A trip to a shaded playground

Sofia woke up crying at 10pm yesterday – just as I was about to fall asleep. It sounded like she was very upset indeed. I went in and gave her a seriously long hug (at least 4-5min) and then I just put her back down. She didn’t protest, not even when I left the room. I got back into bed, but just as I had fallen asleep she started crying again. I grabbed the screen to have a look and by the time I had done that she’d stopped and she was laying down. Two more times that happened and then she seemed to finally be asleep. The next time Sofia woke up was at 6am.

I went and got Sofia and she had a nice feed and a cuddle in bed. Mike took Pablo for a walk, and Sofia and I got up. Sofia had a snack and a play. Mike and I took turns getting ready. Mike left for work and Sofia and I played. Sofia was asleep by 9am and woke up at 10.20.

When Sofia woke up I grabbed some things and got her into the car. We drove to Shelly beach park and had a play in the sand with Bernadette and Lochlan. He has gotten so big – he’s sitting up by himself now. Sofia had a snack when we arrived and lunch just before we left. By the time we got home it was time for her afternoon nap so I put her to bed. No protests this time either.

When I say ‘klappe’ (clap) now she does. Today Sofia was saying something that sounded like ‘duck’. And when we were saying goodbye to Bernadette and Lochlan she waived. Yay!

When Sofia woke up about 1.5 hours later she had a snack. She is loving coconut water atm. Then we had a play before dinner. Afterwards Sofia and I were walking/running around until ‘pappa’ came home. Then Mike was running around with her for a few minutes until the bath was ready and we started the nighttime routine. She was so cuddly at bedtime. Mike got some very nice cuddles and she went to bed without any protests.

Sofia has just the last day gotten such better balance when she’s walking. Mike thought so too. You can tell by the way she’s running along and she’s leaning a lot less on my fingers…