Stockholmsbordet - The Stockholm table

 

A little short film of the table that my mum engraved for Svenskt Tenn has been published on Youtube. I think it's a very beautiful clip of how the table came about and how much work and precision it involves. You can see my mum at workin the clip as well. I'm so proud!

The first presents from us

Today we bought the first pieces if clothing from us to our little one. We have already received clothes from family and friends but we hadn't bought anything like that ourselves. Today we found an adorable pair of socks that I just couldn't resist buying... so cute and small! Also perfect for going home from the hospital.

A few pictures from November

 Me sleeping in the plane to Majorca - as usual when travelling. D thought it would be good to capture the moment...

 We went to sea front for a walk with Boby - the family dog - it was amazing to be in the sun for a change!

 Boby was taking charge and deciding where to go

 We met up with some friends and one of the couples is also expecting - in the same week as us! 

Bump connection!

 Palma in the afternoon. The X-mas lights are beautiful over here

 We also met another new member of the group of friends little J

 Of course he was the centre  of attention! D's sister A is very used to babies as she's a midwife. She gave us   very useful baby and birth lessons while we were there

When we came back we were invited to a kids X-mas afternoon tea at a friend's house. Very good learning experience for the future :-)

Alex came to London

My dear friend Alex, who I shared a traditional Japanese house with in Kyoto back in 2003, came to visit me last weekend. It was so good to catch up as I hadn't seen her in about a year. We were like sisters when we lived together and I have so many great memories from that time and after as well. We went for some Japanese afternoon tea last Saturday at the Hilton by Tower Bridge. Very oishii!!

More movements...

Now I'm 29 weeks pregnant. The movements of the little one have changed as he's growing and has less space to move. Now I feel more powerful but slower movements as well. Maybe a few hiccups now and then. He also reacts when I drink something warm or really cold, trying to get away from it. Such an amazing experience!

Mum's masterpiece

I found this picture of the table my mum engraved for Svenskt Tenn - a famous interior design firm that go way back. I'm so proud. Beautiful artwork on a beautifully designed table.

Is it... an alien?!!

I recorded this one with my mobile last week (week 25 of the pregnancy) in the evening. D was already fast asleep but our little one was wide awake. Very active. But as many times before - when I start recording, he stops. This one was my third attempt and originally it was a clip of 2 minutes! The only recorded movement was in this time frame of 15 seconds. What a little cheeky monkey! Just like his daddy.

My weekend in images

Nice and relaxing, having caught a bit of a cold we didn't do anything too wild and crazy. As you can see.

Time flies when you're having fun

Picture from Santander, Spain earlier this month

Time goes by so quickly and sometimes... so slowly... I'm 25 weeks pregnant now, which is almost 6 months!! The little boy is growing fast and moving a lot! Instead of just kicks and elbows I have started feeling how he rolls around as well. I kind of felt like a washing machine the other day! Week by week I feel how I expand and my bump is looking more and more like a "proper bump" instead of a beer belly. People on the bus now give me their seat - sometimes. Not always. Apparently I'm carrying quite small as people keep getting surprised that I'm 6 months along.

The month of October is a bit about discovering other parts of Spain. In the beginning of this month me and D went with his family to the north of Spain. My first time. First to Bilbao for 2 days and then passing through Santander and other picturesque villages. We had a lovely time there and the weather was fantastic. It couldn't have been better.

At the end of the month - next week - we are going to the south of Spain with some friends. A&A and M&J. Really looking forward to it! Although this trip will probably be different from what I had imagined when we bought the tickets... as I wasn't pregnant then. I guess it is only wine part I won't be able to do and I might get tired quicker than the others, but equally - I should be fine. I could be the designated driver if needed!

The baby saga continues...

Another year, another birthday

So on the 16th of this month, more or less 10 days ago, I had another birthday. My 32nd to be more precise. Contrary to many other people, I actually like getting older. I mean, I have nothing against people knowing my age and as long as the years come one at the time I embrace every new year with open arms. I think the key is to do something special out of every year: like studying something you always wanted to learn, travel somewhere you always wanted to visit, make new acquaintances or simply make sure you are having a good time with people you love. For me, I have been happy with what I have accomplished with each year and I think that keeps me happy in general. This year I'm going through something very special: I'm   pregnant with my first child. What makes it even more special to me is that I get to experience it alongside the love of my life. Together we are a team and that is such a reassuring thought.

From my birthday get-together - the first one with children invited, but definitely not the last

The day after my birthday I had my 2nd  scan(well it was actually the 3rd, because we had to do the 1st one twice). It was an exciting day as we got to see our little one again. It was confirmed that we are indeed expecting a boy. He was sleeping during the scan and the doctors couldn't take all the measurements in the angle he was lying so I had to shake my belly and jump up and down to wake him up so he would move. He did indeed wake up and didn't seem to be happy at all and gave me some angry kicks I could definitely feel! Later in the evening, D could feel the first kicks from the outside as well.

Our little boy

As a parent-to-be you always worry about the child's health and you may come across people for example born with only one kidney or just with one arm and you think: what if that happens to my child? You never know. I carefully asked the doctors during the scan if you could detect cerebral palsy during a scan. The answer was "no" but she reassured me it wasn't common. D then said that we had worried a bit and because we had been watching the paralympics the previous weeks, we had suddenly gotten even more ideas in our heads to be worried about. The doctor was a bit surprised but laughed and said, "don't watch the paralympics if you're pregnant and sensitive". Crazy parent-to-be worries... :-)