Big belly in little Sweden

Lycke, Sweden

It's the first of July and summer is finally in the air. June's summer here in Lycke was not much of a summer at all. It rained quite a lot (even a monsoon like rain) and it was really windy with an average temperature around 16-18 degrees.

Anyway, my belly is getting bigger and bigger. Looks like little baby's still enjoying time inside my cozy belly. I think my approximate due date will be around late July, so hopefully on the next blog, there will be pictures of the little one. 

For now, here are some pictures of what's been happening the last month up here in Lycke.

A gang of geese migrating and resting in the field full of smorblommer (butter flower).

One sunny yet windy day when we went to the beach.

Cows by the beach. You don't see that very often.

One night when I was walking out to the toilet, there was a little deer just across the road from us.

Cleopatra, a little kitty cat we're taking care of.

Here's my latest baby bump picture. 

Cozy little cottage that we're living at, full of memorabilia. 

A selfie infront of the mirror after measuring the belly belly BELLY!

We all can't wait to meet you, little baby!

1ove <3

Like lycka in Lycke

Gothenburg - Lycke

You must be wondering what the title meant. Lycka is Swedish for joy/happiness/lucky, so it seems that it suited the title really well, 'like happiness in Lycke'.

We had the opportunity to stay at our beloved friend, Nanette's family's summer house in Lycke also to help out fixing the house up a bit, while it's nicer and warmer now in Sweden. It's been really nice to be out in the country side with the fresh air and just the sounds of animals. It was also the first time I saw an elk from a distance. Shame I didn't get the chance to take a picture, but the image will always stick in my head cause they are amazing beings.

The house that we're staying at in Lycke

Pretty spring flowers sprouting

Wild orchid flower that are apparently protected 

Going for a walk in the beautiful forest nearby

This is Nanette, our beloved Gothenburg sister, giving some energy to the tree

Walked up to top of the stoney mountain hill when it was really foggy 

While sitting up the mountain hill top, I sang 'I can see clearly now' and then the weather cleared up! Yaaaaaaaaaaaay!

While enjoying the clear blue sky, Mats found a green stick and is making it in to a wand

Went for a little walk in the forest one sunny day

Hanging out at Ramberget. 

We went back to Gothenburg for a few days and spent alot of our time at Eriksberg, Farjenas and Ramberget. It's interesting to mention Ramberget actually, because apart being a really nice place to hang out and see Gothenburg from the top, back in the old days, Ramberget (meaning frame mountain), used to be the place where people who are a nuisance to society at that time, were pushed off the cliff.

Regardless the history of Ramberget, I feel cozy hanging out with Mats up there

Went to Torslanda while we were in Gothenburg to watch the beautiful sunset

Sitting up on the stoney hill while enjoying the sunset

Belly belly belly picture taken a week ago

We're back in the country side again and here's the latest picture of baby bump. Little baby's been really active lately, we all can't wait to meet the little one.

Latest belly belly belly picture taken a few days ago.

Much love to you all. 

1ove <3

Winter, Spring and a little bit of Summer in April

Gothenburg, Sweden

Let's start the blog with a picture of my baby bump taken in the middle of April.

Week 30ish

And my latest artwork

My latest art work

Since we left Torslanda, we have been moving around in Gothenburg with friends and family. We stayed at Eriksberg, Kyrkbytorget, Kortedala, Fajernas and Lilleby.

This is the only remaining building foundation in Gothenburg after Norway invaded Sweden (Eriksberg).

The beautifully lit crane in Eriksberg.

View from the dock while watching the Stena Line cruise turning around (Eriksberg)

The Stena Line turning around to cruise out of Gothenburg (Eriksberg)

Cool front view of the Stena Scandinavica while turning (Eriksberg)

The white tulips growing everywhere on the field where we were camping in Lilleby

Our home in Lilleby and Mats making sure to keep us warm for the night

Then winter came again

Camping out in the car at Fajernas

Watching the ducks swimming and the birds bathing on the beach (Fajernas)

Fajernas beach

Sharing some breakfast with the birds. I love the bandit looking seagull. (Fajernas)

Crashing in the disco room at Kortedala

Went for a little tour up to the church on top of the mountain in the centre of Gothenburg

The entrance of the church

View of Gothenburg from the church

So, that's all from me this month. See you next month!

1ove <3

Finding out the truth about childbirth

Torslanda, Gothenburg

March, month of the beginning of Spring in the northern hemisphere.

Although... here in Sweden, it didn't really feel like spring. Believe it or not, we had a few days of snow storm. It also happened just when the spring lilies started to bloom.

March was the last month of us spending time in Torslanda and I spent most of my time researching on childbirth. Something that I never really researched about before I knew I was pregnant. To my surprise, I found how modern medical science has been treating childbirth like an illness. Women in the modern days have been treated as if we have no capability to give birth, as if we have no several hundreds of years of experience in our DNA to go through labour. This sort of treatment infuses fear and anxiety to the mother in labour and possibly throughout the whole pregnancy.
Fear apparently is the cause of all complications in childbirth.

After elaborate research about parturition, I have decided to have a natural unassisted childbirth at home. With the privacy that Mats and I will be having, this will enable me to fell comfortable and relaxed enough to have an orgasmic childbirth as many women have also experienced. This is also something that is not commonly known in the general society, and possibly deemed as taboo to some people. But if conceiving a child is orgasmic, then why can't childbirth also be orgasmic, right?

It's really fascinating and mind blowing to me how childbirth has been treated in modern science. Throughout my life growing up and coming across women who went through processes of childbirth as well as seeing movies that includes parturition, childbirth has been something that frightens me. Everytime I hear someone's story, I cringe and never looked forward to the day when it will come to me. But now, my perspective has changed and I am very grateful for the elaborate research I have been doing.

Childbirth is as natural as our bowel movement and we don't need assistant when we go to the toilet doing number 2, right? We just need some time and space, some privacy, to go through the process. Which, in a sense, is the same as childbirth. The baby will come out when the baby is ready and he/she does not need to be forced out at a certain time that's convenient for the doctor or midwife, just because they don't want to be late for dinner or some other reason that practitioners like to stress time for.

I also trust that everything happens for a reason and whatever happens, happens cause it is meant to be. So I surrender myself to the universe and will go through the childbirth that will happen in the next few months, hopefully in the most natural manner and the most comfortable and relaxing manner for myself and our future child.

Anyway, as I said, I haven't been doing much activities but reading and researching, so here are some pictures of us spending most time at home.

A few days of snow storm in spring

The spring lilies survived the snow storm! Yaaaaaaay!

The latest baby bump picture

Catching a picture of a nice sunset we had one fine day

Little Krubby Wubby keeping me company while I do some reading

Daily yoga and tai chi to keep mommy and baby healthy

So, that's all from me for now from Sweden. See you next month!

1ove <3