We Have a New Baby

Gotcha!  We kind of have a new baby.  Hannes and I bought a car this weekend!  Although, we truly appreciated the car his grandma gave him when he was 16 and that his parents have been letting us use these last months, it feels good to say goodbye to the 1996 Nissan Almera!  And to say hello to our new 2009 Volvo V70!  One of the main reasons we chose this car is for the trunk space.  We can easily fit suitcases, a stroller and anything else we want in that trunk!  We also think the three kids will have space in the back seat.  The color is perfect for Sweden, especially Swedish winters, dirt will blend right in!  Then, of course, there's the fact that Volvos are Swedish and when living in Sweden do what the Swedes do, right?  It just felt right to buy a Swedish car.

Here is the 30 week picture!  It is not the most flattering picture ever.  Either my face really has gotten as fat as it feels, or the natural light is unflattering, or it's not the best angle, or some combination of all of those things.

I still feel pretty good.  The belly is starting to get heavy and sleeping is something I can only dream about.  Between not being able to get comfortable and Baby B's acrobatics it is almost impossible to sleep all night.  Lately, I've been waking up at 2am or 4am and I feel great!  I am all ready to get up and get going for the day and I cannot sleep anymore.  However, at around 2pm I feel like death and am so past ready for bed.  I guess I'm just getting myself prepared for the lack of sleep that I will have for the next several years; hopefully, it's really not that long!  We also had a doctor's appointment on Thursday.  Last time, 5 weeks ago my belly was measuring 24 cm, right on the normal curve.  This past appointment, it measured 29 cm, way above the curve!  I guess I wasn't imagining that my belly had doubled in size over the last few weeks.  Yikes!  Looking forward to single digit weeks left next week.

We are also preparing for a very important visit next week!  Jessie, Matt and Ellie Grace are coming to stay for a week!