Happy 95th!

Today marks 95 years since the declaration of Finnish independence. Thought I'd share a few photos from my last trip to Finland.

I hope you have all had a great day, mine has been a bit so-so. It included a teething baby, a broken bottle of sweet chili sauce, some burnt dal among other things. But life is good.

För att markera Finlands 95-årsdag tänkte jag dela med mej av några av de mpnga foton jag tog under min senaste Finlandsresa.

Här i Saudiarabien har vi "firat" med en tandproducerande baby, en söndrig flaska sweet chili sås på köksgolvet och en kastrull med vidbrända linser. Men allt känns bra sist och slutligen.

We did some moose spotting - as usual
Lite av vårt sedvanliga älgbongande

Lovely London

I am one of those people that dislikes Paris, but oh how I love London! I've been to London quite a few times, but I still got to experience quite a few new things this time around. We also did a day trip to Windsor to see the castle, the Queen was there but she completely ignored us... I hear she does that to a lot of people. We did get to see a waxy version of her at Madame Tussaud's.

Några foton från vår Londonvisit, en av mina favoritstäder som alltid har nåt nytt att erbjuda fast jag varit där flera gånger. Vi gjorde också en liten dagsutflykt till Windsor och besökte drottningens weekendresidens. Hon var på plats men ignorerade oss totalt... men vi fick se henne avbildad i vax på Madame Tussaud's istället!

Would you ever happen to catch a glimpse of the queen looking out of one of the windows at Windsor Castle?
Ingen drottning som tittar ut genom fönstret på slottet i Windsor

Emirates Air Line

The sun setting over Windsor
Solen börjar gå ner över Windsor

The cathedral at Windsor Castle

A little crooked house in Windsor
Ett hus i Windsor lite käckt på svaj

'Tis the season... for teething

The moment I have been waiting for the way some people wait for Christmas, our daughter's first tooth. Ever since she started drooling like a maniac a little over a month ago i have been expecting that first tooth to come any second! So last Friday, there you go, a tiny but hard little lump on the bottom gum! other than suffering from the mother of all diaper rashes, she has been her usually sunshiny little self!

I'm just wondering, is it normal to be so excited about your child's first tooth, or is it just me?

Nu är väntants tider förbi, vår dotters första tand har sett dagens ljus! Det är nog ännu bara några hårda små knottror som knappt syns, men en tand i alla fall. Hittills har tandsprickningen gått bra, hennes humör är på topp som vanligt. Enda sidoeffekten är ett obehagligt blöjeksem som tom. gav upphov för en liten läkarvisit, men det är nu också på bättringsvägen.

Är det normalt att man blir så till sej av barnets första tand? Eller är det bara jag? Jag antar att dethär är ett typiskt "första barnet" syndrom, det lugnar väl ner sej sen...

The day everything changed

The entry to my hospital room
Ingången till mitt rum på sjukhuset

Today marks exactly six months since the birth of our beloved daughter. Like any new parent I can tell you that those months have flown by. There has been tears, crying, sleepless nights and more laundering than I ever thought possible. There has also been smiles and laughter and most importantly, there has always been love. Me and my husband feel eternally blessed for this gift that we waited for so long.

I have scheduled this post to come online at 4.38 am, the time our daughter was born (just in case anyone wonders about the wird hours of the day that I seem to spend blogging).

Idag är det exakt se månader sen vi välkomnade vår älskade dotter till världen. Ett halvår som har gått i ett huj. Månader som har fyllts med skrik, tårar, sömnlösa nätter och ofantliga mängder med byk. Men dagarna har också fyllts av leenden, skratt och viktigast av allt, kärlek. Vår dotter är en gåva som vi väntade länge på, det går inte i ord att beskriva hur tacksamma vi är.

Dethär inlägget kommer att komma upp på bloggen klockan 4.38 på morgonen, samma klockslag som vår dotter föddes.

Here comes the the rain again

This is the second time in a week that we are getting some rain, that deserves mentioning on the blog! Today's rain was just a drizzle, but it did cause our gardener to abandon our backyard where he had been busy digging his way to China in order to fix a broken pipe.

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Idag kom den andra regnskuren på en vecka, något av ett mirakel i denhär delen av världen. Det var egentligen bara en mycket lätt skur, men likväl ansåg trädgårdsmästaren att det var bäst att avbryta reparationen av det brustna vattenröret.

No hard feelings

Our daughter is nearing her 6 month birthday. That meant that another round of immunizations were due. Some crying was to be expected and this time was no different. But the crying did not last long and when we left the treatment room our little girl actually smiled at the nurse, as if to say that she is not holding a grudge against her!

My Mission Impossible

"This house will self destruct in 60 seconds" That is the impression I have been having since coming back. It feels like it never ends, just as you feel one room is starting to look presentable, you walk into the next one and realise there's a few hours worth of work right there. I'll admit to being the laziest and most reluctant housekeeper there ever was. Hats off to those women who do it while juggling hobbies, work and more than one kid!