The second ultrasound

I have been working as normal Monday - Friday.
On Wedensday Mike and I went to Kalmar to do the second (and last if everything is ok) ultrasound. Everything was fine! The baby is now 14 cm long and it is growing as it should. We could see that all the different parts of the brain and the heart etc was fine. We could even see ten little toes and ten little fingers :) so cute!




Here you can see a little foot. 3.5 cm


After the ultrasound we went to look at some cars.

This is my HEAVEN!


Yesterday we copied the Nobel dinner at school. The students had to prepare speeches about different inventions etc and we had a three course meal.



We have been doing christmas pottering at school. The kids loved it :)


I like this article in the local newspaper :) it says that we are going to get a trainstation here in Örsjö. Even though I drive my car all the time it is a good thing that the commune is willing to cough up some money to invest in our little village :)



This morning the cats were all very hungry :)


Now we are off to Kalmar to buy some chritmas presents, have lunch and to test drvive a BMW X5!

I am already halfway, gone 20 weeks (on Monday) :)

It should look a bit like this inside of me.

I cannot believe how fast time has gone. It almost feels like it was yesterday I took the pregnancy test. But here we go, halfway there. My tummy is getting bigger to. I could not see much of my tummy until week 18, but now people you can actually see a small baby tummy, finally!

Week 19


I went back to work again on Thursday + Friday after a few days off cause of the flu, but now I am good to go again. It was nice to take a little break from school. It all got a bit too much there with all the overtime and all the appraisals in the evenings. Now I only have 4 left to do. 3 next week and then the last one in the week after. Nice!

Carl came over on Friday. They cleaned out the guttering (stuprännor) on the house because they were fulled of leaves. We had some dinner together; Christmas sausage and mash, yumm.

Mike and Carl were playing video games all day too.

Yesteday: I cleaned up a bit in the garden to prepare for the snow to come.
In the evening I went to Annies moving in party in Nybro. It was fun and really nice to see the girls again :)





Mike was out in Kalmar with his friends celebrating his birthday.
Today: I was working for a few hours, preparing the projekt "Writing" in school. We just finished the projekt "Reading".
I also super cleaned the bathroom so now it is spotless.

Cairo love

Cairo is a little bit tired today :)

Mike 35 years!

Today I have been cleaning out and organizing my wardrobes. The cats helped :)



It is Mikes 35:th Birthday today so I made a nice dinner and a cake. We had some champagne (alkohol free) and he got some presents. In the evening we watched a film.

Cute little puppy

I just came back in from a walk with Emma and her two dogs.
Look how cute the little puppy is!




This is what the "storm" did yesterday with some old garden furniture of ours...and the noise from the wind kept Mike up all night, poor babe.

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1:st of Advent

Today it is the 1:st of Advent. I have still got the flu so I feel a bit under the weather. I will definitely stay inside all day today because it is really windy outside, it´s almost storm actually.
I will fix my Christmas curtains today. They have to be hemmed because they are to long. In the evening I will make a nice sunday dinner; roast pork and potato gratin with broccoli.



This is my cute little "angels game" with cats.

The Tummy

This is me now. It is starting to show a bit. But for people that don´t know me, am I fat or pregnant? (week 18)


I have been at work as normal Monday – Thursday. Today I phoned in sick because I did not feel well. I have got the flu. I managed to clean a few windows and to put the Christmas curtains up anyway. Then I was totally exhausted. Carl has been here for the day. Mike and he have been playing video games all day while I have been cleaning.



It has been raining here today and it´s been quite windy outside, it´s nice then to lay in front of the fire with a nice cup of the instead of being out.

I have been reading a bit today. I have just started to read “Ronnie” by Ronnie O´Sullivan. So far, so good.



Cairo and Gypsey resting in bed.

Ullared - baby stuff shopping

I have been working 8,5 hours over time this week because my colleague has been off work. It has been an intensive week, but fun. I have also had two appraisals (on my own) in the evenings this week. Next week I have four. So, all I have been thinking about these past few days has been work related, even my dreams at night…he he.
When I got home on Friday I was tired, but I still managed to clean the house before Mike got back. In the evening Emil and Mattias came over for some pizza. I had a walk with Emma before I went to bed. I could not sleep properly so I only got about 3hours of sleep.

On Saturday I got up at 5 am. The whole day was spent at the MASSIVE supermarket: Gekås in Ullared. I spent 4500 sek (450 £) on lots of baby stuff. It was fun to go shopping, but it is exhausting to be in a shop that is so crowded. Everyone is pushing their way through and around you. It is important to keep your patience.

Anita, Erika and I outside Gekås



My shopping trolley (minus one bag)

Today I will have a relaxing day. I will organize all the stuff I bought yesterday and then go food shopping later. We will make some nice dinner tonight (I am thinking tacos) and maybe watch a film. I was supposed to have gone to Zumba class, but after yesterday I just have to rest my legs. Perhaps a walk in the evening will be enough exercise for today.

17 weeks

Every Monday I am entering a new week of pregnancy. There are so much things that is happening to the baby each week. It is fascinating!

By 17 weeks pregnant, you are probably steadily gaining weight. Your uterus is changing and looking more egg-shaped, compared to the round ball it was previously. As your second trimester progresses, the uterus will gradually grow to fill out your pelvis and abdomen. When this happens, your internal organs (such as intestines) will get pushed to upward, and you'll experience gastrointestinal problems as a result.

Your uterus is now 1.5 to 2 inches below your belly button, so you should be showing a little in your lower abdomen. (If you're having twins, or if you've been pregnant before, you'll look more pregnant.) Since your belly isn't that big yet, you can still probably hide your pregnancy for a couple extra weeks (if you want). To keep strangers from learning you're pregnant, try wearing baggier clothes.

Looking for a new car

Saturday! Lovely, beautiful, nice and relaxing Saturday! I love the weekends :) Today Mike and I are go to Kalmar to do some shopping. We are going to get some things to fix his friends car and his own van I think. Then we are going to have some lunch together and go food shopping. It fels like the fridge is always empty nowadays...I am hungry, hungry and hungry!

We are looking for a new car at the moment We need a bigger one that we can fit a pram in. We have not decided what to get yet, but we are thinking maybe something like this (if we can afford it…)

BMW 325 Touring (2006)


Or we can get something cheaper like this:

Peugeot 308 SW


It does not really matter what we get, but you now me. I have got this "thing" for BMW. It´s that "grrr feeling". Hehe!

My classroom

This is how "my" classroom lookes like



Monday – Friday: I have been working as usual. I have had two appraisals; Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. It went fine. Because these are my first ones ever I have had my colleague helping me with my first four ones. From now on I will do the rest myself. In total I have 14. So, 10 left.

On Thursday: afternoon after work I went to visit Linn and Tuva. We had some tea and cake. It is amazing how quickly babies grow and how much things happen in such short amount of time.

Today: I have had a great day at work and when I got home I let the cats out for a while. It is getting cold now. I had to put the radiators on in the house this morning, so now our electricity bill will be A LOT more expensive I am afraid…
My headache is finally gone! That nose spray actually did work quite well. I have not had to take any tablets at all this week. Thank God!