New Numbers – 3 Months Old

Emma had her 3 month check up today.  She measured at 7.56 kg and 64 cm, yet again confirming she’s getting nothing but cream from me.  (See graphs below.)  

She also got her first ever shots, there were two of them, one in each thigh, delivered simultaneously.  She wasn’t happy about being poked, but calmed down fairly quickly afterwards.  The nurse and doctor proclaimed her in excellent shape, and told us to come back in two months for some more shots.

Here she is this lunch time, before the shots:

Emma in her chair this lunch time.

Her poor thighs. She was pretty miserable for the remainder of the day, even after she got some painkillers. I hope she’ll be better tomorrow.

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Hello There Ms. Hand

[Written 14 May 2013] This past week, as Emma has turned 3 months old, she’s matured from merely being, into actively engaging with her surroundings.  She’s started flailing her hands on purpose, and occasionally grabbing at things.  We’ve also caught her staring intently at her feet when sitting.  Oh, and her head control is prettyRead more

Wasgij? #13 Completed

[Written 14 May 2013]

Finnur gave me a Wasgij jigsaw this Christmas.  We got started on it in January, but didn’t get very far at all because I found that I couldn’t really sit for any length of time, because my feet would swell up noticeably.  So the jigsaw just lounged in our living room until recently, when we finally got our act together and finished it.

Here’s the front, and the spoilery completed image is hidden behind the link below.

The front of the box.

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School Visits and Late Evening Bike Ride

This has been a busy day.  Anna’s class had a ‘variety show’ during lunch time, then Bjarki’s daycare had an ‘open house’ in the afternoon, after which a friend of his came over for a play-date.  In the evening I decided to make use of the first semi-warm, still, and cloud-free day for a longRead more

Double Birthday Party Whammy

Today’s been crazy busy on the socializing front.  We attended TWO birthday parties, one in my family (Lóa Bryndís, daughter of my uncle Arnar, turned four years old) and one in Finnur’s family (one of his brother-in-laws celebrated his 45th birthday).  I’m stuffed so full with carbohydrates it’s hard to move! 🙂 Feeling super-lazy beforeRead more

The Kids

[Written 4 May 2013]

It’s May all of a sudden, and I’m still writing dates like it’s March.  Maybe next year I’ll have a functioning brain again…?

Anyway, I owe myself a few blog posts, mostly to do with the kids ‘competing’ these past couple of weeks, but so far I’ve been rather uninspired on the blogging front.  The current cold + sore throat isn’t really helping, but I’m hoping those will pass soon.

I did pick up the camera + 50 mm lens yesterday though and took a few pictures of Emma on the infamous dark blue fleece blanket.  I didn’t rig up any fancy lights, just used the light coming in through our bedroom window.

Then later in the day, I got a few pictures of the siblings all together, being terribly cute.  Which makes up for them being rather annoying today.  Maybe.

Well, hello there 11w3d old cutie pie. 🙂

Cuteness overload!

Here are some more pictures from the day:

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Raising a Shoe Monster?

[Written 14 May 2013] I took Anna shoe shopping the other day because she’s outgrown all her summer shoes, and by golly, it’s looking like spring out there! Her shoe size is now decidedly adult, as in 38-39 (and ahemm, 40 in one case! That’s US 8-9) so to the adult section we went.  AndRead more

Days Getting Longer

[Written 14 May 2013] It catches me by surprise every year, but all of a sudden, it’s still somewhat light out by midnight.  Here’s a photo taken out our (dirty, thank you windblown ash from far away) bedroom window late at night:Read more

Home Alone-ish

Finnur left early yesterday (Thursday) to go stomping around Manchester and Liverpool with 21 of his football buddies.  They’re all going to go watch a game live tomorrow, before returning on Sunday morning. Meanwhile, Finnur’s parents are helping me out with the kids.  The big kids slept over at their place the night before last,Read more

The First Carriage Walk

It was really nice out today, so while Finnur was a hero and helped the big kids tidy up both of their bedrooms, which were nearing disaster-status yet again, I took Emma out for a walk in her ‘big carriage’ for the first time.Read more