It's hard to believe it could be any hotter, but it certainly felt it when we went to meet Nick at lunchtime. I think we'll have to meet indoors for the next month or so. I was reflecting that I've spent most of my summers desperately trying to get a tan, and this time I've achieved one without even trying. In fact, I actively avoid being in the sun whenever possible for Emily's sake.
After we parted from Nick I had to detour into a Starbucks to cool down and to feed Emily. It was lunchtime and therefore very busy with office workers. I felt like a fish out of water among those drones, and it's hard to remember that I used to be one of them. I wonder if I ever will be again? My brain is so muddled that I can't believe I will ever be able to hold down a job. It's definitely something that's happened to my mind since I became pregnant. I keep saying the wrong words; turning into Mrs Malaprop.
We carried on a few streets away to Nandemo, the children's playplace in Akasaka. It's good for Emily to play with different toys and see other children, but I also wanted to go there because they had paddling pools out for the summer. I got Emily into a swimming nappy and put her in the smallest, warmest pool. It only had two inches of water in it so she could sit up OK. She seemed happy enough and it was a good way to cool her down. In the next pool up it was quite a bit cooler but she tolerated it. The next one up was too much though, and she started crying, so it was end of session for the day.
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