17 April 2010

Emily slept well in her new bed, and only woke once, around 5.30, when she sensed that she had lost Goki over the side. I shall have to limit the number of toys she sleeps with as I have no intention of going in every night to rescue stranded teddy bears.

I'd had my Japanese class in the morning and then it was Nick's turn to study, so he stayed at home after lunch and I took Emily on the bus to Ebisu for a run around Garden Place. It was the first day of the new no-nap regime, so it meant that we could leave soon after two, which was refreshing as lately we have not been getting out until after 4pm. I was glad to be out so much earlier than of late, as following a chilly start it had turned into a lovely spring afternoon. At the top of the hill from the bus stop is a planted area that was bursting with flowers and we meandered around the paths there a while before going on to the retail area.




Eventually we ended up at the smoothie cafe, where we sat outside and sipped our drink and snack in the warm sun. It is right next to the rail tracks, so after that we went to stand on the bridge over the lines and wave at trains passing underneath. I then noticed a playground immediately on the other side that I didn't know about, so we spent half an hour looking around it before I felt it prudent to start on the way home. Emily refused to walk the few hundred metres back down to get the bus, so as I had left the buggy at home I had to carry her. She perked up when we were aboard but was definitely flagging by the time we reached Mita. However, a timely delivery of a parcel from Grannie yielded a sweet little dressing-up skirt and she pranced around happily pretending to be a princess or a ballerina until tea.


We managed to get her fed and washed without any upset, and while I went for a run Nick saw her off to bed with a story. We spent a pleasant long evening watching Frost/Nixon, which turned out to be a very good choice and very illuminating as well as entertaining.