Baby preparations

A Monday evening in Århus

On Monday evening my boss invited my department to a big event where Kofi Annan and Bill Clinton were guest speakers! Exciting experience. Both really down to earth and really good speakers - Kofi Annan spoke mostly about his life and achievements - among them his proudest moment (Nobel Peace Prize) and his saddest moment (not being able to stop the Iraq war). Bill Clinton came to pass on the message on how he believes the world can be saved by reducing C02 emissions and reducing inequality. We could've stayed for hours listening to him. He looked older than I expected. Here's a photo of him taken on my mobile phone. We weren't allowed to take cameras.

I also took a video clip - but on Sony Ericsson it's in some strange format that my computer won't recognise... Once I figure it out, I'll upload it. Kofi Annan spoke first and I hadn't realised that I could just take photos with my phone... His wife is Swedish and she was there too.

It was a fun evening - completely unexpected and unforgettable.

Pregnancy update

Hi friends

Well yesterday it was officially 100 days until my due date! Last night (or the early hours of this morning) also marked the first "official" leg cramps - I've heard so much about them. Ow ow ow - so uncomfortable and scary in the middle of the night...

Otherwise I seem to be doing fine. Last time my measurements were taken at the doctor my uterus was 21cm which was "average" for two weeks ago. I've definitely grown since then - in fact I feel like I've doubled in size the past week :-) and Baby Hyttel kicks like crazy demanding more space!

On Saturday we're going to order the pram. In Denmark you don't just go to the shop, buy a pram and take it home. Oh no! You have to order it 6 - 18 weeks in advance depending on the model and July is official summer holidays here for most factories, so we need to order a further 3 weeks in advance. When the shop receives your order they store it for you until the baby's born and proud father fetches it. Although not superstitious folk, Danes believe it bad luck to bring the pram home or set up the cot / crib before the baby's born.

One other thing, it looks like we might be moving to our own place in July... but I'M NOT SAYING ANYMORE until ALL papers are signed!! So watch this space :-)

Love
Carmen