tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27317888652152606422024-03-12T23:13:40.220+00:00The adventures of a wonderful childWelcome to our website! It's designed to keep friends from around the world updated on the latest developments of the exciting life that's about to start :)Litla skjaldbakanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17570706020353398234noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731788865215260642.post-37562290380651848852008-11-29T01:35:00.021+00:002008-11-29T20:14:43.563+00:00How I came into the worldWell, dear friends and family, I've made my grand entrance into the world and am doing wonderfully :) Against the odds, I decided to arrive precisely on my due date, the 23rd of November. It was a beautiful birth, and exactly as my mum wanted it to be. She arrived at the hospital at 10.30 pm after a couple of hours of contractions growing increasingly stronger, and I was born a bit over an hour later, at 11.45 pm. So I made my due date, only just :) <div>I was delivered without any use of pain medication (there was no time, for one thing ;p) and in water. It was all rather mellow, dim lights and kind delivery nurses and lots of good vibes. Grandma Linda was there with us and she was a wonderful help throughout. She got the honour of cutting my umbilical cord, and after that my mum and I were moved to bed and got to relax and get to know each other. Right from the start, I've been very clever in all that I do, as well as a calm and serene sort of baby. The last few days have been all about settling in and finding out how we work best as a team. There will be more details later, right now we're still very busy with the getting-to-know each other. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you everyone for all the kind wishes and congratulations. My mum will let you know about the development of things as they happen, and slowly but surely get in touch with you :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Much love from Tanja and "Still Secret" Michaelsson<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>At my moment of birth:</div><div><br />Weight:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>3690 grams</div><div>Length: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>51 centimeters</div><div>Head circumference: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>35 centimeters</div><div>Hair:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Black/dark brown, straight and lots of it!!</div><div>Eyes:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Brown and blue, with a touch of green (very unusual and pretty)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/STGcJftrTjI/AAAAAAAAADU/XVqOwnw45Rk/s320/IMG_3016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274168325573398066" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Two days before I came into the world. That would make this 39 weeks and 5 days :P</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/STFu6H6MAqI/AAAAAAAAAB8/LOS62B-BP6w/s320/bjartur.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274118583462134434" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Just after I was moved from the bath where I was born, being held by my mum.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/STF-d9rcBgI/AAAAAAAAADE/nEmsy0ikYBM/s320/bjartur2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274135691865622018" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Just a few minutes old, looking at my mum.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/STF90wCadXI/AAAAAAAAAC0/frcL3Toe5f0/s320/bjartur4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274134983829255538" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Less than an hour old, about to be dressed in a minute.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/STF-B8Iz8cI/AAAAAAAAAC8/sdhKHmCsGhY/s320/bjartur3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274135210415616450" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>First, must contemplate strange device being aimed at me!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/STFvd6_CSTI/AAAAAAAAACU/Q0MTHY3gSks/s320/bjartur8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274119198468098354" /><br /><br />And here I am being dressed for the first time!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/STGaPzuNpvI/AAAAAAAAADM/352MoXYcliA/s320/bjartur7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274166235000317682" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And kissed and loved :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/STFvWtqxd1I/AAAAAAAAACM/d9CtOCsyGpw/s320/bjartur9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274119074634364754" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Dressed and well aware of my surroundings, I am shiny and new and beautiful <3</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Litla skjaldbakanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17570706020353398234noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731788865215260642.post-85803984193918073652008-11-18T10:57:00.009+00:002008-11-18T11:26:29.269+00:00How I grew<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKgGkJOCYI/AAAAAAAAAAM/o58Ay8ZUZus/s1600-h/nekt8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKgGkJOCYI/AAAAAAAAAAM/o58Ay8ZUZus/s320/nekt8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269950548618905986" border="0" /></a>This is the first picture taken where it's visible that I am on my way into the world :) Taken at around the 15th week.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKge-p2YMI/AAAAAAAAAAU/K_YkGzLoUMo/s1600-h/Picture%2842%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKge-p2YMI/AAAAAAAAAAU/K_YkGzLoUMo/s320/Picture%2842%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269950968051949762" border="0" /></a>20th week, filling out a little more :p<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKhLUJv2rI/AAAAAAAAAAc/NVI6iXrVYJE/s1600-h/24vikur.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 233px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKhLUJv2rI/AAAAAAAAAAc/NVI6iXrVYJE/s320/24vikur.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269951729737128626" border="0" /></a>24th week, not much change, really...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKhksD_9KI/AAAAAAAAAAk/ngHeDm9Dxfs/s1600-h/25vikur.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKhksD_9KI/AAAAAAAAAAk/ngHeDm9Dxfs/s320/25vikur.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269952165652198562" border="0" /></a>25th week, already a bigger difference :D<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKiwncqd-I/AAAAAAAAAA0/YSGsBWKy1RY/s1600-h/Picture%2839%29+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 236px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKiwncqd-I/AAAAAAAAAA0/YSGsBWKy1RY/s320/Picture%2839%29+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269953470083528674" border="0" /></a>26th week....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKjZfGfVaI/AAAAAAAAAA8/IkYo3pBInFM/s1600-h/Picture%2846%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKjZfGfVaI/AAAAAAAAAA8/IkYo3pBInFM/s320/Picture%2846%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269954172217677218" border="0" /></a>Week 30! Starting to get big ;)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKkgFdDfeI/AAAAAAAAABM/3rw_pzSWtcU/s1600-h/bumbaaa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GCEkbOvs_wo/SSKkgFdDfeI/AAAAAAAAABM/3rw_pzSWtcU/s320/bumbaaa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269955385103711714" border="0" /></a>Week 35! And I seem to be shrinking?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That's my development over the last few months. Pictures are few and far between, but it's all that is currently available. There will be another update soon with more recent pictures. I sure decided to grow a lot in the last 4 weeks! I'll make a handsome baby ;)<br /><br />Much love to you all.Litla skjaldbakanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17570706020353398234noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731788865215260642.post-87768731096222417132008-11-01T15:47:00.002+00:002008-11-17T12:26:07.297+00:00Birth dateAnd here come the bets of when people think I will arrive in this world!<br />There aren't that many who have guessed yet :)<br /><br /><br />20.11.08 Arnór Ingi cousin<br />21.11.08<br />22.11.08 Greatgrandma Finna<br />23.11.08 Greatgrandma Fríða<br />24.11.08 Ingi Þór cousin<br />25.11.08<br />26.11.08<br />27.11.08 Aunt Rakel Ýr, Uncle Siggi, Aunt Stella<br />28.11.08 Hulda Slavo (her birthday ;p), Uncle Zindri<br />29.11.08 Aunt Evý<br />30.11.08 Grandpa Omar<br />1.12.08 Greatgrandpa Birkir<br />2.12.08<br />3.12.08<br />4.12.08 Grandma Linda, my dad Michael<br />5.12.08Litla skjaldbakanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17570706020353398234noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731788865215260642.post-85215065827658222992008-10-30T18:57:00.001+00:002008-11-18T10:27:52.899+00:00Boy or girl?Well, time to make the list of what opinion people hold over my gender public :D<br />If you want to add your name to the list, simply comment or contact my mum and tell her your prediction! The order of people goes more or less by when the guess was made,<br />and if someone has been left out, it's probably due to my mum's current forgetfulness. ;)<br /><br />Those who think I'm a girl:<br /><br /><br />Rakel Ýr - My mother's sister and soon-to-be (wacky artist) aunt<br />Afi Birkir - My great-grandfather, grandpa Ómar's dad <br />Zindri Freyr - My great-uncle, grandma Linda's brother<br />Evý - My great-aunt, grandma Linda's brother Siggi's wife<br />Ingi Þór - My cousin, son to Evý and Siggi<br />Siggi Sölvi - My mum's friend<br />Bjarki - My mum's friend<br />Þóra - My mum's friend<br />Lena Dögg - My mum's friend<br />Smári Páll - My mum's friend<br />Noemi - My mum's friend who has a son that I can't wait to meet :)<br />Einar Valur M. - My mum's friend<br />Gugga Bjé - My mum's friend<br />Sindri Sandra - My mum's friend<br />Pétur Ólafur - My mum's friend<br />Hulda Slavó - My mum's friend<br />Gaston Ragnar - My mum's friend from way back<br />Elín Björg - My mum's friend<br />Robert - My mum's friend<br />Vilbrandur - My mum's friend<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And those that think I'm a boy:<br /><br /><br />Grandpa Ómar - My mum's dad and my soon-to-be grandpa<br />Birkir Jóhannes - My mum's brother and my soon-to-be uncle<br />Amma Finna - My great-grandmother, grandpa Ómar's mum<br />Raggi Þór - My great-uncle, grandma Linda's brother<br />Stella Mjöll - My great-aunt, grandma Linda's brother Ragnar's wife<br />Ragnheiður - My great-aunt, grandma Linda's sister<br />Einar - My great-uncle, grandma Linda's sister Ragnheiður's husband<br />Siggi - My great-uncle, grandma Linda's brother<br />Arnór Ingi - My cousin, son to Siggi and Evý<br />Rögnvaldur - My mum's friend<br />Michael - My dad, and my mum's friend<br />Loriana - My mum's friend<br />Gísli Þór - My mum's friend<br />Áróra Lind - My mum's friend<br />Kristel Dögg - My mum's friend<br />Jonny - My mum's friend<br />Hafsteinn Tómas - My mum's friend<br />Ingibjörg Ösp - My mum's friend<br />Maria Lyng - My mum's friend<br />Lúcía Sigrún - My mum's friend<br />Hörður - My mum's friend<br />Hulda Rauðhærða - My mum's friend<br />Vanessa Andrea - My mum's friend<br />Sofia - My mum's friend<br />William Bond - My mum's friend from way back<br />Mía - My mum's friend<br />Eva Dögg - My mum's friend<br />Lea Margrét - My mum's friend who is expecting a baby of her own :)<br />Ragnar Bond - My mum's friend from way back, possibly even her very first friend!<br />Gertrud - My mum's friend<br />Raul Saenz - My mum's Mexican! friend<br />Einar Maack - My mum's friend<br />Silla Tigra - My mum's friend<br />Eddi - My mum's friend<br />Dís Bond - My grandma's friend (and William's and Ragnar's mum!)<br />Gerður - My great-grandmother Fríða's sisterLitla skjaldbakanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17570706020353398234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731788865215260642.post-55613996204693969692008-10-27T20:29:00.001+00:002008-11-18T10:56:00.382+00:00The first entry about ME!Hello everyone, and welcome to my new website :)<br /><br />It was considered a good idea to have this website in English as most of my family and future friends have that language in common. It would be kind of taxing to keep several websites in all the different languages of the people in my life, being a busy little person with lots of growing and learning to do, so I hope you'll be fine with English. :)<br /><br />I'm not quite ready to make my grand debut, but the day approaches fast. Faster and faster, my mum would say, but I don't really have a sense of time yet, so I'm not sure what that means. I'm due to arrive on the 23rd of November, though no one knows whether I will decide to come that particular day, or sometime before or after!<br /><br />My mum is still getting everything ready, and of course everyone is very excited to meet me. And everyone is very excited to see whether their guess of my being a boy or a girl turned out to be correct. And even their guess of which day I decide to make my birthday. In fact, my mum has a list going to keep record of these guesses. (She will post that list soon!)<br /><br />I don't have a name yet. Well, I do have a name, everyone has a name... But my mum hasn't quite figured out which one belongs to me! I'm sure she'll know once we can communicate face to face :) Not that we haven't been communicating. I do have my preferences already, and I make them quite clear in many ways. One of the very important ones is my music preference!<br /><br />I love music. If things get too quiet, I get bored. I particularly like classical music that isn't too dramatic. There are some exceptions, some very serious, heavy songs that I do like to listen to. But most of the time, I like something light and beautiful, preferably with harp or violins. Then I gently move to the music and enjoy... and relax. I like nature sounds, though I sometimes find them a bit strange. No wonder, I've no idea what to connect these sounds to ;) I also like African drumming, several kinds of oriental music, Celtic music and so on and so forth...<br /><br />I also like several bands and my mum says I have good taste. Muse is a particular favourite, whenever it is played for me I get excited and move to the music. Other artists I like include Air, Joanna Newsom (as mentioned above, I love harps... probably influenced by my mum playing for me since I was just a tiny peanut!), the Pixies, and most things by James Horner and Hans Zimmer. Oh, and Hayao Miyazaki film music. Most film music, really. There are many others, my mum just has a hard time remembering the list right now ;)<br /><br />I like it when my mum sings as well. She doesn't like writing it, but it's true :p<br /><br />I don't like aggressive music... it makes me scared. Same as very loud noises. Anything with grinding metal sounds and aggressive lyrics does not make me happy at all. I guess I'm a peaceful person.<br /><br />So now you know most everything about my love for music! I hope you take time and listen to it at least a little while every day. It's important for the soul.<br /><br />Be sure to check for a new post or two very soon! :)<br /><br />Much love, from Skaffolding and TanjaLitla skjaldbakanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17570706020353398234noreply@blogger.com4