The past several weeks I’ve been having some trouble with SPD, a fairly common problem during late pregnancy. I seem to have a relatively mild case, all things considered, but it can cause me significant pain when I walk even short distances, and the resultant ache in my hips, especially at night, is not for… Read More Adjustment

It’s been snowing and blowing more or less non-stop for four days now, and this is what we’ve got to show for it.

and a photograph to prove it. Unfortunately, I’ve never been one of those women who get a nice, round belly; I just sort of spread out all over. I’m sure some of it is down to being overweight to begin with, but even in my younger days, when I was relatively trim at the outset,… Read More Thirty-four weeks …

I’ve reached the point where I’m officially tired of being pregnant. I’ve still got six weeks to go, give or take, but already I’m counting down the days (which are going by very s-l-o-w-l-y, if anyone’s curious). And speaking of curious, I’m in a bit of a curious position this time around, hoping for once… Read More Ready, but not

It being the 20th — child benefit day in Sweden — Lydia and I went to town this afternoon for our monthly lunch date. We’ve had better, we’ve had worse, but, after agreeing that Lydia could stay in town to hang out with her boyfriend for a while, I did come home with an inspired… Read More Saturday

Looks like maybe I jinxed myself last week when I said that each new pregnancy had to come with yet another issue to get myself all het up about — today’s ultrasound showed that the wee one is sitting pretty, head up and butt down. For crying out loud … I know, intellectually, that there’s… Read More Breech baby, breech baby

A few days ago I gave Brynja her first “real” haircut — that is, more than just a trim of the bangs. This isn’t the best shot of her new look, but she’s so busy, busy, busy that it’s the best I could do (you should have seen me trying to cut it — I’m… Read More New ‘do

Petra’s just a bit too sophisticated when it comes to taunting her brother, particularly considering that he’s such an easy mark. Not long ago he came downstairs in tears, upset because she had been mean to him After a long-ish period of prying and wheedling, Olof got the story out of him. According to Petra,… Read More Meanie

So at my midwife appointment last week I received the unwelcome news that my urine sample had tested positive for Group B Strep. Bah. It’s not a big deal, really, and as far as I’m aware, even testing for it is relatively new in Sweden. I remember asking about it when I was pregnant with… Read More Positive

I may have mentioned before that I’m not an especial fan of cats. I mean, I don’t hate them or anything, and I certainly would never harm one, but they’re just not dogs, you know. Dogs are where it’s at. Still, cats do have their moments. One of the things I do like about them… Read More Closer look