Thailand

Where do I start… we have now been away for over a month and we are having an amazing holiday! The flight over was long, we flew Luleå-Stockholm-Bejing-Bangkok (a night in Bangkok)-Krabi. Jakob and Viktor were perfect on the flights but Isak was at times struggling to sit still. Fair enough, not easy for a 3 year old. Anyway it was all forgotten when we finally arrived at Lanta Sea House again! We just love this place. The first weeks we spent with many of our friends and their families. Mainly from Sweden but also Adams best friend from Australia came over with his family. They were planning to stay for 2 weeks but changed their tickets and stayed for one more week! It was great fun having so many good friends around to share all this with and it will be nice also having all the memories to share when we are all back home again. About 2 weeks ago all friends left and Adams parents arrived the same day. It felt like a start of a new holiday but in the same place! We were a bit worried about if the children would miss having their friends around (they first few weeks they were playing from morning to night and always running between each others bungalows) but they have been great and just played with other things. We have had more time together with them but they have also (and still are) been playing lots with the staff here at the resort. Just like when we were here 3 years ago. The children also loved having grandma and poppa here and during their stay we have done lots of swimming, shopping, walking and eating! 2 days ago Jane and John left but and a couple of days before that my friend Verity arrived from Australia with her fiance and 2 children. Once again it feels like a "new" holiday. This last week before we leave we will just take it very easy and make sure we get the last shopping done, squeeze in some more massages, exercise and just relax. A little bit about the children... Lets start with little Viktor: Viktor has been sleeping very badly ever since we arrived but strangley enough I have not felt so tired. Probably because I don't have to worry about cleaning, working, cooking etc. In Sweden I had to do all that plus sleeping badly at night. When Adams parents arrived Jakob and Isak moved in to their bungalow so we could try to get Viktors sleeping sorted (too hard when we all are sleeping in the same room). I managed to get him to sleep in his own cot all night and went from feeding 6 times a night to feeding 2-3 times a night. That didn't last very long though and now we are back at waking up pretty much every hour after midnight again. I will try to do something about it again when we get to Australia. The positive with Viktor is that he has two good sleeps during the day which gives us a chance to relax and focus on Jakob and Isak. Viktor is also a very happy child and he hardly ever cires during the day. He has also finally started eating a bit after weeks of trying. The staff in the resort love him and they can carry him around for hours and sometimes it feels like he spends more time in the kitchen with them then with us. Isak loves life here in Thailand and walks around wearing soft thai pants and an open shirt all day. He has no problem sleeping at night but doesn't eat much more than toasts and yogerts. He is really confident in the water and throws himself in the big pool with no fear. Jakob is growing every day and is really fun to hang out with. From being scared about water only a couple of months ago he learnt to swim after less than 2 weeks here and is now amazing in the water. He swims across the pool easily now and can dive to the bottom to pick up things. It has been great to watch how hard he has been trying and how quickly he has improved. He is learing to count in Thai, he order most of his food himself and he is very social chatting to everyone. Adam and I are exercising every morning. He runs and I walk. I love my morning walk. When Sigrid was here we used to walk together but now I go by myself. It is a great way to start the day. We spend a lot of time with the children but also make sure we give each other "free" time to have massage, a rest, go for a walk, shopping etc. When Jane and John were here they were babysitting one night so we could go out for dinner just the two of us. That was very special! Not sure what else to write other than that we have nothing to complain about here. We love the family that owns the resort and spend a lot of time talking to them getting to know them better and learning more and more about thai life. Being here in low season has its benefits. The children are really liking this lifestyle and seem relaxed and happy most of the time. 7 more nights until we fly to Adelaide... I look forward to coming back to Australia but at the same time I don't want to leave Koh Lanta. But I am not going to complain, life is pretty great!