Giddy Up

Elina fetches 'her' pony in the pasture. "I don't need help."

"This one is not totally gigantic, but big enough for Morfar."

I rode these roads countless times in my teens. Makes me very nostalgic.

My parents' house

My parents, Ingunn & Mikael

Daniella, Nike, Victoria, Anja

Travel, Arrival and Jetlag

What jetlag can look like...

Daniella and Nike

Elina and Anja at the store

It was brutal trip as usual. I never truly remember how awful they are until I am on that long flight, sort of like childbirth, I guess. I completely suppress the bad part. By the third flight I am always exhausted, because traveling with kids means zero sleep. On the third flight from Munich to Gothenburg I felt myself dozing off with my mouth open. Cute.

And the jetlag. I go to bed late, 10 pm or so, to maximize tha chance of being asleep during the NIGHT, but inevitably wake up around 1 or 2 am because my body thinks it's taking a nap, then I stay awake at least 3 to 5 hours. Same for the kids. At least the first 4 days.

But everything else is fabulous. My parents, the rest of my family, my friends, even the shock of going from 70 F (18 C) to snow and frozen lakes (at this time of year). The food, the candy, the TV shows, the stores, the sights - ah! So familiar, yet new again. And never any allergies, like in Oklahoma.

Here are a few pictures. Yours truly has stayed mainly behind the samera because of my 'delicate' state. (Or can it be called delicate when one has already gained nearly 40 lbs at 25 weeks?)

Elina, Nike and Ebba
Ebba, Anja and Elina
Ever patient Morfar, getting his hand bandaged

Soup at Oldemor's place

A Good Sign

It is nap time for the only child in the house. I just dropped Elina at school, where Isak has been since this morning. But there is a constant stream of chatter coming from Anja's bed. Who is she talking to?

She's reading a book to her doll. I hope this means she'll be a great big sister.

Anonymous

Here she is. No name, but a face at least. We don't have a scanner so I just snapped a shot of the prints we got from the ultrasound last week. I asked the technician about the bump to the right, and she said it is an elbow.