Lunch @ Mälarpaviljongen

This morning was lovely so I was actually sunbathing on the balcony for a bit while F went to the driving range at Ulriksdals Golfklubb. I also scrubbed the bathroom (it really needed to be done!) and cleaned up a bit. When F was back we decided to head to Mälarpaviljongen for lunch, I haven't been there at all this year and I always pay that place a visit. It wasn't as warm as it was this morning but we enjoyed a burger and a salad and afterwards we went to café Vurma for a coffee.

This evening we have cleaned up a bit more and it is time to start packing again since we're going to Åland tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to seeing everybody over there and the weather is supposed to be nice on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday :) Hopefully we get to see the kids as well (Elias and Benjamin)!

On Friday it was my birthday - thanks everyone for all the lovely birthday wishes - and F had organized a surprise for me. In the morning he made me breakfast (he baked scones :)) and then we went to Yasuragi Hasseludden for some relaxing time together. I have never been there before and I really enjoyed the time in the water :) The dinner was lovely as well that we had before we went back to our room. I had a lovely birthday with my darling - thanks a lot, I love you! ♥

Nice weather and golf

This morning I had to go over to my apartment since a photographer was coming over to take some new shots of the newly renovated bathrom (I'm finally getting there!). F and I have done a good bit of cleaning in the last couple of days to get the bathroom and the apartment in a condition for viewing again. It was the same guy that came over the last time that took the photos this morning as well. He had them taken within a few minutes so now I just need to talk to the estate agent to get everything ready for the first weekend in August. I really hope that I'll be able to sell the apartment now and hopefully with a bit of profit. Fingers crossed!

The weather has been gorgeous today and F wanted to do 9 holes at Bromma Golf so we went up there to have our lunch before we headed out. I didn't play this time but I walked with F to give him some support. The sun was out all the time and I got a bit of a tan :) Now I'm really tired so I'm resting on the couch while thinking about what to bake with my new Kitchenaid machine that was delivered last week :)

Kolmården with the kids

Today we have been at Kolmården zoo with Kim, Lisa and the kids. We were quite lucky with the weather and there were only a few rain drops during the day. It was such a lovely day and the kids had a lot of fun, especially Benjamin. Unfortunately we didn't get to go to the safari as the queue was so long and would have taken an hour and twenty minutes - crazy! Elias is getting bigger and bigger and I really enjoy playing with him, he's so happy all the time ;) Missing them already but luckily we get to see them next week again when we go to Åland. I keep my fingers crossed the weather will be nice so that we can spend a few days over there.

F and Benjamin in the swing at Kulmården ;)

On our way back from Kolmården Maria gave me a ring and asked if we wanted to come over for coffee so we did :) We sat outside in the sun and she gave me an early birthday pressie since they're going to England tomorrow. Will be hard not to open it until Friday ;)

Car trip and catching up with friends :)

Yday we rented a car and decided to take a trip to Bray, Powerscourt gardens and Glendalough before we headed over to the Murphys for dinner. We had a long but such a lovely day. The weather was quite nice and we enjoyed a walk in Powerscourt gardens before we had lunch at the terrace cafe. F had never been there before so I decided to take him there. I think he wishes he brought the golf clubs though ;) Neither of us had been to Glendalough, it was beautiful around there as well. At the Murphys we got to play with the kids (I finally got to meet them) and then we had dinner together. It was great to catch up with them all (the Bradys were there as well) and there were a lot of laughter. I miss these guys and wish I could see them more often!

Whiskey

We're enjoying ourselves in Dublin and the weather is actually not as bad as I thought it would be. After a couple of days of shopping (mostly at Penneys of course) we're now taking a break and heading up to casino marino this afternoon. We have booked a car for tomorrow so that we can go to Powerscourt gardens and Glendalough. On our way back to the hotel we stopped at a whiskey store and my baby bought some of his favourite ;) Tonight we're heading out to Joel's where we're gonna have dinner with the girls. Looking forward to it!!

Yep - it's growing

Time's flying and I'm now in week 25 (+1). My belly is growing quite rapidly and the scales show that I'm putting on weight too ;) Luckily I'm feeling fine and I don't have any back problems or any other problems yet anyway. The baby is kicking away every day and it' so lovely and assuring, I know that everything is ok then :) The other day we when we were in Vallentuna, Lisa gave me some baby clothes and it felt so unreal when I sat down in the evening to fold them all. Can't believe we're actually having a baby!!

I haven't taken any notes about the pregnancy, however we try to take some pics of my stomach week by week. In short you can say that I've had a very good pregnancy so far and I'm so happy that everything is going well. Here are a few words about it:

Week 4: Finding out that I'm pregnant, sharing the news with F was such an amazing thing!
Week 6 - 14: Feeling sick constantly, from early morning until late in the evening. F and I find it difficult to feel 100% happy since the risk of having a miscarriage is still quite high. Slowly as the weeks pass by we're hoping that everything is going to be fine. I've only shared the news with my closest friend.
Week 12: We have an appointment for an early baby scan, it shows that I'm actually carriying a baby (one can't be too sure ;)) and everything looks fine. Seeing the heart beat is overwhelming - we're so happy! After the scan we decide to tell our parents - they couldn't be happier for us.
Week 14: I'm telling my colleagues about my big adventure.
Week 16: I can feel the baby's first movements, it feels like a butterfly is living inside of me :)
Week 18: Time for the second scan and we get to see our baby again. Everything looks just as it should and we walk out of there so excited. We know the gender of our baby now ;)
Week 20: half way there ;)
Week 21: The kicking is becoming more frequent and distinct. My belly is growing and I'm putting on weight.
Week 23: F can feel the movements for the first time, it's so cool!
Week 24: We have our first appointment with the midwife since the registration in week 10. Everything is just as it should be and we get to listen to the baby's heart beat again.
Week 25: This is where I am now and I'm happier and feeling better than ever. I'm getting more and more excited about our new family member and can't wait to see the little miracle!

Sunny day

Today has been a lovely day and I've even been sunbathing for a couple of hours. Had a healthy lunch - I made a simple fruit salad that I had with vanilla kesella and some sunflower seeds. Now I'm on my way in to town to meet up with Johanna for a catch up :)

Coffee break in Vallentuna

Today we spent the afternoon with Kim, Lisa and the kids. The kids were in a great mood and we got to catch up with Kim and Lisa :) My brother was also there - I love days like these!

Strawberries and happiness

No summer without strawberries. We celebrated that we're on vacation last night with strawberries, we had strawberries for breakfast this morning and went to F's mam this afternoon to enjoy some strawberries with cream and ice cream ;) It has been really hot today and we have just been taking it easy. For dinner we went to Bon Coin to enjoy some lovely galettes, it's a creperie at Stora Essingen. Now I'm lying on the couch watching Adele's concert at the Royal Albert Hall that they're showing on SVT2. My baby is kicking away and I'm looking at and feeling the movements feeling so happy and blessed!

Vacation!!

Finally I've worked my last day before my summer holidays, I'm now on vacation for four weeks and I'm not back in work until 6th of August :) We don't have that much planned, but I'm surely gonna rest, read books, sunbathe (the weather has to be good), visit friends in Dublin, do some scrapbooking, enjoy lovely food, go to Åland and spend some quality time with my baby(ies) ❤

Agnes - One Last Time

Love this song by Agnes!!!

Sushi and girl talk

Saturday myself and Maria met up in the afternoon to go to the driving range to practice our golf swing. The weather wasn't great on Saturday morning but later on in the afternoon the sun came out and it was actually really warm. We met our instructor up there, he's always saying hi and cheering us on :)

After a while we felt we were done so we walked up to Brommaplan to buy an ice cream that we had outside in the sun. Then we went to get some sushi and I ordered californian rolls that were gorgeous. They had put some mayonaise on top of the rolls and it was yum!

We spent the evening in Maria's couch and talked about all and nothing, we don't get quality time with each other that often anymore so it was really nice to catch up properly. I had a lovely weekend but as always it was too short!!

Lovely day for midsummer

Friday was such an amazing day to celebrate midsummer! We all met up at Camilla's apartment and then went to Bromma Kyrka together where we knew there were going to be some traditional midsummer celebrations. The sun was shining and we found a lovely place in the grass for a picnic. Camilla and Ellinor were responsible for the food and had brought loads of goodies like bread, cheeses, ham, Swedish "skagenröra", herring, melon, strawberries, olives, biscuits etc and to top it off - the most gorgeous caramel cake!!

Needless to say I was stuffed when we walked out of there, just to go to our apartment where we were going to have a BBQ a couple of hours later. We enjoyed more yummy food in the evening and I had been responsible for baking a midsummer cake. Found a great recipe on the web and it turned out pretty well I must say. It was made of a brownie base with daim and then some strawberry mousse on top, topped with some more fresh strawberries ;)

We all had a lovely time together, thanks to everyone for making it happen!

Cake no 1 - caramel cake

Cake no 2-  my midsummer cake :)

Happy Midsummer!

Today is Midsummer's Eve and I woke up this morning greeted by beautiful weather and sunshine :) We're currently getting ready for a nice day with family and friends. The plan is to take part in some Midsummer celebrations at Bromma Kyrka while having a picnic with loads of nice food and a caramel pie for dessert! Later on we're gonna have a barbeque at our place, it looks like the weather is going to be lovely all day - at least here in Stockholm. I've been responsible for the dessert for tonight and started preparing a Midsummer cake already last night. I've never made it before but I think it will be yummie and it includes strawberries of course! What would Midsummer be like without strawberries, hey!?

I hope you'll all have a lovely day, Happy Midsummer everyone!

Dessert

My baby was responsible for serving our dessert today - yum! :)

Helene's Krog

Tonight myself, F, my brother and my parents went to Helene's Krog together for dinner. It was a Christmas present from my parents and my brother and my dad had their birthdays during the week so we thought it'd be a good time to go this weekend. I've never had a bad meal in there and I really like the place. F had never been there but I think he enjoyed it as much as the rest of us did. I'm still full, it was the "little" dessert that topped it off ;)

Earlier on we went to Kista Galleria and now we're just chilling at home. Tomorrow we'll hopefully go to Bromma Golf to play some golf with Marcus & Maria and to check out Lena completing her beginners course ;) It's supposed to be rainy but I hope the rain will be limited so that we can go out there on the golf course and have some fun! I bought some golf clubs during the week that I want to try out as well :)

Bowling and golf

Last night my darling had arranged for a night out and I didn't know what he was up to. We went into town in the evening and ended up at Marions Gastro Diner where we had a game of bowling and then dinner afterwards. We haven't been out and about for a while so I really appreciated it. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed drinks and a very nice dinner. I wasn't that good at the bowling, but really enjoyed it anyway. It was a good workout, he he ;)

Today Maria and I had decided to go to Bromma Golf together to practise a bit and to give the theory test a go. I have been studying the golf rules in the past while in order to be prepared but I was still a bit nervous about it. I thought it was only gonna be multiple answer questions but there were actually ten free text questions and when I first saw them I was a bit shocked. But both myself and Maria did very well and our instructor who corrected the tests said that we almost got a 100% test result. Needless to say we're happy about passing the test! :)

We enjoyed a lovely lunch at the golf restaurant before we left for Bromma Blocks. We hardly ever go shopping together anymore and were looking forward to that, but we didn't really find anything. Maria bought a top though and I bought a cardigan but I guess it's better to keep our money instead ;)

Now I'm at home while my baby is at the cinema with a friend. I've been watching the football match between Holland and Denmark and fair play to Denmark for winning!

Me and my bump

Woke up this morning after a long good night's sleep. Had promised my darling to make a nice breakfast so I got up and started preparing for some waffles. They were served with a lot of nice fruit like kiwis, strawberries, mango, grapes and banana and also jam and cream. With that we had tea and coffee and we watched the film Hamilton with Michael Persbrandt.

I feel so sorry for all of the runners today that are out there running Stockholm Marathon. I had wanted to go into town to watch them but with the weather like this, I'd rather stay at home. I'm thinking about Lina and Hilton who I cheered for last year, they'll do brilliantly! In a minute I'm gonna have a shower and then we're gonna head to the recycling station in Bromma. I'm gonna go by my apartment to clean out the kitchen as well, F and I are just gonna keep the nice stuff.

Thought I'd show you a picture of me and my little bump, it's slowly starting to show now. On Monday I'm in week 20 so I'm halfway there :) In the last couple of days I've started feeling the movements in my stomach a bit better than previously. It feels like a little butterfly is living in there ;) It's so exciting, it's mostly in the evenings I can feel it but even throughout the day and it's tickling :)