Back from my break

It's been more than a year since my last post. If you saw my last post, you know why it's been more than a year. I've sorta been busy tending to our newest wee one and adjusting to my new life as a mommy of three.

So I took a little break from, you know, blogging ... and keeping a tidy house and cooking meals that involve more than two steps (1. Heat 2. Eat) and brushing my teeth every night and wearing clothes that match/fit/don't have holes. You know.

Baby girl — now 8 months old — is doing great. Now that she isn't as needy as a newborn, I feel like I can come back to life, which I mean in every way that could possibly mean.

(My labor and delivery, by the way, was the easiest of the three. I love you so much, Mr. Epidural inventor. I was admitted at 10 a.m., was ready to deliver at about 2:30 p.m. and pushed for 10 minutes. Ta-daa!)

A never-before-posted picture of me shortly before delivering Swedepina No. 3.

My happy and healthy 8-month-old.

Anyway, all this is just to say that I'm ready to return to the blogosphere. I'll be back. Hope you will, too.

Boy or girl? The results are in ...

Here she is, at about 18 weeks, resting comfortably in my tummy.

The Swedepina Posse will soon be three members strong. [more]

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Expecting Baby Arvman No. 3

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What better place than our family blog to announce our growing family? Andreas and I are so excited to finally share our happy news: I'm three months pregnant with Baby Arvman No. 3, due in August. [more]

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Summer in Sweden: Final photo roundup

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Last year, I capped off our Swedish blog posts with a roundup of random photos. So I thought I'd do it again. And a big thank you to all who followed us throughout our trip! [more]

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Summer in Sweden: Serenity in Sannegårdshamnen

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On our final full day in Sweden, Andreas and I decided to spend the morning once again exploring Sannegårdshamnen, the area where his parents recently moved in Gothenborg. [more]

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Summer in Sweden: Return to IKEA

First stop: Food.  Andreas had Swedish meatballs and prinsesstårta, or princess cake (top), and I had fläskfilé, or pork filet, and a slice of chocolate pie.

A visit to Gothenburg would not be complete without a stop at IKEA — founded in Sweden in 1943. [more]

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Summer in Sweden: Snakes, sharks, monkeys and more at Universeum

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We decided to spend a recent rainy day in Gothenburg's Universeum, a seven-story nature and science museum that's great for kids of all ages. [more]

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Summer in Sweden: Playground playdate

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The other day when we visited Andreas' brother and his family, we took advantage of the fine weather — sunshiney but very cool — and went to a nearby playground. The girls got to spend quality time with their cousin, a sweet blonde-haired and blue-eyed preschooler, and together they whiled away the morning in their own little world. [more]

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Summer in Sweden: Train ride to Vänersborg

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On Sunday, we rode a train from Gothenburg to a town called Vänersborg to visit the girls' great-grandmother and to celebrate her 94th birthday. Vänersborg, an hour north of Gothenburg, is the town where Andreas grew up. [more]

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Summer in Sweden: A Swedish birthday party

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Andreas' parents hosted a birthday party today for our youngest daughter, who (unfortunately) had to celebrate her actual 3rd birthday a few days ago in three different airplanes because we spent that entire day travelling from Hawaii to Sweden. [more]

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