And A. B. G. is still resisting to send those pictures over…. grrrrr

Weekend Photo Challenge /Week 3/ – Show That Titi Outfit Of The Day

I am not going to put the word “titi” among the tags for this post -that is for sure. HAHA
I know, I know I was the one to pick this provoking title for my post to begin with…

Here is the deal. I do not want to bite off more than I can chew. All week I took notes to make sure I get everyone down who will participate in this week’s photo challenge. I am not going to check on you guys one by one (though I could not resist sending out reminders).
To start out with, I might be fast asleep by the time you will make your post because of the time difference. If you said you are in I take it you are in. I am happy to share a link to your blog!

Here are my pictures for both category:

In our world there are only working days. My husband does not have a day off. There are no weekends in a five star hotel. So I cannot say “I only dress up nicely on the weekends” or “I only have real outfits on the weekdays”. It is up to me really. I never stay naked that is what I can tell you. HAHA

And to do it like the pro-s…
My shorts are from: lynaround (they have a funky website if you are interested).
My top is from lee (as in Lee Cooper but the little boutique that did not make it for more than a year in Budapest just had the sign “Lee” above the shop).

This is the only way Zoárd eats. We started giving him solids BLW style which means he only played with the cooked vegetables placed in front of him. It will take him a while to understand that he can put the food in his own mouth.

More information on this method can be read here.

As for the photo challenge I have more baby topics for the next 5 weeks. And we can also do outfit of the days on these Saturdays. Leave a comment letting me know if you are in for next week so I can share the link to your blog.

Baby topics
5th of October – Love That Outfit
12th of October – Sleeping
19th of October – Unsuspecting Subject
26th of October – Posing
2nd of November – hey that is my BIRTHDAY!!! Anyways Out & About is the topic.

If you are wondering what were the previous topics and what I shared….
week 2 of the weekend photo challenge
week 1 of the weekend photo challenge

Check out what others shared for the topic of EATING or/and OUTFIT OF THE DAY

B from http://fantasyholidays.wordpress.com/
Tams from http://nakedbeautyblog.com/?p=1255
Casey from http://veggiesandglitter.com/
Tisha from http://dailyeasyrecipes.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/weekend-photo-challenge-week-3-eating/
Vilma from  http://freebutfun.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/challenge-food-and-outfit/
Áse from  http://aspoonfulofstyle.co.uk/2013/09/28/weekend-photo-challenge-ootd-and-eating/
Fanni from  http://theblackberryboys.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/weekend-photo-challenge-week-3-eating/
Grace from http://czechtheflip.com/2013/09/28/weekend-photo-challenge-eating/#comment-3691
Ena from  http://enabalista.com/2013/09/28/ootd-casual-purple-edd/
Beth from http://byrnesbeth.wordpress.com/
Sarah from http://journey2dfuture.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/weekend-photo-challenge-week-3-eating/

Weekend Photo Challenge : /Week 1/ Cuddly And More…

I am trying to do this the right way.  Sarah even sent me a print screen of how this should look like. Sarah’s blog is http://journey2dfuture.wordpress.com/ and that is where I read about the photo challenge which will go on for 8 weeks. 

I am not so good at following rules but at the same time I like to take it seriously when others initiate a game. Playfulness is important for me. And though I never really belonged to a community or a group of people it is something I desire.

I was very happy to read the themes for this project. Cuddling is the title for this Saturday. I am in LOVE with my boys and moments as such are very precious to me.

OK. Where is the twist?

I am not sure whether I am supposed to stop at this point or not… I would like to share other things I did this morning…

I researched on a couple of things.
One was a question I had about a facial expression that Zoárd picked up a couple of days ago. Now I know that it is called scrunching.

We found this cute and funny but as a psychologist I tend to be analytical at times: I started to think what if something is bothering him.  It was hard to find info on this because I thought sniffing might be a good keyword…

Next. 
If you want to see very cool people who tried to copy childhood pictures and poses you will love this collection: http://imgur.com/a/e0iIj

What else did I do? We are a bit indecisive on how to create a free space for Zoárd in our hotel room where we live in.

The floor might be an excellent quality but it rubs your skin off if you happen to be a commando type of crawler. (I just looked up the term! Babies who drag themselves forward with their arms while their belly is on the floor. This was my side note. HAHA)

I am trying to put our few soft belongings on the floor to protect Zoárd but this is the second day we are experimenting with this because I know that it is not ideal.

If you are wondering why there is a hug bag bundle next to Zoárd on the picture… Housekeeping does our laundry (except for our beloved cloth diapers) and I let Zoárd play with it supervised. Is it dumb to let his little fingers get used to touching bags which are a source of hazard? 

Next topic! 
We live in a five star hotel but I haven’t used its spa since we came back to the island. I only leave Zoárd with his daddy after 5 for an hour when I use the gym. So my only chance would be to ask for someone to come up to our room from the spa at nap time… I tried twice now but the spa was always busy and we do not believe in flashing the wild card: “I am your boss’s wife!”.

I am really bad at doing things that involve being good with your hands but I managed to paint my nails after a year of not having nail polish on. This calls for a celebration! Right?!

PS: many times I order thin noodles with scrambled eggs and tomatoes. That is what you can see on my plate. What?! What would You order from the kitchen if you were a picky vegetarian?!

Before I finish this post. Since I think this turned out to be a baby related post… I have a question. 

Is it OK to let a baby play with your tennis shoes? No, not a brand new pair…