First Christmas

This was a week with many firsts for us and Bjorn, it was his first visit from his Swedish side of the family, his Farfar and Farmor Moniqa, as well as his first Christmas. We picked up Farfar and Farmor Moniqa at the airport in Boston on Thursday evening (20th), of course there were some delays, not only weather, but also US customs (another story, hehehe), but finally we were heading back home. Friday morning when Bjorn awoke and saw the new visitors, he was not sure what to think, but after a few days he was very used to his Farfar and Farmor Moniqa and loved seeing them in the morning and after naps.

At Gritty's for lunch on Friday

We had time to do and see a lot during their visit, a trip to the Mall, Old Port for some shopping and dinner (at Norm's East End - my favorite!), and of course celebrate Christmas, with Kalle Anka's Julafton and risgrynsgrot. Bjorn did not really know or understand what was going on with Christmas, but he did enjoy the attention he received from everyone at home and at his gramma and grampa's house. He loved cheese soup which we had on Christmas eve, as well as many other types of foods, in a few years he can try Gramma's famous lobster rolls on Christmas Eve. He received a lot of fun gifts from his family in Sweden as well from us and his family here in the US. He received some fun new toys from IKEA, a playtable (Thomas the train), a rocking zebra, a set of Swedish movies, Alfons Aberg books, Bamse CD (audio books), as well as an Alfons CD and some other music, a new set of PJ's, a new set of plate, cup and silverware with paintings of Elsa Beskow and so much more. Now that Christmas is over, we are settling down and getting ready for his first Birthday.

3 Generations celebrating Julafton

Bjorn and his new Crocodile from IKEA

Almost Christmas

It is almost Christmas, and I have not updated by blog in so many weeks now, so much going on, school, work, spending time with Laura and Bjorn during my free time, but in 2 weeks I get a week off, my dad and his wife are coming to visit, and we all get to spend some nice, quality time together.


Bjorn has changed so much the last few weeks, he is showing more of a temperament, very persistent and knows exactly what he wants and does not give up. He is moving around everywhere, standing on his own, trying to walk, but not quite there yet. He loves reading books and every night we each read at least 2 books each to him, Laura in English and I in Swedish. We can tell he begins to understand when we talk to him, I especially notice how he understands Laura when she asks him to do something, like crawl to the bathroom so he can take his bath at night.




I am not sure yet if he understands me speaking Swedish with him, but I will keep doing so as most studies we read say that you have to be persistent and never to give up. The other night I played Pelle Svanslos for him, but I think he is too young still : - ) . This Christmas, we are watching Kalle Anka as I have it recorded on DVD for him, the older version with Arne Weise, hehehe.