We had every intention of setting ourselves up with a midwife today, as we had checked the website and knew what the call hours were. Sweden really likes the concept of call hours. There are specific times that you can call many places like doctors offices, government offices and similar fields to schedule an appointment or get information. The American Embassy allows calls between 12 and 1 each day. That’s it. Well, we slept in today and it felt awesome. I am guessing in about 8 months, sleeping until 10:30 will only be a fond memory. It was okay because the clinic has morning and afternoon hours. We decided to run a few errands in the meantime. Sally needed a manicure and, having checked the website, I knew the groomer opened at noon. We got there only to discover they only work Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the summer. Back home we headed. Then we tried to call the midwife, only to discover that in the summer, they only take calls in the morning. Oh well. At least they aren’t closed for the entire month like some places. Swedes take their summers very seriously.
On a fun note, we switched mobile service providers so that we’ll have better coverage and the package includes 5000 worldwide SMS messages, including pictures, each month. Hopefully that means baby picture sharing. We ordered new iPhones that came with a year of Spotify Premium, so we ordered cute cases, tiny radio transmitters for each car and new matching ear buds. (I hate the Apple earphones!). We also ordered a pregnancy seatbelt for Cami.
We’re both looking forward to our first ultrasound on August 8th and if all goes well, we’ll celebrate with a little baby shopping and perhaps an IKEA romp. We truly do live the charmed life. Now, it’s time to turn in. I have been typing this while walking Sally at 10:30 PM. It’s still as bright as 5 PM back home. Despite the phone hours, Sweden does have its perks. We had better set an alarm so we don’t sleep past the acceptable time to snag us a midwife. Oh, blissful sleep. How I will miss you.
On a fun note, we switched mobile service providers so that we’ll have better coverage and the package includes 5000 worldwide SMS messages, including pictures, each month. Hopefully that means baby picture sharing. We ordered new iPhones that came with a year of Spotify Premium, so we ordered cute cases, tiny radio transmitters for each car and new matching ear buds. (I hate the Apple earphones!). We also ordered a pregnancy seatbelt for Cami.
We’re both looking forward to our first ultrasound on August 8th and if all goes well, we’ll celebrate with a little baby shopping and perhaps an IKEA romp. We truly do live the charmed life. Now, it’s time to turn in. I have been typing this while walking Sally at 10:30 PM. It’s still as bright as 5 PM back home. Despite the phone hours, Sweden does have its perks. We had better set an alarm so we don’t sleep past the acceptable time to snag us a midwife. Oh, blissful sleep. How I will miss you.
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