I have not been able to blog as I had to focus on other things until the baby arrived; i e work...
Spring passed very quickly and before we knew it as always May was showing a taster of what summer would be like; or not.
What is it with summers in London nowadays? When I first moved to London it felt like summers were when I could go swimming in Hampstead Heath and spend the evenings in shorts outside a pub or cafe. This whole summer went by in an instant since it rained nonstop so there was no real summer feeling of: let's stay outside and socialise. Instead it seemed like throughout June and July people just seemed to go home straight after work since it was pouring down and cold anyway. Not that I complained!
For me the weather was perfect. Being highly pregnant in a London summer was not something I was looking forward to; but instead it turned out the coldest for years so I just continued to enjoy my life with a growing stomach ( biking in rain gear whilst being 8 months pregnant can be a bit of a challenge though).
Every day for 9 months I have counted my blessings and realized how lucky I am for everything in my life. I am sure that had I not gone travelling maybe I would not have felt the same way. I try to only see solutions, life can be a challenge many a times, but of course: feeling that it all leads to us learning something new makes all these challenges more understandable.
Throughout this year I have been trying to work as much as possible but always make sure that every day is special and that I smile through it.
I decided early on that I wanted to have the baby in Sweden so through the 9 months we have been travelling to and from Stockholm for scans and seeing friends. It has been the most amazing 9 months I could ever imagine. Every time we have been to Sweden we have felt like we were on holiday and made every check up truly special.
Spring passed very quickly and before we knew it as always May was showing a taster of what summer would be like; or not.
What is it with summers in London nowadays? When I first moved to London it felt like summers were when I could go swimming in Hampstead Heath and spend the evenings in shorts outside a pub or cafe. This whole summer went by in an instant since it rained nonstop so there was no real summer feeling of: let's stay outside and socialise. Instead it seemed like throughout June and July people just seemed to go home straight after work since it was pouring down and cold anyway. Not that I complained!
For me the weather was perfect. Being highly pregnant in a London summer was not something I was looking forward to; but instead it turned out the coldest for years so I just continued to enjoy my life with a growing stomach ( biking in rain gear whilst being 8 months pregnant can be a bit of a challenge though).
Every day for 9 months I have counted my blessings and realized how lucky I am for everything in my life. I am sure that had I not gone travelling maybe I would not have felt the same way. I try to only see solutions, life can be a challenge many a times, but of course: feeling that it all leads to us learning something new makes all these challenges more understandable.
Throughout this year I have been trying to work as much as possible but always make sure that every day is special and that I smile through it.
I decided early on that I wanted to have the baby in Sweden so through the 9 months we have been travelling to and from Stockholm for scans and seeing friends. It has been the most amazing 9 months I could ever imagine. Every time we have been to Sweden we have felt like we were on holiday and made every check up truly special.
Of course a trip to Stockholm always consists of a fika at Rosendahls trädgårdar
I have always been fond of old Swedish school posters
Foam cafe Karlavagen, so happy to be with friends and family
The wonderful cafe at the photographic museum
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