Vyssan lull, sleepy boy

Late night entry, or rather late night for me hehe - Elliot is now fast asleep and I'm in my bed, crawled up under the bed cover. Just wanted to write something short for today and let you know that Elli fell asleep in his bed today, for the first time in months! Have had to rock him in the pram until now, with risk of waking him when moving him to his bed. The answer to the riddle of how-to-get-Elliot-to-sleep-in-his-bed is "vyssan lull" feet; you attach them on every leg on the bed, and it works like a cradle.

All I can say is "awesome", and that still doesn't cover it. What a relief! Let's hope it works tomorrow and onwards ;-) With that being said, I'll now shut my eyes before tomorrows visit to the hospital and the continued check up to see that there are no abnormalities in his kidneys or bladder (considering the early urinary infection). Wish us luck!

Lina Xx

PS. Cher, let me know if you're interested in these (for Evie) and I'll send some over (they come in several different colors)! Or perhaps you have them in the UK?

Same procedure

... as last year James, or rather the same procedure as yesterday...

One good thing about yesterday was that Elli fell asleep all on his own, while eating, so was an effortless putting-to-bed event. However, he woke up at 1 am and then wouldn't sleep until 4.30, meaning a night worse than the one before. I think I fell asleep at 5 am, and then up again at 7 am.

Full speed ahead, sir!

 He's asleep now though so I've been sitting by the kitchen table, staring out the window. The weather is awesome, unfortunately too cold for a walk (minus 10 degrees would not be kind to the little monkeys precious little cheeks). Should've gone to rest as he fell asleep, but as I never know for how long he'll be under, I dare not even try anymore - usually he wakes just when I'm about to drift away, and that makes me even more tired than had I not tried to nap at all. Dilemma!

Called my little brother earlier just to talk a little - he's the best! Thanks for being there, bro! ♥

I've recently discovered that it's my birthday soon, apparently. We've planned a little get-together with family and some friends; I'll make semla buns and some other goodies, and Dans sweet mom will make me the cake I love the most :-) I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone (more than the sweets actually haha) so right now I'm counting the days until February 2nd! My brother and Steffi asked Steffis parents to babysit Caiden and Harley so that they (Fredrik and Steffi) can both come here - that is so awesome! I really wish I could see them more often, but since Caiden is going to pre-school it makes it difficult, as we're advised not to let Elliot meet children that age :-( Let's hope everyone stays healthy so that we can meet :-)

Been trapped indoors for a couple of days now so think I'll put on some warm clothes and go for a walk this evening, when Dan is home. Or first, let's wait and see how energetic I feel - might be a challenge I will have to pass on!

I hope you'll have a wonderful Tuesday ♥
Xx

Fresh start

... or something like it... 

I suppose I let the frustration get a firm grip last night, today I'm doing my best to shove it away (although it's diiiiifficult when being this tired...). Elli woke at 1.30 am, I was able to go back to bed at 4 am, then he woke again when Dan got up for work around 6.30 am, and has been awake since.

Are babies not supposed to sleep more?

I guess, with his inherited DNA, there is not much hope for him to sleep much - Dan being very energetic as a child, and me not wanting to sleep for more than 15 minutes a time. But still! I had hoped genes could skip a generation?

Right now I'm seated at our new, wonderful, comfortable kitchen table trying to drink a cup of coffee (not so hot anymore) and eat sweets. Yes, sweets. Fake energy FTW! ;-)

The day outside is grey, although beautiful - the snow covers all the colors and the sky is milky white - the world looks asleep, but the sounds from the nearby kindergarten and school shows that it's just another ordinary Monday. Monday, huh? Where did Mr Weekend go? You left us all too soon!

I've scheduled a meeting with my manager at work on Friday, to discuss timings (of when I'm due back). My role within the Innovation department has changed somewhat and does no longer include the Consumer Insights department - me likey! Having to assist both departments left me with a somewhat shallow feeling, there was no time to actually dig in deep into any of the departments. But now there will be! :-) Sometimes I long to go back to work - really liked it.

When I got to bed again at 4 this morning, and had just tucked myself in, one of our cats - Morris - came walking across the bed, purring and sniffing. He walked upto my head and buffed with his head against my hand, and then crawled in under the cover, laying down to rest against my belly. Such a warm and fuzzy feeling when your beloved little (or not so little haha) cat comes to give you support and comfort ♥

Xx

Yep.

Today will be the day that I jump from the balcony. Up with Elli again (since 1.30 am) and it's killing me! I can see no end to the non sleeping life I lead. Will it ever get better?

Oh, and also - nice shoes... awesome colour! I could live in those.

Happy Buddha

Hello everyone,

How are you? Had a good weekend? :-)

We're fine, Elliot amazes us every day with his smiles, expressions and noises! Didn't do much yesterday apart from cleaning and tidying, but today has been a great day; went to pick up Ellis new car seat and also got him some toys which he loves (to chew on). Talked to my mum and my brother on the phone, and then did some skyping with Dans sister and mum & dad. Elliot is finally asleep now (still not easy putting that little monkey to bed haha) so Dan and I are on a computer each just relaxing before bedtime.

I've been browsing the internet for happy buddhas/laughing buddhas, not too easy finding the one I see in my head, and when I do they're expensive! I have a small one that we purchased in Thailand, but would really like a bigger one to welcome guests into our home. That smile really is something extra special :-)

Below is the type of Buddha I would love to have - just have to find him :-)

Do you have a Buddha in your home?

Love,

Lina

Something to look forward to!

Not so frequent updates lately - sorry about that... My days are mostly all the same; get up in the middle of the night to feed our little monkey, spend all day playing, feeding and entertaining him, then try to make him tired around 7 pm so we can put him to bed early. Rarely works though :p He usually falls asleep around 10 pm which means I hardly get any "me-time", for my own sake I have to go to bed when he does haha

Went to see sweet Emma and her gorgeous son Gabriel yesterday - great fun with some girl time, even though it's often interrupted ;) I've noticed it's kinda difficult to fully focus on a conversation, part of you is always focused on your child, but we certainly did good yesterday!

Made plans for May now, my dear friend Richard will be coming to visit May 24-29 so right now we're trying to plan what to do with our time. Will definitely be visiting my mum and also try to make plans with a guy we both know - should be fun! Will probably be doing some tours to the city also, and I've promised him we'll have dinner at both Texas Longhorn and Djingis Khan (mongolian bbq).

Below are some pictures of our lovely little monkey ♥

Have a good weekend!

Our table

Here's our new kitchen table in broad daylight, which isn't very bright here in Sweden during winter to be honest, especially when not sunny. Hope you can still get a feel for what it looks like haha

My mission now is to have Elli fall asleep so that I can shut my eyes for a few minutes... had plans to visit my friend Emma today but had to cancel due to the lack of sleep :( that sucks big time as I had really been looking forward to it! Bags were packed and clothes for today ready in the bathroom, but hopefully we can make  plans for a new date soon :) I really need some girl talk and it's a lot more fun talking a wslk together with a friend!

See you soon!
Lina
Xx

Att sova eller inte sova...

...det är frågan.

Det här är ett gnälligt inlägg så känsliga tittare varnas.

T R Ö T T!! Elliots sovvanor verkar helt ha lösts upp sedan julhelgen, han vaknar nu om nätterna och vill antingen sitta uppe och tutta på nappen eller äta, eller bara ha sällskap av sin mamma The Zombie. Om dagarna sover han sina sedvanliga 15-minuters-tupplurar, en vana, som det nu känns som, börjar ta kål på mig. Hade aldrig kunnat föreställa mig att man kunde vara så här trött! Man känner sig ju fysiskt sjuk o.O Har iallafall inte blött mer näsblod, och det, måste jag tillstå, är ju ett plus förstås...

Slut på gnälligt meddelande.

Fick hämta hem vårt nya bord med stolar igår, så gårdagskvällen stod i flitens tecken. Vi blev riktigt nöjda; köket känns helt plötsligt jättestort! Skönt :) Vårt runda bord med fyra stolar gav bara ett rörigt intryck och var inte alls lika rymligt. Bifogar en bild, tyvärr är den lite mörk (tog den nyss) så jag lovar att fotografera senare idag också ;)

Nu måste jag återuppta mitt åtagande som nattvakt åt vår vackra och underbara lille son, vi hörs senare.

Kram,
Zombien

Amazing gift

...and a yummy dessert.

Just can't help myself, I have to post a pic of a gift Elliot recieved earlier! It was crafted by my dear friend Cheryle and her Ed and it's just breathtakingly beautiful and well made! We all love it ♥

In the car with Dan and Elli atm, on our way to Mio to see how our table order is coming on - can't reach them by phone.

Had a good day, Elli and I - went for a walk, been playing and laughing, and then finally Dan came home :) Yummy chicken for dinner with a semla for dessert - could it be any better? ;)

Lina
Xx

Separation and sleep depravation

We've had some issues with Diesel since he first moved to us; apparently something happened a week before we went to pick him up which resulted in a skittish and reserved kitty. This has not improved over these two years so a few days ago we left Morris with Dans parents to see if Diesel would come out of his shell... Not a lot of changes there unfortunately, but now Morris seems unhappy... >_< Daniel is now on his way to Arboga to bring him back home! Shame this attempt turned out to be an epic fail - we'll have to think of somthing else. Ideas, anyone?

Elliot is fast asleep in his pram, can hear him enjoying his pacifier haha! I've cleaned the salt water tank (but had to be quick about it as Elli grew impatient...) so now it's back to being shiney :D

Yesterday was not a fun day, missing dad just as much as when it first happened. Had hoped it would get easier with every birthday, but I'm just bursting with things I want to tell him, and it hurts to know I will never be able to.

Oh, did I tell you we've bought a new kitchen table with chairs? Found it on sale on Mio, now we just have to wait for them to call us so we can come pick it up! Promise to post a pic when it's here :)

Right, will try to rest for abit - can tell the lack of sleep takes it's toll when I get massive nosebleeds (no I'm not picking my nose). Good thing I'm great at one hand typing ;)

Love,
Lina

Pappa ♥

Hej pappa,

Världens bästa pappa. Idag skulle du ha fyllt 63 år. Jag tänkte fira dig, även om du inte är här. Ska åka till minneslunden och tända ett ljus för dig, och hoppas att du ser det. Jag tänker på dig varje dag, och jag ser bitar av dig i min son Elliot, ditt barnbarn.

Hur har du det? Ser du på oss ibland och ler när vi gör sånt som du brukade göra, som med smörkniven, eller puss i pannan? Längtar du efter oss så som vi längtar efter dig?

Jag gråter fortfarande ibland när jag tänker på dig, och den gamla panikkänslan i bröstet gör sig påmind emellanåt.

Jag önskar så att du var här.

Jag älskar dig, käraste pappa ♥

I love you ♥