Bumpdate: Week 26

how far along?  25 weeks and 2 days.

size of the baby? 35 cm/ 900 gr/or a papaya. take your pick :)

weight gain/loss? i still don't weigh myself! and neither does my midwife. i'm still just focused on eating good and not over eating. (please wish me luck during the holidays!!)

best moment of the week? monday the 4th i had an appointment with my midwife! that was nice. she is the sweetest lady! very motherly, with a hint of grandmotherly love to her. so far her English has been the best out of the midwives i have talked with. let's just say I definitely need joel there to help translate ;) i really like her though, since she tries to help me learn more of these special swedish words (like labor, breastfeeding etc...). we have a great system figured out :) she talks to me in swedish, and i ask her about any words i don't understand. joel just helps translate for all of us :)

anyways, the best moment was when joel and i got to hear the heartbeat for the first time. i think i might have shed a tear or two (i can blame it on the hormones right??). joel was so shocked to hear it! i wish i could have recorded his face! i almost had more fun watching him than listening to the heart beat. the cool part was her heart rate was beating around 130, but then she woke up and could hear her heart beat and it started to go up! within a minute her heart beat had gone from 130 to 150! we got to listen to it for quite some time, it was very special.

symptoms? my back started hurting this week.... oh dear. it is very off and on, but for the most part it hurts. i wouldn't say it is too bad, more annoying than anything. i have noticed it is the worst when i'm standing for a while, like at the grocery store. last saturday joel and i decided to go buy breakfast at the grocery store, so neither of us had eaten. well, we ended up going to a couple other stores first, and by the time we got home it was 1pm. we were not happy campers, and that was the worst day on my back thus far. it was probably one of the grumpiest days we've had! not at each other..  no food= not happy.

food cravings/aversions? no strong or random cravings yet! still disappointed in that one! i can't get near the garbage at all, that is joel's job! but. on instagram i put up a picture of our room with the new baby crib set up. my sister commented and said the middle part where the mattress would sit looked like an ice cream sandwich. once she said that i HAD to go buy one. i couldn't stop thinking about it for a few days. finally i had had enough and got all dressed and ready to go buy one, when i realized joel had borrowed my wallet. i was SO SAD. :( but don't worry, i fulfilled the craving the next day ;)

our baby bed that looks like an ice cream sandwich. YUM.

labor signs? none yet! thank goodness. at least none that i know of... and i am guessing i will know what they feel like once i get them.

what I miss? right now my comfy t-shirts that i could still wear in public aren't really fitting. today at the store i had to hold my shirt down the whole time because it kept on riding up! every time joel looked at me he laughed haha.

what I am looking forward to?  i'm looking forward to having baby showers!!! and getting more stuff for her. i feel a lot better knowing i have something for her now (and that we have enough to survive and she'll be ok), i'm just excited for everything! what is really funny is my mom and i have talked and decided to have some kind of baby shower for me in the states and put me on skype! since my parents are coming in march, they could bring all the stuff with them hehe :) i don't know how it'll work but i'm excited either way.
joel and i are waaaay excited to see who has dominant genes and what she'll look like. i know she'll change and such, but we like to pretend and think what she could look like ;) one funny thing that i am looking forward to his having her here. of course for obvious reasons, but  because i am looking forward to joel saying something other than "baby. i am your father." to my belly. random, eh? that's joel for ya ;)
ok, one last thing. i have been on pinterest lately trying to look for something i could do for her "nursery" (which will be in our room). i am also trying to only pin stuff that i think i could find in sweden, too. not easy when all i see is stuff i could easily get from michael's or another craft store in the states! so far i have found one thing i could do, so stay tuned to see what it is ;) also, if anyone has any crafty ideas let me know!

i like to pretend i'm a photographer ;)

Going Private

It is true! Once again, I am making my blog private. With a lil one on the way, it just feels safer somehow. If you would like to continue reading my blog, comment and leave your email please :)

Also, here are some updates on what is going on in our lives!!
- We moved into our new apartment! We love it SO MUCH. Once I get everything up on the walls that I want, I'll post pictures ;) Our last apartment was bigger, so I was worried I would miss it a lot. Actually, we don't really miss it. At all! That apartment was built in the late 1950's, and really needed to be reconstructed/remodeled. We got lucky, since the guy who lived there before us repainted everything and put up super cute wallpaper. When we put up that apartment to have people come look at it, the first guy walked in and said, "Wow.. if people only knew how nice this apartment was they would all be flocking here!" Or something along those lines. When we walked into our new apartment (built two years ago) we were shocked with how small it was. We had NO IDEA how anything was going to fit. In our old apartment, we had so much room we didn't need to be extra cautious. Once we started moving things in it all fit... somehow haha. Now we are extremely happy with how it all turned out. Plus we now have a washer, dryer, dishwasher, and elevator... quite the difference!
- Joel got a job!!!! We are so happy to just have something :) He starts Monday!
- We are going to the temple with our ward on Saturday! Going to hop on a bus at 7.30 am and head to Denmark. It's just crazy thinking how this will probably be the last time we go to the temple before the baby comes.... Now that is something weird and crazy to think about. This is the first "last thing" that makes us think could be the "last" thing we do before she comes! That made more sense in my head... I hope it makes sense haha.
- I have started a new painting!! I am soooo excited about it. (I plan on selling it if there is someone interested! Stay tuned to find out what it is ;)) I had it all drawn out how I wanted it and got everything out and ready to paint... when I couldn't find my turpentine. How on earth does one loose a huge bottle of turpentine??! I am stunned. I know it can't be my pregnancy brain not knowing where it is because Joel can't find it either. I know it isn't in our storage downstairs where I have some things packed away... so it HAS to be in our apartment somewhere. Joel and I looked so hard the other day and still no sign of it. Hopefully it randomly turns up soon! It would be rather hard to paint if I don't use it ;)
- Joel and I went to a BMW dealership and test drove a car. We about died of happiness and can't wait to get it! Joel works with an affiliate marketing company called Vemma, and once he reaches a certain rank in the company they subsidize your car payment. It is so nice to have an extra source of income, we are so grateful for it. :)
- My parents are flying over in March!!!!!!! My mom is finalizing tickets :) I get so excited and it takes me a while to settle down when I think about them flying over to see the baby! That is how excited I am to have them coming :) The last time they were here was for the wedding and that was for three weeks. I think it will be so much fun to have them here and already be familiar with so many people and places! I honestly can't wait.