It's a....

Foot!

A baby boy's foot.

Our baby boy's foot!!

Told ya!

Grown up

I have earned some grown up points by purchasing my first two plants for the house. One Orchid and one Sunrise Cactus. I will be very sad if they die on me!

Our day in pictures

Went up on Buff Pass and did some backcountry. Max snowboarded and I was acting chauffeur. Right now we have the easter lamb roasting in the oven meanwhile nibbling on some truffle cheese and olive bread. Could be worse...

Happy Easter!

Thank you John & Carol for the Easter card. It went to an Orchid Vanilla Easter Bunny and Truffle Cheese. Yum!

Halftime!

Today I am 20 weeks pregnant which means there are 20 more to go. So far so good and I can't wait until Tuesday when I have my second and last ultrasound. I hope the baby is going to cooperate so that we can see if it is a boy or a girl. But more important I hope the baby is healthy! I am so curious to see how he or she is going to look like.

Today we woke up to about three inches of wet, icky, heavy slush so I decided to grab Rimini and go in with Max. April fools weather!

One less stressfactor

A couple of days ago I finally told my boss I'm pregnant. That was a huge relief because he was really happy for us and said it wouldn't be any problem to change my hours. I am going to work Mondays through Thursdays 8.00 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. and he also said we could keep our Saturdays. That made me very happy because then we can be together as a little family two whole days in the week. Plus we get the usual holidays and breaks together. And our economy won't suffer too bad either.

Another funny thing with that conversation was that my boss said he wouldn't tell anyone "our little secret" (which is becoming more and more obvious). But the next day one of my co-workers goes "You've got that glow in your face, are you pregnant?!" She is the worst lier, and I couldn't do nothing but laugh at her. My boss had told his wife, his wife had told her co-worker, her co-worker had told my co-worker...

So much for keeping a secret :)

Superstition

The other day I had a fortune cookie with the message "You will soon witness a miracle" and the numbers were 8, 14, 17, 24, 30 and 50. Superstitious as I am I strongly beleive that 8 is for August and that the baby will come either on the 14th, 17th, 24th or on the 30th. But what does 50 mean? Oh off course!! It will be 50 cm tall!

Time for an update!

Blogs that don't get updated at least once a day are boring and I have been a bad blogger the last week. So to give you an update on this weekend the most exciting thing was trying out our new sled. We took it up Rabbit Ears Pass and cruised around a little. That thing is smoother than my car! It is going to be so much fun next year when we can take it to go backcountry skiing. They published the new prices for skipasses 2010/11 and as always it was a price increase but now we won't have to buy any because we have a sled!

Boy or Girl?

It's funny that I'm the only one who is guessing our baby is going to be a boy. The reason is this Ancient Chinese Gender Chart which is supposed to predict the child's gender, based upon the mother's age and the month of conception. But now I found there are several of them out on the internet. With different data! So now I don't know what to believe!

Another thing I have heard is that if the baby's heart rate is over 140 it's a girl and if it's under 140 it's a boy. Both times we listened at the doctor's office the heart rate was 155. 19 days until we find out...

It's a boy!

It's a girl!

Back in O.C.

We are home from a wonderful weekend in Denver. It was so nice to get away from the snow and to walk around in the city wearing only a t-shirt (and pants). We celebrated St. Patrick's day, dined out and went for some shopping. Max went really big and bought a brand new 2010 Yamaha snowmobile and a new trailer for it. I can't wait to try it out! It will be the reason to hope for a bunch of snow for last winter. Actually, the only reason.

Oh well

Today my parents leave for Aruba for two weeks. Me and Max are leaving for Denver for two days. Would rather go to Aruba...

Knitting Wishlist for Mom

I found this site on the internet that has thousands of adorable patterns of knitted baby clothes. Managed to narrow my favorites down to ten and I am sending off a wish list to my mother. Made a little collage of what I want.

Click on pic to make it bigger!

Milla is fixing

After almost two years of looking at the light switch with no cover I decided to actually do something about it! After all - it's the International Women's Day" today and women can put covers on light switches just as well as men :)

Before

After

Weekend update

We have had a wonderful weekend with skiing under a blue sky. Even though I put on sunblock I managed to burn my nose. I am looking forward to my week off and so does Rimini. Tonight I am going to stay up late and watch all three of the Stieg Larsson "Millenium" movies. Cozy!

Doctor's Visit #3

This morning was my third doctor's appointment and everything looked good. Got to hear the baby's heartbeat once more and today they were 150 per second. Next time (April 6th) is my second and last ultrasound. Then we get to know if it is a boy or a girl!

What do you think? Scroll down and look right! Guess and click!

Spring!

This is day four with sun from a clear blue sky and I am loving the doggy walks. Better enjoy it because snow is in the forecast.

Belly & Stroller

My belly 15 weeks & 4 days

Stroller

New month - new energy!

It has been an incredible sad week. It is so empty with our little Chania gone and we miss her so much. But life must go on. Today I feel better and part of that is because it is a new month. Winter is soon gone and spring almost here. Yesterday we went skiing and had lunch outside in the sun. I had to use a pair of Max's ski pants since I couldn't button my own :)

This week I only work three and a half days and then it is spring break! Last year we went to Mexico, this year we are staying in Steamboat using up our ski passes. I have four more days of skiing left.

On today's schedule is cleaning of the house, a long doggy walk, and some yoga. Welcome First of March!

A little detail

Have you seen that our little avatar to baby is now sucking on its little thumb? 175 days to go...

Wonderful Chania

We had to put our precious baby girl to sleep yesterday and it hurts so bad. She was the best dog you could ever have and we will miss her every day.

Goodnight sweetheart, we love you so much!

The Last Battle

If it should be that I grow frail and weak
And pain should keep me from my sleep,
Then will you do what must be done,
For this -- the last battle -- can't be won.
You will be sad I understand,
But don't let grief then stay your hand,
For on this day, more than the rest,
Your love and friendship must stand the test.
We have had so many happy years,
You wouldn't want me to suffer so.
When the time comes, please, let me go.
Take me to where to my needs they'll tend,
Only, stay with me till the end
And hold me firm and speak to me
Until my eyes no longer see.
I know in time you will agree
It is a kindness you do to me.
Although my tail its last has waved,
From pain and suffering I have been saved.
Don't grieve that it must be you
Who has to decide this thing to do;
We've been so close -- we two -- these years,
Don't let your heart hold any tears.

-- Unknown

There is hope

I am so insanely sick of the winter. Have gone through almost four months of this horrible weather and want spring to come right away! I look at the calender and see it's only 3 weeks to daylight saving time. Moreover; only nine more weeks to summer vacation. I can do that. Yes I can!

Semlor!

Today I'm making "Semlor"! Swedish cardamom buns with almond paste and whipped cream! Have been craving them for weeks now and hoping the result is going to be way better than last year's batch which ended up in the trash.

Update: Didn't have any powdered sugar and the almond paste could have been a little fresher. But I succeeded!

Stroller - Check!

It's way early but there are a lot of things you have to buy before the baby comes. If it comes. Because it could die. My doctor said there is a 20% chance of having a miscarriage before week 14. I hit week 14 tomorrow. Today I don't feel pregnant at all. My belly is flatter than what it has been and the tiredness is gone. I have learned that the second trimester is called the ghost trimester, meaning you are pregnant but don't feel pregnant.

So anyhow, now to what I meant to tell you. I have bought a stroller! I knew I wanted a typical European pram stroller. They are expensive! I have been shopping around and with all the accessories they usually go for about $700.00. But I found one on EBay. A brand new one to a special price of $150 including shipping. So I didn't even hesitate. Zip zip and the deal was done. Will get here within two weeks. What do you think? Max thinks a stroller is unnecessary. In America people carry their babies in infant car seats. But I am Swedish. And I want a stroller.

Timeline (so far)

October 26 2009: Decision is made to stop birth control
Thanksgiving 2009: Baby is made
December 17 2009: Positive pregnancy test
January 14: First ultrasound
February 11: Second doctor's visit. Listened to baby's heartbeats (155/second)
Today's count: 13 weeks and 4 days
Expected delivery date: August 19th


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It's Official!

We're having a baby!

Superstar

Feels like I've been saying it before, but my baby made the paper - Again!

http://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/2010/jan/29/steamboat-springs-school-district-try-out-bison-do/

Steamboat Pilot - The Record

It is always fun to read "The Record" in our local newspaper. Every day it's something in there that makes me laugh. This for example...

Jan 20

9:50 p.m. Police were called to a report of a suspicious incident in the 3300 block of Après Ski Way. A woman reported that her upstairs neighbors had started drilling holes through their floor into her living room, bedroom and kitchen area to spy on her. She reported that the people were also “getting heroin into her system via these portals.” She told police a maintenance man had sealed the portals once but they had returned. Officers checked the house and determined that the report was unfounded.

Makes me wonder...

So the city of Denver now has more "medical" marijuana dispensaries than Starbucks coffee shops and shortly our little town with 900 residents will get it's first dispensary. (Steamboat already has three of them)

Makes me wonder - why just not make the shit legal?

Daydreaming

Playa Del Carmen, March 2009