PAIN

Pain - I can say now that I have experienced the worst kind of pain ever in my life. Nerve pain is just insane.
Yesterday was....well I considered to just saw off my leg and be done with it. People with this kind of pain year in and year out are truly brave, WOW!!

But today is a lot better and I actually got to slep through the night last night. Last time I slept through the night was 3 or 4 weeks ago, I think.

We had plans to go up to Sthlm this weekend but it won't happen. I don't really feel up to it. This is how life goes; turns and bumps in the road......

svininfluensan

J got her vaccination today. She was so brave. The nurse gave it to her in her right thigh and she watched with amazement and didn't say a word. And she managed to get two stickers!!
Considering that this was done in a big room where two other kids were screaming like crazy, J deserved her two stickers :)

Father's day

This past Sunday was Father's day here in Sweden. To celebrate, we went out for dinner...all three of us! This was basically J's first dinner out. And it went really well. She got a bit bored at the end but we were surprised and proud that she sat in her chair almost the whole time.(Oh, did I mention our strategy to let J play and run for about an hour before our restaurant adventure?! :) )

I also got H a CD with Melody Gardot. (She is really good, by the way, and has a voice like honey! )

New Life

Our new life has begun. This week J started going to day care. The first day we were only there for 1,5 hour; J was a bit confused and hesitant but also curious about all the new people and other kids and new routines. Wednesday we were there for a bit longer and she didn't even notice when I left and sat in a different room talking to one of the other parents.
Then yesterday I left her by herself for about 2 hours and that went fine. When I came back we had lunch together with the other kids.

And this morning, the first vulcano erupted! Don't know what happened but she cried and screamed for about half an hour. In the end I had to put her clothes on while she was kicking and screaming. She has a lot to process, with all the changes going on, but it's really trying for me as a parent. That's why I'm so glad my dear beloved will be doing most of the morning routine in the future :)

To sum it up, J really likes it. She seems to love being around all the other kids and playing and swinging all day. And she is one of the loudest kids in the playground! One of the teathers commented on that saying: " well, at least we know of her whereabouts."

So today I dropped her of and she'll be there for lunch and nap-time. I will go back and be there when she wakes up. I hope next week will go as smoothly so I can enjoy a few last days of vacation before work starts on Thursday 20th.

yoga

I MADE IT TO MY YOGA CLASS! I'm happy and my body is happy. And tomorrow the rest of my family will be back from their trip.
I spent my evening unpacking and cleaning a bit and talking to my sister. We're planning a trip for Christmas so everyone is excited.
Well, I have to cut it short.....good night, I really need my beauty sleep now.

ungkarlslyan

My dear cousin sacrificed his own bed for me to sleep in, a true gentleman. We've had a nice time together. Yesterday I dropped my bag off at his apartment and then we went in to town and I got to see the office where he works.

Coming to Sthlm almost feels like coming to London. Tubestations and busy people, more busy than in GBG it seems at least. And no tolerans for waiting in line, if it means you might miss your train.

After having lunch at Gallerian we went down Drottninggatan and I bought a CD. I'm also looking for a new purse but I'm picky and I didn't find anything I liked. So it will probably take until Christmas before I find anything.
J is off to Moscow today so we're leaving the house soon to go into town again. my train leaves at 2.10 pm.
please pray that I'll make it to my yoga class!!!!!

Hufvudstaden

Now I'm in Stockholm on a conference with work. The weather is terrible...well, at least very cold for this season but since we spend most of our days indoors at lectures it doesn't really matter.
Just heard from my family. They are in Finland visiting a friend and flew over there this morning. I received an MMS with a picture of J in the airplane, she is just really cute my daughter if I may say so!! :)

Tomorrow I'm seeing my cousin who lives here and I'm spending the night at his house. Hopefully on Sunday I'll make it back to my yoga class on time. HAve a good week end, dear family and friends.