The cutest boy in Vrsovice

The cutest boy in Vrsovice
(still sleeping most of the time...)

He'll never walk alone!

Alistair (50% liverpudlian) dropped by yesterday and gave Niklas his first Liverpool strip, with top, shorts and socks, and a funny sweater with the text "I'll never crawl alone". The smallest size is still a bit big, but it will be perfect for the start of the 2007/08 season.

We are trying to raise him according to strong Scandinavian and Czech values. That is why he is already, at the age of almost three weeks, promoting Danish beer.

YNWA

Test drive

Niklas had a very successful visit to the doctor today. His health is excellent and he is now weighing 2310 grams. This means that he has put on a lot of grams during the weekend contradicting his mother's concern that he has been eating too little. The doctor also told us that it is now ok to go for walks with him. First test walk with the pram was done indoors, though.

Seb and Nik

Two proud mothers with two boys in matching PJs (in slightly different sizes...)
Seb is 9 months and Nik is 2 weeks and 3 days.

Cousin Seb in Prague

More visitors from Norway. This time it is uncle Pierre, aunt Anne Grete and cousin Sebastian. Here are some pictures of Seb. Still haven't found a good photo op of both cousins together, but it is one of the main tasks for Sunday.

A VERY happy little family finally at home

Our first kiss (in front of the camera)

My silly husband didn't find this picture good enough for the blog during the first week, but here is s a picture of Niklas two days old getting his first 'on camera' kiss.

First picture of Niklas at home!

We thought that we were very smart and bought a nice bed with several settings so it can be changed as he gets bigger. However, when we put him down in his new bed for the first time, we saw that it was pretty big... It seems so unreal that one day this bed will be too small for him...

Finally out of the hospital

On Friday April 20, Niklas and Lucie were released from the hospital, and Niklas tried out his car seat for the first time. He was not too happy with it in the beginning, but when he realized that he was not going to manage to wrestle himself out of it, he was quite content. The drive home went really well and it was a wonderful feeling to carry him into his new home!

2115 grams!

Today Niklas broke the 2100 gram threshold for being allowed to leave the hospital, and on Friday he will be entering the 36th week. This means that it is very likely that the little boy will move in with his mother and father this week and will probably stay there for 18 years or more. The picture above is from some days ago, and he is wearing a borrowed hat from the hospital (the only one small enough for his head at the time)

Grandparents visiting from Norway

Farmor Anne and Farfar Einar visiting Niklas and Lucie at the hospital. Niklas was actually not sleeping ALL of the time...

One week old

On his 1 week birthday Niklas was allowed to move out of his little plastic box and can now "think out of the box" every day. This also means that he is wearing clothes for the first time in his little life. The clothes that we had bought for him were not exactly for 43 cm long people, so we have borrowed some from the hospital.

Good news on a Friday morning

I have just been informed that the hepatitis is cured and that Niklas will be released from the incubator ward today. Sometime today Lucie an Niklas will be moved to a mother and child ward, where it will be much easier for the father (and the grandparents!) to come and visit.

This is a great milestone for the little one (Niklas - not Lucie...) and we are very happy.

Niklas "smiles"!

When Niklas' regular photographer is allowed into the room, the focus is mainly on tits, burping, drinking and farting (not too different from a normal night in the local pub...) . Today, one of Czech Republics more experimental photographers (some very untraditional compositions...) took over the camera and she managed to capture the first smile-like funny face. It is not a real smile but it is cute enough to make it to the blog.

I thought this was pretty nice as well



Latest news on the hepatitis is that it was a bit of a setback yesterday, but today it was better. If the improvement continues, he will be let out of the box tomorrow or Saturday. On Saturday, Farmor and Farfar are coming all the way from Norway to visit. Originally the plan was to see Lucies pregnant stomach, but they will come a bit late for that. He-he.

Niklas in the Tanning Salon

Niklas has gotten Hepatitis. This is, however, no cause for alarm. It is quite common for babies and the treatment is very straight forward. He has to have a special light over his incubator for 4 days. Here the little dude is chilling out on his own "the electric beach". He has to wear special sleeping goggles (not very different from the ones his Aunt Anne Grete likes to wear when she sleeps) to protect his eyes.

The road ahead for little Niklas now is that he will have to stay in the incubator untill the end of the 34th week which will be on Friday, and then Lucie will be able to have him in her room untill the end of the 35th week (hospital rules) and then they will both come home! Hopefully by then, Daddy will have managed to assemble the changing table and the baby bed...

Our second day with Niklas

Late night blogging in Prague tonight. Just had to spend a lot of time recovering all of today's pictures that were somehow (basically by me stupidly pressing the delete key a bit too quickly) deleted from the memory card. Not too many nice pictures today, but here is a great one of my beautiful wife with our fantasic little boy. I am so proud of both of them!!

Since Niklas is so small his sucking muscles aren't so strong yet, so he sometimes needs a bit of help to get all the food he needs. He has a little tube going from his nose and into his stomach, and he gets his milk inserted straight into his stomach. A very convenient way of eating for small lazy boys who likes to sleep rather than eating.

Some pictures to show that he is an adorable little boy

A day of "firsts"

Being fed by Mum for the first time



Being held by Daddy (who had a runny nose and had to wear a mask most of the time) for the first time

Livin' in a box

Since Niklas was born a bit early, the hospital wants to keep him in an incubator for some days. So he will have to spend his first days in a nice and warm box. The doctors have ensured us that everything is fine with our little boy!

The very first picture!

The first picture of mother and child.
Niklas Johan was born today, April 6th at 15:35
He was 2190 grams and 43 cm

All is well with both of them. The father is also doing suprisingly well.

Our baby is on his way!

There has been a surprising turn of events. Lucie has been in the hospital since Wednesday with contractions. Since this was about six weeks to early, and the doctors would like him to stay safe and warm for some more time, they tried to stop the contractions. This was successful and we expected yesterday that she would be able to come home on Friday. But the little one had obviously decided that he wanted to come home with us! The water broke at around nine o'clock last night. This means that if the contractions have not started again by the same time tonight, they will start the birth.

The last update is that by nine AM today nothing has happened, so it looks like tomorrow, on Easter Eve, the new member of the Eriksen family will arrive!
The doctors have ensured us that, in spite of Lucie being pregnant in the 34th week, the situation is not regarded as dramatic.

Here is a picture of Lucie from last night.

Cousin Sebastian is looking forward to get a little cousin in Prague (according to Anne Grete...)

December 2006: Lucie and the baby (and AJ behind the camera) on holiday on Gran Canaria.
Lucie is pregnant in the 20th week and the belly is starting to get visible!