Peace of the puzzle

Three weeks to the day, today. Most of the ground work is done to Miltons new home. I got a call earlier today about our kitchen. It has finally found its way to the company who will drop it of on our steps. Monday 08:00-12:00 is the time (8am-12pm for you americans :), after that its building time. We chose the colours for our walls last night and we also got to see the result of our "melting wall" in the bathroom. It started as a joke but then we actually tried it and I must say it's a success (even though it's not ready yet, one can form an idea about the result).


Question: What will our guests think ?

"full of shit"

This has really no connection to Miltons path thru life but since I am his dad and I have the final saying, I added this anyway :)

I was talking to a person about something totally unimportant but in the discussion I found myself thinking -"He's full of shit". Those words formed into a picture in my head from when I joined my Elina, the other day, to her horses at the stables. At the stables they have one specific place they throw all of the horses "ass-juice". That area got a visit from me this particular day and I just had to take a photo with my mobile. It's probably not a un-normal thing but I had never seen it before. A big pile of poop with two "pirate boards" over it. Luckely this person I talked too didnt smell like that pile did.

Check Up Nr 4

It was that time again, check up time. We have passed week 31 and entered week 32. I still wonder where my "future-father-freak out-emotional ride" feelings are. I haven't felt more calm and happier. I still haven't fully understod that I am actually going to be a father and be responsible over a life, a life made from the woman I love and my pool of genes.

Well, at the check up I expected nothing new or critical and we got just that. Our beloved Milton his growing on schedule and according the proffessional he is now finished with his functional parts and are now dedicated to build fat. That is, the fat under his skin. Today he is still a little bit below average in size but everything is apparantly A-okay.

Toys for Milton

I sat down feeling like:

-"I gotta see what's out there... toy-wise"

So I started my mission - Toys for Milton - with a smile on my face thinking how many cool stuff I was going to find. I saw Miltons room filled with toys, for him to have fun with, but I pretty soon realized one thing... All the cool stuff (stuff even I can play with) are for a little bit older kids. All I found for 0-6 months was the cookie monster, hammers and things like that. I did find a cool firetruck, electrical.... (all boys wants to be a fireman or a policeman.. right?).... but even though I want our Milton to be smart and head of his pears I can't really see him riding a electrical firetruck until after few years.

I guess I just have to wait.

Milton's Dream

I read the free newspaper we all know as "Metro", on my way to work. The news were all similar to every other day, but then I read something I have heard people lightly mentioned in a passing. It read "Milton is not giving up his AIK-dream". For you internationell friends out there I have to add the information that AIK is a club within sports, such as soccer and ice hockey. I found it funny to read my future son's name in the sentence regarding a dream. Milton is not a common name in Sweden and I must say it's not even a common name mentioned in media.

The next sentence -"Porn King Berth Milton has yet again expressed his interessed.....". First our Milton had a dream, now he's also a porn king (of course I did not compute the name Berth, only Milton). Sounds like our Milton is going to have an interesting life.

Impacts on a baby ?

Elina still going strong, exercising her horses in the cold with Milton in her warm "belly". This picture was taken yesterday at the stables. Her very special black beauty going back to her booth after a run-thru.

I wonder if all this "horsing around" will inspire Milton to take up horses too ? What kind of actions can have an impact on a baby still not born ? Nothing ? Everything ? Can Milton feel the joy Elina feels when she's with her horses and with that, rubb it onto Milton ? Maybe he will love the camera like I do, but how can he feel my joy when I am around my camera ? All he can feel is the irritation of his mom everytime I take out my camera and go nuts. Where's my telepathic ability when I need it ?

Trashed Home, Part II

We both wish that we slept at home like this but this is a mirage. This is at my dads place in the semi-basement floor. Its about a 100 sqm area that is re-done to an extra apartment. Usually my sister lives here but she´s in Thailand / Asia for 4 months, so lucky us =) We stay here about 3 days a week since our apartment is a total mess. Hopefully the time schedule will be kept and we can move back in for good around the 7th of december.

Milton! - You better stay in there for the whole time. We got some stuff to do in your room too.

First real snow has fallen in Stockholm and actually stayed. Last weekend, when I was in Finland, it was gone after some hours. This would be a good time to acctually have a home. As of today it's far from finished lookin like this:

Trashed home

Finally we have begun the renovation of our apartment. Bathroom, kitchen, hallway and Miltons room is totally trashed. As of now we can't live there anymore. Luckily we have our own parents that we can stay with. Ohhh... and Thanks, Anna for "letting" me stay in your basement apartment while you are on your asian roadtrip :) It's said to take 4 weeks but life experience tells me that we have to add atleast one week to that. That would make the end date about the 7th of December.

First trip over the Swedish border

28 weeks and Miltons first trip is over. The future family Tjärnberg just came back from Kouvola, Finland, 10 european miles from the russian border. We visited Elinas grandparents on her mothers side, Eerik and Elli. Apparently I made this type of trip also, when I was in my mothers belly but to USA. That was only for vacation. I do love to travel, maybe this triggered my future son to love to travel to :)

We saw the first snow fall in Kouvola, I saw Eerik and Ellli for the first time, They saw "Milton" for the first time and I was in Finland for the first time. Isnt it great when things can be bundled up.

Milton never got to acctually see Kouvola or Eerik and Elli but I did take alot of pictures with my new Eos 40D, so he will be able to in the future. We have noticed that he is getting stronger. The movements and kicks are more powerfull and intense. It's still abit unreal but I can't imagine I am the only one that feel that. I know my Elina feels the same.

During this trip we also started our renovation. This morning when we got home, we were missing 2 walls, a kitchen and a bathroom. I guess I am going to have to go commando for four weeks :)