We visitied a new garden, Teien, with Julia and Charlize in the morning. I really should have checked it out before as it is only 25 minutes walk from home and quite pleasant, with several different sections including a small pond stocked with carp and a grassy lawn with plenty of tables and chairs. Julia says it is the best place to go at cherry-blossom time. Mind you, if the girls had had their way we would never have got beyond the approach driveway with its bounty of leaves and acorns.
Julia talked me into an impromptu lunch on the way home at a chain restaurant nearby. Neither of the kids ate well, and they egged each other on to play up, throwing things on the floor and trying to climb out of their chairs. Julia and I just about managed to eat our lunch but it was far from relaxing! I was pleased that I had been 'brave' and altered the routine though, as it is easy to retreat into the comfort of a set plan and not try a new experience.
After her nap, Emily did a poo in her potty for the first time. I noticed that she had stopped moving around, and when she said 'clean pants' I knew that my suspicions were right and whipped her off to the potty asap. She was quite pleased with herself and proudly marched off to the loo with her prize, to tip it in and flush it away. But it is going to take a long time before she voluntarily takes her pants down and sits on the potty without my intervention. Still, a first step on the long road.
Emily seems to be mastering comparitives as she was building a Lego tower and said 'as high as that one', and I forgot to mention that for some time now she has been saying 'too', for instance 'too big' if she puts too much food on her spoon. She is beginning to talk about weather as well, in terms of 'sunny', 'cloudy' if I ask her 'what's the weather like today?'.
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