Mixed goodies

We've been quite busy these last couple of weeks. Spring has more or less arrived and now there's just about 50 cms of snow to get rid off before we see the grass again. Nice! We have positive degrees most days and some nights now, too, and I really enjoy daylight savings.

We've just had a lovely weekend where all of us were in good spirits and Iluka was cheerful and content most of the time. It makes such a difference compared to a grumpy toddler who wants to do the opposite of anything you mention!

Seb and Iluka fell asleep on the sofa together and although the picture is a bit fuzzy, they still look adorable!



They also painted together. Iluka loooves weekends when Seb is at home and at any given point throughout the day you will hear her say "Tu veux jouer Papa? Tu veux jouer avec moi, Papa?" (Do you want to play, dad? Do you want to play with me, Dad?"



Also, in relation to her loving daddy being at home (because mummy is getting SERIOUSLY boring now that she is so pregnant!) she also gets up really early during the weekend! Through the week she sleeps at least an hour later than Saturday and Sunday. Which would be kind of cute if it weren't for the fact that sleeping long on a weekend is so damn enjoyable!)

Anyway, I think Iluka is completely ready to babysit little sister. Look how well she takes care of her doll:



And here I am, looking as glamorous as ever.




I am soooooo over being pregnant and I welcome the baby to arrive ANY time she wishes now. I just want my body back. And to meet the baby of course. And I am very, very happy to know that I will give birth to the baby here, at home. I look forward to the birth and the experience it will be. I am so happy that it was an option for me, and such a straight forward one too. I didn't have to jump through hoops or beg my doctor to let me - it was so easy to arrange (though my doctor had never before been asked about home birth and needed to look into whether it was possible at all). But it makes me feel happy about this birth in a different way than I felt the last time.

But being pregnant is taking its toll and every morning when I get up I hope it'll be today, and every night when I go to bed I wish that it'll happen during the night.

So I have met people's silly remarks about ARE YOU STILL PREGNANT?!?! Or Has that baby STILL not arrived yet?!? and similar comments in relation to not having given birth yet with a bit of a rude glare. NO. Any other questions?

Please bear with me. It's a combination of hormonal changes, being sick of my immobility and being over the general contraints of pregnancy. And I am still more than a week before my due date, so, really, I should not be complaining yet.

I will not even contemplate the idea that the baby might choose to (rightfully, if she feels the need) stay in my belly for another three weeks and it would still be a completely normal pregnancy.