Gustav is very excited to move to Sweden.  He has been promised his own room and he is looking forward to having his own computer.  He talks about Sweden every day and can't wait to meet his Swedish relatives.  He is a little concerned about leaving Noah and Davis at school.  He would like to bring them along.  He doesn't believe us when we tell him that the cars and even blue-blue will make the trip.

 

In 2 short weeks Gustav will begin his second year of school.  It is hard to believe.  I vividly remember the first day when they peeled him off of me in hysterics.  I am pretty sure this year will be different.  Oh I hope so!

 

Gustav has made good use of his summer.  Learning to swim, bike and count.  Now we just need to learn how to swim without wings and bike without training wheels, but everthing in time.  The most important thing he has learned this summer is to stay dry, day and night. 

 

Our little guy has such a good memory and he will hold you to things.  Before we went on vacation I told him that when we came back mommy would teach him how to stay dry at night.  Well the first night we came back from vacation I went to put training pants on him and he said no mommy remember you said you would teach me how to stay dry.  So on went the water proof matress pad and away we went.  We have had amazingly few accidents and none for a week now.  He is truly an amazing little boy. 

 

He is so cute with his brothers and so helpful.  Of course he has his moments, and will try anything and everything to stay-up later. But you can't blame him for trying.  He got his hair cut last weekend and he looks like a real little boy now.  He isn't a baby anymore. Sniff sniff.  Well we will update more when he has his first day of school.  Jen

Well only 2 more days of school for our big boy and then off for 2 weeks to play with Farmor and then off to summer camp.  Gustav's only mandate for the summer will be to have fun and act like a 3 year old.  He has already mastered the staying dry step.  We went to underwear on May 31 and he has remained dry ever since.  We are so proud of him. 

 

He is really turning into a sweet, funny little man. 

 

Gustav is about to turn three in a few weeks.  He is turning in to rather likeable little boy.  His two language focus is going really well.  He speaks English at school and Swedish at home.  He is getting really good at switching back and forth.

 

I energy level is a lot higher now compared to only a few eeks ago.  The naps are getting shorter and the running at full throttle mode is getting more frequent.  I'll write an update after his birthday party.

 

Cheers    Dad

 

Not much has happened since the last entry seven month ago.  Gustav has transformed from a baby to a little boy.  His month is full of teeth.  He eats everything that we eat.  He had his first Christmas and his first birthday.  He played in the snow, he flew to Oregon, he learned to crawl, he went with dad to work........

So as you can see, not much to report  :-)

 

Well it is back to work as usual, and Gustav starts his second full week with Helen.  They seem to be getting along well and they have already ventured out together into town.  People at work have finally gotten to meet Gustav.  He was so happy smiling at everyone when Helen brought him in. 

 

We just got back from the Poconos yesterday afternoon.  We spent the weekend there, goofing around and drying off from the drive-up.  We tie-dyed shirts, we even did one for Gustav, they were so cool, and then we threw them into the dryer to dry, big mistake..HUGE.  They all tossed around and came out the exact same color; a watered down purple color.  They look like a commune uniform.  Our trip home was uneventful but our trip to the poconos was rather interesting.  We left home at about 7:30 and pulled into the parking lot at about 10:15.  About 1/2 hour before we got to the mountain (hills) it started to rain unbelievably hard.  We kept driving but it was dark and very hard to see.  Then Gustav swallowed down the wrong pipe and began to choke, he has done this before so I wasn't too worried but then he started to throw-up and throw-up he did for what seemed like forever, all overhimself and the car seat.  It was a real mess.  It meant an immediate bath for Gustav and thank goodness  the place we were staying at had a washer and dryer because the car seat needed a total washing and so did Gustav.  An hour later everyone and thing was clean on drying out and hungry.  We got McDonalds and Gustav got the usual.  Then it was off to our very uncomfortable beds.  But the next morning we woke with the sunshine and had a great weekend.  We took Gustav to Bushkill falls but he wasn't too impressed and fell asleep immediately.  Check out the pictures. Jen-

 

I can't believe in 2 days my little baby will be 5 months old.  It seems unbelievable to me that so much time has passed already.  Time really does fly when you are having fun.  Well yesterday Helen called me and let me know that her visa came, so now we are just waiting until the 19th for her to arrive.  That will definitely change things at home, but we are looking forward to it.  It is funny how much I have come to rely on Gunilla at home.  She is cleaning, watering the plants and doing the laundry all while taking care of Gustav and BlueBlue, that of course will change when she is gone.  I am going to have to be much more efficient! Ugh!!

 

Yesterday Gustav had his first taste of real food, if banana cereal can be called real food. He seemed to love it, but couldn't figure out how to open his mouth.  He is so patient and let me just smear it all over him.  Farmor was a little better at feeding him and actually got his mouth open a couple of times.  He is sitting up so well in his high chair, it still blows my mind that some day he will be to big for it, because right now he looks so small in it.  It was really fun feeding him, but we only gave him a little because we didn't want to give him a bad tummy.

 

Gustav is rolling like a champ now from back to front, though I don't think he is quite ready for the other direction.  It is now time to make sure the crib rail is always up, as he is spinning around and playing in the crib.

 

He has two teeth now and, although we bought him 2 teething rings, nothing is as good as mom or dad's fingers or his clothes.  All his shirts have a big wet suck spot on them.  I never thought I would find a saliva soaked shirt so sweet!  Being a mom is full of amazing things.  I am so in love with my son.  Jen-

 

I can't believe Gustav is 4 months old today.  Time is flying by so quickly.  It is almost scary how much he changes every day.  Sometimes when I come home from work I swear he has changed dramatically.  Gustav has a new sound it is somewhere between a screech and a scream and he has all of us trying to guess if he is happy or not.  We must be an interesting site three adults (Farmor, Dad and Mom) all sitting around trying to figure out if we should pick him up or not.  I am guessing Gustav is getting a kick out of watching our confusion.  He seems to use different tones of this screech to mean different things, but no matter what it means it gets our attention as he hasn't learned what "inside voices" are yet!  Last night Gustav and I took a bath together and we both enjoyed that a lot.  He is learning to relax much more in the water and have some fun.  He has now almost completely outgrown his 3-6 month clothes, with the exceptions of a few generous onsies and some sleepers without feet.  He is keeping Farmor very busy during the day with all of the regular routine plus he has added throwing-up to his repitoir so Farmor is spending a lot of time doing laundry.  She is becoming a regular laundry lady, much to her dismay.  He is still sleeping like an angel at night and in fact I have to wake him up in the morning just so I can see him and make sure he gets fed.  We are loving every minute with him and we can't wait for his aupair Helen to arrive (although we will be sad to see Farmor go) so we can share the fun with yet another person.   Life is good in the Cederwall home right now we feel incredibly blessed. Jen-

 

Today is Farmor's birthday and her reward is to be solely responsible for Gustav.  I am back at work today and it feels great.  Especially knowing that Gunilla will be there to take care of him for at least a little while.  He was so happy this morning and when I left he was asleep.  I can't wait to go home to see him but I am happy at work, it feels like I never left.  I am hoping to be a little busier then I am now, but for now it is nice to be back at work and although I miss Gustav dearly, I think I will appreciate my time with him more now that I am away more.  I brought lots of pictures with me to keep him in my eye even when we aren't together.  Jen-