Angelie likes to feel the warmth and closeness of a body when she sleeps. She'll sleep quite happily when you hold her, but wail and scream as soon as you put her down. Crafty use of Josh sometimes fools her!

Josh protecting Angelie!
We all went out on Sunday, and visited Quinlan and Rieko's house. This was the first time we had met, although I have looked at Quinlan's homepage many times! Kurt and Dirk and their families were there as well.
This is a nice pic, courtesy of Mr Easterwood of Hmmmm fame.
Omiyamairi is when you take a baby to the shrine for the first time. The priest gives your new-born a blessing. We went a few weeks ago, with Megumi's parents.

Megumi's Dad with Angelie

Mummy and Baby
Megumi likes kimono, so wore one, and Angelie had a special dress, given to us by Grandma Araki. It was a hot and sticky day, but a nice experience.
She's doing fine. She seems very happy and healthy, and Megumi and I are having a lot of fun with her. The two of them have just started getting out and about, and she seems to like the sling much better than the buggy!
First go with her new bouncer...
Pretty green clothes for a pretty little girl!
Here are a couple of pics from Warwick, courtesy of my study buddy, Ryuta.
This is Betsie, Paul's friend for the week...
And this is evening entertainment at Warwick Business School. Gary and Gary were world-beaters.