Noah

Love Song to Mama

2012-02-10T16:13:00.002Z

Hey Mama! Here's my crazy song for you. I love you and miss you. xoxox0 Noah5.

Askur and The Italians in Iceland

2010-04-16T07:12:00.003+01:00

Hello Everyone!

This blog is only about my little brother Askur. This is the video of what he did with mommy's Italian friends in Iceland while we were in the US. I love this video.

Hugs,

Noah

Drummer Boy

2010-03-18T16:09:00.002Z

Hi Everyone!

Life is good in Iceland. Mama has been taking the bike to work, so daddy and me have been going to the pool in the morning and then Rolo 10-12 to play with other kids! It has been lots of fun. And I love the instruments I got from Aunt Kelly. The other day Mathilda came over, and I played drums while Mathilda played xylophone and daddy played guitar. Daddy and I sang. It was lots of fun. Daddy wanted to try again today just with us, but I wasn't quite as focused as the other time. I am good at playing the drums with three drumsticks though!

Noah

Virginia!

2010-03-07T14:28:00.002Z

Here are a few pics from our visit to Uncle Kevin and Aunt Amy... always fun to see Kaia and Quin and everyone!

Skiing at Nub's

2010-03-07T14:15:00.003Z

Hello again...

Here are pictures of my first time downhill skiing! It was great fun. I went a second time with daddy. I like skiing, it's fun, but I really really like the chair lift. It's like a small airplane.

Noah

2010, and I'm three years old...

2010-03-07T13:53:00.003Z

SO! It has been a long time since my last blog, and much has happened. We went to the US to see grammy and grampy, my cousins and aunts and uncles in virginia, and some friends. Mommy and daddy left me w/ grammy and grampy and went to Mexico, which was fine by me... I got to be spoiled by grammy and grampy :)

We went back to Iceland on my birthday. The airplane rides were the best present ever. I was so happy to see Askur again, and it is good to be home. And, now that we're settled in blogs will continue at least once a month...

In iceland we have snow, then no snow, then more snow, then no snow again. It keeps things interesting.

Here's some pics, talk to you again soon!

Lots of love,
Noah (the three year old)

Big Bad Wolf Does What?

2009-11-22T13:43:00.002Z

Hello Everybody!

I wanted to share with you my story about the three little pigs and the big bad wolf. It's my favorite, I love acting it out w/ my little people. Sometimes daddy changes the ending though, and that makes me laugh... I think he's watched Shrek too many times.

Can't wait to see grammy and grampy in 2 and 1/2 weeks!

Love,

Noah

2009-11-13T15:39:00.003Z

HELLO EVERYBODY!

I went to see a nurse yesterday (on daddy's birthday!) for a checkup. I got to play with toys, build a tower, and answer questions. The lady said I was a very good boy, and that I was much taller than the chart predicted I would be. I am getting tall!

Life is good here... I'm getting very good on my scoot back (daddy has to jog to keep up with me!) and I'm seeing lots of new people, either on trips w/ daddy or when people come to babysit. But mommy and daddy think maybe I need a hair cut... what do you think? (also had to include a picture of my cute baby brother taking a bath)

Love,

Noah

Scoot Bike to Ducks on Sunny Day!

2009-11-03T12:52:00.003Z

Hey everybody!

It is a cold and sunny, beautiful day with no wind here in iceland. I got to stay up later than usual before my first nap... I scoot biked all the way to the ducks and back home! It was great. I have a series of short videos that can show you the trip. The best part is at the end when I try to catch a goose.

Oh, and the first photo is from my first time in the movie theater!

Love and hugs and kisses to everyone!

Noah

Hi!

2009-10-31T10:23:00.004Z

Hi Everybody!

Daddy told me Kevin and Amy are going to run a marathon! Good luck!

I wanted to tell you all that I went to see my very first movie in the movie theater with mama. It was so much fun. I watched a Curious George movie. There were airplanes, and elephants, and George and the man in the yellow hat too. I pretended I was on an airplane b/c the seats look the same. It was so much fun. I had to scream out some things during the movie like "NOAH"S IN AN AIRPLANE!!!" and "THAT"S AN ELEPHANT!". I will put a picture of it on the blog soon...

But for now I'm going to show you the video of me playing "Mine Cart Adventure"... I go pretty fast and only fall off the track sometimes. At the end of the game there comes a letter "E" and I tell daddy what the E stands for...

Scoot Bike!

2009-10-05T11:23:00.003+01:00

Hi Everybody!

I haven't been very good about updating my blog. I have a lot to tell you. First of all, I'm 100% diaper free! I slept five days and night in a row with now diaper and no accidents.

Also, I'm becoming a master scoot biker. I showed my dad first... I scooted down a steep gravel hill and went very fast, but daddy was a wimp and wouldn't let me go on my own. Then mommy and daddy took my out on my scoot bike, and mama let me try... that's the only way I'll learn! And i had a nice crash by daddy... i went to the side of the path, fell of my bike, and did two and half rolls into the long grass. IT WAS FUN! I didn't really know where I was when i stood up, and it took awhile for me to find the path. Here are some videos of me scooting inside...

Ng

2009-09-20T19:30:00.003+01:00

Hey everybody! It's been awhile! I'm doing well. I'm a big boy and trying new things all the time... and in this movie I'm skate boarding on the cart. I'm a little bit sick right now, with a runny nose and a cough, but still HAPPY. At least when I get what I want. Hope everyone is well!

Love,

Noah

2009-06-15T13:38:00.003+01:00

Look, my first throw-in!

Ready for the game...

Thanks for the nice sweater Grammy!

Hi Everyone!

I hope you're all well. I am loving the summer. Our neighbors got a trampoline, and I love to bounce! Yesterday I was jumping with daddy, and I looked at him and said "Noah kangawoo!" and then started hopping all over. He thought it was very funny.

I got a new tricycle... it is more my size and easier to peddle, and has a bar for daddy to push me while he walks Askur. We take it to see the ducks, geese, swans and gulls. And i go down all the big slides at the pool now! I make daddy carry me up the stairs though... I don't know why he breathes so heavy at the top of the slide.

Talk to you all soon! Leave me a message if you're still reading the blog...

Love,

Noah

PS- I forgot to tell you I play catch now, and I have shin-guards of my own for playing soccer..

Wii-aerobics for toddlers.

2009-04-01T20:02:00.005+01:00

Here is my new exercise program everyone, thought you might like to see it.

Time Flies

2009-04-01T13:00:00.003+01:00

Hi everybody-

Has it really been over 5 months since my last update? Sorry! I've been very busy- I went to the US for 5 weeks to see grandma and grandpa, all my aunts and uncles, and Taryn, Quinlan, and Kaia. And Allie and Merc. It was SO much fun. I went on skis, went sledding, sang and dance, and even got to stay w/ grammy and grampy for 10 days will mama and daddy went to Mexico. It was great.

I was starting to talk before the trip, and learned a lot of new words in the US, and have been getting more and more since then. Grammy just finished visiting me in Iceland. I was so happy to see her again. I was all smiles from the second she walked in the door. I'm sad she had to leave, but I'm sure I'll see her soon. And next week I go to Sweden to see my other grandma and grandpa and aunt and uncles.

I'll try to keep you posted a little more often, and now I'll just bombard you w/ videos and photos. Hope everyone is doing well!

Love,

Noah

2008-10-20T08:57:00.004+01:00

Hey Everybody,

I wanted to send you the latest videos of my development- I am in a gymnastics class with mamma and daddy gives me guitar and recorder lessons. And I'm learning to sing twinkle twinkle little star :) Hope everyone is doing well! It's COLD in Iceland today... super windy and a few snowflakes come down.

Me and my tricycle

2008-09-29T10:22:00.003+01:00

Hey Everybody!

My tricycle is very beautiful but I can't ride it yet. It's fun to be pushed on, and it's fun to push it around, and when i get a bit longer i'll be able to ride it! YAY!

I can dance!

2008-09-18T16:45:00.003+01:00

Hey Everybody-

I love dancing. Elmo and Mr Noodle taught me how and I do it all the time now. It's so much fun. Can't wait to show everyone at christmas.

Talk to you soon, gotta go dance more...

Noah

Some pics from my trip to US.

2008-09-03T22:30:00.003+01:00

Hey Everyone!

I haven't told you yet about my trip to grammy and grampy in Michigan. It was SO much fun. I went just with mamma for the first two weeks, and daddy joined later. It was nice to play with everyone in Brutus, but Grampy was lots of fun to play with. He's very silly. Grammy was the best for hugs and kisses. I love them both very much and miss them, but mommy and daddy say I'll see them around christmas.

I play the harmonica.

2008-08-21T11:43:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone!

Check out my new toy! I couldn't figure it out at first, but now that I do it is so much fun!

Happy birthday Grammy and Corinne!

Love,

Noah

Highlights

2008-07-13T13:16:00.004+01:00

Hey everyone,

I will only touch on some highlights of the summer-

First of all, check out Daddy's tulips! Mommy didn't let me eat them though :(

These are taken from mine and Askur's favorite place to walk. It's called Heidmork, or something like that, perhaps some letters are wrong, and the d isn't really a d but dth, a special letter this keyboard doesn't have, and I think the o should have two dots above it, but only mommy would know for sure. But the land would be just as pretty given any other name... I think Bill Shakespeare said something similar to that once. Just cause I'm young doesn't mean I don't know all about the writings of Billy. Anyway, this place is about 10 minutes driving away, and it is sooooo beautiful. There are woods (sort of), open land, pretty flowers, lots of nice birdies... it's really wonderful. On this walk we had to keep stopping cause daddy has to stretch and take breaks. Mommy says he's getting old. And by the end I was fast asleep in the backpack... the fresh air is so nice for napping!

As you perhaps know, I like to tease Askur. Sometimes I crawl into the cage with him and shut the door on both of us. Other times I stay outside and close the door on him. This time I went in, Askur went out, and daddy shut the door and took a picture.

I also thought I should include pictures of some of Askur's sleeping places. It is so funny that he still thinks he's little and crawls into spaces way too small for him.

In this picture you can see me helping out around the house. Mommy and Daddy both say I must get that from Mommy.

Oh, and Daddy said I'm allowed to drink beer during the European Championships. Ok, perhaps I just helped myself while no one was looking and they thought it was cute.

Today is just rain, rain, and more rain. Can't complain, the summer has been so nice!! And daddy took me to the kiddy playground for an hour before the rain came, and maybe we'll go to the pool this afternoon. IT IS SO MUCH FUN!!! Mommy and daddy splash with me and scoot me around the water, and daddy even took me down a BIG waterslide. Scary but fun.

Anyway, I hope everybody is doing well! Lots of Love,

Noah

A Visit from Sofia and Gota

2008-06-24T09:37:00.003+01:00

Hey everyone,

These are old pictures taken from our Swedish friend Sofia. She came to Iceland with a nice lady named Gota (should be an o with two dots over), and they took me and Askur for walks almost everyday. They are the best. You'll have to forgive me for letting the blog get out of chronological order, but it can get very busy teasing Askur, learning to walk, trying new sounds, and finding new ways to get into trouble. :)

Hi guys

2008-06-19T09:30:00.001+01:00

Teasing Askur

2008-06-11T01:18:00.002+01:00

Daddy finally figured out how to put this video on the website. It only took him a month. Silly dada. We've had good weather here, and I continue to show mom and dad that I can walk on my own, I just don't like to do it that often. It's nice to hold their hands. I'm sure dada will have video of me walking really soon, so stay tuned! Love to all!

My Brother Askur

2008-05-07T15:15:00.004+01:00

Hello Everyone!

I have a brother! His name is Askur. He licks my face, especially after meal times. I take his toys and keep them away from him, and talk to him while we play. Sometimes he comes to close and I push him away. As you can see, he let me into his cage today. I like it in the cage because daddy and mommy tell me not to go there.

It was great to see my grandparents and aunts and uncles in Mexico. More pictures to come! Hope everyone is doing well, I'm going to go play more with Askur now.

Hugs.

reading time!

2008-03-28T12:31:00.003Z

Hi everybody!

I can't wait to see grammy and grampy and all my aunts and uncles and cousins!!! In the meantime I am staying busy... I love it when mommy and daddy read me books. And today dad was playing with a pop-up book, and kept making the mouse pop out at me, it was so funny! I'm attaching a video so you can see.

Daddy just put me down for a nap, but I'm using the time to practice talking and singing. Hehehehe.

Talk to you again soon!

Lots of love,

Noah

Life is great!

2008-03-09T19:13:00.003Z

I love being home with dad!!! But when mom comes home from work I run to her as fast as I can. Nope, I am not walking yet, I get to hold dad's fingers :) Mom says that it feels like I am more stabile when I run then when I walk... They don't understand that I am planning to start running, just skip the walking step ;)

This morning mom was sweeping the floor while I was sitting in the dirt. Why shouldn't I help? I started sweeping the floor with my hand and all over where it was dirty I tried to sweep :) I have never seen mom smile so much (yes I have, but it was a big smile, i promise). I think she was happy that we are now three that can clean at home. We should not mention though, that one of my favorite hobbies these days is to rip toilet paper and magazines. And in addition to that, I shuffle in my food so fast ( I am scared dad will steel it from me) and a lot of it ends on the kitchen floor, so the kitchen floor is full of dirt too. It works good as a food bank. Whenever I am hungry I can crawl in there and grab a bite ;) I think mom and dad are missing Allie for more than one reason ;)

I just discovered a new word..."Mpa"... It's "lampa" and it's a swedish word for lamp/light. I am trying to say upp (swedish for up) too, but I just get it out as "uh". And when mom and dad are talking a lot I try to talk too. But the only thing that happens is that I move my mouth and no sound comes...

I am starting to get the hang of how to get down from the couch in one peace. After trying to get down in some different ways, I have to agree with mom and dad: it's best to crawl down backwards... But I had to try to be sure ;) I don't want them to think that they always know best, even if they were right this time...

Hugs to everyone and a wet kiss for Katrin on her birthday tomorrow (I hope I am right... I haven't looked in my calendar yet...)

Video!

2008-03-03T01:09:00.000Z

I love baths.

2008-02-25T10:49:00.003Z

Hi Everyone!

It is a beautiful day in Iceland! Fresh snow and sunshine. Daddy is going to take me for a walk soon. I just wanted to let everyone know that I've started singing lessons, and I'm not sure whether the notes are right or not, but I'm very very loud. :)

Check out my bath pictures!

Love,
Noah

Pictures

2008-02-05T18:58:00.001Z

Happy birthday to me!

This is how I looked after I got to eat my birthday muffin... all by myself

Dad reading for Allie

Covered in snow by "dada"

A happy Christmas boy

Home sweet home

2008-02-05T18:22:00.000Z

I am home. After a loooooooong trip from Michigan it was so nice to get home. We have been home for approx. 2 weeks and it´s great. I have been to the doctor twice, but just for checks. And I am good they say, as if I didn´t know that... ;)

I have added 5 centimiters since in november and I am 10.2 kg. I love to eat :) I am just preparing my body by carbohydrat loading so I can run around like a maniac when I start walking. Right now I don´t feel secure enough to walk all by myself but it´s no problem to walk around holding on to things. Today I discovered that I can run when mom and dad are holding my hands, and I love it. I laugh and run...

I miss grammy, grampy, Allie and kitty... I love crawling to kitty and lay down on top of him and hug him. He´s so soft!! Allie and me got to be better friend´s as soon as I started eating by myself... She was just hanging around by my chair waiting for me to drop something for her. I guess she misses me (read: my food) as much as I miss her ;) I know mom and dad want´s to have a dog. More now than before... They just realized what a heavy job Allie was doing cleaning up after meon the floor in Brutus...

Yesterday mom started work again. I think she likes it. It´ll be hard to not have her home all day, but me and dad are having so much fun... Don´t tell my mom though...

Mom and me reading... Kitty always wants to be there too...

I love tunnels

Out on the sled...

...with grammy and grampy

First kiss

2007-12-16T15:01:00.000Z

Life is good here in Michigan. All I do is sleep, eat, play and go skiing or snow shoeing with mum and dad. Yesterday we went to visit my friend Renata. She is so cute!! We were mostly looking at each other and smiling and making sounds. But when mom asked me if I didn't wanna kiss Renata I got surprised. I just needed to think about it for 1/100 of a second. Of course I wanted to!!!! Even if she is almost 4 months younger than me...
I leaned forward and kissed her on the mouth. I am sure she loved my wide-open-mouth kiss :) I just wonder if I remembered to brush my 8 teeth this morning? ;)

No, I am not kidding, I have 8 teeth!!! I had 2 when I got to US and 6 just broke through in 3 weeks. It's good to have those toofers. Now I can give mom's finger a bite when she gives me slices of fruits. Then she will maybe understand that I can shuffle in pieces by myself... I love chewing cheerios and apple slices...

Something strange is happening that I have to tell you about. Since December 12th someone is putting a gift in my shoe every night. The night on the 11th, Mom told me to put my shoe up in the window and when I woke up December 12th there was a snowman in my shoe!!! Don't know where it came from, but I heard a bird whisper that the icelandic "jolasveinar" is sneaking into the houses in the middle of the night.

There are 13 jolasveinar and they come one at a time, spread on 13 nights before christmas. Almost every one of them loves food/beverages. They help themselves to something in the middle of the night... And if there are kids in the house they leave a treat for each kid! But if you haven't been good you get a potatoe in your shoe. I wouldn't mind, I love potatoes!!!

Last night I tried to stay awake to get a peek at "Pottasleikir" (Pot licker) but I guess I fell asleep. Or maybe he was fast sneaking into my room and then ran down to the kitchen to see if there were any pots to lick. Bad that mom and dad are so good cleaning up after cooking ;) Not...
Tonight I am going to try to get a peek at Askasleikir (Bowl licker). He loves licking food from bowls so I might put a bowl in my room tonight. I just need to manage to stay awake!!!
Well, I better nap so I can stay awake tonight... Don't tell mom and dad, please....

A Walk in the Woods

2007-12-08T22:55:00.000Z

Hello Everyone,

It's been a long time since I last checked in. Here is the brief update on what has happened in between...

-My daddy had his birthday on November 12, and we were traveling to USA... as a present I said my first word. MAMA. And since then I say it pretty often. ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma.... mamamamama... ma ma. Like that.
-Mommy had her birthday november 18.
-I met all my little cousins. Kaia is amazing, I can't stop watching her and crawling around after her. Quinlan is great too. We suck on each others fingers, it's great fun, and sometimes i try to sit on him. Taryn is the cutest little baby I've ever seen. So it was a busy first week, playing all day long with all my aunts and uncles and cousins and grandma and grandpa. Daddy doesn't have those pictures on his computer, so he'll have to put them in later.
-I had a night with grandma and grandpa all to myself. I told mom and dad they should go into town for a nice dinner, that way I could have some quality time with them grandma and grandpa.
-I love the jumper my morfar and Ann Katrin sent me. I jump and jump and laugh and laugh. Thanks guys!! Miss you.
-I went skiing and snowshoeing once each in the woods. There is a lot of snow here, and it is great fun to watch Allie jumping around in the snow and chasing squirrels.

More to come later, but that's all for now...

Lovely guests and a hot potatoe

2007-11-07T11:46:00.000Z

Yesterday Eyrun and Hedinn came for dinner. I just love Eyrun and I think she loves me :) I couldn't stop laughing :) I had soo much fun! I am sorry Eyrun that I had to go to bed at my normal time, I would have loved to stay up and played more. No one can negotiate with mom and dad to let me stay up late. Not even me... But I think it's for my best.

When Eyrun and Hedinn had left I woke up feeling a bit strange, so I called for mom and dad and they just thought I wanted attention. I would never do that ;) Mom said I was HOT and they checked my temprature. 38,9 degrees Celsius, what ever that means... They took my pyjamas off and just let me lay in bed like that. Cold??? What do you think? Though my temp went down some, I still couldn't sleep more than 30-60 minutes at a time. And finally mom and dad gave me medication to get the fever down and 2 hours later I felt much better and could sleep without being cold/warm/cold/warm.

My fever was up very high early this morning (39,5 C) and when mom talked to the nurse (that talked to the doctor) at where I got my vaccination last week, they just told mom to keep me naked and cool and give me drugs. And if mom and dad were worried they should bring me to a doctor. But they said the fever didn't have anything to do with the vaccination.
I was still behaving a bit silly this morning, mom and dad thought, laughing and talking more than usually. I don't feel too bad, just very tired and energy little. And I still eat all I can get mom and dad to give me :)

Now I am going to bed after being druged again... Hopefully I wake up with less fever so I can get visit from Erla soon.

Hugs from a hot potatoe

Vaccination

2007-10-31T17:52:00.000Z

Big boy was at the doctors today!! I am 9.220 grams and 70 cm!! Both the nurse and the doctor let me do all kind of things, sit, roll, reach, stand and walk (of course with support) and crawl. As most of you know I hadn't figured out how to crawl forward. I saw the opportunity to show off at the doctor. I thought: 4 people looking at me, ok I'll do it. The nurse started laughing when I took some crawl steps forward and she said to mom: oh he crawls already! Mom said as it was, that I hadn't crawled like that before. Hehehe. Nice to surprise mom and dad. After my show they shot me with an injection... But I was good, I just had to let mom and dad know that I don't really like beeing stinged...

Is anyone out there???

2007-10-29T15:14:00.000Z

I am starting to think that almost no one is reading my blog... Almost no one is giving comments, except for 2 very active friends!!! My girlfriend Eyrún and my friend Oskar and his family :) But now I changed the settings so it´s easier to comment my blog. You don´t have to log in anymore to make a comment. Just wright your comment and then you have to verify some letters that the computer ask you for :) Good luck everyone!

By the way, today I made mom smile big time. I was watching Baby Einstein and this kid was klapping his hands. Why shouldn´t I try to do the same? I tried but it didn´t sound anything... But my mom´s response was worth the try :)

Yesterday we finnished the KSÍ II coaching course, so now I am allowed to coach kids up to 16 years :) or to be an assistant coach for grown ups. Not in the highest league here in Iceland though... But I don´t think I want to do that anyway... I am to busy learning to crawl and walk :)

Windy and rainy days

2007-10-25T13:15:00.000+01:00

It´s not like I want to go out a lot, it´s sooooo windy here right now and even if I sit in the carriage, well covered, the rain somehow finds the way through the smallest hole (and hit my face). Poor daddy that has to be out all day long in this...

Yesterday, me and mom, despite the weather, went out for a while. We almost blew away... Good that I was well dressed!

Today we probably stay inside playing. I am getting pretty good at moving around these days :) Allie, you should watch out when I come to Brutus... Pinch paw!!!

Why crawl on your knees when you can crawl on your toes?

Waiting for mum to get ready for the wild weather outside

Hörður and Guðný visiting :)

2007-10-23T19:56:00.000+01:00

Yesterday my friend Hörður, from the intensive care, came for a visit. We had so much fun!! He really liked my standy toy which I was glad to share. I am a bit jeallous though, he can move around forward on the floor... :) We had lunch together and played. They live outside Reykjavík in a town called Selfoss and we don´t get to see each other that much...

Today I have mostly been showing off for mom. I show her that even if I can´t crawl forward, I can crawl backwards. And I can get up on my toes and hands like I am going to do some push-ups. But I let the push-ups wait til I get 55 years ;) I don´t want to become as strong as grampy until I get older :)

Soon we are leaving for Michigan!!! Can´t wait to see everyone...(some again and some for the first time) But before we leave I am going to my second coaching course this weekend. I am going to learn how to coach 14-16 years old ;)

I found some really nice things up here

Me and Hörður were put up for a photo

Hörður playing in my standy toy

Pan cakes and special visit

2007-10-21T13:25:00.000+01:00

Me and Sigrún playing and talking

I just found out what my favorite food is, swedish pan cakes :) We had some for breakfast and I get to eat it all by myself. It´s easy with pan cakes, a bit harder with Cheerios...

Yesterday we had visit, Sigrún Erna, mom´s friend was here. I was a sleep when she came and if I would have known she was here I wouldn´t have slept 2,5 hour. Luckily she was still waiting for me when I finally woke up :)

Lately I have started acting a bit different when I meet people I haven´t seen in a while or people that I haven´t met. I used to smile to everyone before. Now I mostly save the smiles for familiar people :) Sigrún was just so beautiful so I couldn´t do anything else than smile. She is so funny!!!

Pictures

2007-10-18T14:07:00.000+01:00

Just finnished my bath

Smile...

Fussy times

2007-10-17T20:45:00.000+01:00

Yesterday me and mom went to visit aunt Erla at her work. It was fun to see her, but I was a bit sad... I hope I get to see her again soon and have fun with her!

Today I have been hard on mom (or mom has been hard on me ;))... Her breast didn´t give me milk as fast as I wanted so I striked most of the day... We have been playing all day long (except for my naps), but I have just been whining almost all the time. The only time I could really get distracted was when I watched Baby Einstein. I love the other babies on the show. And the music!!

I was diaper free almost the whole day and I peed on the floor once and once in my standy toy :) Today was the first time mom let me sit on my own, on the potty. Three times I peed there! Mom didn´t let me poop in the potty though... I think she didn´t want to clean it so when I had to go she brought me to the toilet...

In the end of the day, when mom finally gave me my tooth brush, I got something to scratch my upper gums with. It´s itching soooo much. Mom should have thought about it earlier and I would have let her have an easier day ;)

After watching Baby Einstein me end mom had a bath. I love to splash (but don´t tell mom and dad that it was grammy that showed me how to do it...) And now I can swim in the bath tub!!! I swallowed some water, but it was fun anyway... At least I am a better swimmer than dad. Even if that doesn´t say anything ;)

A couple of days ago mom started singing this very old eurovision song for me and as soon as I hear it I start to dance and jump. I love it! "Huppa hule hule hule, huppa hule hule hule, huppa hule hule huppappa..." Thanks Israel for a wonderful song!

Ready, set, goooooo!!

Brushing my two teeth

Finally they trust me to pee on the potty all by myself

Very focused watching Baby Einstein

The youngest youth coach in Iceland

2007-10-15T15:02:00.000+01:00

My car is so loud so I need ear muffs, just kidding, mom was vaccum cleaning

Book worm

Last weekend dad was going to a coaching course to get a UEFA B licens. Mom had to come to translate because dad isn´t very good in icelandic... So I decided to take the course to. What should I do on my own at home for a whole weekend? It was hard to listen to all the theoretical lessons, but much easier with the practical. And they didn´t mind me taking my naps and eating whenever I wanted. I am thinking of doing step II too in a couple of weekends. It´s more fun being home playing but a man gotta do what a man gotta do...

Nothing much is happening, I am just relaxing and enjoying beeing home. Can´t wait to get to grammy and grampy. I remember that they have rugs that cover the whole floor. I am pretty tired of trying to crawl and the knees just slip backwards. Mom finds me in a corner or against a wall yelling, because I can´t get further back. They are laughing at me, they don´t understand how frustrating it is to not be able to get forward!!!

Blueberry boy

2007-10-03T15:04:00.000+01:00

Today I got to try mashed blueberries and banana :) It´s goooooood... Nothing much is happening here, mom and dad are sick and they are taking it very easy these days. We are mostly eating and sleeping, all of us :)

After a bit more than a month we are going to Michigan to see grammy and grampy. They also say that I get to see uncle Kevin, aunt Amy, Kaia, Quin, aunt Corrine, uncle Sean and Taryn. Hopefully Kelly and Sean are coming too!! If not, I get to see them in April, when they are getting married :)
And I get to see Merc and Allie, jippie! I am going to learn to crawl forward so I can chase them!!! Maybe play pinch paw with Allie ;)

Trying out the new chair I got for the gift card from Sjúkraþjálfun Íslands

Watch out, here I come!

Water is good

Blueberries are too

Found a nice hat at Bernt´s place

Crawling backwards

2007-10-02T19:47:00.000+01:00

Today I started crawling backwards longer distances and I can move forward in my walking chair :) Before, the chair just made me walk backwards ;) But I don´t understand why mom and dad had to buy me a too high walking chair... I really have to be on my toes... Hopefully I get a lot to eat so I can grow fast!

Today Malin, Håkan and Sten left so now it´s peaceful here :) They were very fun to play with but it´s nice that it´s quiet again.

I am getting to try new foods. Today I ate swedish Polar bread :) Yummy!!!

Nowadays I don´t poop in my diapers, except for in emergencies, for example when mom and dad are too tired to pick me up in the night. Even if I sign them that I want to poop. They should know it´s better to let me go to the bathroom than have to whipe after pooping in my diaper. And I think they do now :) One week I had the habit to wake up around 2 am every night just to poop. Mom and dad didn´t like it very much...

Broccoli face again :)

First time in my summer stroller

Me and morfar Lars

Me and mormor Eva

More pictures

2007-10-01T15:35:00.000+01:00

I think Apple should pay me for advertising

Need to get some extra fluid for the flight

I have a trick when my teeth are itching, just use the pacifier to chew on at the same time you suck it

I like broccoli ;)

Home sweet home

2007-10-01T11:36:00.000+01:00

I am home in Iceland!!!
It´s nice to be away but home is always best... Mom and dad thought I was strange when I behaved like a maniac when we got home, laughing and kicking when we got in to the apartment. What do they think? That I can´t behave like them... It was so nice to be home, the smell of our apartment made me freak out and laugh...

Since we got home I have been to the doctor twice. No worries, they were all planned visits. One to see the doctor at the hospital. He didn´t do much though. I was 8230 grams and 67,5 cm long and he thinks I am to heavy!!! What is he then? He is at least 90 kg ;) I am just under average in length and on average in weight so I don´t know what he meant.

But then we went to see the nurse at the health care center some days later and she said the only thing it means is that I can have a harder time to turn and crawl. But when she felt how strong I am she said not to worry. But she told mom and dad to keep me more on the floor and to help me learn to turn to the left (I like turning to the right) The day after we saw her I started turning to my left :) Good boy! She also gave me a vaccination and it hurt a bit. Not much though, I just had to scream ones to let her know it´s not ok to hurt me. The moment after I was laughing like nothing happened. She recommended mom and dad to try giving me fish and lamb. Bring it on mom and dad. I love food!!! Can´t get enough of it! It´s strange, I don´t know how I can love food so much? None in my family likes food ;)

Now we have visit from Sweden, mom´s cousin from Sweden and her family. I love playing with Sten, their son, 3,5 years. They have been gone for a couple of days travelling around Snæfellsnes :) I hope I get to see them today!! They are going home tomorrow :(

With Bryndís, Indy and Opale at our short stop in Iceland in July

On our way out for a walk in Hällefors

Like my dad but cute anyway

Me and Britt, my great grandpa´s sister in law

Concentrating "Tungan rätt i munnen" watching Baby Einstein

I can sit like a big boy!

2007-09-17T08:01:00.000+01:00

Right now I am in Umeå, Sweden, visiting my friend Oskar and mom's friends Katrin and Mats. It's so nice to finally meet Oskar. Just wish we would live closer to each other. Life in Sweden is very nice, we have been visiting mom's friends and family. Everyone is so nice :) And we are eating a lot :) I am eating (or they let me eat...I'd eat anything if they'd let me) rice cereal, oat cereal, banana, carrots, green beans, broccoli (not my favorite but OK), watermelon, cantaloupe, potatoes, chicken (first time yesterday), pears and apples. I guess I forgot something but I am just letting everyone know what they can offer me when I come visit :)

I have two teeth. They came at the same time and are the same size. Small... I have started to chew a bit, but when there are chunks in the food I still have problems and choke a bit. Nothing serious though... I have to practice to get a hang of it...
I love to eat and I don't know from whom I have that!?! :) None in my family likes to eat ;)

In two days we are going home to Iceland and I think mom said that I have two doctor's appointment. I guess there is a vaccination coming up...

Right after we get to Iceland, we are expecting a visit from mom's cousin Malin, her husband Håkan and their son Sten 3,5 year. Sten loves my mom :) He is so cute and so funny. It's going to be great to have them staying with us for a week!

And I have to tell everyone that I can sit like a big boy now, not hanging forward leaning on my arms. I am so proud!!! And I guess mom and dad are a bit proud too ;)

Now I am off to spend my two last days with Oskar :)

Having fun in Umeå

Me and Oskar watching Baby Einstein

More pictures of the handsomes

Nice teeth

Oskar playing on the bed

I am 7 months!!!!

2007-08-22T18:31:00.000+01:00

After being in Iceland for 3 days and then Sweden for 3 weeks we went to France. We were supposed to be there for three weeks but the plans changed because of the terrible thing that happened to moms sister. Before we went for a week to France I went for my first funeral and it was beautiful. When they were playing the last song before we left the church I decided to sing along. Dad said that I hit the right notes :) I wanted to sing beautifully for Fia...

The week in France was nice, a bit cold in the nights and I got a bit constipated. Oh it hurt when I made poops. Nowadays I just poop in the toilet and I often pee there too. But mom and dad are still a bit too slow to let me be without a diaper all the time, they wouldn't get to me in time to take me to the toilet ;)
In France we stayed with Erla and Gary and for a couple of days they had Charles and Nickie there. They are so nice, I hope I get to see them again!!! We were mostly at the beach and I got to swim (or more sit) in the big ocean. It was COLD... But totally worth it.
The flights were hard because they didn't let me bring my car seat and I get so warm being on mom's or dad's lap. But we made it...

Right now we are staying in Landvetter (outside Gothenburg) with Henric, Ellen and Gaston (kitty). Yesterday we went to Borås to visit mom's friends and to see Erla's parents. We just stopped for a while though, I was too tired...

I am getting my first tooth, down on the front right side. It's itching and I have an excuse too whine a bit :) I am still waiting to try out more solid foods but I guess mom and dad are waiting to get back to Hällefors to have a mixer and make purees. Now I eat rice cereal, bananas, carrots, potatoes and avocado. Bananas and carrots are my favorites. I also started to get a rice cereal drink in the evenings, mmm it's good.

And I forgot about telling everyone that I can sit. Just before we went to France I decided to show mom and dad that I can sit myself. I sat watching my Baby Einstein DVD and sat on the bed for 10-15 minutes. Who's the big boy? But I have to say that I sit leaning forward helping a bit with my arms ;) (Pictures come later when we get back to Hällefors after the weekend)

Today I started to lift my butt up to start to crawl. Dad thought I was funny when I kicked like a maniac with my legs and moved over their bed. Wait daddy, I am going to be a much faster crawler than you were (dad was famous for being the fastest crawling baby...)

Tonight dad, Ellen and Henric went to Ullevi to watch Sweden-USA. Me and mom are home taking care of Ellen's and Henric's house. Go Sweden, and USA ;)
Now I am off to bed so I can wake up once in the night and scream for mom and dad.
Hope to see everyone soon.
Love

Only the good die young.

2007-07-21T14:47:00.000+01:00

Something terrible happened last night. Aunt Ann-Sofie, moms sister, died in a fire. Mom has always talked so much good about her and how strong she was, raising a child on her own. I never even got to meet her. We were supposed to see her in august... I know I would have loved her very much, just like mom did. This is a very dark day for everyone... But I think it´s worst for Alvin her son, that got rescued from the fire. She was his everything, like he was her everything... Ann-Sofie will always be in our hearts. We love you, now and forever...

Second vaccination and eating solid food

2007-07-17T09:29:00.000+01:00

I have my own rocking chair...

Two days ago I got to start eating like mom and dad, I got to try some rice cereal :) First I had a hard time figuring out how to use the spoon. Even if I have gotten my AD-drops with a spoon since I was little, this was different. It tasted good, but moms milk is still my favorite. I got to try again yesterday but it wasn't as good... I think mom didn't mix it with breastmilk this time so it wasn't as sweet ;)

A little taste from moms finger...

I like it...

Bring it on...

I want to do it myself

And I forgot to tell about my vaccination last week. My 5 months vaccination... Because they have a different system here in US I had to get three shots!!!! In Iceland I would have gotten one shot with all three vaccination in, but here they had to sting me 3 times. They also wanted to give me 2 more vaccinations, that they don't give in Iceland, but mom and dad said NO THANK YOU... Thanks mom and dad!!!!

The first shot hurt a bit, nothing bad though. The second made me scream for a couple of seconds, but the third hurt :( I started crying and screaming for about 5 seconds just to let mom, dad and the nurse know that it wasn't ok to hurt me three times in a row. Afterwards I felt a bit strange, I had to stay at the place for 20 min, probably just to be close if I would get a reaction. Or maybe they thought I was so cute so they wanted me around for some more time ;)

The night after the vaccination I woke up around 11 pm and my both thighs hurt a lot. I was scared and wanted mom and dad to hold me and hug me. I got a bit fever and mom and dad gave me some baby "aspirin" that my doctor in Iceland recommended. After a hard hour I finally could relax but I had to wake up a couple of more times that night just to check if mom and dad was still there and of course to get a snack at mom's milk bar... The day after the vaccination I was so tired and my temperature was high. I didn't wanna play anything, just relax. I didn't even have the energy to feed both sides at a time...

I think the vaccination threw me off a bit, I have had a hard time sleeping since then. I like it better being held in the middle of the night and of course I don't want to nap, I rather stay up and play. Instead of going down easilly I scream so they'd pick me up (got used to being held when I was feverish after the vaccination) Last three days they just let me scream if I didn't want to go down for the night or for the naps. And yesterday I realized that I can't scream just to make them let me stay up. I am not back to my sleeping schedule but we are getting there. Thanks mom and dad (and grammy and grampy). I know you didn't mean anything bad by not picking me up when I didn't want to sleep... I feel so much better rested and much happier :)

In a week we are going back home to Iceland :) It has been great to be here in Michigan, but it's always nice to come home, even if it's just for a couple of days... We get home tuesday morning next week and leave for Sweden/France friday morning :) Drop off some bags and pack new ones...

Turning on to tummy

2007-07-04T03:26:00.000+01:00

Last weekend I went to my first wedding, Travis and Allison got married :) After a 4 hour drive we just made it to the church and of course I had to eat when the cermony was. But I got to hug the newly married after the cermony!!! During the reception I got to see a lot of new people and especially a lot of dads friends. They are really cool! After partying for 2 hours I needed to sleep. I put my headset on (it was sometimes loud) and slept for 1,5 hour in my carriage. Sorry Mr and Mrs Travis Jonker for sleeping at your party ;) When I woke up I really needed to eat. Mom and dad didn´t let me eat any of the food on the menu, but decided to let me go ´back the hotel for the night. But I heard I bird whisper in my ear that dad went back to the beach to go on partying :) Go daddy!!!

When we got back to Burt Lake (grammy and grampy) aunt Kelly was there!!! She is the cutest I know. Her fiance Sean was there too, so I got to play with both, but mostly I played with Kelly. I got to try out a swing grammy has out in the yard. Grampy didn´t want to go down the slide with me though. I have to wait until I get older... What´s that supposed to mean?? I am getting real big!!!

Me and aunt Kelly

Allie looking out for me while I´m playing in the swing

Wihiiiiii...

Cute or not, here I am...

Today I turned over to my tummy for the first time. Everyone was so impressed so I did it again later, but just for mom ;) And to show off for dad I turned over to my tummy (with some help from him) and then rolled a hole circle on to my back again :) Who´s the big boy???

Just after I turned to my tummy for the first time

Kelly and Sean are here for a week so I get to spend some time with them :) And I get to see them on thanksgiving too! And a their wedding in april :) Mexico here I come!!!

Now I am just waiting for july 4th!!! The american national day. Americans are supposed to celabrate this day a lot! That´s fine with me :) Some relatives are coming over to the lake so I get to meet everyone.

Grammy and Grampy Vorenkamp

Pictures

2007-06-20T15:23:00.001+01:00

I am starting to turn to my tummy myself, but I get stuck half way, oh it´s frustrating...

With a little help I got around...

Out in the garden in my swing playing with kitty...

I am tired, can I please go to bed...

I like my sunhat...

All set for going into the lake, everyone had to be there...

I could get used to this...

I love summer

2007-06-13T00:27:00.000+01:00

This is the best summer ever, at least for me, so far ;) I love being at grammy's and grampy's. I have mom and dad around, but I also have grammy and grampy around. Grammy's voice is so beautiful, I recognize it straight away and as soon as I hear it I need to look around to find her. I think grammy likes playing with me and talking to me :) Good, because I love playing and talking to her too :)

All my days are filled with sleep, feeding and play. Sometimes in the garden and sometimes inside. But we never go away much... The house is located a bit away from town and mom and dad don't know that many there. We sometimes go in there just to go to town and buy things and have lunch, but mostly we hang around here by the house. It's not bad at all, the house is by the lake and has a big yard to play in. And as I told you before a beautiful labrador and a kitty is running around me :) And I have the feeling that mom and dad are sneeking in to town when I am playing with grammy...

Allie and Merc like to sleep up in bed with mom and dad

I like sitting in my new chair even if it's a bit scary

First time at the beach

2007-06-11T13:38:00.000+01:00

Last saturday mom and dad made me go to the beach with them. They were going to play beachvolley ball with some friends. So we left Burt Lake, sunny and warm to go to the nice sand dunes. And when we got there it was so windy. Mom put up my sun tent and made everything ready so they could play. I tried to sleep in there but it was hard when you hear them play volleyball. And I wanted to go swimming in the lake!! I am kidding, it looked so cold... But the lake looks like the ocean, it's blue/green and the waves were really big. Can't believe it's a lake...

Last week I discovered books. Both grammy, mom and dad have been reading books for me before and I couldn't concentrate on it, there were so many other things to look at. But last week grammy read for me again and it was so nice, I could focus on the book and listen to grammy :) I love the book with a lot of colours!!!

I have started talking a lot now. Dad's language is the one closest to mine, I really like talking to him. I am just a little sad that I can't grab his beard anymore. But it's nicer to get kisses from him now!!!

Sleeping through the night and meeting great grand parents

2007-06-04T21:50:00.000+01:00

Friday night, June 1th grammy and grampy had a big fund raising party. Mom went out for a walk with me in the evening and we played a bit with Allie in the yard. Then I fell asleep, mama thought... As soon as she put me down in my crib I had to let her know that there was no chance that I'd sleep when 70 guests were out in the garden. I gave away some good screams and she picked me up and brought me downstairs :) And I like parties!!! I got to meet so many people, people that I never heard of and people that I have heard of. I got to spent some time with Ann Madzka and Barb Smith :) I know they have been sending cards and gifts to me, and I forgot to say thank you... Shame on me... Even if I think that my smiles said more than enough. But I'll do it now!! Thank you for the cards and the gifts :) But mostly, thank you for letting me play with you at the party :)

After meeting a lot of people I had a late "dinner" and went to bed at 21.00 (9.00 pm). Mom must have thought that someone stole me because she didn't have to get up feeding me during the night. I slept the hole night til 6.00 am. I am a good boy!! And the last two nights I did it again.

Yesterday was a long day, we went down to Traverse City to see my great grand parents. They are great! Now I know why it's called great grand parents!!! I'd like to see them again soon. Hopefully they come up to Burt Lake and visit :) We also went shopping for a chair for me. It's a kind that makes me be able to sit up even if I can't by myself yet. In the beginning I was a bit scared but when I felt that I could hold my head it was fun.

Today I have been a bit grumpy though, I feel so tired but I can't easilly go to sleep. Mom and dad said that I haven't been smiling as much today. What do they think? I have had a hard weekend with too little sleep. Who smiles a lot then???

Hej allihopa!

2007-05-28T18:51:00.000+01:00

Long time no see...
I turned four months last week, BIG BOY!!! And mom and dad thinks I am ca 6400 grams. It's hard to know because they weigh me on grammys weight and it's not really like the one I am used to. And it weighs in pounds!!! Why don't all countries have they same scales in everything???? At least I am getting bigger :)
I love beeing in Michigan, they have warm summer, not like we have in Iceland. Mom and dad bought me a tent to nap in so I can be outside with them :) Allie, the dog, got pretty jealous, she tried to come in too :) But there is not space for both of us, I need my space when I sleep...

Yesterday was the first time I took a good look at Allie and talked to her. She is so beautiful. Even if she didn't answer when I talked to her. I just started talking to things, not just my mom and dad and grandparents. I have a swing here that I borrowed and it has a puppy and a kitty hanging down so I can talk to them. They smile all the time so I have to smile back!!! A couple of days ago I discovered I can touch them if I reach far enough :) I don't know how to grab them yet, but I'll let you know when I have found out how to do it. I also talk to a shiny gold medal that hangs above my changing table. Papa says it's aunt Kelly's medal, and it looks like an olympic gold medal. I guess I can ask her when she and Sean come in July.

Yesterday I went with mom and dad (and Allie) to town so they could play soccer. I can't wait til I can stand up and run around. Or at least crawl around... then I can pinch Allies paws like papa! Mama makes funny noises today when she walks down the stairs. Oof! Ouch! Don't know what it means, but I think she had too much fun playing soccer. :)

Today I get to spend time with grammy and grampy, though grampy's on call and might have to take care of the silly tourists who get injured. Mommy and daddy are going to the movies. I guess I get to go with them but not til I'm an even bigger boy.

That's all for now!

Love to everyone.

Dad is gone for 4 days

2007-05-17T20:41:00.000+01:00

Dad left this morning for a wedding this weekend and I already miss him so much... Good that I have mom, grammy, grampy, Allie and kitty :) Allie isn't as nervous around me anymore. Today I even got a kiss from her. She doesn't have the best breath...

And I got a new friend, Katrin and Mats had a baby boy may 5th. He is so cute!!! I want to put in a picture of him but I am not sure his parents let me... Or I guess they do but I wont do it without their permission. I can't wait to see him this summer!!!! Nothing much is happening here, I am just eating, sleeping, playing and pooping :) But it's so nice to have grammy and grampy too :)
I love when grammy is bathing me. She has this inflatable thing in the bath tub so I can lay down on my back on it and float around. Mom and dad, you better get one before we go home or I'll never have a bath at home again ;)

I quit taking iron but I still have to take medicine for reflux. Mom and dad let me try one day without taking the medicine but then I felt bad. Small amounts came up from my stomach and burned in my chest so I had to fuzz all night so they realized that I still should take it. It tastes bleeee though... I used to spit as much as I could out and now I have figured out how to spit it out even if they feed me straight away (to make me swallow the medicine) You should see their faces when they see that I can spit the medicine out but no milk :)

Great weather

2007-05-09T14:15:00.000+01:00

The last week has been amazing, sunny and warm. Mom got a red nose and dad a red forhead... I have the same colour as before. Two days a go I almost turned around from my back to my tummy. I was so angry and kicking and kicking. Why doesn't mom know when I want to play on my tummy or on my back. I better learn how to turn myself... Grammy has been away for 4 days but she is coming back today :) I have missed her so much. Now I just had to stick up with mom, dad and grampy, hehehe. I am starting to be a bit hard on mom and dad, I am not going to sleep as easily as before. What do they think? I want to be awake and play and talk to them, not sleep all the time...

Did I tell you that grammy and grampy have a dog? And a cat? Allie is their labrador and I have tried to get close to her but she seems a bit nervous around me. But sometimes when I am asleep she comes and peeks into my crib and she thinks that I don't know about it... The kitty, Merc, is braver (that's very unusual, he is usually scared to death by any living creature) He often comes up and sit on moms lap when I am breastfeeding. I like him purring :)

I am in Michigan!

2007-05-02T23:39:00.000+01:00

After a long trip we are finally in Michigan with grampy and grammy :) Good that mom and dad realized that it takes more time to travel. We arrived to Keflavik airport 3 hours before departure and it took a while to check everything in. After finnishing check-in mom and dad got their lunch and then I got mine. Then we were off. Grandpa P and Ann-catrin gave me really nice head phones to protect my ears on the flight and I used them the hole trip, except for when I was feeding. Thank you!

I was a really good boy, didn't cry anything, just slept. Ok I pooped twice before we got to Baltimore and the first time I tried to get it as far up on my back as I could. And I managed. They had to change my clothes. I really like the onesie, brown with white hearts, that Katrin and Mats gave me. But mom and dad, it's too small now. I am a big boy!!!! We arrived to Baltimore and went to a hotel. Mom and dad got some pizza and I didn't get any!!!! Then just off to bed. Mom woke me up after 3-4 hours (1 am) to feed. As I understand it her breast were so full so she couldn't sleep. Ok I'll do it for you mom. I fed and fed and when I was done I was so full that I had to throw up half of it. It leaked all over moms back and tummy and the chair got some too... We didn't go back to bed bacause we had to go to the airport again. And it takes so long to go through check-in and security. Good that we were there early again. I slept through both flights :) Didn't even have time to eat...

After a long trip we were finally in Brutus. Grammy and grampy were not at home, they were arriving later the same night so we just had to manage for some more hours. Dad went to work almost straight away. Both me and mom were so overtired, we hardly couldn't go to sleep. But finally I got some rest. I have been sleeping almost constant since I got here except for waking up to try to feed. Moms breast didn't like that I didn't eat for many hours 2 days in a row, so now there is hardly no milk for me. It's better today but still not totally satisfying... Mom eat, drink and rest more!!!

Today I got to play with grammy :) I love her so much. I am still waiting to play with grampy. I just got to hug him some but he has been busy with work and meetings. Hopefully I get to play with him soon!!

And I just want to tell Ludvik thank you for helping dad with the passport and fixing with our car after we left. Hope to see you in France this summer!!! And to see Indy in june, hope it works out!!!

Miss you all!
Kisses and hugs

Vaccination

2007-04-25T19:22:00.000+01:00

This morning I went for my first vaccination. I met a nice nurse and a new doctor. I really liked the doctor, she was so good to me :) She checked if I followed her face and after that she was making a lot of sounds. The sounds were so funny that I had to smile as big as I could. She was so funny to play with. She also let me stand up. Ok, she held me, but she let me put my weight on my legs :) My weight by the way, 5145 grams. Still 55 cm though... I wonder where that weight goes if I don´t get taller??? ;)

She also put me on the tummy and was amazed how good I could hold my head, and turn it. Why was she so amazed? Who wants to be on the tummy and not see anything? Better learn how to hold the head early...

Then she was asking mom and dad a lot of questions and all of a sudden she stang me in the thigh. Holy, I had to give up one scream just to make mom and dad aware of what was happening. They didn´t even notice that she gave me the vaccination, and probably wouldn´t if I wouldn´t have let them know ;) We got the 5 months vaccination fluid with us so I can get it in US. Hope grandpa V can help giving it to me. If not mom or dad has to do it. PLEASE grampy!!!

After the appointment we went home and dad went for his last day of work here for a while. Yippie, he is going to be home for a couple of days before we leave.

And some not so good news. Mom wore a too tight sportbra, the day before yesterday, when playing badminton. So yesterday she woke up and had big nuts in one of her breasts. Some milk channels were blocked. Nice job mamma. So I was sucking and sucking the hole day and hardly anything came out from that breast!!! It ended up with a very sore nipple and a hungry me. When dad got home mom used the milking machine to help the nuts go away and dad fed me all night with bottles of breast milk. Lucky me that I have breast milk in the freezer :) In the morning, the nuts in moms breast, were almost gone and it was coming a normal ammount of milk out again :) But we decided to use the bottle today too because of the sore nipple. I miss breastfeeding, but I also understand that it´s not nice for mom to get pain when feeding. Maybe I get lucky tonight to be breastfed :)

Good night everyone, I am off to bed

Grandpa P was here

2007-04-23T15:26:00.000+01:00

This weekend I had my first visit from Sweden, grandpa Persson and Ann-Catrin was here. They came thursday and left sunday. Grampy was a bit sick when they arrived but he got better, so we could play and hug :) It was so nice to have them here. Why can´t USA and Sweden be small islands outside Iceland??? So I could see everyone at anytime...

We went out with the carriage and played at home, but mostly I was sleeping, as usually. Grampy thinks that I am so strong :) Even if I knew it, it´s nice to hear it again ;) I can hold my head up now for very long time and last week I started smiling to daddy :) Smiling spontaneously, I only did once when I tricked mom and dad to pick me up when I was suppose to sleep.
This weekend I rolled over from being on my back to be on my tummy. But that was just a one-time-in-a-while thing. I was angry that they put me to bed, so I kicked and twisted as hard as I could. All of a sudden it made me turn to my tummy :) and that´s my favorite position to sleep in. As soon as I can figure out how to do it again I am always going to sleep on my tummy :) They can´t do anything about it...

In a week we are going to USA to see my other grandpa, Vorenkamp for the first time. And I hope that grandpa and grandma Vorenkamp can handle having us there for such a long time :) It´s exciting to see grammy V again!! And her garden ;)

Now I am hungry and have to eat, mmmm :)

Kisses and hugs

Done visiting the doctor

2007-04-17T18:37:00.000+01:00

After wishing to quit taking my medicin, he added more amount... But just for one more month with iron/C-vitamin and two more months with santac (against reflux). He checked my butt again and couldn´t find anything :)I peed on the weight, I am going to complain to the board of the hospital, that there are no bathrooms close to the examin rooms... What if I need to pee!!!

At the hospital we met one of my friends from intensive care, Hörður Anton. We sat with him, Guðný and Finnur for quit a while before we went up to intensive care and said hi. There they asked if they were allowed to use a picture of me, when I was almost 2 weeks old, in a letter that all parents get when they are leaving the intensive care with their babies. I think they like my smile :)

I am 4.890 grams :) and 55 cm. The doctor want´s to see me again in the end of august because we couldn´t come earlier (US-trip) Then mom realized that we wont be in Iceland in august either. We got an appointment September 25th, 13.00 (This was just for us to wright down so we have it written on many places) We just need to get an appointment with a neonatal doctor in US if we think we need to.

On thursday we are going to have a pizza party with Bryndís, Indy and Opale. I have been waiting for 2 months to see Indy and Opale, jippiiiiiiieeee. And Bryndís makes the best pizzas as a bonus :)

Now I am just going to wait for daddy, he should get home in 2-3 hours :)

PS. I didn´t loose weight, I just wanted to put in a picture of me from when I was 10 days old. DS

Not the evening I wanted

2007-04-17T11:34:00.000+01:00

I was looking forward to babysit Erla yesterday. Just when she arrived, my doctor phoned and wanted me to go to emergency at the hospital. Mom had tried to reach him 30 min before because I had blood in my poop, but didn´t get hold of him. When he heard about the blood he wanted us to go straight up to the hospital to be sure nothing was wrong. I could have told him that I felt goooood, but we listened to him ;) Waiting for the doctor for 45 minutes and it wasn´t very nice things they were doing to me. The nurse put this HUGE thermometer up my butthole and I am glad that both mom and dad were there. No fever and heartbeat and everything else looked good. She took my diaper because I had pooped again, 4th time today. She was going to take some samples to check so it´s ok. Then the doctor came and he just did like mom, looked up my butthole. And he couldn´t see anything either. He listened everywhere and squised me everywhere, also my balls!!! And then he put some wooden thing down my throat and it wasn´t very nice. I think I have never screamed as loud. I was put on the weight and with onzie and shirt I am ca 4.900 grams. BIG BOY :) And GOOD boy. The result from all this was that mom and dad just have to check my poop for a while. If it happens again, we need to check more. But for now I am good :)

Oh at the doctors I managed to pee on mommy. She was looking for a potty/toilet/sink for me to pee in but there wasn´t any in the room. She didn´t want me to pee in the sink (should maybe be sterile, bad to make it dirty) I held it for 3 minutes but I couldn´t hold it more. Just let it go on her. Sorry mamma...

We are off for the doctor in 3 hours, just my normal appointment, booked a month ago. I have so many questions for him :)

I am getting smarter :)

2007-04-16T17:56:00.000+01:00

I think mom and dad had a hard weekend with me... I just found out that if I am put to bed, I can just scream and they´ll come in to me :) I hardly slept anything (compared to normally) over the weekend. Why would I? When I can spend time awake with mom and dad. It doesn´t matter if my eyes were sooo very tired, I wanted to stay up. On saturday evening I tried again to get to stay up with them, by screaming as soon as they put me down. And they just let me lay there and scream, grrrrrr. But after 7 minutes, when I realized that they were not coming to pick me up, I went to sleep. Oh it was nice to sleep. Who would have known after 8 hours of awake time? ;)
But I am probably going to try this trick again. And when I smile big smiles when they pick me up, they shouldn´t be able to resist... By the way, I had a reason to be a bit worried and fuzzy, mom ate something that made my stomach full of gas. I guess it was the grapes. No more grapes mommy, please!!

Mom and me went to buy groceries today. Oh my mom is strong! I wish that I get that strong when I get bigger, maybe in 2-3 years ;)
Everything is going good, I am just waiting for grandpa Persson and Ann-Catrin to come visit. They are coming on thursday and will stay til sunday, whiiiihiiii. And when they leave it´s just a week left til my first trip to a foreign country :) And then I get to hang out with more grandparents :)

I forgot to tell that I am babysitting Erla again tonight :) She is the best. I am going to try to stay awake when she is here, not like last time, I slept the hole time...

Love

I am so big

2007-04-13T21:50:00.000+01:00

Yesterday I went with mamma everywhere :) First we dropped dad off at the american embassy. He got stopped at the security because he had a fork in his backpack, hehehe. What if he would have stabbed the fork through the bullet proof glass?? Dangerous... Better to confiscate it. But at least he got it back :) Good, because mom gets very angry when he looses forks bringing them to work...
Then we went to moms work and she was finnishing some paperwork that was left behind when I was born. I didn´t sleep anything visiting her work, it was too much to look at. A lot of people and a lot of things. I want to go there again some day, when I can crawl... We also went with moms tax declaration and to the bank. I am a big boy that gets to come with her doing all that...

And yesterday I started copying mammas faces... She looks so silly when she is making her mouth big and round and when she is putting her tongue out, so I had to try the same. I just did like she did and what a respond I got, they were smiling so much, I think I´ll keep doing that sometimes :)

Today me, mom and Erla went to moms work (again). Erla went for physical therapy there and we just went with her to go with her down town afterwards. When she was done with the therapy it was raining a lot and very windy so we just went down town to have lunch. Nice vegetarian food. I fart so well after all the vegetables :) Then we watched movies all rainy afternoon. As you see on the picture, I look pretty good in our couch. But mom is very sad because she doesn´t get to control the remote anymore ;)

Tonight me and dad had a bath, he is so filthy after work so I just have to bath him when he gets home. I love bathing with daddy. I also love having a bath with mommy, but then it´s hard to focus on the bath, when the food machines are bare and temptating.

Now I am off to bed, tomorrow I am going to baby sit Erla, she is coming over when mom and dad are going to play badminton. When Erla left today she told me to poop before she comes... Hehehe sure, I´ll hold it til she gets here so she can put me on the potty and wipe me.
Good night everyone!

Getting stronger and stronger

2007-04-10T15:45:00.000+01:00

We had a really nice weekend over easter, even if mom and dad mostly sat in the sofa eating chocolate eggs. Nothing much happened. I am mostly sleeping and eating, but I like beeing awake 2-3 hours in the morning. Then I am mostly talking to mom and my caterpillar. He doesn´t say much but at least I can say whatever I want to :)

Yesterday our little family went for a 2,5 hour walk. Nice weather when we started up, rain/snow and windy on the way home. We went to see Bryndís and her daughters Indy and Opale. We couldn´t go in to them because my doctor said that I shouldn´t see kids at all because of RS-virus. But I met them outside. I think that I soon can spend some time with them before I go to US. I could see that mom had missed them soooo much.

After the walk it was very nice to get home and eat. And I slept like a puppy for many hours after the walk, even if I slept the hole walk...

We also got visit from Lúðvík, moms and dads friend. He is thinking about coming to France with us. That would be so nice if he can make it! And hopefully I can see Heiðdís Anna and Kristleifur before I leave to US. They are Lúðvíks children and mom says they are wonderful.

Oh I forgot to say, I tried out my new swing that I got from my great grandparents Conklin. It´s awesome. It rocks back and forth or from side to side and it has some birds and things that are circling over my head, with different sounds. Sometimes it sounds like I would be in the woods. Dad puts me in it when I am fuzzy so I better fuzz more so I can play in it more often :)

Sweden and France, here I come

2007-04-07T15:14:00.000+01:00

We got the house in France and mom have booked flight tickets for us. First we go to Sweden (july 27th) and stay for a night in Stockholm. The day after we´ll go to Bordeaux, through Paris. Then rent a car and drive to Montalivet, ca 1 hour drive.

When we have been in France we go back to Sweden and stay there for 4 weeks, jippie!! Nice to get to see my aunts and uncles, grandparents and great grandparents. I hope to go fishing with grandpa and great grandpa. And out in the woods! I guess mom and dad are just going to sit and eat swedish food, dad can´t stop talking about that he´s going to eat one swedish pizza a day. Yuck, what´s wrong with milk??? I guess by then I have started eating some solid food. The doctor told mamma that she should start giving me solid food around 3-4 months. Probably because of my reflux problem, solid food keeps down in my stomach better than milk. But I guess I wont get any pizza, I´ll stick to cereals and fruits :)

I have been a bit hard to mom and dad lately. I don´t like the changing table and I don´t like wearing a diaper and I really let them know. As soon as they put me down on the changing table I twist like a worm and try to get away and I make loud noises. And when they are going to put the diaper on I give away one or two loud screems, but they still put it on!!!

But I love feeding, I can do it for hours and I do if I can. Mom doesn´t allow me to lay there and just suck if I am not feeding. Something about getting sore nipples... Sure...
Today we are just going to have a lazy day, nice to have dad home all day :) Watch movies and eat!

Today I had to give mom a bigger smile than before. Does grown up people know how silly they look when they are squishing their faces up to me and talk to me with silly sounds and voices. I can´t do anything else than smile...

I think it´s enough for today

Love to everyone

Waiting for the summer

2007-04-04T12:54:00.000+01:00

After a couple of days feeling a bit sick I am better. It would have been nice to go out in my nice carriage today but I better wait a day or two.

The nurse came yesterday just to check up on me (and my mom I guess...) As usually she weighted me and mom almost fell to the floor, taken by surprise. It showed 3.060 grams. 1,5 week ago I was 3.640 g. Both mom and dad have been talking about how heavy I feel and usually I gain weight pretty good. Strange...
But then mom saw that the nurse put the edge of the weight up on a high edge on the changing table... A new try and now we got it right :) Big boy!!! I am 4.190 grams!!! If I gain weight like this I am going to be ca 120 kg when I turn 10...

Yesterday I had a visitor, Bryndís, moms friend. It´s nice to see her. She was helping mom booking a mobile home in France next summer. We are hopefully going there for 2-3 weeks in the end of the summer. Mom doesn´t speak french so Bryndís phoned for her. Mom phoned last week but the lady didn´t understand english very well. We sent an email with all facts and now we are just waiting for a respond. The lady Bryndís talked to, said that they had mobile homes availible at that time. Jippie!!! As soon as we get the confirmation about that we can get the mobile home, we are going to book tickets to France, Sweden and USA. Oh I hope they respond today!!!

I also have to tell everyone that dad planted tulips last fall and finally they are coming up! He has been out checking on them EVERY day since I got home from the hospital, March 1th. Hopefully they bloom before we leave to US.

Love
Noah

Lazy Day

2007-04-01T23:13:00.000+01:00

Hello again! I needed to put a picture up of me with Grammy. She's the best. I can't wait to go to Michigan and see her and to meet Grampy and Allie and Merc.

Today was fun. I layed around and slept with daddy almost all the day. I like grabbing and pulling on his beard. And mamma held me while we all watched a movie.

Hard saturday

2007-03-31T22:38:00.000+01:00

Dad had to fix some gardens today, even if it´s saturday. And then he came home sick. Poor daddy. So now all of us are having a cold... My first "sickness" even if I´m not that sick, just a stuffed nose and a bit higher temperature than normally.

The day have mostly been filled with sleeping. And pooping. Mom let me go diaperfree up in bed with dad this morning, though with a waterproof matress under me. And all of a sudden I needed to go to the bathroom and started squiking. Dad said to mom that I behaved a bit strange. Mom said, "maybe he needs to go potty" and then dad asked her to bring the potty to the bed, but mom didn´t want to. So dad said he´d take me to the potty. I waited and waited and squiked more but he didn´t take me. Ok then, I just go here. You should have heard dad when he discovered that I had pooped in their bed :)

For those who doesn´t know, mom and dad are letting me pee and poop as much as I want in the potty. I just have to cue them that I have to go, they hold me over the potty and I go if I want to. They are pretty good at listening to me (except for todays poop in their bed) and over one day I probably pee 4-7 times in the potty. I really don´t like pooping in the diaper and more often than not they take me to the potty when I need to :) No sticky butts here!!!
Tonight I had my first poop in the toilet :)

I don´t like wearing diapers and I protest when they are trying to put one on. I have this trick to lift my legs straight up. It´s almost impossible to "close" the diaper :) Most afternoons I get to be diaperfree and I love laying on the floor on the matress grammy V gave me, with my butt up in the air, sleeping and squiking.

I guess we are all going to bed now. Just so we can wake up in 2-3 hours again so I can get my food :)

Good night everyone

2007-03-30T21:58:00.000+01:00

I wanted to put a picture of the whole family up. This is taken by my grandma, Grammy Vorenkamp. Daddy has silly hair!! Mine is pretty cute though, even if I don't have much (like daddy's forehead). Dad was working all the time this week, but now I get him for the whole weekend! Oh, and today Aunt Erla made me a warm onesie for going outside in! It is so awesome, she's the best. Me and mamma slept most of today, and I got another package!! From Rosa, Erla's aunt- a really nice outfit also. Nice to have people love me and send me gifts that I haven't even met yet! Bye for now.

Today was my due date

2007-03-29T19:36:00.000+01:00

Mom just decided to start up a blog for me. We'll probably go to US, Michigan in the end of april. Dad got a job there coaching soccer til end of june. Staying with grammy and grampy all summer yeah!!! So this blog is for family and friends so they can see what's going on in my life. Feels like a lot is happening theese days, yesterday we went out for my first real trip in the carriage. And I slept through it all... And today we went to the US ambassy to pick up my passport :) Now I can go almost whereever I want!!! We are still waiting for my swedish passport but one passport should be enough. We decided to get the swedish one to be sure to get a passport before the summer. We weren't sure to get the american one fast enough, but now we know that it only takes a week for US ambassy and much longer for the swedish...
After picking up the passport we went to IKEA. Slept through that to...

Mom and me are spending almost all days with Erla, that is off work because she just had a knee surgery... Lucky us to have her... But mostly I am just eating, sleeping, burping and squiqing. A couple of days ago I started trying my big boy voice by screeming. One loud screem and then I keep quiet to see the reaction from mom and dad. And if I don't get attention I try some more screems and it usually works fine.

By the way, today I am turning into a BIG (or bigger) BOY. My due date was today March 29th, same day as moms sister turns 27 years. Happy birthday aunt Ann-Sofie!! You are getting old!!

For them that doesn't know, I was in a bit hurry to get out, I decided that I wanted to see mom and dad, not just hear them, January 20th. 10 weeks before due date. I was sitting in the womb so they had to take me out with a c-section so I wouldn't get strangled and it took a while to get me out. Good abdominal muscles my mom HAD.
Dad was watching and he wanted to come and help the two doctors and cut a bigger hole to easilly get me out. But finally they got me out and I surprised everyone by started breathing myself almost straight away. I didn't get to see mom but Dad got to see me when I got out. I was taken to intensive care straight away to check that everything was ok and I was put in a nice and warm incubator. I also got IV and something called C-PAP to help me a bit with my breathing, it was like walking against the wind, getting wind in your nose. Like I would know... but that's what the doctors told mom and dad.

My birth weight was 1474 grams and i was 39 cm. Pretty big... And with big bruises on my feet from getting pulled out. 3 hours after the birth I finally got to meet Mom. My dad is good but I also wanted my mom :) Both mom and dad cried and I wanted to tell them that I was good. But the doctors told them that instead. Mom and dad thought that I was the most beautiful in the world and so very small. And I can't do anything else than agree with them... About the beautiful part...

For the first day I had to be in solarium because I was a bit yellow (to high bilirubin, something about the liver function) And I stayed in the incubator for maybe 2 weeks. The hospital was my home for my first 5,5 week and the nurses were really great there. And mom and dad got to be there almost as much as they wanted. March 1th I got to move home after weeks of hard work ;) trying getting bigger. I was weighting 2672 grams and 46,5 cm. What a big boy!!! It was a big day even if I slept through it ;)

Todays weight is probably around 3800-4000 grams, the nurse comes tuesday and then I get to know my weight again.
I am smiling a lot, especially if I am full. If I am hungry I get very angry and irritated. Mom, I wonder from whom I got that???Sometimes it's gas that makes me smile but 6 weeks ago I started giving mom and dad a real smiles when they were talking to me. And when grammy Vorenkamp was here I always smiled to her, she was talking, reading and singing and I loved it. Grammy gave me a caterpillar that I am talking to when I am in my bassinet. Hope to see grammy soon again!! And to see grampy!!! And Allie and Merc. And grandpa Persson and Ann-Catrin are coming here in three weeks. Can't wait!!!

I hope everyone that is checking up on me here will wright comments.
Now it's feeding time :)

Noah