Welcome, Lillie!

Even though she isn't blood relation, I am still entitled to bragging rights! :) As the proud "Aunt" of

Lillie Elizabeth Grace





She is SO beautiful!


Born on the 29th of December at 22.16 (3 weeks early).
She was 7 lbs 9 ozs (3405 gram) and 18½ inches (46½ cm).

Both mom and baby are doing well and we wish the family lots of love and happiness with their new addition!

Congrats to: Terry, Carie, Allyson and Trenton!

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.

Förskolan: Fall 2008.

An update.

Here are a few pictures of our sick Leia during the week. :) She drank plenty of water during the night, and she woke up a bit earlier this morning at 6. Then she napped with me in bed for awhile. She's had 2 yoghurts this morning and some thin apple slices. After the apple she had a more proper poo, and she's been a little happier. :) She has been a bit cranky and whiny this morning, but we are expecting that until she gets more back to normal. Some pictures from the new gate that we put upstairs, which is giving Leia some much needed and wanted freedom to run around upstairs now.

The nurse last night had told us, the second time she called, that the couple of days that Leia was completely placid was probably when she got over her illness. She is assuming that she got sick again because we just completely gave her the wrong foods. She said that when Leia was ill, the bad bacteria took over her stomach and intestines, and now we need to supplement the proper food so that good bacteria will replace the bad stuff. Which is what will make her get back to normal.

But right now it is time for me to try to put Leia to sleep for a nap. Wish us luck. :)

Checking-in.

Not too long after the previous entry, the nurse that Fredrik had talked to ringed us back! She wanted to know how Leia was doing, and wanted to let us know that we could add omelets or "eggs" to Leia's accepted food list. :) She said that we should wake her during the night to give her the water, but to let her eat normally from the morning.

We were completely surprised and impressed that she took the time to call us back! How nice is that!!

Again.

Leia threw up again. :(
Everything she had from "dinner." And.. not only did she just throw up.. but she was sitting on my lap in the couch.. so she threw up all over me, all over my face and hair.. SO disgusting. :/ Fredrik threw Leia in the bathtub, and I got in the shower.. and.. ugh.. :/ :)

She was much happier afterwards, of course.. she felt much better. She started coughing a lot, and ended up throwing up from that.

Fredrik called the nurse's number again and they said it sounded like a stomach flu/virus. That we pushed too much with food she shouldn't have had (gröt/oatmeal type). She gave us a better list of foods to give and to not give.

She told us to start with the water mixture again and be careful of what food we give her and take it more slow with the food. She said she knows we are concerned, but that we just have to wait it out and all that. She wasn't surprised by anything we told her and she said it sounded like a stomach bug. She does think that Leia is sleeping too much, so she suggested waking her up after a shorter period, just to make sure she gets some fluid.

We tried giving her the fluid this evening, but she wasn't too interested and she got very angry when we pushed it. It was almost an hour after her bedtime and she was so tired. She got about 100ml (3-4 ozs) before going to bed.

It isn't easy waiting it out!!
I'm a hypochondriac, and.. so I think that Leia has some awful illness......

I've had an upset stomach since she's been sick, worrying about her.. And I have a feeling it will be that way until she is 110% better. :(

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Patience.

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Success!

Leia is eating. :)
She ate almost an entire piece of dry toast this morning, and she has had lots of her corn snacks. :)) And she's had some of her water mixture. It took a few small bites before she realized that food was what she needed to feel better. After she figured it out, she stuffed the bread in her mouth. :)

She is VERY happy and seems so much better. :) So we are happy that she is on the way towards getting better. :) She has laughed plenty this morning and is acting more and more like her rotten self. :))

Thank you all SO much for your well wishes! :)

Happy New Year!!!