Uh oh...

Baby B had his second trip to the hospital today.  The first trip was for the ultrasound.  The second trip was because his Dad broke his nose!  On Tuesday, during soccer practice, Hannes got elbowed in the nose.  He heard a crack, was pretty sure it was broken and spent some time in the ER.  He went back today to have it looked at.  They weren't sure what to do because the swelling had been pretty bad on Tuesday.  They decided they were going to try to straighten it out.  That involved a little bit of what I like to call, "porcupine nose".

Apparently, all of those sticks contained numbing cream so the "popping back in" wouldn't hurt so bad.  He sat around like that for about an hour before the doctor came back to take care of business.  I waited outside during the fixing part, but Hannes said it hurt pretty badly.  I believe him!  This is what he looked like afterwards.

Notice that the smile is gone.  That yoghurt drink was the first thing he had to eat or drink since before bedtime on Wednesday.  He had to fast just in case they had to put him under for surgery.

Another exciting thing happened this week...I made it to 29 weeks and got a major haircut!  I was planning on having Emily take another picture of me, but things got crazy on Tuesday night and it just never happened.  So, you're stuck with a picture I took of myself in the bedroom mirror.  I know, everyone is getting tired of these, at least I am, but what can you do?

The belly seems to have doubled overnight.  Baby B is getting big and strong and his kicks and punches can be seen from the outside!  It's fun for the whole family, but I am not enjoying it so much.  I'm really looking forward to week 31 because then the weeks left will be in the single digits!  Yay!

Belly Shots

It was my intention to do a photo every week with a cute little sign to track Baby B's progress.  Clearly, that hasn't happened.  I am going to make more of an effort these last 12 weeks or so to do it.  I decided to go ahead and put together all of the pictures that I have.  They are in order, but not all of them have adorable signs, and I am not sure of the exact weeks of all of them either...sorry!

Also, here are the ultrasound photos, taken at 20 weeks.

Still Hanging On...

My belly button is still hanging on.  It wants to pop out, but hasn’t yet.

I have a feeling in the next few weeks my innie will be an outie!  Baby Bäckström is also getting big and strong, and harder to fool!  Even if I lie down at 8:30 he knows that I’m not really trying to sleep and always wants to party from 9:30 until 11:30.  Which has made me extremely exhausted all the time!  On the weekends I rarely leave the house, or even my bed.  It feels so nice to be able to lie around and nap.  Especially since in the last few weeks sitting has begun to give me bad back pain.  I am really starting to count down the weeks until June, I think I can breathe easier when I get to single digits in a few weeks.  Although, I really can’t complain.  I have not had any major symptoms or pains or problems with this pregnancy.  Baby B is a little hyperactive at times, but I am trying to look at that as a positive thing, and hopefully it is not a sign of what he will be like as a newborn or toddler!

Third Trimester!!!

I have finally hit the last major milestone in my pregnancy, my third trimester!  Yay!!  Baby Bäckström is definitely growing big and strong...his kicking and punching is starting to get a little painful.  Luckily, he likes to sleep a lot, just like his mama!  We have started to prepare for his arrival, mostly by buying lots of little clothes, I just cannot help myself!  All things baby are just so small and adorable.

Here is our latest purchase:

Although, he might be waiting for a while.  Hannes still cannot grow a proper mustache.

We also just purchased a crib, but mostly because Ellie will be using it when she comes to visit in a few weeks!  We are so excited to finally have our first visitors!  Our place is a little cozy, but anyone is always welcome.  There are just a few other major things we need before he arrives: a dresser (for all of those little clothes), a car seat and a stroller.  

Hello, again!

So...it has been a very long time since I posted on here!  Life got busy, we moved across the World, I got pregnant.  I'm sure you can understand that it has been hectic!  However, with the quickly approaching birth of baby Bäckström, or technically baby Florida Bäckström, less than 14 weeks...yay!  I thought I should kick up this blog thing again.  Especially, since during labor/deliver/the few weeks after I will not be able to Skype/email/message/Facebook everyone who wants to know about the baby, and I'm sure me, and Hannes, and the kids.  This way I can just post updates on here and anyone who is interested in how far dilated I am or effaced or if this baby boy is a ginger or how much he weighs and etc. can just look on here and find out!  I hope no one is offended by this decision, but I know won't have the time or focus to keep everyone updated and creating one post is definitely the easiest, for me!  I am also going to try to document the rest of my pregnancy on here, just to make it easier.  This might mean taking slightly more professional pictures.  It is staying light here much longer so it should be easier to get a shot.  It is just really hard to convince my photographers to shoot at a flattering angle or to retake the picture until you can barely see my double chin or to let me know if I have one eye shut.  They are just so hard to work with!  Maybe I should start paying them...or not.  Anyway, welcome back!

Waiting...

I hate it.  I hate waiting in lines.  I hate waiting for food.  I hate waiting a week to see the next episode of a show.  I hate waiting months for the next season.  I hate waiting in traffic.  Waiting makes me feel trapped, claustrophobic, anxious.

Yet, somehow I feel like my life is paused and I am stuck waiting.

Waiting for Hannes to be ready so we can leave the house (he has to decide which of his 47 pairs of Vans to wear).  Waiting to have a baby (I have to work for 240 days first).  Waiting to be engaged (I have to wait for Hannes to be ready).  Waiting to meet my new coworkers (I have to wait until August 1st).  Waiting for our apartment (It isn't available until August 1st).  Waiting to buy things for our new apartment (Hannes says it's dumb to buy things now and then have to move them all).

I'm tired of feeling trapped and anxious and claustrophobic...I'm tired of waiting.  I'm tired of waiting to be someone's fiancee.  I'm tired of waiting to be pregnant.  I'm tired of waiting to see our new apartment.  I'm ready for something to happen.  I need this next chapter to begin, to take my mind off of all of the things that I'm waiting for and just give me something to do!

Jönköping/Huskvarna

On Wednesday we took a day trip to Jönköping...well, really Huskvarna, to see where we would be living.  We stopped by my school, which is absolutely amazing!  Went by the apartment and then drove past the school the kids will be attending.  The weather was absolutely amazing so we decided to head to the lake, get some ice cream and just look around.  The city is absolutely charming...cobblestone streets, little shops, restaurants, a pier that you can walk out into the lake on and even sandy beaches!  I am definitely looking forward to being able to hang out there next month!  The largest lake is freezing cold and not really the best for swimming, but luckily there are several much smaller lakes that are warmer and much better to take a dip in.  Our apartment looked pretty nice.  It's only two bedrooms so it's definitely going to much smaller than what we are used to, but hopefully it's only temporary.  We also found out how much we were going to be paying in rent...6,672 kronor/month!  It's a lot more than we were expecting.  Since it's so small and in a smaller city I was thinking it'd be closer to 5,000, but we had NO other options so I guess we will have to make it work!  Hannes just needs to find a job soon!