13 September 2010

In the morning I measured Emily and she is 102cm, which is still 99th centile for her age.

In the absence of a playdate I decided we would go to Akachan Honpo. It was a lightning raid as Emily seemed to be weeing every quarter of an hour or so, and had had a drink in the cafe just before shopping too, so we quickly got what we needed and just as we were browsing in the toy section she told me she needed a wee.

It was horribly hot and steamy - the worse day so far since we got back from the UK, and my temper was short as a result. Emily dropped one of her new hairties on the pavement and I got very cross with her as I had to go back to look for it in the sweltering heat. I felt guilty for my annoyance when she cried but her habit of always having to hold something when out and about is really tedious and invariably leads to lost items.

She did many more wees during the day, with one accident on the floor. At bedtime I'd just got her settled and was creeping out of the dark room when she said she wanted to use the potty. It seemed wrong to be exhorting her to wee in her nappy, though she only produced a couple of drops on the toilet. I don't think it will be too long before we drop nappies altogether, though I foresee many broken nights and wet sheets.