Evelyn's 3 months update

It feels like such a long time since Evelyn's 2 month update but somehow I also cannot believe she is already 3 months - isn't it funny how that works?

Age: 3 months
Weight/Height: Evelyn is 60cm long, but I'm not sure what she weighs right now. I tried standing on our bathroom scales with & without her & working her weight out from that  it was 15lb but the scales are a bit dodgy so I don't REALLY trust that figure. I'm getting her weighed on Wednesday properly so I will be back to update this after then.
Sizes: The sizes vary so very drastically. She's in 3-6 months for most things but her trousers are 6-9 months & some of her jumpers are still "newborn." Very strange.
Sleep&food: Evie is now sleeping through the night!!! generally I will put her down at 10 & she'll wake up for a feed at 6, but she's had a few nights where she will sleep more than that & the other day I actually had to wake her up for a feed at 7:45am because she'd been asleep since 9 & my boobs were about to explode. This does mean she eats almost non stop in the day though but I'm not complaining.
Evelyn's favourite thing: Her pink vans (RRP £20) that Hollie & Ollie bought her. They're still a bit big but they're far too cute not to dress her in. We love them, thank you so much.
My favourite thing: The caboo sling (RRP £56.95) that we own. It's a little bit hippie but I absolutely love it. Evie sleeps like an angel whenever she's in it & it was an absolute God send when we were in Sweden as it meant not having to take the buggy abroad with us.
Milestones: Sleeping through the night & the fact that she is sleeping in her own cot in the nursery has to be the biggest milestone. The cutest milestone has to be that she has started to "giggle"; it sounds a bit like a dinosaur at the moment but the intent is clear & it's adorable! She also loves to grab hold of things now (her favourite thing being my hair) & is bringing different things to her mouth to taste. She sucks her thumb & dribbles everywhere too & is making a lot of new sounds. It's been a busy month.
Best moment: Every morning Evelyn joins George & I in bed where she has her morning workout. She kicks her legs, punches with her arms & giggles her adorable giggle. It is so lovely to see her that happy & is the most amazing way to start every day. I never feel more lucky than I do in those moments.
What we've learnt: Flying with a baby isn't as bad as everyone makes out but moving into a new house with one is pretty slow going. "Vibrating" baby bouncers are the best form of distraction & will, without fail, give us at least 15 mins of baby silence: Win!
Looking forward to: Having the internet at home & having things more in order.

I have to apologise again for how little I have been blogging lately. I'm hoping that after our internet is installed (next Tuesday) & the new house is in order (optimistically the end of the month) I can then get a bit of order in when & what I post. Thank you so much for sticking with me & HAPPY FATHERS DAY!

4 Generations: Gudrun, Berith, Isobella & Evelyn.

A trip to Sweden - 50 year wedding anniversary.

50 years & still in love.

Sorry I haven't been blogging much lately; I've been unbelievably busy. We got back from Sweden on Tuesday & since then I've been buying, building & unpacking things for the house (I've quite literally been making Ikea furniture from 6am until 10pm.) There's also the small problem that our internet is not up & running yet & wont be until after the 16th (pretty mad about that really) so I've had to sneak back to mum & dads to post this.

As I don't have a lot of time to write anything particularly sophisticated I decided instead to upload a few cheeky snap shots from our trip to Sweden & let the pictures do the talking. We had a lovely time, I only wish we could have spent a little longer with the family. It's been 6 years since I last saw my cousins & that seems like far too long.

All of these photos were taken at my mormor & morfar's (grandparents) 50th wedding anniversary dinner & I want to take the time to say a massive congratulations to them both & a huge thank you for everything they did for us on our holiday.

Me, mamma & baby Evie

George & me (how did I get so lucky?)

My lovely cousins.

My brother Isak.

All on the pier.

Cheers.

My beautiful baby girl.

Strawberrys & Cream cake - recipe

One of my absolute favourite things about being with family in Sweden is the food that we eat. Every meal is made from scratch; even the bread & the cereal is homebaked. There was a lot of time spent in the kitchen on this trip because there were so many people to feed but it was always fun & this cake was one of the few things that I personally rustled up & it tastes awesome.

As with the majority of food that I make, it is very simple & is perfect to bake in the morning ready to indulde in the afternoon. I hope you enjoy it. You will need:

• A round baking tin
• A whisk
• A spatula
• A knife
• Bread Crumbs
• 50g of margarine or butter (& a little more for lining the tin)
• 3 eggs
• 2dl caster sugar
• 1dl water
• 3dl white flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 100ml whipping cream
• Around 400g of strawberrys

1. Start by lining your round baking tin with butter & breadcrumbs - make sure that you cover the entire inside of your tin to reduce the chance of your cake sticking.
2. Turn the oven on to 175 degrees celcius (non fan assisted.)
3. Whisk your 3 eggs with the sugar for a few minutes.
4. Melt 50g of butter or margarine over a low heat, when all melted add the water & leave on heat until the mixture swells to the top of the pan then quickly take pan off of heat. Then mix into the egg mixture.
5. Mix the flower & baking powder together & gradually add to the egg mixture. Make sure that you stir thoroughly to get rid of any flour lumps that might form.
6. pour into your tin & bake in the oven for 45 - 50 mins. check with a knife or skewer that cake is baked through Before removing.
7. Leave to rest for a few hours until completely cool & then slice into two layers.
8. Whisk the cream & put a small dollop into a separate bowl.
9. Mush a quarter of the strawberrys & mix with the small bowl of cream. Mix & spread thickly onto the bottom cake layer & sandwich the other layer on top. (Don't worry if there's some left over - its nice on the side or you could just eat it with a spoon.)
10. Spread the rest of the whipped cream all over the cake.
11. Slice the strawberrys in half & decorate however you fancy. 
12. Pop the kettle on; It's done.