Thursday, January 31, 2008

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Computer games and demos.

Fredrik came home a little early today, so Leia got to spend some time with her Pappa. :) I put her shoes on her hands and she gets very confused, but she is entertained and that is all that matters. :))




And this evening Leia discovered the keyboard to Pappa's computer. :) So she helped Pappa play his computer game for awhile. :)






I got a cute video of it, but Pappa will have to make it a bit less in quality so it won't take forever to upload to Blogger.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Uneventful day.

Leia and I went today, and it was extremely uneventful. So uneventful that we aren't going back. :/ It is such a long walk, that I would rather just go on my own long walk. And the time there was pointless. There were only a few other children. All much older. And there were 2 boys who were around 4-5 years old that were violently kicking large, rubber balls around and I got annoyed that the mothers weren't anywhere to be found (but I wasn't surprised). There wasn't anything of her age to play with, so I was glad that I had taken along a few of her favorite toys. We stayed for about 45 minutes. A couple of the moms were visible, but not interested in chatting. Ehhh.. So, I was annoyed about that. I was hoping for more children and moms. When she gets a little bit older, we'll try again.

And then almost getting hit by the old lady made the trip even more unenjoyable. :/ :)






Leia is getting really good at rolling onto her side (from her back). She will raise her legs into the air and then roll to her side. :) She kept doing it this morning to play with a toy that was laying beside her.





In the bottom picture you can see what Mormor calls Leia's "milk" belly (instead of beer belly). :))

Fredrik ordered a walker (gåstol) from the baby store. She said it would be in some time this week, and then we can go pick it up!
And Fredrik has found a restaurant for us to go to in Säffle. (Sorta like Friday's.) So, we'll try to do that some time, too. :) Harry's

But I am really, really tired, so I think that is all for tonight. :)

Old people should not drive.

Leia and I were on our way home today from an uneventful trip to the Öppen Förskola, but besides that.. Older people should NOT be allowed to drive. :/

In Sweden it is a law that if someone is standing at a crosswalk or is on a crosswalk, the driver HAS to stop.

No cars were coming and I started across the street, after stopping and looking both ways 5 times like always. I started across the street, and a car came onto the road, and I kept going, and the car kept going and kept getting faster....

I froze in the street when I realize she wasn't stopping (probably like a deer). She had to slam on her breaks to not hit us. We were at least half way across. She would have killed both Leia and I if she would have hit us. Her face expressionless.

Looong sleep.

Leia slept 11½ hours straight last night. :/ :) She's been sleeping very well lately. :) She is still, like always, fighting to sleep during the day. And I usually just hold her to let her sleep, and I nap then, too. Holding her now, while she is sleeping - typing with one hand isn't so fun. :)

You can tell her teeth are bothering her when she is very, very clingy (like this morning). She just screams if you lay her down, and she stares at me and even reaches.. :/ So, I just try to comfort her, and we assume it is her teeth, cause after you pick her up, she starts munching on her fingers. Being held is probably the only comfort she can really get I suppose.

Fredrik brought home a really cool toy from work. You put it against a wall and it will tell you the distance in any direction, and the area of the room. Volume, too, maybe?? :))

Planning to go to Öppen förskola today, but now it is nap time.

Monday, January 28, 2008

Angry with myself again.

I went to the Öppen Förskola today.. but got there right when it ended.......
Very annoying.
I had the time wrong.
*sigh*
I WILL get there eventually, I am determined.

Leia's BVC nurse thought it was hilarious! :) And she said we could stay awhile anyways and she played some with Leia and then I chatted with my midwife a little. And then Leia and I made our way home. We walked a very loooong way home, to break the monotony of always going the same ways.

The weather is fantastic today! A great day for a long walk.
The weather has been staying around 5-6 degC (41-43 degF) throughout January! I have seen blooming bushes and we have Spring flowers growing in our yard!!!! Crazy stuff. Making me very, very anxious for Spring.

I think Mormor and Morfar have decided to come visit us from the middle of June until the end of July. That way they will be here for midsummer! That will give them 6 weeks with us.

Fredrik and I have watched Rescue Dawn and Saw IV, both were great!

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Stupid people...

It is well known that there exists some very unintelligent people that live among us.

It just so happens that we have one living 2 doors down. (Actually one of the other houses that Fredrik and I looked at to buy.)

It snowed last night, and it is very, very cold outside, well below freezing.

And he is outside... washing his car......


But that isn't the cake topper!

I have the winner for the most unintelligent person of the year:

While Fredrik was in the ER, he had a guy in the next curtain that was there because of chest pains or tightening in his chest. The guy couldn't have been over 35.

Being only a curtain between us, it was impossible to not listen to entire conversations.

Well, he asked one of the nurses to come over to him. She walked over and he asked, "Can I be disconnected from my heart monitor so that I can go outside and have a cigarette?" There was a pause and she said, "Ummm.. No."

When to start a baby on water?

We're looking for some advice from weathered parents. Whether it be a teaspoon to a couple of ounces (30 mL).


When to start a baby on water?
3+ months.
6+ months.
1 year.
Over 1 year.
Whenever the parents decide.


Quiet..

Ahhh.. it is quiet in the house. :)

Pappa always takes Leia on a walk on Sunday, so I can have at least a few minutes each week by myself. :)

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Couches, revisited.

We spent the day measuring and talking. And we don't think the couches would work anyways. :( They are very deep couches (105 cm / 41 ins). And it wouldn't work to have 2 deep couches like that in our living room. The largest couch wouldn't be able to go against the wall, because of the radiators, so it would have to stick out even farther. And then the other wall has the fireplace, so plenty of that wall is used up.

There was a second set of couches that we liked, around the same price, slightly more expensive. We didn't like them as much as the first set, but we did like them. I don't remember the name of them so there is no way I could find them on the net. But they weren't nearly as deep, even though we would prefer to have deeper couches. If we want 2 couches, then we can't have them be deep. So that other set would be our option.

But not like it matters anyways because we aren't getting any! (As Fredrik keeps reminding me.) :D

Vanity.

Leia has learned about vanity.. :D

She pulled the mirror off of her baby gym and started staring at herself. And then she started kissing the mirror. :D She did it for a long time and we managed to get it on film.
We've taken films with the video camera, but we haven't gotten a cord yet for it. (We've bought some but they've all be wrong.) So this was done with the digital camera and isn't the best quality. But it is still cute. :)



Couches.

We just got home from a 2 hour walk. :)

We couldn't get ahold of the baby store, so we decided to just go for a family walk and stop at Mio and look at couches.


And we actually found a set that we really, really like. :/ They are having a "sit" sale, a couch sale. And the set we found was at a really good price. But we think the 3-seater would be a bit too big for the living room, with all the other furniture we have, so we were looking at getting 2 2-seat couches. But ugh, we just can't afford it right now and that is really, really annoying. :/ And the couches they had were in black, and that looked really nice.

If we get new couches, we will have to move the TV to the other side of the room, and since there is no electricity in the living room, that means even more cables running all over the place.

I want new couches!

*grumble*

Rain, hail, sleet, or snow...

...No, not a mailman, but a Swedish mom and her stroller... :)

I'll do it all except the rain.. :/ I won't go out if it is raining. :/ :)

Leia. Leia. Leia. Giving us some sleeping troubles. She is waking very frequently through the night and wanting to eat lots and lots. :/ Fredrik and I are both extremely anxious to start testing her on something with a little more consistency. We both think that is what she needs to help her settle down a little. We mentioned to the BVC nurse of giving it to her earlier (the boxes and jars say 4 months - but we are only 1 week from 4 months) and I thought she was going to skin us alive for even thinking about giving her solids before she hit the exact minute of turning 4 months........
Especially since all babies are the same, didn't you know!

I think concerning Leia, I miss being in the US. I don't trust these BVC people at all. Maybe if we saw a doctor all the time, but we don't. I think I really wish that we saw a pediatrician (barnläkare) regularly instead of the BVC "nurse." They are too textbook in Sweden when it comes to stuff like that. (Concerning babies in general, at least that has been our experience.)
Enough complaining!

So, we are anxious to let her taste some juice and food.

We were going to try to visit with Aina today, but we could never get ahold of her. :(
Maybe Fredrik can give a ring this morning to see if she is home.

We found a "walker" that we like, and I finally figured out what they are called in Swedish! A "gåstol" is what we are going to get for Leia. We think it will help her LOTS. Since she wants to stand all the time (sitting isn't even good enough now). This way she can stand, and work her legs, and I can move her into whatever room we are in and she can join me in her chair. We want (need) to get a highchair (barnstol), too.





Fredrik looked at the store in Bengtsfors (where he works) but they didn't have anything at all. So, we are going to try the store outside of Säffle, where we bought her crib set. It is just difficult with them because they run the store out of their garage.. :/ So, they have no normal open hours. You have to call and then you figure out a time to go by there. :/ And it doesn't mean they would have one in stock (they can't keep much). So, we will have to order one from them. And then we decide if it would be better to drive to Karlstad and get one right away, or wait who knows how long and pay a little less (gasoline).
So.. Fredrik will try to call them today and see if they have anything in stock (in their house), and I guess we can then decide from there, depending on how long it would take for them to get something delivered to them from the manufacturer (wholesaler).

Fredrik wants to sell all of Leia's things after she has grown out of them (babygym, clothes, etc).. and I said NO WAY! :D We aren't getting rid of anything until we are past the point of being able to have any more children. :/ :D Even if we never do - I am NOT buying all this stuff again.. :/ :)

Friday, January 25, 2008

Tummy time.



Windy.

Really windy here today. :/

Fredrik left 2 hours early this morning to get to work and grab everything and get to Smögen. He prefers to get there and get things done as quickly as possible in the morning. But at least it is Winter now and there aren't as many tourists wandering around asking 5million questions about what he is doing.. :/ :) And those that live there should be very well aware.

Right now Leia is asleep. She fought me to sleep this morning. She laid on my chest and we both napped in the couch this morning, and then I put her in her swing so I could grab some breakfast and now I'm going to jump in the shower.

She hasn't wanted to even sit this morning. When you sit her on her butt, she lifts her butt and pushes with her legs, trying to get into a standing position. If she is laying down and you take both her hands, and pull on them - she will go into a standing position. And she is VERY happy with herself when she does that. :/ :) Fredrik asked the BVC nurse of the possibility that she will skip crawling and just start walking.. :D She's a booger!

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Legos for Pappa. :))

So, Fredrik saw a set of Legos that he really, really, really wants for *Leia.* So, Leia and I went on a walk today and I bought it for Fredrik. :/ :) He really wants it because it is a construction set. :) With digging machines and dump trucks. :)) So, I will give it to him now, because when Leia is able to play with it, I know we wouldn't find it anywhere, and then he can give it to Leia as a present when she gets old enough to play with Legos. :) So that is our welcome-home present for Pappa tonight. :)








Pappa is on his way home! He has been traveling for about ½ an hour now. :/ :) Only a few more hours before he will be home!

Leia is .. Leia. :/ :) She wants to sit or stand all the time. And she doesn't realize that she can't do it on her own. :/ She gets extremely frustrated when she can't sit on her own. :/ She refuses to lay on her back (been there-done that), but she likes to lay on her tummy. Today she almost rolled from her back to her tummy. And she is starting to pull herself farther along when she is on her tummy.

Tomorrow, Mormor and Morfar are going home from Florida.
Fredrik is going to Smögen tomorrow.
We hope to go see Aina on Saturday.
And the neighbor had 4 tons of pellets delivered today.. !

Angry with myself.

Ugh.. I was going to go to the Öppna Förskola today (open nursery) at the BVC/Midwife building, but they only have it on Mon, Tues, and Wed. I thought that it was Mon, Wed, and Thurs. :( Ugh.... So, I'm annoyed that I didn't look yesterday to see when it was. :( I looked this morning to double check on the times and saw the days. Now I have to wait until next week to go.

So that is annoying.

There are 2 ICA's in town. (Grocery store.) One in the middle of town, and another outside of town, which is the one we go to regularly. A Norwegian company bought that one, and they are putting in a cheap grocery store (like Lidl or Willy's). So, Fredrik and I are a bit annoyed about that. That now we have to go into town to go grocery shopping, where there is never any parking. Hmm... that has nothing to do with our plans for today, but I just remembered it.

So Leia and I will have to find something else to do today. :)

We miss Pappa lots. :(

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Baby Shower.

Pictures from the Baby Shower.

Safe and sound.

Fredrik made it safe and sound to Falkenberg. He had some train trouble and got there a bit late, but he didn't miss anything, so that was good. :)

He called at 10.00 and woke me up! Leia was in her bed, and I was sleeping in bed, and after I got off the phone, I went to check on her, and she was just laying there looking around... I hate that.. :/ :) Not knowing how much she is sleeping and such.. Although I doubt she was laying there for TOO long, or she would have complained after awhile (I hope).

She slept 7 hours straight last night and then another 3½ hours or something like that.
Her sleeping was messed up a bit last night. She fell asleep around 17.00 and slept for an hour, and we woke her up, to change her clothes and feed her and such. She wasn't very happy with us for waking her up.. :D So that hour sleep shouldn't have happened so early and it messed up her night sleeping.

I haven't been out yet, but it looks cold outside.. :/
It has been snowing for most of the day, but there is only a little bit of snow on the ground.

Seems like forever before Pappa will be home again. :( Even though it is only 48 hours.
We miss him.

Heath Ledger - Dead!

I couldn't believe the news when I read it. First saw it on a Swedish site, then quickly went to an American news site to confirm that it was true. They are guessing a drug overdose. How sad! What a fantastic actor. :/

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

1st round.

Pappa and Leia waiting for the BVC nurse to be done with her patient so that we could have our appointment. :) Leia took the shot well. :) Cried only a little after the nurse pulled out the needle. Fredrik couldn't watch. :D

We also weighed Leia and measured her.
Weight:
6760 g / 14.6 lbs.
Length:
61,4 cm / 2 ft.

She went up 600 g (1 lb) in 2 weeks. But unfortunately she didn't get any longer.. :/ She needs to lengthen out a little to make up for her chubbiness. :))

Fredrik has to leave early tomorrow. He is going to walk to the train station, so that he can leave the car here. He'll have to leave the house at 05.00, and he'll get into Falkenberg around 08.30 after changing trains in Göteborg. And then he'll get home very, very late on Thursday night. We're going to miss him. :( His first work trip away from both Leia and I. But we better get used to it, because it is a frequent occurance. (Which is better for his job - so we should look at the positives instead.)

The daily pictures of Leia. :/ :)



Guess what ?!

10½ hours! :)

We didn't think she would even sleep 9 hours like she did the night before last. But she made some peeps around 04.00 (which would have been 9 hrs), and I warmed some milk, and stood outside her door, and everything was quiet. I sneaked in her room as quietly and slowly as I could, and she was very asleep. I sneaked back out very quickly and quietly, and got back in bed. She made a few more peeps at 05.00 and then she woke up at 05.30.

After she ate at 05.30 I put her back in bed, but she didn't want that at all. :/ :) She was up for the morning. And right now she is asleep in bed for a nap, almost for ½ an hour now.

I know that babies can sleep through the night around months 3-4 for a while, and then start getting up again for night feedings, and then go back to sleeping through the night. So, we'll see if this is a temporary thing, or if it is going to stay around for awhile. :)

Monday, January 21, 2008

Bath time and neighborhood gossip.

Leia rolled onto her back today. :) And she almost did it again this evening, but she got too tired and frustrated to make it the whole way over. :/ :)

Bath time should be so relaxing:



Chubby baby. :)))

She is doing well, though. :) Her teeth are really bothering her. :( She gets a bit cranky at the end of the day, when it is getting closer to her long night sleep. And she naps during the day, today she napped about 4 hours total, maybe a little more, but it just doesn't seem like she is sleeping very deeply or very well. And there isn't much that we can do about that. :/

You can see her teeth on the bottom gums. You can see the white of her teeth. She is most interested in gnawing on her left side, though. That is where she chews on stuff the most.

While on our walk today we (Leia and I) ran into some neighbors down the road, a much older couple. They are the ones that plan and handle everything for the neighborhood. This was their first time seeing Leia. They love the name and think she's adorable. And asked how old she is and all of that stuff. And she said that we HAVE to have another..... :T and she said that 3 years inbetween is a perfect gap. And she then started gossiping about all the neighbors.. :/ :D Telling me that someone down the street, in a light green house, on the right side has a 1 year old and then they are having another one show up in March..! :/ :))) She whispered that that was just a little too close.. :/ :)) And then she talked about some others that are having children. :/ :) They are really nice, though.

It is nice, though. Lots of older people are selling, there have been tons of houses up for sale since we moved here, and lots of younger families are moving in. Which will be great for Fredrik and I, but also for Leia to have neighbors to grow up with and play with.

Now Pappa is ready to watch a movie. I think we are going to watch "Knocked Up." :) Hopefully a funny movie.

Leia starts her 1st round of immunizations tomorrow! I think Fredrik will be worse for the wear - he hates needles!

Leia's First Christmas.

Pictures from Leia's First Christmas.

Silly Pappa. :)

I was looking for Fredrik and Leia in the grocery store on Saturday, and this is what Fredrik was doing:


9 hours!

Leia slept 9 hours straight last night. :) Her longest stretch yet. :) She went to bed at 19.00 and woke up at 04.00. :) And when she woke up.. she was WIDE awake and very, very happy. :/ :) She ate, but only about half of her normal night-feeding, and I put her in bed and she talked and talked and talked. :/ :) So, not sure when she fell asleep, but she woke us up with talking again at 06.30. So we are figuring she slept at least another hour inbtwn that time. We could care less if she just lays in bed and talks, if she isn't interested in sleeping, it is impossible to get her to sleep. We are content with her just laying in bed during her sleeping time. And the sleep will come when she needs it. It is important that she stays in bed during the hours when she should be sleeping.

But right now she is in her vibrating chair and Pappa (who just left for work) found the Teletubbies for her, so she is watching that very, very contently. :/ :))

I fell asleep okay last night. And even though Pappa and I got lots of sleep, we are both dead tired.. :/ I hate that.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

At Mormor and Morfar's.

Pictures from our visit At Mormor and Morfar's.

Fun with Pappa.


Saturday, January 19, 2008

Sleeping and shopping.

Fredrik managed to snap a picture of us this morning. Sometimes I will wake up and she is sucking on my nose... :/ :D



We went shopping today. Picked up a few things here and there that we needed to get. We went grocery shopping, too. And Leia held onto my list for dear life.. :/ :)))

Don't let the picture fool you, she still won't take a pacifier. Not sure why she kept it in this time, maybe because she was so tired. She normally will suck on it for a few seconds and then spit it out. (She spits it really far, too.) But right now she is sleeping well, snoring even.. :D



I made Fredrik put her in a dress this morning.. :D I am tired of people thinking she is a boy!

In front of us in line at a store today, was a woman from our parent group! A slightly older woman, the one that has 2 older children, and then had the twin boys, Viggo and William. (William was Leia's first flirt.) :)) She was buying lots of baby toys.. hmm.. I wonder why?!?! :)

We decided we really need to get a highchair (barnstol), but there is no where around here to buy one. But we are going to get a "walker" .. not sure what they are called in Swedish. Fredrik found a baby store in Bengtsfors (where he works), and he is going to check there on Monday for those couple of things that we need (want) to get. Otherwise we will have to drive to Karlstad and get them there (and we HATE driving to Karlstad - but only because it is so silly that there aren't any stores closer, and it is such a long drive and a waste of gas).

We still can't decide what kind of highchair we want to get. :/ I sorta wanted to get an American kind, the kind that has its own tray. And I think Fredrik likes them, too, now, since he has gotten a good look at them. Or we just go to IKEA in Karlstad and buy the cheapest thing we can find.. :D

It is very windy, but not nearly what we were bracing for.
The neighbor (the blue house down the hill) came by this morning and told us that our cellar door was standing open! We thanked him, and figured that when the chimney guy left, he probably didn't close it very well behind him.

We are going to try to go to Aina's next weekend, and give her her presents for watching after Caesar while we were away and chitchat with her a bit.

And we are trying to decide when we should have Leia's christening. Yes, we decided to go ahead and have one for her. I think it is wrong to baptise a baby, but... We're doing it only for tradition reasons. And we are trying to decide where. If we want to have it here in Åmål, or if we should have it in the church where we got married, at the summer house. So, we'll see.

Groceries are unpacked, I think I am going to go clean the bathrooms now!

Wind..

The bad wind started around 06.45, and right now we are just waiting to see how bad it is going to get. We cancelled our plans for today because of the predicted bad weather. We were going to try to go see Aina today, but we thought that traveling would be a bad idea. So we hope to do that next weekend instead.

Leia is sleeping very, very well. She sleeps about 7-8 hours straight, and then wakes up and sleeps a few hours more. But she is averaging 11 hours a night. :)
She is napping during the day, but she is still getting really tired very early anyways. She has been going to sleep anytime after 18.00. So she slept almost 12 hours last night.. :/ :)

Not sure what our plans will be for today, then.. :/ :)

Poor Leia, she is even tired now. She woke up at 06.30. And then we usually nap together around 07.45. But she is getting ready early, she is rubbing her head against her Elmo in her baby gym.. :)) I should grab something to eat and then we can have our nap. :)

Friday, January 18, 2008

Rolled onto her side!!!!

When Leia was 1 week old, she rolled onto her side a couple of times, but of course didn't repeat it. But now she has done it again.. :) And she is very proud of herself. :)) She rolled from her back to her side. And she has figured out how to do it, so she keeps going back and forth.. :/ :))
So, hopefully we can start working with her to roll from her stomach to her back. And then we can perfect the back to stomach maneuver. :)



Early training...



Thursday, January 17, 2008

Handball..!

I forgot that handball starts tonight, YAY!!!

Magazine article.

Our handsome Pappa. :)))



[Click picture for actual size.]

This is the main project that Fredrik is now working on with his company, Metria, the sanitation project. The article is about how it is the largest sanitation project in the country.

Friday.

Yesterday felt like Friday, and so did today, but tomorrow is FINALLY Friday.

And not only does Fredrik have to go away 2 days next week, but on Friday he has to go to Smögen, too.. :( Hardly going to see him at all next week.

Leia didn't sleep that well today, so she was super tired this evening, so she is already in bed now for the night. She LOVES her Baby Einstein DVDs. :) They are really nice. :)

A boring, slow day today.. :/ :) I was dead tired.
Leia was very tired, too, but she had a horrible time staying asleep.

Her feet are very, very ticklish.. :D
She laughs aloud when you play with them. :)) So, this evening, Pappa finally got to hear her laugh a lot. :))

Not that much happening really.. :/ :) Too tired to do too much today.
While on her stomach today, Leia did push herself forward with her feet. She will push with her arms, but of course not realize that she needs to move her arms up under herself again. :) Or she will grab with her hands to whatever she is on and pull herself forward.. :/ :)

Can't sleep....

Not Leia, but me... :/ I still can't fall asleep.. :( I think I mangaged 2-3 hours of sleep last night. But Leia just fell asleep in her vibrating chair, so I am going to try to nap, too. And my sleeping-in from the weekend is wearing off.. :/ With having plenty of Pappa's help. I am dead tired. I have tried everything we can think of, besides sleeping pills. Just not sure I can buy them here without a prescription...... Might send Fredrik to the store to check.. :/

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Tired kitty.

Caesar sleepin' on Leia's Tummen pillow. :)

Fredrik and I just watched Pusher. A Danish drug movie. Very, very good movie, btw. I had bought him the trilogy, so we will have to watch the other two, soon.

Leia is doing well, but still being a little weird about the eating issue. She won't eat unless she is asleep, or in a very strange position.. :/ :) But we are finding those positions that work, so it isn't that bad. :/ :) We are hoping it is a phase and that she gets out of it quickly. :/ :) She's really clingy right now, too, and wants to be held a lot, which is fine. :) She likes to co-sleep in the morning time, so she and I get in bed and she wants to be held very close. She likes to have her head as close to mine as possible, and then she closes her eyes and falls asleep.

Remember when I had my abscess problem after Leia showed up? And Fredrik had to take me to the doctor, and he had to reschedule a photo shoot with a journalist?! (About 2½ months ago.) Well, the picture and article were finally published! :) I'll try to get that scanned and share that asap. :))

US Embassy, Oslo?!

I received lots of papers from the US Embassy in Oslo, today.

The US State Department must have been fixing Leia's SSN (personnummer) and realized that I never changed my name.. :/ :D So, they sent me lots of paperwork, but they went ahead and filled out all my information on the form! (Super-nice!!!) And all I have to do is get our marriage license and other papers and then send it back to Oslo, and they will fix Leia's SSN and my new SSC (personnummer kort).

Just surprised that it came from Oslo.. :/ :)
I know lots of Americans that live on the West coast, instead of driving to Stockholm (East coast) to take care of Embassy issues, they drive the bridge to Copenhagen (Denmark) and do all business there instead. Apparently, processing time is double faster in Denmark.

The chimney sweep came today?!
He rang the bell at like 11.30 and I was super surprised, because we never had a "warning" paper that they were coming. He has been here for an hour now.. :/ :) He is really nice, though, couldn't be a day over 18.

Now it is lunch time.. :P

Heroin Hero.

Those South Park fans will LOVE this one!!

Heroin Hero

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Winter depression.....

Winter in Sweden can be so depressing... :/ :)) But I honestly think it is worse on the days when the sun is shining, because then you enjoy the sun, but realize that it is another 3 months or so for Spring to show up... :D Fredrik and I were so happy to be in the US during the darkest month of the year. The days are slowly getting longer.

The weather has been dreary and dull. One day a week the sun will shine, otherwise it is cloudy, dark, and rainy.

Leia has wanted to sleep all day today.. :/ Last night she slept from 20.00-03.30 and then from 04-06.00. Then she slept 08-10.00, and she slept off and on for an hour while I showered and got us ready for a walk. And then she slept the entire 1½ hours of the walk. And she was ready for her night-sleep at 16.00.. :/ Maybe she is having some growth-thing or something and she is wanting to sleep a lot. She has been fighting with eating, though. The only way to really get her to eat is to get her to sleep first.. :/ And then she will eat okay. She did that a couple of times while we were in the US and she has been doing that a little the last couple of days. We're assuming it has something to do with her gums bothering her, that she doesn't want to suck. She will take the nipple into her mouth and then turn her head and spit out the milk.. :/ She is going through a weird phase. :/ :)

But she is still so easy to take care of. A different baby than we had before. :) Of all the children I've ever taken care of, she has been the easiest to put to sleep. Fredrik and I tell each other every day how lucky we are to not have any difficult issues. I know that the parent-group baby that was born the day after Leia isn't sleeping during the nights..

Mormor and Morfar are enjoying life in Florida.. :) They have been there since Saturday and are staying with their friends for 2 weeks. We are extremely jealous.. :)) After they get home, they will get their tickets to come and visit us this summer. We hope that we can all survive together for 2 months.. :D But it will be summer and we can spend lots of time outside, etc.. :) I'm actually looking forward to it.. I really want them to see our house and where we live, etc.. etc.. We are definitely going to Denmark, and then we haven't decided yet if we are going to go camping in more northern parts of Sweden, or if we are going to take a road trip through Norway.

Hmm.. Trying to think if there is anything... :/
Work is going slow for Fredrik. He isn't having to go outside much, which is nice when the weather is nasty. Caesar is still enormous and fluffy. Yesterday he crawled into the closed suitcase and slept in there for awhile.. :/ :) Not sure how he managed to get in, but he did.. :)

Time seems to be going by much faster now that Leia has arrived.. I know it is just going to get worse.. :/ I try to use my time wisely with her.. :) And enjoy all the little moments.

(This evening she listened very happily to Puss in Boots..!) :)

Monday, January 14, 2008

Our little sweetheart.



Parent Group Night.

We had our 6th parent night tonight. :) (We have the meetings at the BVC/midwife building, btw.) There were only 2 families there. :D It was Fredrik, Leia, and I, and then another mom and her baby Oliver. :) He is 3 weeks younger than Leia, and he is 100g (3.6 ozs) bigger than Leia.. :/ :) But he was a lot bigger than her when he was born. It was sorta sad that none of the others were there, but it was sorta nice as well. :) For most of the time we all just sat and talked, and then we watched a short video about giving food to little ones, and then we had some cake, and then we chatted some more. :) And she is one of the ones, like us, that never says anything, so we all got to talk plenty. :)

I feel horrible, but I don't know her name!! :/ :) But she is starting school tomorrow.. :/ :) Which reminded me that I wanted to try to sign up for a couple of classes. So, we'll see about doing that some time. :/ :)

But I suppose that there were plenty missing from the last group meeting, too. The one we missed while we were in the US. The next one isn't until March. So, hopefully many more will come, with the babies being older. Leia is one of the youngest ones, so most of the babies are around 4 months old now. I'd love to host a party and invite everyone over to the house for a brunch, a party, or for one of the meetings.. but I could never initiate something like that.. :/

Last night was a fantastic night with Leia again. :) She slept from 19.00-02.00, and from 02.15-06.45. Another 11½ hours. And she has slept a little on and off today. I still think her teeth are bothering her. She is having trouble sleeping during the day, but she is dead tired all the time (she wants to sleep, but fights it). Still knawing on her hand, etc. She isn't really interested in playing with her toys, and she complains about sitting by herself. But she is talking up a storm. But it isn't as bad as it was on Saturday.. :/ So, I hope it is getting better for the time being. I was really hoping for a little while before we were going to have to worry about teething stuff.. :/

Not sure about Pappa, but I am dead tired.. :/ :) Not sure when I fell asleep last night, but I don't think it was too long after 22.00!

Sunday, January 13, 2008

40 of the MOST spontaneous questions ever.

40 of the MOST spontaneous questions ever.

1. Where were you 2 hours ago?
- Putting dishes away from dinner.

2. What do you think of your last kiss?
- When can I have the next?! :D

3. Do you kiss a lot of people?
- No..

4. Are you wearing socks right now?
- Christmas socks.

5. When was the last time you went out of state?
- Hmmm... Last time I was in the US was Dec/Jan.

6. Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days?
- No.

7. What was the last alcoholic thing you had to drink?
- Red wine for dinner. (Super-healthy!)

8. Who was the last person to hear you cry?
- Don't remember last time I cried...

9. Who was the last person to make you smile?
- Fredrik.

10. What was the last food you ate?
- Milk Duds.

11. What was the last drink you had?
- Diet Coke.

12. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?
- No.

13. Do you have a pet?
- Cat, Caesar, and usually fish, but not presently.

14. What did you do last night?
- Watched outtakes from Orgazmo and went to bed early.

15. Where are you now?
- On the laptop at the coffee table in our living room.

16. If you could be anywhere you want where would it be?
- Somewhere warm..

17. What is the last thing you purchased online?
- Leia's Djurgården onesie.

18. One thing you dont like about yourself?
- I don't trust people. (I think people are only out for self-gain.)

19. What does the 10th text in your inbox say?
- I keep my inbox empty.

20. Do you miss anyone?
- My parents!

21. Last movie you saw?
- Deadbirds.

22. What are your plans for tomorrow?
- Watch after my baby and go to our parent-group meeting in the evening.

23. Did you have fun today?
- Maybe not "fun" but it was an okay day. :)

24. Who is your last text message from?
- Fredde.

25. Were you an honor roll student in school?
- Yes.

26. What do you know about the future?
- That it is a loooong time before Leia can move out on her own..... :D

27. Who was the last person you rode in a car with?
- Fredrik.

28. Where were you going?
- Home from a store.

30. What was your summer like?
- Summer was warm and boring, waiting for the baby to show up.

31. Did you meet anyone new today?
- No.

32. Do you have any tattoos or piercings?
- I want a tattoo, and 3 in the left ear, 2 in the right.

33. How do you like your soda?
- Out of a can.

34. Who was the last person to make you cry?
- No idea.

35. What did you do today?
- Took care of our baby, installed the Sims2 on the laptop, made dinner, did some laundry, and a few other things, too..

36. What day is tomorrow?
- Monday.

37. What is your current mood?
- Tired.

38. Do you like someone?
- Yes.....

40. Why are/arent you with them?
- He is sitting in the next room.....

Another old picture of Fredde.

Another picture from one of his computer-things. Not sure of the date for this one, though. (Maybe he can let us know.) He is the one on the far left of the picture.

A perfect night!

She did so well last night!

She slept for about 20min when Freddan put her down. When she woke up we tried some food and she ate very well. I took her to bed and she wanted to talk, but she fell asleep easily on her own, 20.00. She didn't wake up until 03.20! 7½ hours straight! Then she ate and went straight back to sleep and woke up at 07.45. :) 11½ hours!!

She's been frustrated today, but not angry. And she is sleeping now on my arm, so I am typing with one hand.. :/ :)

She ate 9 ozs this morning, 270ml. :/ :)

She looks like a boy. :D


Saturday, January 12, 2008

Dining Room.

Dining Room.

We managed to clean up the dining room and I took a few pictures. I realized my parents haven't seen our house at all..... :/ So, here are some pictures of where we live.. :)

Teething.

We think Leia might be having teething issues.. :/

She has been irritable during the day. (First time all week.) She is slightly warm to touch, she has been refusing food (can get her to eat if she falls asleep), she is knawing on her hand like mad (her fingers are red and raw), and she hasn't stayed asleep all day. She hasn't wanted to play or sit by herself or anything.. :/

It has to be teething.
Lots of Pediatricians in the US try to say that there aren't any symptoms of teething, but there are many that say there are. My old dentist (that we visited in the US), said that there are definite symptoms.

We have some gel that we can rub on her gums to help numb anything if it gets really bad for her, but you aren't supposed to use it until they are 4 months or older (Baby Oragel). So we are holding off with that. We might ask the BVC next time we are there, though, if it is okay to give it earlier (see what they have to say). On the box it says to ask a doctor if the baby is under 4 months, before using it. (But if the baby is teething early, then they can recommend usage.) But she'll probably have NO idea what it is of course, and say to just do whatever.

Fredrik and I are preparing for a bad night tonight.. :/ :)) Since she hasn't really napped today, and she still has lots of boogers in her nose, so she is having trouble breathing as well.. :) We might have to take a shift each, and hold her during the night, so that she will stay asleep. And then hope for a better day tomorrow. :)

We tried our hardest to clean the house up today. We at least took down our inner Christmas lights that we have in the windows. And we have gone through a few things, but we didn't accomplish nearly what we wanted to. We could have gotten more done, but today was a fussy day with Leia. (Which we weren't expecting at all.)

So, here's for a better day tomorrow! And an okay night tonight! :) And hope that her gums feel better tomorrow. :)

(Fredrik just put her in bed and he said she was completely out of it! So, let's hope our little Princess can have a good nights sleep.) :)

15 boy traits and 11 girl traits

your boy side:be honest.

[x] You love hoodies.
[x] You love jeans.
[x] Dogs are better than cats.
[ ] Its hilarious when people get hurt.
[X] You've played with/against boys on a team.
[ ] Shopping is torture.
[X] Sad movies suck.
[ ] You own/had an X-Box.
[X] Played with Hotwheel cars as a kid.
[ ] At some point in time you wanted to be a firefighter.
[x] You own/had a DS, PS2 or Sega.
[ ] You used to watch Power Rangers.
[X] You watch sports on TV.
[X] Gory movies are cool.
[ ] You go to your dad for advice.
[X] You own like a trillion baseball caps.
[X] You like going to high school football games.
[x] You used to/do collect baseball cards.
[ ] Baggy pants are cool to wear.
[ ] Its kinda weird to have sleepovers with a bunch of people.
[ ] Green, black, red, or silver are one of your favorite colors.
[x] You love to go crazy and not care what people think.
[x] Sports are fun
[ ] Talk with food in your mouth.
[X] Sleep with your socks on at night.
[ ] Burp loudly at inappropriate times.

TOTAL: 15

Your Girl Side:

[ ] You wear lip gloss
[x] You love to shop.
[ ] You wear/worn eyeliner.
[x] You wear the color pink
[x] Go to your mom for advice.
[ ] You consider cheerleading a sport.
[ ] You hate wearing the color black.
[ ] You like hanging out at the mall.
[x] You like getting manicures and/or pedicures
[x] You like wearing jewelry.
[ ] Skirts are a big part of your wardrobe.
[x] Shopping is one of your favorite hobbies.
[ ] You dont like the movie Star Wars.
[ ] Used to be/are in gymnastics/dance
[ ] It takes you around/ more than one hour to shower, and get dressed
[ ] You smile a lot more than you should.
[x] You have/ more than 10 pairs of shoes
[x] You care about what you look like.
[ ] You like wearing dresses when you can.
[x] You wear body spray/perfume/cologne.
[x] You love going to the movies.
[x] Used to play with dolls as little kid.
[ ] Like putting make-up on someone else for the joy/joke of it.
[ ] Like being the star of everything.

TOTAL: 11

repost this as i have _ boy traits and _ girl traits

Longest Survey Ever.

+ known as: Hillary.
+ haircolor: Brown.
+ eyecolor: Green.

SECTION 2 - HAVE YOU EVER..
+ fallen off the bed? Yes.
+ broken someone elses heart? Yes.
+ had your heart broken? Yes.
+ had a dream come true? Yes.

SECTION 3- DO YOU..
+ brush your teeth? Yes. (What kind of question is that?!) :/ :)
+ have any piercings? Yes.
+ drive? Yes.
+ do u have a cell phone? Yes.

SECTION 4 - PERSONAL..
+ what do you want to be when you grow up: English teacher.
+ what comes first in your life? Fredrik and Leia (in that order).
+ do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? Married.

SECTION 5- FAVORITES..
+ movie: Rosemary's Baby.
+ band: Metallica.
+ food: Mexican.
+ Color: Blues.
+ like to walk in the rain?: Yes.
+ sleep on your side, stomach or back? Stomach.
+ have the falling dream? Yes.

10- THIS OR THAT..
+ pierced nose or tongue? Never.
+ BET or MTV? Neither. Comedy Central.
+ 7th heaven or dawsons creek? Neither. SouthPark.
+ chocolate or flowers? Flowers.
+ stay up late or sleep in? Stay up late.
+ hot or cold? Warm.
+ sun or moon? Sun.
+ left or right? Right.
+ 10 acquaintances or one best friend? One good friend is enough. I don't like social butterflies.
+ mustard or ketchup? Depends on what I'm eating. :P
+ spring or fall? Fall.
+ happy or sad? Happy.
+ wonder or amazement? Amazement.
+ mexican or italian food? Mexican.

SECTION 11: FIRSTS..
+ first screen name: Homba13.
+ first pet: Birds.
+ first piercing/tattoo: Ears, and no tattoo, yet.

SECTION 12: LASTS..
+ last time showered: This morning.
+ last item bought: Stuff on the airplane on the flight home.
+ last annoyance: Leia waking up too early from her naps all day long today.
+ last website visited: Facebook.
+ last words you said: "...nails."

SECTION 13: CURRENT..
+ current mood: Very tired.
+ current food: Lemonheads.
+ current hair: Long, brown, straight or curly.
+ current hate: unable to share that information at this time. :P

MARK THE THINGS THAT APPLY TO YOU : X'S..

[ ] I am 5 feet or shorter.

[X] I think I'm ugly sometimes

[X] I wish my hair was a different color.

[ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.

[ ] I have a tattoo.

[X] I have/I've had braces.

[X] I wear glasses/contacts.

[ ] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.

[X] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger.

[X] I have more than 2 piercings. (I have 5.)

[ ] I have/had piercings in places besides my ears.

[ ] I have freckles.

[ ] I've run away from home for 3 minutes or more.

[ ] I've been kicked out of the house.

[ ] I have a sibling less than one year old.

[X] I want to have kids someday.

[X] I've had children.

[X] I'm in school. (On break...)

[ ] I have a job.

[X] I always do my homework.

[X] I've missed more than a week of school.

[ ] Ive been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years. (No such thing in Sweden.)

[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year. (Some of these seem a bit high-schoolish.)

[ ] I've stolen something from my job.

[ ] I've been fired.

[ ] I've slipped out a "lol" in a spoken conversation.

[X] Disney movies still make me cry.

[X] I peed from laughing.

[X] I've snorted while laughing.

[X] I've laughed so hard I've cried.

[X] Ive glued my hand to something.

[X] I've laughed til some kind of beverage came out of my nose.

[ ] Ive had my pants rip/drop in public.


Health
[X] I've gotten stitches.
[ ] I've had more than 2 broken bones.
[X] I've had my tonsils removed.
[x] I've sat in a doctors office with a friend.
[X] Ive had my wisdom teeth removed.
[X] I had a serious surgery
[X] I've had chicken pox.

Traveling

[x] I've driven over 200 miles in one day.
[x] I've been on a plane.
[X] I've been to Canada.
[x] I've been to Disneyworld, Orlando
[ ] I've been to Mexico.
[X] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan.
[ ] I've Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[X] I've been to Europe.
[ ] I've been to Africa.
[ ] I've been to the Bahamas.

Experiences

[x] I've gotten lost in my city.
[x] Ive seen a shooting star.
[x] I've wished on a shooting star.
[X] Ive seen a meteor shower.
[x] I've gone out in public in my pajamas.
[X] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
[ ] I've kicked a guy where it hurts
[X] I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[X] I've gone skinny dipping.
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[ ] I've crashed a car.
[X] I've been skiing.
[x] I've been in a play.
[x] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[ ] I've seen the Northern Lights.
[X] I've sat on a roof top at night.
[ ] I've played chicken.
[x] I've played a prank on someone.
[x] I've ridden in a taxi.
[X] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[ ] I've eaten Sushi.
[ ] I've been snowboarding.

Honesty/Crime

[ ] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[X] I am keeping a secret from the world.
[X] I've cheated while playing a game.
[X] I've cheated on a test.
[ ] I've run a red light.
[ ] I've been suspended from school.

Death and Suicide

[X] I'm afraid of dying.
[x] I hate funerals.
[X] I've seen someone/somethng dying.
[x] Someone close to me has committed suicide.
[ ] I've written a eulogy for myself.
[ ] Suicide seems the only way out
[ ] I've thought about suicide
[ ] I've attempted suicide

Random

[ ] I can sing well.
[ ] I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.
[ ] I open up easily to others. (Yes and No, Depends on who..)
[x] I watch the news.
[ ] I don't kill bugs.
[X] I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for the sake of being able to rhyme.
[ ] I curse regularly.
[ ] I sing in the shower.
[ ] I am a morning person.
[X] I paid for my cell phone ring tone.
[X] I'm a snob about grammar.
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[X] I twirl my hair.
[x] I've copied more than 20 CD's in a day.
[x] I bake well.
[X] My favorite color is either white, green, yellow, pink, red or blue.
[ ] I would wear pajamas to school.
[ ] I like Martha Stewart.
[x] I laugh at my own jokes.
[ ] I eat a lot of fast food.
[ ] I believe in ghosts.
[X] I am online 24/7 even with an away message.
[X] I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.
[X] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x] I am ticklish.
[ ] I love white chocolate.
[ ] I bite my nails.
[x] I play video games.
[x] I'm good at remembering faces.
[x] I'm good at remembering names.
[x] I'm good at remembering dates.
[ ]I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life


WOULD YOU RATHER..

1. Be serious or be funny? Funny.
2. Drink whole or skim milk? Skim.
3. Die in a fire or drown? Drown.
4. Spend time with your parents or enemies? Parents.

DO YOU PREFER..

1. Do you prefer gray or black? Black.
2. Lust or love? Both.
3. Empty or whole? Whole.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY..

1. Do you like anyone? Yes.
2. Do you smoke? No.
3. Do you steal? No.
4. Do you believe in love at first sight? Yes.
5. Do you fall for the wrong guy/girl? It has happened.

Bingo.

It isn't jet lag.. :/ It is stress.
I realized that after I was alseep for 5 minutes before I got up with Leia.

We had our routine again last night. :) Nothing special with it. I changed her clothes and she had her tummy time while I straightened her room up some. And then we read Green Eggs and Ham. :) She liked that one. But she doesn't seem to like Puss in Boots. Everytime I read it, she starts crying... :D Maybe I just always read it at the wrong time. I'll have to start out with that one tonight. :))

She slept for about 45 minutes last night before she woke up.. :/ :) She was having trouble breathing because of her stuffed-up nose. We give her saline drops, and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. She hates getting them (who wants salt water put up their nose?!), so we didn't want to do it last night, because then she'd never go back to sleep. But Pappa got some boogers out of her nose... :) And then she laid in bed and talked some until she fell asleep on her own.

Then she woke up at 01.00, and I fed her and she very easily went back to sleep. And I crawled in bed and finally fell asleep. She woke up at 05.30, which isn't too bad.

And she is in bed sleeping now. :)
She slept for about 3 hours yesterday. And then she slept a little in her vibrating chair yesterday in the early evening.

Pappa is on his way to the store now, to pick up some much needed groceries.

I got a paper in the mail to go to a baby massage group that the BVC has. I'm interested, and it is only 3 sessions. It starts next Tuesday. Each session is an hour. The midwife and BVC nurse really wanna helps us make friends, and she sent the paper to the house. I appreciate it greatly, that they are trying to help, I just don't know if I am up to it right now. :/ It is such a long walk there. And I know how to do the baby massage any ways.. :/

But I did get a paper from the Swedish Church and they have a Baby Café during the week. Different times depending on how old the baby is. And I have thought about going to that. There is a time for singing and playing, or just chit-chatting. That I would consider more. That might be a better place to meet some other moms. And it is just right down the street.

So, we'll see.. :/ :)

Friday, January 11, 2008

Old picture of Fredrik.

A picture of Fredrik at one of his computer-nerd get-togethers.. :))
From '97, I think?
Of course he is the one in the right hand corner. :)


Leia's first flight.

Leia's first flight.

The weekend.

It is FINALLY the weekend! We'll have Pappa home with us. :))

Yesterday Fredrik came home a few hours early from work, to "work from home." :/ :)) He told me this morning that he will probably come home early today, too, to "work from home." :/ :) Luckily, his boss encourages him to work from home. He knows that people want to be home. His boss is young, also with young children, so that helps a lot.

His office works longer shifts during the Winter months, because it is so nasty outside. And then during the summer, they work shorter shifts, so that people can go home earlier and enjoy the wonderful Swedish summer.

Leia woke up almost at midnight last night. And she ate well, but she didn't want to sleep. I put her in bed and she started talking.. :/ :) And laughing and playing. So, I decided that since I couldn't sleep, I would take her downstairs with me. I put her in her baby gym for a few minutes, and I took out the sofa bed. And then she and I got in bed, and we both fell asleep around 01.00, and we slept until Leia woke up at 06.00. :) So, I got some sleep last night. Didn't fall asleep when I wanted to, but at least a little earlier.

For some reason, I thought I would fall asleep if I slept with her. And it worked! She would have fallen asleep if I had left her in her bed. She does that every now and then, when she is wide awake, but if you leave her in bed with something to play with, she will eventually start to rub her eyes and fall asleep. (Which is heaven, to not have to keep her occupied during the middle of the night like that.) But I kept her with me selfishly.. :)

So she slept from 19-00.00 and then from 01.00-06.00. About 10 hours total then. Not bad. :)

And she doesn't mind co-sleeping now. She HATED it when she was born and her first couple of months. But now she really likes it. Right before she fell asleep, she was looking out the window at some lights, and she turned her head to me and smiled and closed her eyes and fell asleep.... :) AHhh... :)))

I put her in her baby gym after she ate at 06.00 and Pappa got up for work at that time, too. And I napped some more until he left. And then when he left, she was still fine and wanting to play, so she played in her baby gym and I napped some more.

Leia has been sleeping in her crib now for the last 2 hours or so.. :) It seems to work better to let her decide when she wants to nap.. :/ If I put her down for a nap, she sleeps so-so and not very long. But when she decides she wants to sleep (if she wants to sleep), then it always works out better.

Mormor and Morfar can't get over how well behaved Leia is, and how easy she is to take care of. :) (And they've taken care of plenty of children during the years. They even now babysit a little boy (1 year old) one day a week.) Which isn't the baby we had for her first 6 weeks.. :/ :) She is such a happy baby and so easy-going. :) She only whines if she is hungry. Not even if she is tired. If she is tired, she'll just fall asleep, no matter where she is. :)

And no worries, I'm taking my iron tablet.. :P

The breastfeeding has completely stopped, btw.. :/ Leia just eats too much. When I told the midwife how much she eats, she completely understood why we have to use formula (modersmjölkersättning.. did I spell that right?!). I am a bit sad about it, and feel bad that she isn't getting it, since it is so good for her. I was hoping to breastfeed between 6-9 months or so, but some times it doesn't work like you want it. She received 2 months worth, which is better than nothing at least. I would pump, but I don't have the time. And with us being sick and not sleeping, my production is completely gone now.

And we are anxiously awaiting to start her on solids. I really wanna give her some kind of baby-oatmeal. She really needs the bulk food. I think that is the only way she is going to sleep through the night. She wakes up so incredibly hungry during the night.

She can easily eat 7 ounces (210 ml) and then 2 hours later eat another 5 ozs (150 ml). She easily goes through at least 1 liter a day (1/3 of a gallon), which is more what a 4 month old should be eating. But I think we can now start to give her the next step-up in formula, which hopefully will give her more bulk, or something at least.. :/ :)

Who knows, maybe what she is eating is normal, maybe it is.. I've never daily fed a 3 month old before. But the midwife thought it was a lot at least.

Blah blah blah... :)

Fredrik is still tired all the time.. He has no energy at all.. :/ I told him it will take awhile for him to get that back. I feel better today after getting some sleep last night. I could easily sleep now, which annoys me that I have so much trouble falling asleep at bed time.. :/

I'm sure I'm forgetting to mention something, I always do.. :P
More later..

I'm all growed up now survey

Tired of all of those surveys made up by high school kids?
Have you ever kissed someone?
Missed someone?
Told someone you loved them?
Drank alcohol?
Changed your own socks?

Time to show your friends you are actually over the age of 12 and don't base your life off of study hall.

50 questions for the people who are a little older.



1. What bill do you hate paying most?
- Annoying to pay: TV tax. Hate to pay: House payment.

2. Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner?
- Before Leia was born, during the summer, Fredrik and I went to a very nice restaurant by the water in town here.

3. Do you regret losing your virginity to who you lost it to?
- No.

4. If you could go back and change one thing what would it be?
- Probably change my major at University.

Where is number 5?
who didnt make a num 5?

6. What do you really want to be doing right now?
- Sleeping. Travelling. Being somewhere warm. :)

7. What did you want to be when you were growing up?
- Lots of things. Most of all: Policewoman or a nurse.

8. How many colleges did you attend?
- Two. Ohio University in Athens. And during the summers I attended a local college near my parents' house so that I could graduate faster.

9. Why did you choose the shirt that you have on right now?
- I grabbed it out of the unpacked suitcase laying in the hallway upstairs. One less thing to unpack now!

10. What are your thoughts on gas prices?
- Annoyed when Americans complain about gas prices when it is 3 times cheaper than in Sweden. (3$ a gallon in the US, 9$ a gallon in Sweden.)

11. If you could move anywhere and take someone with you where would it be and who would you take?
- Fredrik and a permanent move to Prague.

12. First thought when the alarm went off this morning?
- Leia was my alarm. :) And my first thought was warming milk as quickly as possible so I could go back to sleep. :))

13. Last thought before going to sleep last night?
- I hope that I can fall asleep (jet lag).

14. Favorite style of underwear?
- Ones that fit.

16. What errand/chore do you despise?
- I love to cook, I am an organization freak (although you can't tell by the way the house looks now), so I love to clean and straighten the house.. a chore I hate..? Ummm.. I like mowing the lawn.. Maybe: Taking out the trash.

17. If you didn't have to work, would you volunteer?
- If I could find a place to volunteer now, I would (if it was possible with Leia, etc..).

18. Get up early or sleep in?
- Get up early.

19. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
- Too many to name.

20. FavoritE THING TO DO AT NITE WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX??
- This is a family show. ;)

21. Have you found love yet?
- I would think so. :)

22. When did you first start feeling old?
- When I saw teens at the mall, and realized I was 10 years older than them.. :/

23. Favorite 80's movie?
- Impossible to choose.

24. Your favorite lunch meat?
- Turkey.

25. What do you get every time you go into Costco?
- I can't go to Costco. But when we are in the States and go to Sam's we always stock up on bathroom stuff (toothpaste, shampoo, tooth brushes, etc.. etc..)

26. Beach or lake?
- Both?

WHERES 27 DUDE?
27??

28. Do you own property?
- Yes.

30. Favorite movie you wouldn't want anyone to find out about?
- It wouldn't be a secret any more if I told! Some that I can share: I Spit On Your Grave, Last House on Dead End Street, Guinea Pig, and the Ilsa movies.

31. What's your drink?
- Water, hot chocolate, and some other stuff, too.

32. Cowboys or Indians?
- Cowboys.

33. Cops or Robbers?
- Both.

34. Who from high school would you like to run in to?
- The preppy, popular, annoying people that got fat, bald and ugly.. :))

35. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now?
- I don't use the car.

36. Norm or Cliff?
- Huh?

37. 'The Cosby Show' or 'The Simpsons?
- The Simpsons.

38. Worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back?
- I don't think there have been mistakes.. just things out of our control.

39. Favorite type of chocolate?
- Hot chocolate.

40. What famous person would you like to have dinner with?
- Christian Bale. If he is busy, than Miranda Otto (my girlfriend).

41. Indoors or Outdoors?
- Outdoors.

42. Have you ever crashed a car or truck?
- No.

43. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its actual purpose?
- No.

44. Last book you read for real?
- Bram Stoker's Dracula. (While I was pregnant.)

45. Do you have a teddy bear?
- Several.

46. Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth?
- On an airplane, over the Atlantic.

47. Somewhere in California you've never been and would like to go?
- Napa Valley.

48. Do you go to church?
- No.

49. At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or a new relationship?
- Relationship change is not an option.. :/ :) And I am unemployed, so the answer is a no-brainer.

50. Just how OLD are you?
- 28.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Storage.

The bottom one is clothes for 12 months+ and the top one is 6-12 months. :) And we have another one to put clothes that she has already grown out of. She is growing out of her clothes like mad.. :/ And she already fits into some of her size 68 clothes from Sweden (6 month size) and some 6-9 month sizes from the US.





Caesar and Leia getting to know each other... :))





Right now she is IN bed.. :)
We were going to feed her later, around 20.00 or so, thinking she would want to go to bed then. We had bath time at 18.00 and tummy time and book time. And then she started getting really, really cranky. Her I-want-a-lot-of-food-right-now cranky. :/ :) So, we gave her her large night feeding and she was out of it. And she stayed asleep even when I put her in bed, and she has been asleep for almost an hour now. :) She might wake up at 23.00 but that is okay. :) I would rather she go to bed at her right time, and then we eventually work her up to sleeping longer. :) That way Fredrik and I can have a few minutes in the evening before going to bed. Which is something that we have really missed this last week.

But, now it is a little relaxation time and then bed time for Pappa and I. He definitely won't have trouble falling asleep. I just hope that I can sleep some, too.. :/ I'm thinking about stealing one of his pain pills that he got from the US.. with codeine .. :D That would might put me to sleep.. :/ :))