Anne Sophie woke up at about 6 o'clock in the morning, about the same time as papa. To let mama have some rest, we sneaked out of the bedroom and went to play in the living room. After waking up Anne Sophie is generally very good humored and she can play by herself for an hour or so. Papa used this opportunity to check the news and read a little. At about 7 o'clock, we went into the kitchen to do the dishes from the last night's 19 Day's Feast. Papa would do and dry the dishes, while Anne Sophie would watch him closely and wonder what he is doing. Then we went back to the living room to play and listen to a Russian-speaking radio station (by the way, Radio Svoboda is a very high quality radio station).
Because mama was still sweetly sleeping in her bed, we decided to go for a run together. The sun was shining, the birds were singing in the brisk Sunday morning air, and there were no people or cars to be seen. Papa was jogging and pushing a lightweight stroller, in which Anne Sophie was sitting and looking around. We jogged for about 45 minutes with two small breaks for Anne Sophie to watch the rabbits in park Schakenbosch. On the way back she fell asleep and slept until we got home, despite the occasional bumps in the road.
Then all three of us prayed together and had breakfast. After that papa had to go to a hardware store (which was luckily open on Sunday) to buy some stuff to finish the plumbing job that he had embarked on the day before but had not finished. After a couple of hours our new sink cabinet in the bathroom was finally installed and working! Anne Sophie would occasionaly come up with mama to see what dad was doing.
After lunch the three of us biked to the nearby town of Voorburg, where mama went to a flea market, while papa and daughter biked to a children farm (kinderboerderij) near the town center on the Vliet. There were all kinds of animals there: deer, sheep, goats, rabbits, Guinea pigs, roosters, chickens, and even peacocks. But our Anne Sophie was actually more interested in all the children running around and feeding the animals.
On the way back home, she fell asleep in her bike seat, and papa had to use his finger to cushion her head, to prevent it from bumping agains the handle bar. In fact, she enjoys biking very much!
After dinner we phoned aunt Lena and grandma Lora. Then Anne Sophie had an extra long bath, in which she played with all kinds of rubber toys. After the bath, papa gave her a massage, then mama breastfed her and put her to bed.
Papa played and sang some songs to her, red a story from a fairy-tale book and then finally both of them fell asleep :)
All in all, it has been a wonderful day!
Statistics:
- Height: unknown
- Weight: 8 kg
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that now Anne Sophie often says "mamma", when she wants attention or some food. Shall we say that this was her first word?
