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Watching together
Watching video from our visit to a small local amusement park.
Spring In the Air
Beautiful spring weather today! Got to spend some time outside and then had two friends visiting, each with their own 3 month old.
Big smiles
This Easter we spent three days at Nerskogen with two of Frida’s grandparents, her aunt , uncle, the uncle’s mom, and Frida’s cousin Nanok, the giant dog. Even though snow was fun, we’re happy spring is here – the sun is warming and the snow is melting! Be aware of reappearing dog poop, though, I fell in some yesterday…
Walking vs sitting
Frida’s walking! For a month or two she’s been courageous enough to take a few steps here and there, but these past couple of days she’s walked long distances – as long as they can get within our living room. You should see the smile on her face when she proudly walks between the two of us, it looks something like the picture below left. The picture on the right shows how much she still concentrates while executing her new skill!
The other member of my family usually prefers sitting to walking. I recently sold my first item on finn.no (a desk), so that we could fit in an enormous chair that I got on sale a few months ago. I love the chair, but E … well, let’s just say that I paid for the chair myself That’s why I was so amused when the first one to sit down and enjoy the new part of our living room was him! Looking at the picture below, I’d say he looks quite comfy.
When daddy’s away
Daddy’s been away on a business trip for almost a week now. Of course we miss him (he reads this…!), but we’re both pleased to have things our way for a while 
- We play inside the closet - there's plenty of room now that daddy's shoes are in the US!
- We sit on the floor thinking about what to do next.
- We take a ride on great grandma's walking device.
- We take the stroller for a walk outside.
- We spend time outside in the swing.
- We throw Dreamtheater CDs on the floor.
- We throw macaroni in the air.
- We eat healthy food - no, that's not sausage...
- We play on the couch.
- In the morning, we play as much as we want in bed.
- We practice walking. Still not letting go of whatever she holds on to :)
- We play hide and seek in the bathroom.
- But of course we'd rather have him here :)
A new year
As usual, December has been an eventful month. Lots of celebration, joy and happiness, but also room for thought with a death in near family. Very sad, although not unexpected.
Frida has really enjoyed December. It only took her a couple of days of advent calendar to learn how to open presents (almost) on her own!
The first party of the month was at our place, a late 1 year birthday celebration for the 5 other November babies we’ve spent so much time with in 2009. In true Christmas spirit, Frida shared her bread with one of her little friends. (Isn’t that what it looks like on the picture? What actually happened was that she stole the bread that he was eating…)
Daddy’s birthday was celebrated with much enthusiasm – maybe not so much by thebirthday boy, but Frida didn’t even have to be asked to help opening the presents! I suspect she thought it was part of her advent calendar All the attention from four grandparents was just a bonus.
The 13th day of the month is in the name of Saint Lucia, and Frida’s kindergarden did the mandatory celebration. She was of course the most adorable in the crowd, and we all brought our cameras to take her picture.
The kindergarden also hosted a Santa party one of the last days before Christmas. Dress code: red! On the menu: Christmas rice porridge!
Aunt M and uncle Ø weren’t able to be here for Christmas, so they came for a visit the week before. Frida was very happy to see them, but missed her cousin Nanok, the giant dog. Well, to be honest I don’t think she missed him at all, the last time she saw him she started crying whenever he barked…
Aunt S and cousin Stellatronic were here all Christmas, and we got to spend a lot of time with them.
My sister and I had a challenging afternoon trying to take a picture of the two cousins… together…both facing the camera… not crying… You get the picture This is what we ended up using for the month of December in the 2010 calendar we made for our parents:
I hope you all had a great Christmas, and that the new year will bring lots of joy!
Highlights of July 2009
I just realized today that July is almost over, here are some highlights.
Frida’s cousin came to town, so we’ve spent some time with her. This means that Frida has had to share her toys, and they seem to get along very well – even though Frida with her 8 months could easily take down 4 months old Stellatronic!
Throwing up on the couch is fun. As long as one gets to look at it for two seconds and then rub both hands in it.
Everyday activities include eating in the high chair and standing up in the couch. By the way, the couch is an excellent place to show off two teeth that are emerging.
We’ve had some great weather: at the veranda, at Bratlia (my parent’s vacation house) and at a local coffee shop…
Frida has learned how to climb. For some reason the dishwasher is one of the most exciting toys at the moment. Of course, all toys have to be tasted!
