The social circle restarted after the break, with a playdate with Bettina and Jo. At my suggestion, we went to Hamamatsucho. It was a bright day (12th day in a row with no rain in Tokyo), so we first walked over to Shiba Koen park and let the babies roam on the grass (now completely yellow and dry). Isy had got really steady with her walking in the two weeks since we saw her, and I was beside myself with frustration at Emily's tardiness. There were lots of little dogs being exercised, mainly long-haired daschunds, and once or twice they came rushing over en masse and were barking quite fiercely, leading us to snatch the babies up protectively.
It was Jo and Bettina's first visit to the jidokan there, and they were suitably impressed by the wide range of toys on offer and the general ambience of the place. Tim had his first push of a baby walker and his little face was wreathed in smiles. It was unusually busy and Emily got upset several times when bigger children took the walkers away from her. A taste of her own medicine, as she often does the same with smaller babies. She towers over many Japanese kids so people assume she is older, and are surprised to see that she can't walk.
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