Baby Blog in date order

To make it easier to follow through the latest blog from the fantastic FDR resort in Jamaica, we have moved it around a bit to make it easier to read. It is now in chronological order rather than the normal reverse chronology of a typical blog.

At the bottom each individual post you can click on the "NEXT" link to go to the next installment.

Table of contents:

• 06 Feb 2009 - Here we go again
• 09 Feb 2009 - The night before we fly to Jamaica
• 10 Feb 2009 - Jamaica bound
• 11 Feb 2009 - My first full day at FDR
• 12 Feb 2009 - A surprise visit to FDR Pebbles
• 13 Feb 2009 - Friday 13th Jamaica style
• 14 Feb 2009 - One romantic day
• 15 Feb 2009 - Our last full day and I want it to be at the beach
  

Our Last Full Day and I Want It To Be At The Beach

Where is my Nanny (Shirnette) ?.... There's lots to fit in today...

Mommy, Gabriella and Kiara went for a bike ride with Curtis.... Mommy said she was really impressed with the cleanliness and the feeling of safety cycling outside the gates of FDR.

In the meantime, Shirnette took me to craft time at the Kids Club to make my very own Jamaican bracelet... check it out!

Then we went down to the beach area. My sisters were back from their bike ride and had gone there too. There was lots of action going on.... kidsl collecting shells and hermit crabs.....

others having a water balloon fight...

which ended up with everyone chasing Curtis, (entertainment coordinator) and dunking him in the ocean.

Then some bottles appeared in the water out of nowhere...and were coming to shore...

Kiara got three out of the water... one for her, one for Gabriella and one for me...the bottles had messages in them....

We all had a different message... once we did what was on the message we got a prize... cool!!

In the evening there was a Superboy Contest....Shirnette taught me how to flex my muscles and I showed off my dancing talents.

Then I went to bed...

Guess what?

Before we went to bed we found out that we're staying an extra week!!!! Kiara's reaction reflected just how we all felt.

Nana says that we're having too much fun to leave just yet....!!

... Apparently we were not the only ones staying longer... lots of people changed their reservations to stay longer at FDR!!

So when I get a chance, I will tell you more about our wonderful holiday here at FDR Resorts Jamaica

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One Romantic Day

Today is Valentine's Day ... and guess what?
I'm in love... again.



I'm in love with my Nanny (Shirnette)!...
and what's more I think all the kids here are in love with their Nanny's...




Shirnette came early enough (7:30am, she usually starts at 9:00am) so that Mommy could go on a power walk, she put on our sunscreen and off we went to a Romantic Breakfast.
I'm about to tell you everything my Nanny did for me today...





She fed me breakfast while there was Romantic music played by this great saxophone player, there were long stemmed roses for the ladies, and i tried a Banana Smoothie, served with a straw... I may never go back to my sippy cup again!




Shirtnette was by my side as we ran through the day's activities...



Encouraged along the way by cheering fans.



Shirnette is starting to help me feel the tug at my heart strings. She cheers for me all the way...




SEE...





I decided the girls needed my help with their building project...

There was so much to be done that I had a "take out" lunch on the beach and went for a nap just after that...

While I slept Shirnetet cleaned our suite and made everything look pretty. See how she fixed the beds!

Then she came swimming with us and made sure we were safe.

Later we all went to a great buffet dinner , kids talent night program, and a floor show before bed. All day the Nannies helped their assigned family take special care of the kids ... just like our very private Guardian Angels. No wonder we all love our FDR Nannies!


Sleep well. All the guests at FDR will for sure.

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Friday the 13th Jamaica Style And I'm Ready For Anything

Today is my sister Gabriella's 8th birthday. She celebrated her 6th here as well. We know the Kids Club staff are planning a party for her about 4 pm so we have a lot to squeeze in before then. Today is going to be a beach day from morning to night.

After breakfast and tennis lessons we headed to Cardiff Hall Beach ...it's just a few minutes walk to the east of the FDR property and it stretches for a long way as you can see.

We had a great time looking for rocks and shells and digging in the sand...

We gave my Mom a sand bath, and we all jumped in the waves...she says people pay good money to get their skin exfoliated... why not just play with the kids...

Meanwhile back at FdR the pools were busy as well. After lunch, and a nap for me...

...we went to the goat races on the beach. Now that was really fun!!

Then it was time for the birthday party... also on the beach!

A few members of the younger set were also in attendance. Those ladies in shorts and yellow shirts are nannies. There are loads of them and they are so much fun and all of us love our nannies. Mommy says the parents love them too.

Hey, that's enough TV let's go ...it's dinner time and then the Beach Dance Party!

...Ready to Rock and Reggae!!

The secrets of a good Limbo style...

...I even get to roast my own mashmallows...and eat them too...YUM!

Nanny Shirnette... I just love you to bits but I'm soo tired...




Just one more favor for today please...rub my back...Goodnight...

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A Surprise Visit to FDR Pebbles

It's Thurdsay and right after breakfast things got off to a swinging start for my sisters.












My adults went to look at some suites and cribs and stuff.....a site inspection they called it.





...and I tried my hand at rock painting. It was great messy fun.








All of a sudden, and without anyone asking my opinion.. we were in a nice van and off to visit Pebbles Resort and have lunch there. I had a great sleep on the way cause my car seat was just so comfortable that I gave in and closed my eyes for a minute. I woke up a couple of hours later to find myself listening to the sound of waves hitting the shore just outside of the room we were using for the day.

The room was right on the bottom floor on the left in the picture below and the verandah is right on the beach. How neat is that!






After I had lunch ... (we seem to be doing a lot of eating)...we went to the pool and the beach.

What a great pool !... No wonder my sisters were excited to go back to visit.



I was all taken up with this immense stony looking thing.
Mommy says this is brain coral. Imagine carrying this around in your head. Not too sure if I want to be too brainy... looks like a heavy load to carry. Ya mon as they say here in Jamaica .

We're off to the petting zoo and to go fishing.

Watch out Mr Goat, ...I'm not kidding!

This looks like fun. But we ran out of time and had to get back for...

...you guessed it.. Dinner .

..and crazy dress up night for us kids.




I kind of like the outfit I chose. Do you think piracy runs in our family?

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My First Full Day At FDR

After a good night's sleep... a typical FDR day .




The first thing we saw on the way to breakfast. Hmm, wonder where that boat goes.




Looks like a neat beach, I'll be back to check this out...





Hey, breakfast al fresco. What a view!




I bet Daddy's not having breakfast outdoors.




Are those really crabs?




Lots of kids here are younger than me. Some come by two's... ?





Lots are older too. Wonder what they are playing there?





Time to check the activity board and make my plans for the day..... lots of choices



Mommy and Nana have lots of choices as well...



I'll stick to the kids stuff for now. Let's check out what they're doing for arts and crafts today...









.... No... I'd rather play...






If I get good at this maybe I'll make the Raptors...



I
'll try the pool later on...I wonder what's up top of the bar... I'll have to get Mommy or Nana to check that out for me another time... moving on...




Meanwhile I'll check out the tennis lessons with my sisters...I love sports!




Time to cool off after the tennis...they have a baby slide that even my sisters seem to like...





FDR don't even mind us swimming up here... it's cool!







Lots of action on the beach as we have our lunch...




My sister decided to do a rain dance... she's not bad.

It's raining, but there's lots of action going on over near the bar... I asked our Nanny, Shirnette, to take us over to check it out...

I couldn't figure out why the guy was holding onto an upside down bowl...

...until... WOW... Huge CRABS.... Racing, and everybody screaming for their favorite to get to the finish line...these people are .funny

My sister was in the fashion and talent show Wednesday night. I was sooo proud of her.

I wonder if his mother told him to eat it all up like a good boy and he'd get some ice cream...Weird... I'm going to bed! Good Night.

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Jamaica Bound...!

Feb 10 started very early for my family. Daddy said we had to be at the airport by 5am.. 3 hours prior to departure. We all groaned ...but it's good that Mommy and Nana listened to him.

What a suprise... there were lots of people lined up ahead of us. It took about an hour to get all checked in. It was a good thing that Daddy waited as he entertained my sisters and me and took us to breakfast.
We passed through security by 7am, where we found a neat play area.

Mommy thought that I would probably sleep on the airplane...I had other plans... I was too exited!! My Mommy, Nana and sisters were excited when we finally arrived in Montego Bay ..... 4 hours later...that's when I decided to finally have a nap... customs... how boring.

We got through the Montego Bay airport very quickly (at which point I woke up...) We were met by a nice man who had a private van waiting just for us... it had a car seat in it for me (I was wondering why we hadn't brought ours; as Mommy is really fussy about safety). The van also had booster seats and baby seats (and space for Mommy and Nana to but their bottoms down on too).

Mommy figured that I would sleep in the car..... it's not every day you get to see a new country for the first time. The road was great, and the drive was about one hour, all along the sea, and we saw lots of interesting animals like goats, donkeys and different birds and I was not going to miss a thing.

Before you knew it we had arrived safely at FDR... what a pretty place. Nana said it looks like a Jamaican Plantation House or a Great House..

Check out the path we walked to get to our suite... it's like a jungle... how cool!

This is the front door to our suite...

where I passed by my crib ...

...and also met our Nanny, Shirnette.

(I might have looked tired...But I WAS not...)

Shirnette took us for a walk to remind my sisters where everything is, on our walk we stopped at the bar for a "mixology" lesson... Gabriella's drink tasted IRIE!!

We headed to the beach to check things out while the adults unpacked our stuff.

Shirnette took us to dinner for 5:30 (a kids buffet... it was cool... everything is my height). Mommy thought it was a good idea to eat early and get to bed by 7:00pm

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..I had other plans... I wanted to see the kids club at night...

... a few kids watching a movie and playing video games...

(The movie/reading room with some comfy couches)

(Tye die shirts made by other kids earlier in the day.)

... all the other older kids seemed to be hanging out on the beach playing games with their nannies... how cool is that!

We went to bed and were sound asleep by 8:00pm

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The Night Before We Fly to Jamaica

My sisters are soooo excited they're finding it hard to go to sleep... so am I.

... I'll let you know how my flight went tomorrow night.

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Here we go again!

We can't believe it. Nana's announced that we are off to FDR resorts in Jamaica on February 10 for a week. Kiara and I are now 2 years older than last time and we have our baby brother, Orlando, to take with us. Nana says that this year more and more babies are going to FDR and so we need to go and "retest the waters" for ourselves. By that she means that we have to see how everything works out for a family with a minimum of 3 kids of different ages, sleep and play habits and all that. Travel along with us and we'll keep you posted.
Gabriella... about to be 8

Hi, it's Kiara here....and now I'm a big girl of 5 years. I've already learned that travelling with a baby involves taking along a lot of extra stuff. Since Orlando was born, in June 2007, we have taken him to England, Mexico and on a ski holiday at Smuggler's Notch in Vermont so I do know what I am talking about. In order not to make Mama's days too stressful, Gabriella and I thought that Orlando should do his own planning and organization for this trip... after all we've been given 7 days notice .. not just 2 days . Also we think it will be neat for him to tell about his personal FDR experiences. Keep posted.
Kiara... 5


Hurrah! I get to do something on my own. Thank you my dear sisters...

OK, first I'll line up all of the things I will need for this trip

That should do it...

I'll make a list so that I don't forget anything! This is so easy. Why do grown- ups complicate things?

What? I don't have a suitcase allowance ? You're kidding me!!

Hmm...

I think I do need some help........ Nana!!!

What a relief. Problem solved. Nana says I don't need to take all of this stuff cause we're going to FDR Family Resort and they supply most of it. I trust my Nana and so I am going with just my stroller and my free carry-on. I'll keep you posted.
Orlando... 20 months

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