Double digits!

It's now 99 days until I'm due for one of the biggest and possible most traumatic events of my life. It's down to the double digits and counting. I'm glad to say that I feel better than I have since finding out about the baby even though the kicking can be downright uncomfortable and gives me a constant feeling of needing to pee, depending on where the baby is kicking. Right now, it's favourite spot is way down south close to or directly into the bladder.

The weather is great, sunny and warm even though yesterday it was pissing rain all day but even then there was a certain cosiness about the day. Husband and I have planned one last trip together before the baby comes and we've decided to go back to Gothenburg cos we loved it so much the last time. Plus with me being about 30 weeks along at the time, we think it's best that we go someplace we're familiar with so we don't feel the need to rush around so we get to see everything. We just want to take it easy and enjoy the great food and sighst that Gothenburg has to offer. I just hope it will not rain too much since that's is also what Gothenburg is famous for. Cross our fingers!


I just realised that in my last post I said I was 24 weeks along but that is way off. I'm actually 25 weeks+5 days...now it's all about counting the weeks and days until B-day. I'm sleeping a lot better and through the night but I still get tired sometimes during the day and am forced to take naps that can actually drag for 2 hours. I surprise even myself at just how much I can sleep nowadays but the main thing is that I feel good and quite happy. Well, except for when the hormones run amok on me and I get emotional about the slightest thing.

A few nights ago, I started obsessing about my belly button. My ugly, discoloured and starting to pop outwards belly button. Ugh! Even thinking about it makes me cringe cos I actually do dislike the way it looks, especially now. But that night, I was hysterical about it. I spent over 2 hours trying to clean it with poor husband trying to talk me out of my obsession and trying to distract me with everything he could think of. I started bawling my eyes out and screaming for the husband to leave me alone so I could clean my belly button. How awful does that sound right? It's just a damn belly button! But that night, it meant the end of the world to me. I can laugh about it now but it was serious business that night.

But on a positive note, I've taken up baking again. My passion that had been temporarily abandoned has given me renewed spirit and I willingly turn on my oven and Kitchen Aid once more, to the delight of dear husband and of cos his colleagues who also get to enjoy the results of my new found inspiration since I don't want husband to be eating 12 muffins by himself so i make him bring them to work to share the love.

So the other day, I made pandan muffins which is not the most common type of muffins to make since pandan leaves are difficult to come by in these parts. But I managed to buy a bunch of the leaves and since then I have made nasi lemak, pandan muffins and perhaps green bean soup next. Husband was utterly unconvinced when he came home and found the blended pandan leaves and green batter. All he could say was, why would you put vegetables into muffins? Vegetables are not supposed to be in something as great as muffins.

But he had to eat those words when cautiously and very suspiciously, he took a bite out my pandan muffins. He could not stop eating them that night and took the rest to work the next day. Again, met by curiosity and a dollop of suspicion, his colleagues each nibbled their first bite before wolfing the rest down and fighting for crumbs. They had never heard of pandan leaves (oh these ignorant Swedes) and had never seen green muffins before. Intriguing, they thought. I didn't manage to take any pictures of my pandan muffins unfortunately but I hope I can make them again soon. We'll see.

But yesterday, I decided to make a traditional Swedish bun called sockerkringlor which I think basically means sugar weaves or something like that. I love to eat sockerkringlor here cos to me they are just a baked version of a donut and if done right, are tender, soft and delicious! I had never made them before but decided to try them out when I found a simple recipe for them. I had to use my own creativity to make the weaves and twists but I think I succeeded and they looked and tasted AWESOME!!

Pretty sockerkringlor dusted in vanilla sugar mix.

Aren't they pretty?! I'm so tooting my own horn here lah. Proud mama!

Husband dear was super pleased and said they are better than the ones we buy at the bakery. Hee! The man knows how to make his woman smile. But I have to admit, they are really delicious and surprisingly easy to make, especially if you have the handy dandy Kitchen Aid!