A beautiful day

Marcus is home from kindergarden giving me massage on the yogamat...
I have told him not to get scared when my face changes expression and he hears strong breathingnoises.
He is handling the whole thing really beautifully:)

Salva is off picking Adrià in the kindergarden and soon my mum and brother will be here to assist.
I  think this is the day for a delivery:)

How exciting!
I feel strong and with the right attitude.
I am a warrier and I am surfing on the waves of pain!
Every time one LESS contraction before we meet our baby!!

Wish me luck!

Icecreamcraving

I woke up this morning with a strong eager:

Take the bus to the city and buy myself a softicecream:)

I just have to obey myself these days. Otherwise it might give me bad energy and that is not recomendable before a delivery. So I am very kind to myself right now!

What I didnt think of is that you have to be a true viking to be able to have a softicecream while the northwind penetrates your bones and marrow...
And that the search for the perfect icecreamplace might give you sore feet while you walk around...

I was considering a hot coffee for a little while but on the other hand I didnt want to give in on the icecreamdream I had.

So, there I ended up, in a "charming" Big Bite fast food cafè with my softicecream in a cone with daim-spread on it.
40 kroner of happiness:)
And a shelter to hide from the cold, cold, wind.
I had to share table with a family on strike.
The kids wondered if I had just ate a hell of a lot of icecream or if I was having a baby VERY soon.

I told them I had just had a lot of icecream lately.

Me and Don

My own man is not home, so therefore I will spend it with another handsome man; Don Draper!

Taking advantage of hormones keeping me awaken when I am supposed to rest, maybe I will make it through a few chapters...

We started watching this serie last year, but I think I fell asleep half way through every episode...

Scones are in the owen...!
Lately I am into some kind of high-carb/high-fat-diet!. Loading energy for the big day to come:)

Ambition level: Upgraded

 

Food & Chef is ready:)

We are going for a picnic in the city!
Meeting up with Salva and collegues in a parc!

Menu:

Bean/broccoli/aubergine salad.
Focaccia with tapenade.
Pancakes with spread: honey/walnuts or coconut!

After 2 hours powernap I am READY!!!

Chicken pox in the house...

The landlady stopped me in the door this morning informing about their oldest daughter having got the chicken pox...

NOT the best timing... But I do believe I had this as a little girl. And in Spain its pretty much  the standard to vaccinate your kids for this normal disease...Both Marcus and Adrià are vaccinated.

So, I think we are out of risk, but anyway, for a newborn its not convenient to get infected.
We will stay out of contact for the next coming days and hopefully everything will be fine.

 I was glad to wake up to a normal day today. That is kindergarden for kids, another workingday for Salva and a relaxing day for me.

My mental duedate was yesterday... One week before the real duedate. Well, it didnt happen, and Salva wants me to wait until next monday as he will have a period off work due to the expected delivery.

So, I said OK, monday it will be:)

Feeling much better:)

Ah, I am feeling so much better, luckily... Still having some stomachcramps, but much, mmuch better. We have been on the terasse all morning, and I enjoy that its not as warm as the former days.

I have to admit this soft round matressbed has been my good friend today... Spent quite some time here;)

Marcus likes to take photos...

...but also to dig around in the soil... Here trying to make a terrarium.

Here you see how you can make one yourself (he realized it was not the perfect day for it as the worms dig deep down in the soil when its so sunny...)

Adrià is exploring the tent with all the teddybears in it...

Marcus is "mowing" the lawn with a pair of scissors. "making a fotballpitch" he says. "and then the grass needs to be short".

This photo shows our pretty and neat terasse. Cant believe we were SO lucky to rent something like this 1 1/2 years ago...
Dont wanna move, dont wanna move...

Week 38+6

Yepp, another photo of belly.
Cant really get enough of them.
They are such nice memories for later.

Me and the kiddos are heading to my mother who is "home alone"! My father is fixing a cabin up north, so we will keep her company during the day:)
I guess a lot of icecream is on the agenda!

Salva is going climbing with my mothers former collegue`s husband in Sotra! They will have a superduper day in the sun! Or they might be caught in the middle of the huge forestfire. Luckily Salva is a former firefighter;)

Friday tiredness....

I have had 2 naps today... Well done Heidi:) I need to applaud myself a little bit here! Not often superefficient-Heidi lies down...

Kids have been playing wildly in the kindergarden, outside the whole day, the whole week. Bigger space to move around on, trees to climb (and break! Yeah, Marcus broke a tree there today), a lot of excercise, flowers to pick and give to potential girlfriends (Adrià is Mr.Charming proposing to any girl he sees) and a lot of waterfun.

Coming home today they were both exhausted. Adrià especially... They had their bloodsausage that I promised (they really love that) and a homemade icecream before Adrià was taken by the sleepfairy around 18:30.

This afternoon I have  packed the things we need for going to the hospital. Funny how you delay things more and more for every kid you get!
I went to the doctor for the week 39 control today and she believed that we will not meet again before the delivery. That means that petit will be with us within a week! Time will show if she is right;)
Petits head is not fixed... and I have a tendency to break the water as the first thing that happens in my deliveries.  Hope it doesnt happen this time as I would like to go to the natural delivery part of the hospital and I am not sure if they will allow me if I break the water first (with Marcus they didnt accept me...).

Probably one of the last preggerphotos of me.
Actually my weight had not changed at all the last week. 66,5 kg is status right now, and that adds 14 kilos to my normal weight. Just perfect.
With Marcus I gained 18, and with Adrià 13. So this is a very similar pregnancy in that way.

Have a nice Friday night everyone!

Its a shame to complain...

But my superpregger body just dont handle this heat very well...
Djeezes, I am hot, hot, hot.
It feels like we skipped spring and went straight from winter to summer.


I have been in town for hours walking around. It was the opening of the Bergen "Festspill" and a lot of people gathered at Torgalmenningen. Ballons and orchestras.
Normally I would probably think, oh, what a nice atmosphere, but today I just got annoyed because I had to take so many "longcuts" to get around all the people.
Couldnt they just carry me over, those strong policemen?? Be gentlemen??? :)
Somehow I also feel that people laugh and smile at my belly. Its like its to big to be true...Am I just getting paranoid?  I so want him to get out now...


I am a bit irritated at myself for having spent so much energy, and now I feel dehydrated and swollen. And NOW starts my afternoon with the kids. Salva is working afternoonshift today and just left the building.
A good friend is coming over though to pick up some babyclothes that I have sorted out for her.
I got so much the other day, so there is plenty to share.

I have made a pasta carbonara that we will have on the terasse!
Crossing my fingers that the small trolls behave nicely, otherwise I will become a monstermum I fear...!

Sun!

(from yesterday evenings toothbrushingsession)

Good morning Saturday!
Sun is shining in Bergen, guess if we believe we have deserved that?

Kids are making shields out of carton and playing pirates.
I am making buns for todays possible excursion.

Psycho belly...

Olala, its not a small belly this one...
Belly and its owner is going to the doctor for weekly check week 37.

By the way, the pain in the back/ass totally disappeared during the weekend! How lovely.
Guess it was related to taking it just easy.

So, right now, I couldnt have felt better!
Or that is, I could have had some more energy. But I guess you have to blame yourself if you sit up knitting until past midnight;)

Checlist before going to the hospital for delivery

1) Some snack, something to eat. (ok, last time we brouhgt some nuts, water they have in the hospital).
2)Extra t-shirts for your partner. (Salva doesnt sweat, and seriously, its not THAT warm in Bergen yet. Might consider a woolen sweater instead...)
3)Lunchbag for your partner. (No way he will sit down and take a break while I am in labour... Sorry Sam, but I will need you to be my instant assistant, no breaks allowed).
4)  A morning gawn. ( Really necessary??? Why make my own dirty and create more laundry for myself when I finally come home? No, I`ll rather use those beautiful ones that you get in the hospital).
5)Pyjama... (I consider the hospital clothes for a pyjama. Why bring my own?)
6) Sweaters (in plural...? I dont mess that  much?)
7)2-3 breastfeeding bras... (will I get more breasts?)
8)Indoorshoes (ok, not too practical to walk around in winterboots or in the socks... after all its a hospital)
9) Toothbrush and toothpaste! (OFCOURSE!! Just wondering why they actually have to tell us THIS???)
10) Papertowels (ah, how lucky I am to have work in a hospital, KNOWING that there will be plenty of paper there to wipe my nose or any other part of the body). I am SO NOT bringing this.
11)Hairdryer (I am not going to a spa or a party, and after delivering it would be a pity if I cared that much about my own appearance to even think of bringing this object)
12) Drinkbottle (I find it totally OK to drink from a glass.)
13) Books and magazines (after just having delivered my baby I think my mind will be very much focused on just the baby and not allow any other gossip or conspirationtheory occupy my brain)
14) Hobbystuff (bring my scrapbookthings??? That would be another suitcase...)
15)Mobilephone, charger, camera and healthcard. (Obviously)
16) Babyclothes, babysocks and a blanket ( yeah, yeah, thats the reason for being in the hospital, we wouldnt forget that...)


What a ridiculous list. Most things are obvious. I think we would have managed very well just using common sence.

 (Boys at teatime today. Fresh ginger with lemonjuice and honey, yummie. By the way, they have played like CRAZY with the dinosaurs!! What a FINN-success once again!)