Summary
It has been a big month with a lot of changes (leaving old barnehage, leaving Stavanger, 3 weeks in Finland, then settling into the new apartment in Oslo, grandma babysitting). She has done quite well and remained cheerful through what must have been quite a stressful time. She enjoyed her time in Finland with grandparents and cousins, and is enjoying her time with grandma now in Oslo.
It has been a big month with a lot of changes (leaving old barnehage, leaving Stavanger, 3 weeks in Finland, then settling into the new apartment in Oslo, grandma babysitting). She has done quite well and remained cheerful through what must have been quite a stressful time. She enjoyed her time in Finland with grandparents and cousins, and is enjoying her time with grandma now in Oslo.
Events
3.7 last day of barnehage
4.5 mosvatnet
5.7 drive to oslo, get to new apartment
6.7 movers arrive in Oslo
7.7 fly to finland, stay with vaari
8.7 cousins arrive in Helsinki
10.7 drive to nakkila
11.7 baby sat by mummu while parents went to a party
13.7 cousins arrive in Nakkila
14.7 playground in Pori
16.7 visit Matti and Anna at their mökki
18.7 cousins leave
19.7 drive to Saimaa
21.7 picnic on Palosen saari
22.7 motorboat ride in the morning (lumi drove the boat!) , drive to Helsinki
25.7 lunch and Suomenlinna with Lankinens
26.7 flight back to oslo, grandma arrived
27.7 - 7.8 grandma babysitting
3.7 last day of barnehage
4.5 mosvatnet
5.7 drive to oslo, get to new apartment
6.7 movers arrive in Oslo
7.7 fly to finland, stay with vaari
8.7 cousins arrive in Helsinki
10.7 drive to nakkila
11.7 baby sat by mummu while parents went to a party
13.7 cousins arrive in Nakkila
14.7 playground in Pori
16.7 visit Matti and Anna at their mökki
18.7 cousins leave
19.7 drive to Saimaa
21.7 picnic on Palosen saari
22.7 motorboat ride in the morning (lumi drove the boat!) , drive to Helsinki
25.7 lunch and Suomenlinna with Lankinens
26.7 flight back to oslo, grandma arrived
27.7 - 7.8 grandma babysitting
2.8 playdate
Language
She has been speaking a lot of English, even to kimmo when she isn't thinking. But she bounced back easily when we arrived in Finland.
She has been speaking a lot of English, even to kimmo when she isn't thinking. But she bounced back easily when we arrived in Finland.
Learning
6.7 both kids got excited about a house fly that was flying around our table at a Chinese restaurant. Are they really this sheltered in Norway? She is 4 and a half and wasn't familiar with a house fly. (update: there are lots of flies in and around our apartment in Oslo and now the kids know them well).
6.7 both kids got excited about a house fly that was flying around our table at a Chinese restaurant. Are they really this sheltered in Norway? She is 4 and a half and wasn't familiar with a house fly. (update: there are lots of flies in and around our apartment in Oslo and now the kids know them well).
Social
She and elsa and veera seem to get along well.
She had fun with Eeva and Lotta, and got to sauna even without an adult. And they painted her nails.
Sometimes she is quite shy, and other times she will say "hello!" to strangers with zero prompting or even eye contact on their part.
She and elsa and veera seem to get along well.
She had fun with Eeva and Lotta, and got to sauna even without an adult. And they painted her nails.
Sometimes she is quite shy, and other times she will say "hello!" to strangers with zero prompting or even eye contact on their part.
Leisure
We got some new dress up clothes and she is really enjoying the witch outfit.
She still loves biking around and reading.
We got some new dress up clothes and she is really enjoying the witch outfit.
She still loves biking around and reading.
We bought a micro mini scooter on 2.8 and she loves it.
She is taking full advantage of all the reading time with grandma.
Food
She is eating reasonably well at Mummu's. It is still hard to get her to eat protein.
She is eating reasonably well at Mummu's. It is still hard to get her to eat protein.
Health
She is under-slept in Nakkila, due to standard schedule differences.
22.7 nosebleed, probably due to dryness and over-picking.
She is under-slept in Nakkila, due to standard schedule differences.
22.7 nosebleed, probably due to dryness and over-picking.
The kids are sharing a bedroom in Oslo. We think it is a bit hard on Lumi's sleep now but hopefully it will even out.
Stats
size: 104 (4T) in most clothes. They don't slide off her hips anymore. Any new purchases are in size 110 (5T) or bigger. 28 shoe (though this varies widely by brand).
height: 104 cm on 7.6
weight: 15.1 kg at airport on 26.7
size: 104 (4T) in most clothes. They don't slide off her hips anymore. Any new purchases are in size 110 (5T) or bigger. 28 shoe (though this varies widely by brand).
height: 104 cm on 7.6
weight: 15.1 kg at airport on 26.7
Random
5.7
A: what are you going to miss most about our old house?
L: the floor.
5.7
A: what are you going to miss most about our old house?
L: the floor.
Server at Mountain side café : I am going to finland in a couple weeks.
L: we can come visit you!
L: we can come visit you!
The move was stressful for everyone. Lumi acted up a lot and there was a lot of yelling.
When pretending Barnehage, she said her favorite thing was playing outside. Very Norwegian!
We used several outhouses, and each time I pointed out the wood chips you sprinkle on top of poop. Then the time she had to poop, she said she didn't want to use the chips. I asked why and she told me that she thought it would hurt. That's when I realized that she had thought we had to wipe with wood chips.
25.7 Lumi gave friendly pats on the butt to an elderly couple getting on the tram in Helsinki.
27.7 referring to my leg hair, "those black sticks scratch me".
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