Aoife adores Hugo. Hugo adores Aoife. Hugo thinks Aoife is just hilarious. Aoife is so gentle with Hugo and is always keen to go and get him out of bed in the morning. She talks to him in a really sweet, gentle voice.
Sometimes I have to tell her not to do things though. She will try and do silly walks over him when he is on the floor. It is a fine line though to decide what she can do and what is dangerous. He thinks it is hilarious when she walks over him, but I am worried she will fall and land on him.
Today Aoife and Hugo were lying on the floor snuggling. Aoife gently rested her head on his stomach. I was worried she would squash him, but she wasn’t really putting any weight on him, just resting lightly.
Hugo gives some of his biggest smiles to Aoife and loves to lie next to her in bed in the mornings. This morning we all had a well deserved lie in as Aoife came in at 6.30 and went back to sleep next to me. Then I brought Hugo in for a feed and he and I both went back to sleep. The next thing I knew it was 9.45 and Hugo and Aoife were both still asleep. Absolute bliss!!
I’ve been taking pictures of my stay in Beijing – I’ve added the pictures from Laurence too.
In addition I am creating some panoramic shots stitching together many pictures to make a panorama.
The panorama is great for trying to give some feeling of the scale of the sights.
Here is Mao’s Mausoleum from a couple of pictures:
And here are a couple of pictures from the Forbidden City – still these pictures don’t give the vastness of the scale:
[For the record - I am using Hugin to create the pictures - it is free and opensource.]
An interesting post from Tree Hugger on the Tripp Trapp chair.
Both Aoife and Hugo have one. Aoife’s is red, Hugo’s is blue.
Eco-Mum and guest writer Jo Lambert is back, this time with her view on the Stokke Tripp Trapp Chair: We’ve seen it in all the baby catalogues, the Dutch Stokke Tripp Trapp chair is striding into dining rooms and kitchens across Europe (closely followed by the cheaper copies). What makes it so successful and so possibly Treehugger? What makes Stokke Tripp Trapp inherently more sustainable than many of the other options is that the whole concept of the chair is about longevity, ‘Growing with the Child’. It is designed to last as long as possible, adapting in function and dimensions as the child grows. So it goes from small baby highchair, to a raised seat for toddlers, all the way up to an adult-style seat (meaning that you are unlikely to trash the chair once the child is grown up). You can adjust both the seat and footrest height using the slot system. For small babies who can sit up strongly on their own, there is a rail and strap to keep them in place, plus seat and back cushions. A Stokke harness can be used too. For children, the back cushion, rail and strap can be removed and the seat lowered. For older children and adults the seat and footrest can be adjusted accordingly.
You are not a Plucky Hero till you climb up the Great Wall
Mao Zedong
Almost the same viewpoint. Very different weather.
P&AB visited Ba Da Ling in October 2006 – that’s the sunny one on the left.
Aoife adores Hugo. Hugo adores Aoife. Hugo thinks Aoife is just hilarious. Aoife is so gentle with Hugo and is always keen to go and get him out of bed in the morning. She talks to him in a really sweet, gentle voice.
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March 4, 2007 11:42 pm | 
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