Meeting Jonathan

Apart from her weekly 30-minutes baby swimming class, Anne Sophie almost never meets her peers. This Easter weekend was very special, because all the way from Finland came Jonathan, a son of our good friends Helena & Jim Law, grandson of Roberta and Jim Law Sr. Jonathan is just 2.5 weeks older than Anne Sophie. Last Saturday the two kids had plenty of opportunity to play together as you can see on the photographs.


It was good to exchange experiences and ideas with Helena and Jim. We learned from Helena how to make a new kind of sling, which feels a lot more fun for Anne Sophie, now that she can sit and loves to watch what's going on around her. Jim reads to Jonathan in English from Dr. Seuss. We also read nursery rhymes to Anne Sophie, but Dr. Seuss sounds a lot more fun :) Helena also taught us some exercises from mother & child gynmastics class that she follows back in Finland. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find any such classes hier in Holland. But I'll ask around!

Planting Trees

Today our little daughter has turned 6 months old, an important milestone in our life! People who see her only occasionally remark on how fast she is changing. But to me the change is so gradual that I don't really seem to notice it. Only the photos and videos of the past few months reveal the actual pace of change. So I keep posting the new photos for all of you to see:

6 months

For those interested in statistics, Anne Sophie is now 7.1 kilo and 64 cm. She can roll over from her back to her tummy and can sit pretty well. She likes to play with her toys (and her toes :) ), but she still requires and enjoys the company of others. For as far as possible she takes part in all our activities, including going to visit friends and presiding at the table during the meals.

A few days ago, with the help of local municipality, we planted 4 alder trees (elzen, ольха) near to our home. We did this to celebrate Anne Sophie's birth, and we hope she will enjoy watching them grow as we enjoy watching her grow and develop!