Saturday, July 28, 2007

Sofia and Daisy


Sofia and Daisy, originally uploaded by Racmol.

Daisy the donkey is the toy du jour, and favourite pushchair companion. Zippy the zebra is finally having his much-needed bath at the moment - in the washing machine in one of those little bags that you put washing tablets in. The Marshall Wace duck is in the machine as well, having been pooed on yesterday (not the best look if you're a white duck!)

Another 15 minutes until we know if either of them made it in one piece...

Blackberry pie


Blackberry pie, originally uploaded by Racmol.

I'm not sure if a rampant blackberry crop is something to be proud of but the pie I made with them was delish! I also made the pastry with the magimix, so I felt very domesticated.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

High-quality baby seats - exhibit A


Sitting up, originally uploaded by Racmol.

We took Sofia for her first swim at the pool on Sunday and she loved it. Plenty of giggling and not a bit worried by all the water, people, other babies, compulsory showers...

As of today she is 5.62 kg (12 pounds 6 oz.)

Monday, July 16, 2007

Getting to grips with Zippy


Getting to grips with Zippy, originally uploaded by Racmol.

After two trips to Swiss Cottage today, Sofia is signed up for Aquatots swimming lessons, starting on 10 September.

Our first trip was wasted as we couldn't register for the lessons without Sofia getting a child membership for the leisure centre, and she couldn't get a membership card without her passport. Baby swimming lessons, passport...the connection is obvious, really, isn't it?

Anyway there were only four places left in the September classes, even though registration only opened today, but luckily we snuck in under the wire on my second trip (with the passport).

In other news, Zippy the zebra is getting a good workout, with lots of stretching.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Reading in the beanbag


Reading in the beanbag, originally uploaded by Racmol.

A few more photos are now up on flickr. This is Sofia's favourite book - she enjoys the different textures and the fact that she can turn the pages herself.

In other news, we have a fox as a regular visitor to our garden. Photos to come as soon as the wildlife photographer gets her act together...