Weekend update

Today we have been swimming again and again Elias seemed to like it even though he got a bit grumpy with 5 minutes left.. So we haven't made it through a full session yet, but we are getting closer! ;-)

Yesterday we had a very nice day. Dave was a bit hungover, but I pretended not to notice.. I made us go out on a long walk in the morning. It was a grey autumn day but very pleasant. We met Anna, Patrik and Jacob for a fika in a quiet and babyfriendly cafe. We fed Elias solids for the first time in public. He got carrot for the first time and seemed to love it. Then we went home and spent the rest of the day lazily with the heroes marathon on tv in the background.

On the way home Elias wasn't quite ready for his sleep so instead Dave carried him in our new sling and he seemed to like it. He actually fell asleep after a while!
Here is a picture of Dave with Elias in the baby-ergo:

The coming week Elias and I have a busy schedule to say the least. Tomorrow we go to Stockholm to see my cousins Erika and Therese and my great aunt Lilly. On Tuesday we might meet up with some friends but mainly we will pack. On Wednesday morning we then catch the train to Lund and auntie Angelika. We will stay there until Monday and we are really looking forward to it although I am a bit nervous about the train ride.

Sleeping success

We have just had our best night ever. We put Elias to bed around 7.30 pm last night and after a bit of complaining he fell asleep around 8. Then when we went to bed at 10.30 he woke up, like he does basically every night. This time we decided to try and not to feed him, he probably wakes up from the noise rather than from hunger. Dave was a hero and walked him a bit which calmed him down (so he was not hungry, just like we suspected). When we put him down in his bed again he got a bit upset but after a little while he fell back asleep. Yes! I did think he would wake up pretty soon again, so you can imagine how surprised I was when I woke up at 4.15 am and he was still sleeping. At 4.30 he woke up and I must admit I was quite glad to feed him then, the boobs where quite full.. ;-) After that he slept until 7.30 this mornig. What a star!!

Swimming success

Yesterday we went to our second baby swimming class. Last week wasn't very successful so we were a bit nervous this time. We made sure he had gotten plenty of sleep right before the class and I also fed him a bit just before getting in the pool and it worked! He seemed to really enjoy it this time, even the dives. It felt a bit strange to dunk him under water but he didn't seem to mind it too much. He just looked a bit surprised and coughed up the water and then he was happy again. The idea is to always repeat the same words before a "dive" and eventually the babies will learn to shut their mouths so they don't swallow any water..

We left the babyswim a few minutes early so that we would have a chance to look at a house in Stockholm. The house was ok, but not great and I don't think we will go for it. It was nice but a bit weird. And there were loads of people there so the price will probably go through the roof. We looked at another house too which had "potential". It looks as though the previous owners have done nothing since 1962 when the house was built so there was a lot of interesting wallpapers. Maybe it would go for a pretty ok price but it would mean a lot of work before we could even move in plus we didn't get a good feeling about the area so we will probably not go for that one either.. So at the moment we are a bit depressed about the house business and will probably take a break from house hunting for a few weeks.

On Saturday we went to Jacob's 1 year birthday party. I can't believe that he is one year already and is walking around. Time sure flies! Elias was suited up in an outfit that I (and/or Anki) wore when we were babies. Cool huh!?


I have added a few more pictures to the Month 5 album by the way.

Sleep, food and other stuff...

Opps, haven't been writing for a while. Not because there is nothing to write about, but because it is hard to find the time..

So, what has happened since the last entry.. Well, he is not so keen on the dummy anymore - sorry Granddad! Not sure what we are doing wrong, Stig must have a magic touch.. He did also take the bottle a few times but the last few days he has refused and starts to cry as soon as he sees the bottle. We can usually get him to drink a bit from it but far enough from a whole meal.. Oh well.. I guess we just have to keep trying..

We met up with some of the people from the parent group last Sunday. It was fun to see the other dads and I guess they liked to see all of the babies as well. We met up at Jessica and Eric's flat and there Elias had a go on the "jump swing". He didn't jump around in it but still seemed to like it..

By the way.. The table and chairs in the background used to be mine. I sold them in 2003 and as it turns out, it was Jessica and Eric that bought them. Uppsala is a lot smaller than one thinks! ;-)

Two nights ago we think he had a bit of a fever but it didn't seem to affect him much. We took it quite easy yesterday and now he seems ok again. We hope he will be fine tomorrow as we start babyswimming then. If he is ill we can't go of course but as I said, he seems ok now. Today we need to go and get him some swimmingshorts though. Haven't had any luck finding any in town, but hopefully they will have some where we are going today. I guess it isn't quite season for swim wear..

We have also started to try to get him to fall asleep on his own rather than falling asleep in my arms when feeding. He isn't that happy about it but hopefully it won't be that many evenings before he accepts the new routine. It feels quite cruel because he is so unhappy but it is for the better in the long run. I am so glad that me and Dave are doing it together, I could never keep myself from picking him up if Dave wasn't there to help me. And I think Dave feels the same.

It has gotten quite cold here all of a sudden. The other day when we were out for a walk there were actually a bit of snow flying around in the air. So now we make sure to wrap up the boy before going out. We are actually using the "travel bag" that I used to lie in as a baby.. Cute bow on the hood huh!?


Today we tried feeding him a bit of puree again. I have tried it a bit during the week but with quite poor results, maybe because the food was homemade. Now we tried a jar of potato and parsnip puree and he seemed to really like it. How rude to prefer bought stuff to homemade!! Oh, well.. after trying it I must say I understand him, the bought stuff tasted a lot nicer.. ;-)
I have started a new photo album as well, Month 5 as you can see to the right..

Breaking news!

Elias has for the first time ever fallen asleep with the help of the dummy and kept it in for at least 20 mins!!! Of course it was Granddad Stig, the master of getting babies to sleep who managed it.. Well done!!!
Also thought I should show this picture so you all can see how wonderfully chubby he is ;-)



Yesterday he turned 4 months by the way, but I guess you all know that already!

Head better

When we went to the clinic on Monday she recommended a cream for the cradle cap and that combined with combing off the flakes seem to really help. We have also taken measures to make sure he does not scratch his head at night.


We have simply started to put mittens on at night. I thought he would really hate it but he doesn't seem to mind having them on at all.

Elias has had a bit of an upset stomach lately so the nurse at the clinic thought it might be best to wait a bit with the food tasters. He got the bad tummy before we gave him potato so that didn't cause it, but I guess we should wait before giving him more. He has also had a few nights with bad sleep, but last night it turned for the better again.

Today Grandma Inger & Grandpa Stig are coming, yippiee!