14 February 2011

When I woke Emily she announced that she had wet the bed. Still, that is the first time since we dropped the nappies at New Year, and she was very tired indeed.

We took delivery of a gift from a florist: a large bouquet for me and a small one just for Emily from Daddy. She was over the moon to get her own bunch and I was very pleased with Nick for being so thoughtful, though annoyed with the florist for getting her name wrong on the card.

After our hectic weekend I had hoped for a quiet day but it was not to be. We had a playdate at the local library, at Julia's suggestion. It was our first trip there and found it to be a good resource. Most books were in Japanese but still good to flick through, but there were a couple of hundred in English, though many were for older children.

Lydia also brought Mia along, and after the others left she asked if we would like to have lunch together. We went to Homeworks in Azabu, which is a fantastic burger and sandwich joint, very western in style, which means big portions! They have a good veggie selection on the menu there, which I am gradually working my way through.


After lunch we could tell that the girls had a lot of energy to work off so I mentioned Appi jidokan. Lydia had never been before so I took them there to register. We stayed a good hour, then both felt the lure of the coffee shop calling and dragged Emily and Mia off for refreshments. Finally, Emily and I carried on to Julia's, where we played a further hour and a half with Charlize. It began to rain while we were there and I had to jog all the way home with the buggy as I had not gone prepared for wet weather. After Emily went to bed it began to snow and was even sticking, which rarely happens in Tokyo.

Nick called at teatime and expressed surprise about Emily's bouquet. The penny then dropped that it had been intended for another child (the card said 'to Isabelle-chan from Daddy'). Nick was annoyed that Emily would be mistaken in thinking he had sent them. I didn't have the heart to disabuse her as she was so delighted with them, but of course that means he will have to send them every year from now on!