85 % done!

On Saturday I went with the girls to a party at Veronica´s place in Kalmar. It was so nice to see them all again.



The cat Lee liked my tummy!


On Sunday I went to Kalmar to meet up with the "pregnant women group". It is always really nice to meet up and to have a chat.

The kids at school gave me some tips about new apps for my I-phone.
Look at me, funny face :)






I have finally got a glass cabinet for all my crystal glasses from Orrefors.

Stop and think

It feels like everything in my life is happening in rapid speed. Things are happening so fast at the moment and there is not much time to stop and think.
On my way to Kalmar today I had 45 min in the car alone to sink down in my thoughts. I realized how happy and lucky I am.
It is not long ago since I had a monster in my body (the cancer) and now things are totally different. I have a life growing inside of me. My feelings and hormones are running wild right now. Is this really happening? Sometimes I have to pinch my arm to make sure that I am not dreaming. Tears of happiness are flowing down my cheeks.

Week 34

Week 34
Monday – Friday: has been a normal working week, but an intensive one. I have had 5 “teacher/student/parents meetings”. We also had a parents meeting were all the parents were invited to on Tuesday evening. So it has been long days at work, and I have been absolutely knackered in the evenings. I have now only 3 weeks left at work. I love my job and I am going to miss it a lot.

On Tuesday afternoon Mike and I went to the hospital for an information meeting about giving birth. It was brilliant. The nurses gave really good information and I now feel even more calm and prepared before the delivery.

On Thursday afternoon I went to visit Linn and Tuva.

Tuva cutie!

Yesterday after work I had two meeting, so I was not home until around 18pm. After a plate of fish and chips, I fell fast asleep on the sofa at 22pm or something. What a Friday night!

Today Mike and I made pancakes for breakfast. I will clean out my wardrobe in a minute and later I am going over to the other houses to help Emma moving out. Tonight I am off to a party at Veronicas place in Kalmar with the girls. The alcohol free wine is on the ice at the moment :)

Tomorrow I am going to Kalmar yet again to meet up with the “Mom to be group”. It will be tea and cakes, and lots of baby talk!

Good morning :)

4 weeks left at work

I am now counting down the weeks that is left at work. 4 weeks left!

This week has been a normal working week. The parent/student/teacher meetings (utvecklingssamtal) has started now. So far I have done 4 out of 14.

On the night of Thurday I had to go into the hospital yet AGAIN because I had contractions every 5 minutes for 3-4 hours in the evening. I got examined and then got to go home (as I thought) but I still had to go in because you should not really have THAT much/frequent contractions. It calmed down after a while and now I only feel them as normal (a few times an hour). This time it had nothing to do with a urine infection though. I guess my uterus is just a very active one :)

Yesterday evening we had some Friday pizza. Carl came over and the boys played video games and drank beer. I chilled with some games of Wordfeud (theresch) and Facebook games :)

I was stuck with the alcohol free beer, but it actually tastes pretty good on a Friday evening :)

Today my Mom is coming over. We are going to have some dinner and we are going to watch the Swedish eurovision song contest qualifiers.

Tomorrow I am going to Kalmar to have coffee with the "Moms to be group". In the afternoon Ida and Annie are coming over.



My Mom brought chocolates back from Gran Canaria. They were REALLY yummy!

Weekend in Flygsfors

The lake in Flygsfors




Monday - Friday: I have been working as a substitute teacher in year 1-2. It has been fun and interesting to see the difference between the ages. We have had a visit from the fire department. The kids loved it and so did I ;) It is always more fun to work when there is a fireman in the same room!

Yesterday the weather was lovely, it was sunny and nice. The cats where out all day.

Wilda loves to be on top of the roof


Carl was here and we were raking up all the leaves in the garden and I cleaned/organized the garage. Spring cleaning :)
In the evening Mike and I had dinner at Dad and Karins place. Yummy, three course meal. Very nice!

Today I have been up early to watch the omnibuse (last weeks episodes) of Eastenders. Then I went for a walk to feed some bread to the ducks.


Later Mike and I went to my Dads again in the afternoon to fix a problem with the van. I also went for a walk in Flygsfors near the lake. It is so beutiful there. I have not been there in ages, probarbly 15 years ago since last time. I think now when I will be off work I will go there with the pram a few more times.
For dinner today we made tacos. Now we will just chill with a film or two.

Tomorrow we enter week 33!

Stressed out?

I have not been out partying lately so I have started to read some magazines instead. I just find it funny when I read articles like this one. It is a list of things you should do to improve your health etc. But it just makes me even more stressed out because there are so many things on the list...you are suppose to take it easy and relax, do yoga, drink water, eat fruit, make our own müsli etc. It is just too much!

Babies, babies & babies...

Yesterday I went to visit Emmy and baby Lorenzo (4 weeks old).

He is so cute!

Then Mike and I went to Burger King and had the biggest burger in history before we picked my Mom up from the airport.



Look what she brought back. Happy Days! But it will be another 8 more months before I can drink it though...haha.

The local made Arrehucas dark rum, yumm!
Today the weather is beautiful. Sunny and nice. I just let the cats out. And I will probably let myself out in a minute or two for a walk.

Look at sleepy Cairo, she is a "sausage-cat".

Week 31 - Sports holiday - winter break

Week 31

On Wednesday I went to see Linn and Tuva. I also went to see Dad and Karin. In the afternoon Carl came to us and helped building the baby bed and nursing table.

She is so adorable!




Next step is to paint it white.


Yesterday I phoned the midwife at the hospital to find out the test result. And I did have a urine infection! That is what caused the contractions they believe. I have not been feeling the contractions now as much. So, that is good.

I have let the cats go outside for the first time all winter yesterday. They loved it! I have let them out again today. The weather is nice. It is +8 degrees C here in Sweden today.



Today I am going to do a bit of work. I was supposed to have done some yesterday, but I was too busy cleaning the house, and I just did not feel like it either. But today I really have to do some work...

This is the book that I am reading now "To give birth". I think it is important to know what is happening in your body during delivery. That way it might be easier to handle the pain.



Look what I got in the post. The students have made me lovely "get well" drawings. How sweet!


Cairo has been very affectionate lately.

Living with cats

I love our cats.


Now when I am at home more I get to see what they are up to all day.

Look what they have done to my plant...


Tequila loves to give my head a morning massage when she think its time for me to get up.



Yesterday I did a bit of working from home. I also went out for two walks. Emma and Ozzy joined me for one. The contractions feels a bit better now.

Today I am going to town to see Ida and I will also go past work to pick some things up.

Tomorrow I will visit Linn & Tuva in the morning, and afterwards I will go and see my Dad & Karin.

Anemia

Week 30

On Thursday I went for a scheduled appointment to the midwife. My blood test showed that I have iron anemia, so now I have to eat lots of iron tablets and food containing iron. That explains why I have been so tired lately.

On Friday I stayed home all day resting and eating. I have been watching the snooker; Welsh Open.

Yesterday we drove my Mom to Kalmar airport. It felt weird because I was suppose to have gone with her…Afterwards we went to IKEA. We bought a baby bed, a bath tub, baby chair, mattress etc. In the afternoon Annie came around for some tea and cakes and a short walk. I can still feel the contractions constantly but they are not as frequent now.

Mike hates being in big supermarkets and shops, can you see that? Hehe.

Today I have been to Kalmar. I met up with a group of girls that also are pregnant in and around week 25-31. We had some tea and cakes at “Kulzenska” coffee shop. It was really nice to meet some new people and to talk about our pregnancies. Afterwards I went to Ida’s place to see her and Annie. We played some cards and had a laugh.

Next week the students have their sport holiday so I am “off” work. I have a lot of things that needs to be done and prepared so I won’t be bored. There is always something that needs to be done/corrected etc. After the holiday the appraisals starts again. I will work for 6 more weeks before I quit. The plan is that my last day at work will be on the 13: th of April. Last week is Easter holiday so I don’t count that week (then it would have been 7 more working weeks), so my last day will actually be on the 4: th of April.

Mike got his Valentines gift a few days later ;)

Safety comes first!

My mission tomorrow is to unpack my bag that I packed for Gran Canaria :(

Happy Valentines Day = Trips to the hospital...

Mike got me a cake and flowers, aawe ;)

I just came back from the hospital. I had to spend last night there because I have experienced some contractions. I have been feeling them for a few days but yesterday they got more frequent.

I went to the hospital yesterday afternoon and they measured the CTG. It showed contractions every 2 minutes, so I got an injection of Bricanyl in my leg to stop them. The Doctor examined me and said that the cervix was fine. So I went home again.

2 hours later it started again, this time it was more intense. When Mike got back from work at 23 pm we went to the hospital again. This time the CTG showed that the contractions were more than twice as strong and they came every two minutes again. I got another injection of Bricanyl and then I stayed overnight. Not so romantic Valentines Day…

In the morning the contractions came back again, but this time not so frequent, like every 10 minutes of something. The doctors examined me again and the cervix was still fine, so they think that I might have a urine infection. I have been to the toilet constantly the past two days... I got penicillin to eat, hopefully that will calm the contractions down. I will find out the test results of the urine infection in a few days.

Now I will focus on relaxation. It feels a lot better to be sat down still. As soon as I move around the contractions gets more intense. I have not felt any pain, just discomfort. I know that the doctors are really good with handling and taking care of early born babies, but it is a lot better for the baby each day it stays inside the womb.

Unfortunately our trip to Gran Canaria will now be cancelled. I do not dare to go anywhere right now. I don’t think I would get a medical certificate to fly now anyway. There will be more times in life to go on holiday! Right now it is not up to me to decide, it is Miss/Mr Baby that is the boss.

The CTG machine