Santas visit to Alwina

Alwina met Santa for the first time today. She had a new outfit just for that special moment. She got some toys, cloths and money.

Hope you all will have a merry Christmas and a happy new year, filled with joy and excitement.

It´s been a while...

It´s been a while since last time I wrote but I am out waching you all!

Alwina is doing just great. We went to our doctor yesterday and she is now 60 cm tall and her weight is about 5,4 kg.

We are very happy with our routines. She goes to sleep about 10pm and she sleeps until 8-9 in the morning. We were a little concerned in the beginning that she did sleep so long without food but she is eating more during daytime.

She has started to talk a lot and it is easy to make her laugh. She is holding things hard and she has started to reach for things, for example her bottle.

She has made our dreams come true and we enjoy every minute with her. She is just adorable.

Presentation of myself and some pictures...

I am getting bigger and bigger. This weekend I passed 5 kg. I have increased my weight by 2/3 since birth.

I really like my home, my bed, my bath, my brother and of course my fathers. My fathers can make me smile using their voices and I have started to make some talking. But, of course, my fathers doesn´t know what I am saying. I have started to sleep all night. So my fathers can put me to bed by 23.00 and I usually sleeps until 06.00-07.00. My fathers think that is good so that they can sleep a lot too. Most of the time I am pleased being a small baby, but I do cry when they doesn´t bring me food quick enough. My interests this far is taking baths (I have been to the swimming place), travelling in the car and in my pram. Unfortunatly I have lost some hair on the back of my head but they say it will be fine soon. My eyes are getting browner and browner.

By the way, I like my nappies.

Pictures of the day!

I couldn´t resist putting those two pictures on the blog. Pure love...

Three weeks at home

We have been at home for three weeks now and everything is just great. We have had two doctors appointments and everything is very well with Alwina. We got her weight yesterday and she has gained 1 kg her first 7 weeks. She is now 4095 g and she is 54,9 cm tall. All according to plan (doctors words). She is a very calm baby, she doesn´t scream that much and she is very easy to handle. We just adore and love her! Look at our beautyful daughter...

A week at home

My sister Josefine and Alwina

André (in fostercare with us) and Nellie (my sisters girl)

Alwina in her chair

Alwina and our youngest cat Stumpan.

Alwina, a short while after bath

Hi everybody

We have been at home for more than a week and everything feels just wonderful.

Alwina is growing. She eats a lot and has settled well into all kinds of routines.
At home our parents had a party for us when we arrived. We ate a lot of swedish food and had a lovely cake.

I have started to work again and Alwinas is at home with Robert. We are going to change after New Year, then I´m going to be home for a while.

On Tuesday there are some people from our community coming to our home. They do theese homevisits everytime there are someone born. We get a chance to ask questions and they tell you all about childsafety at your home.

Tomorrow we will be out in the garden most of the day. We need to take in all our summerplants into wintercare so that they don´t freeze. We have had minusdegrees already at night.

Going home...

We are finally through with all paperwork and got the Exit-Visa for Alwina yesterday. We are flying out of India within the next few hours. It feels great! We are longing to get home to our family and friends.
Everything is fine with Alwina. She is doing great! She eats a lot and sleeps a lot. Gaining weight and getting taller.
Wishing all IP´s out there good luck on your upcoming events. It is sometimes quite hard being away from home for so long BUT it is so, so, so worth it! We have got the most beautyful, lovely daughter and she has/will make our dreams come true. Hold on...

Fredrik, Robert and Alwina