17 December 08

It was apparently the coldest day in Tokyo this year at just under 10C. It certainly felt chilly, and was also wet.


Silvia had invited us to go with her to Pokke - a newly-opened playplace only 10 minutes walk from home. I was very impressed with the bright, open-plan room. On the way in there was a little fish tank full of colourful tiny fish that Emily loved. It is better than other jidokan as there are comfy sofas for mums to watch their babies from, whereas we usually sit on the floor. A separate room for eating and drinking means we can take lunch there or grab a coffee to chat over. Emily loved it, and the staff were very good with her.

I told Jo am really jealous of Isy walking; she is 7 weeks younger than Emily and now walking unaided. But Emily did take another couple of tiny steps while we were there, though she spent most of the time pushing a little wooden chair around the floor. At the end of the afternoon they had a 10 minute sing-song in Japanese.