A NEW THING ARRIVES IN THE GARDEN

What are those boys doing? We were being observed by a tiny child with big eyes. The swing was being organised and two brothers were busily trying to strap a tyre to the straps. After a couple of attempts on a dodgy stepladder it was ready for testing.

Theia was busy watching proceedings and smiling at us through the window. The boys can't play for much longer than a few minutes without looking over to Theia and smiling.

The garden is going to be a lovely place for her to play when the weather improves. Having said that the mothers of children in Scandinavia place their children out in the lowest temperatures. Inuit children play freely jumping from ice floe to ice floe. Perhaps we have become too over protective in the west.

We continue to sing and read stories to Theia (no TV) and she is responding very well. We watch as she tries to mouth sounds replicating our movements. Theia is sitting up independently now but still slightly wobbly. She was 7 months old today (1 year and 6 months if you count from conception).