23 August 08

We had a difficult morning as Emily got very upset when I took her for her first nap, almost certainly due to teething pain. After an hour of tears and unscheduled milk, we gave in and got her back up again. Eventually she succumbed to a short sleep later in the morning. Still, after that brief rest she seemed in a good mood for the afternoon.

It was very grey, cool and drizzly again. Crazy, but I almost missed the sun. Remind me how much I've been hating the heat and humidity, someone!

Bettina had lent us their baby backpack, which we're planning on using instead of the buggy when we go for our week away soon, so we thought we'd have a trial run.

We walked to Happoen, the pretty Japanese garden 20 minutes walk away. As on previous visits there were several weddings in progress, so I hoped they weren't too disappointed by the unprecedented weather. It still seems incongruous to hear the recorded church bells there; what with the weather and that sound you could easily believe you were back in an English town.