This afternoon Olof and I went to town to do some stroller shopping. We’re not actually buying yet, but we wanted to look around and get an idea about what we wanted. Since a stroller is the only new thing we’re buying for this baby, we’ve decided to splurge a bit, but even with big… Read More Then Comes Beverly Pushing a Baby Carriage
Tage had his first outside bath of the year this afternoon, Olof gave our lawn its first mowing, and Lydia’s on an outside sleepover down at her grandparents’. All of these things add up to incontrovertible proof that summer has finally arrived. The temperature soared to above 20°C (~70°F), and for a time it actually… Read More Summer
Lydia’s summer vacation started today and I think it’s going to be as much a vacation for me as for her. I really need a couple of weeks of being able to sleep in before the baby is born! There was no sleeping in this morning, as we had to be up bright and early… Read More Avslutningen
I’ve actually been getting a bit of a boy vibe from the baby lately. If he were anything like his big brother I think I could live with that just fine.
Sunday afternoon I went out to Helena’s for what I thought was a brunch with Helena, Debbie, and Melanie and what turned out to be a surprise baby shower with the three of them and my mother-in-law and sister-in-law! It was a complete surprise, and all of them–and Olof–kept the secret very well! It was… Read More Update
On the first Thursday of every month Lydia’s after-school program has what’s called a föräldrafika, which means they serve coffee and cookies and parents can drop in and chat a while. I don’t especially like these kinds of things since I’m not terrifically good at making small talk–particularly in Swedish–but the women who are the… Read More Native Tongue
I’m just back from an appointment with the midwife, which was more or less uneventful. My weight is up and my blood pressure is down, which is as usual. I had my blood drawn so they can do yet another check of my iron levels (and no doubt admonish me to eat blood pudding when… Read More Thursday