Cabin fever and regression.

We are all suffering from cabin fever. :/ Leia has been incredibly cranky and whiny the last 2-3 days, and that has left Fredrik and I a bit cranky as well. We've all been stuck in the house for quite some time and we need to get out! We've decided that we are going to go shopping tomorrow, hopefully to Trollhättan. The same town where I gave birth. It is a long drive there, but the only time I've been there has only been to the hospital for our sonogram and then for Leia's delivery. There are lots of nice stores there. Fredrik has been there shopping plenty, during our "quiet time" at the hospital when all visitors had to leave. Otherwise it is too far of a drive to travel for a normal trip, but we are interested in having somewhere different to shop. My only other suggestion would be Karlstad, because of IKEA, but we've been there so often, it is a redundant trip.

Yes, Leia has been cranky. :/ Standing and screaming for no apparent reason. She is eating her allotted foods okay, and she seems much better.. so there is no reason for her to be in such an angry mood. We are trying our best to just ignore her and not look at her during her tantrums, so that she gets tired of it and stops. We are assuming that because of being sick that she has regressed a bit with her temperament. We are trying to ignore her and hoping that that will help to get her back to her previous state.

Days like these are when we wish we had family close by. Someone that could give us a few minutes break. It has been very nice to have so much family time during Fredrik's vacation, but we have definitely missed being with loved ones during the holiday season. We were able to do plenty of deep cleaning but while Leia has been sick, the laundry has piled up high, the dishwasher always needs emptying, and there are always odd dishes in the sink to be washed.

We are hoping she gets over her moodiness soon, so that we can enjoy the last part of vacation as much as we enjoyed the beginning.