Pounding

Dudes, I have a headache.  It may be sleep deprivation.  At any rate, I just don't have it in me to try to be clever today, but I'll catch you back here tomorrow!

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Are you mad?

Thanksgiving Pilgrimage

Jamie and I woke up earlier than usual this morning, bundled up and headed to the other side of Stockholm to get some supplies for Thanksgiving.  I did some research online first so that I was sure that we would be able to find what we needed and I'm glad I did because from our door to the door of The English Shop took one and a half hours.

But, as you can see, it was worth the trip because we got the canned pumpkin, condensed milk and stuffing that you can't find anywhere else, plus some other fun items.  And please don't judge me for using Stove Top Stuffing, okay?  I'm not an awesome cook.  Also, you can't call me cheap because it cost about $10 a box.  Yeah.

Oh, and P.S. they apparently LOVE Jamie Oliver at The English Shop. 

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Cuteness In The Aisles of Ikea

Jamie and I swung by Ikea again today because I stupidly forgot to pack a curtain rod I had purchased on Saturday.  Thank goodness it was super cheap and fit easily on Jamie's stroller, so it was no problem to go get a new one.  Since we had all the time in the world, we decided to check out the new grocery section, which didn't have anything particularly special, except for these cute alphabet crackers that only had the letters I, K, E and A.  Clever, Ikea.   

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Father And Son

It's Father's Day here in Sweden, so thank you to my husband for being the best role model I can imagine for my son.

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Kid-Sized Ikea

The Swede was the sweetest husband ever this morning.  He drove me to Ikea and then killed an hour window shopping with the baby while I went buck wild.  It was the longest I've ever been away from Jamie since he was born (the kid is insatiably hungry) and as luxurious as that totally selfish hour was, he was still on my mind, as evidenced by the baby-sized Ikea bag I purchased for him.  You know, in case he ever decides to pitch in and help out with the copious loads of laundry he is so adept at creating.

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Anniversary

A year ago today our lives changed forever when we learned that we were going to become parents.  We thought it was great news at the time.  Now I know it was The Best News Ever.  

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Wonderland

There is a magical place in our community called open preschool where parents can bring their babies and kids to play and learn.  It's essentially a fully-outfitted preschool, stocked with all the toys and arts and crafts materials you can imagine.  They have a kitchen and dining room that can be used freely, special areas for playing along with quieter rooms... everything.  On top of which, they offer classes on things like baby massage, cooking nutritious food for your children, and language development, which I signed up for today.  I had been there last Friday for the daycares' portrait day and gotten a little taste of what they have to offer, but today I got the full experience, including a tour.  Linda invited me to meet her there this morning and we sat in a circle with a dozen other moms and babies and sang songs and made a toy out of an empty soda bottle, glitter and beads.  It was an awesome place to meet up and it's only going to get better the more the babies are able to move around and play, so I have a feeling I'll be spending much more time there in the next several months.

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Bumbo Babies

Several years ago, when my niece Hayden was just a baby, my sister sent me this photo of her sitting in a Bumbo seat.  I had never heard of Bumbo before, but this picture was just about the cutest thing I'd ever seen and from that point on I knew I needed to have children, if only for the Bumbo.  Fast forward almost five years and I finally do have my own Bumbo and, more importantly, the sweet little munchkin to go with it.

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When I Hate Loving Sweden

Jamie and I went for a walk to watch the sun set.  At 2:30 in the afternoon.  I don't know if I'll ever get used to this.



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On Predictability

The Swede was home sick from work today so Jamie and I decided to give him some peace and quiet with which to get better and headed off to the mall.  Jamie fell asleep in his stroller just as my tummy started growling.  With at least fifteen free minutes and a plethora of choices, I embarked on a luxurious lunch at the food court.  I could have whatever I wanted!  They have EVERYTHING at the Kista Galleria food court.  I wasted five of my minutes just walking around trying to decide, intoxicated by the options available.  And then I made the most boring choice imaginable: a salad at the Texas Long Horn.  But get this!  They had grape soda!  GRAPE SODA, y'all!!!  Since it's not on my list of things I absolutely must eat and drink while visiting the States, I was in danger of going the rest of my life never having tasted grape soda again.  And no, of course it wasn't that good because grape soda just isn't that good, but it was an amazing experience on principle.