November 4 2006

Day two of our adventure - the first full day in Sweden. Started last night... Lilli woke up at 9:30 adn would not go back to sleep. I took the first shift. We watched Madagascar on the laptop and she ate cheerios and drank milk. Then Dave took the second shift. Lilli went to sleep around 1:00am. Tipton got up around 10:00. Dave got up with him. I got up shortly thereafter. We woke Lilli around 10:45 - do NOT want a repeat of last night. We ate breakfast and got dressed. Left the house around noon. Drove to a mall. Took forever to find a parking space. Looked for a coat for Lilli. Checked several places. Coats were either too big or too small. Ate lunch at McDonalds in the mall. Dave bought something from the electronics store. Came back to the apartment briefly to use the potty and take some headache medicine. Then drove to Lund. Saw the building where Dave works. Went to another grocery store (Willy's.) Then drove back to Malmo. Went to Coop Forum (a super walmart-type store.) Again, the coats were either too big or too small. Bought a nightlight and a step for Tipton (so he can reach the bathroom sink.) And some food storage containers. Then came home. had anoother gormet dinner of grilled cheeese sandwiches. I'm hoping to actually cook tomorrow.) Put Lilli to bed at 8:00. She cried for a few minutes but settled down. Read Tipton several books. Put him to bed around 9:00. He came right back out because he was hungry. He ate yogurt, 1/2 a banana and an instant breakfast. Brushed his teeth and he was back in bed by 9:30. He came back out at 9:45. So now he is practicing his reading/spelling/writing. It's after 10:00. Dave adn I are going to bed soon. We bought a soccer ball at Coop Forum, too. There is a park down the street that we plan on taking the kids to tomorrow. Gonna have them run around. It has been too long since they've gotten to play outside. Hopefully that will help with the jet lag. Lilli has been very cranky. She wants only me (will have nothing to do with Dave!) And she wants me to hold her ALL the time.

November 5, 2006 2:30am
Just put Lilli back to bed... Tipton was awake until 11:30. Lilli woke up around 12:30. I've been up with her ever since. Held/swayed/sang to her the entire time. She wanted milk. She didn't want milk. She just wanted to hold her sippy cup. Finally put her to bed with the almost empty sippy cup. (I'm a bad mommy, but a very sleep deprived mommy!)

Day two: Things I've learned
1) Street signs over here SUCK. They are small, off to the side (usually on a building) but not always on the same side. They are not lit and do not have reflective paint. Most are impossible to read (if you can even find them!)
2) I haven't found any boxes of tissues. They come in little pocket packs/travel packs. But you can get a sleeve of 10 of them. Very strange.
3) Lilli should wear about a size 70/74 coat. Infant coats go up to 68. Then the coats seem to skip to size 86. Amazing. Frustrating. If we ever get internet connection I am going to order her a coat from LL Bean or Land's End!
4) I have not knitted since we got here, but you can buy yarn and knitting needles in the grocery store across the street from our apartment!

No clorox wipes, very small selection of lotions/hand creams, can't find boxes of tissues or ziplock bags.