Hot tub, beer and the guys are happy.

Olivia and Melissa, the hostesses of this event.

The weather is great, for once, so Cat and I are sun bathing!

Midsummer at Magnus' and Melissa's place on Gräddö!

Erik, Herman, Nina, Oscar and Magnus are taking it easy in the sun

Pain relieve

Marcus' big sister Jessica, has lent me a whole bunch of maternity clothes and two waist bands that gives my back a well deserved break. Thank you so much!

My "mummy-to-bee" gift was..

..a pendant in "my" colour (being born in May, my stone of the month I green)! I love it!

Just arrived; a present from Dubai!

Thank you Haneen! I really don't know what I have done to deserve it.

Mr Handy Man

My bike hasn't been functioning for over a year and now that I get a back pain from walking too long, my beloved hubby is fixing my bike so that I don't have to walk everywhere.

27 weeks, 0 days.

This far I have gained 10 kg. It is a little more than recommended and I wish it was less, but I think I'll do fine anyways. If you click on the link below you can see a graph describing my weight from before I got pregnant up until now. As you can see, I was very hungry in the beginning, so I think that's what bites me in my behind now.
http://www.blimamma.se/images/graph.php?user=11350

By this week I am in the last trimester of the pregnancy and that feels great! "Only" three more months to go! The baby is about 33-36 cm and weighs around 1-1,2 kg. He is almost fully developed and the remaining time he will mostly gain weight.

The remains of a nice dinner.

I got my favourite flowers; peonies! They are so pretty and smell like summer to me.

Little-Erik loved the panna cotta.

Dinner at home with Helene, Mikael and little-Erik.

There was poisson cru, salmon tourne dos and white chocolate panna cotta with raspberry coulis. Not bad for a casual Thursday night dinner.. I was for once let in the kitchen and I rocked the dessert, if I may say so myself!

On our way home after a very, very big meal..

Time for main course..

Having dinner with Frida and Rebecca at Minerva!

Since we couldn't be at the hen party, we are having a night of our own with Frida.

Lunch break

How is it possible to be this fatigued from having lunch? Fortunately, I can rest for a couple of minutes before going back to my computer..

Small things that mean so much.

Guys, don't underestimate gestures such as flowers and small gifts. This love bear arrived a couple days late (it was supposed to accompany the flowers I got from Erik on our wedding day but it was forgotten at that time) and now he sits on my desk and makes me smile every time I glance at him. Silly? Definitely. But who cares if it makes you happy?!

Monday night dinner at the Ödmansson's.

One of the nicest things about summer is to eat outside!

26 weeks, 0 days.

Every week I am stunned that it is possible for my body to grow so much in such short amount of time. Anyhow, the little guy should be around 32 cm and weigh 900 grams. He kicks a lot. Every morning he wakes me up with a series of kicks to my intestines, the same goes after lunch and just before I go to bed. He is a feisty one already! Even though the kicking may not be the most comfortable of all sensartions, it is a great feeling that he is already communicating. Erik is in the habit of talking to my stomach and rubbing it. When doing so he gets kicks back as "answers", which gives him, and me, great enjoyment.

Erik and Victor finishing up for the weekend, still in rain..

Erik, relaxing.

The weather aside, it is really nice to get out a little in the archipelago and just enjoy each others company!

Making dinner in the middle of the night. Better late than never!

The salomon was grilled to perfection even though it rained and was really windy.

Waxholm in the background, on our way to Träskö storö and a warm sauna..

Passing Waxholm's castle.

Sailing with Victor.

Cloudy, cold, rains on and off and windy. Swedish summer in a nutshell!

Hmm, not even a small mystery anymore..

I found this sweet letter from Moni as soon as I opened the magazine..

A delightful surprise and a little mystery.

This is what I received in my mailbox today, a hungarian chick mag. Though no note or return address was left, I concluded fairly easy from the post stamp that said Helsingborg and the fact that I know only one suspect that has been in Hungary recently, that it was my sister who surprised me. Thank you Moni, it was very thoughtful of you!

Frida is whisked off from work to her bachelorette party!

Unfortunately neither Rebecca nor I can participate, but we will take Frida out for dinner next week instead. Hope F has a great weekend!

Preparations

This is the hotel I recently booked in Tunisia. Erik and I have been back and forth about our summer vacation plans, but finally we agreed and found a solution. Two weeks all inclusive in Port El Kantaoui and one week in Langesund is the plan. I am counting on lazy days by the pool, drinking virgin Marys and reading books. Good times!

Mårten turns 30

That was celebrated yesterday. Both big and small guests were welcome to join in.. But only those who were of age got to drink, of course!

3rd wedding anniversary!

I just received this lovely bouquet, card and chocolates from Erik. Since he works in Poland today he let Interflora take care of the delivery. So thoughtful and sweet! It made my day. Thank you sweetie! <3

Pampering

Tonight I took some time to take care of myself and had a tiny spa in my bathroom. After a scrub in the shower I used my new Body Butter from Body Shop and now I am smooth as a baby! By applying body lotion to my stomach every night I am hoping to get away somewhat unscarred from this pregnancy. Well, one can at least try and hope!

Just for fun.

Today I was browsing in Solna Center when I walked into an Ur&Penn shop and saw this cute copy of a Tomas Szabo charm bracelet. I instantly fell for it.

25 weeks, 0 days.

Up until now I haven't had much trouble from my pregnancy, but as my belly is growing, so is my back pain. I really hope that it will pass soon because it makes even walking difficult.

Cat and I also soaked up some sun and read books. What a great Sunday!

Celebrating June 6 with a picnic in Hagaparken.

Erik and Bo, taking it easy in the sun while listening to live performances. Amongst others Lasse Berghagen..

Partying together, but not quite as we used to. Everything in its own time, I guess..

Cake time!

Catrin's 30th birthday party!

A soft place to land

Ok, so neither Erik nor I know with absolute certainty what is right or wrong baby wise. That is quite unnerving and the trial and error approach is all we have. So, we figured that it would be nice for baby to lay on something soft. Wrong or right?

For diaper changing. Real soft for baby and real easy to wipe off for whoever does the changing..

Stuff

The baby's bath tub, towels and blankets.

More from today's Ikea run.

A potty, a bit optimistic maybe but it matched the rest of the bathroom.. In the middle, a sleeping bag for toddlers and to the left the second set up of bed linen for the crib.

Preparations

Thanks to my superior planning skills, Erik and I had a smooth Ikea experience tonight. I had picked out the things we were to buy beforehand and even got it down to which shelf to find it on, so it was speedshopping at its best when we got there. The things we got were only for this little person that is arriving in September, all in courtesy of Erik's parents. Thanks a lot! Here is the crib and I think it is adorable. While Erik and I put it together, we looked at each other and laughed, it was all too surreal. We were practicing playing house for real..

On our way home from a natal info meeting at the hospital.

We have chosen Karolinska Sjukhuset for the big event, mainly because it is the nearest. Now we also know that it has one of the best facilities in the country to take care of infants that need extra care and nurses on stand by at all times, which feels good in case it would be needed.

I feel pretty.. Not! But who cares?

At Gröna Lund with work. I am channeling Shrek..

I got the hat from winning a challenge. It is self said that I have to wear it for the rest of the night,.