Buses and cable cars
Another "free day" today, so we treated ourselves to morning tea in town with Brendon. Despite the recent bus and train price rises, due to some quirk it is now cheaper for us to ride the bus (with the exception of the daytripper tickets for those hard-core public transport days). So, off to the bagel shop first thing. Children behaved well, coffee was good, children ate lots. Then, up the cable car to the playground at Salamanca stop.
We have an enthusiastic and energetic team at the Wellington City Council who are upgrading playgrounds around the city. Sadly the cable car playground has not yet had the treatment - but it does make it different and more challenging for the under-fives. The playground has a "playtrain" that the children enjoyed running in and out of (and an enormous puddle to one side that by a miracle I managed to steer Aidan away from - it would have gone up to his knees!).
The seesaw is of the old kind that is less safe, but better for teaching physics. Once she had finished, Isabelle just lept off, but luckily I was holding on to Aidan who would have otherwise crashed to the ground! I had to keep Aidan off one piece of equipment - a ladder up to a platform, the descent from which was a pole. I had previously accompanied him up the slide - already I'm feeling bigger and more ungainly, and after the slide I didn't fancy a perilous, pregnant descent from a pole with a toddler under my arm!
Next, we walked up to the University and took a bus home. Aidan opted for the sling for most of the journey, which meant we moved faster, but it was much more tiring. I have already made the pleasing weight gain of 5 kilos this pregnancy (gained around 10 kg with both previous ones), so carrying Aidan as well means that I have to carry an extra 38% of my pre-pregnancy body weight with my inadequate muscles (see earlier post titled Ah! Youth!).
Currently cooking dinner - this morning, Brendon was excited to see meat defrosting in the fridge after two consecutive vegetarian nights. Actually there's two kinds of meat (chicken and bacon), so my tired muscles will be basking in newly-digested protein come the evening.
We have an enthusiastic and energetic team at the Wellington City Council who are upgrading playgrounds around the city. Sadly the cable car playground has not yet had the treatment - but it does make it different and more challenging for the under-fives. The playground has a "playtrain" that the children enjoyed running in and out of (and an enormous puddle to one side that by a miracle I managed to steer Aidan away from - it would have gone up to his knees!).
The seesaw is of the old kind that is less safe, but better for teaching physics. Once she had finished, Isabelle just lept off, but luckily I was holding on to Aidan who would have otherwise crashed to the ground! I had to keep Aidan off one piece of equipment - a ladder up to a platform, the descent from which was a pole. I had previously accompanied him up the slide - already I'm feeling bigger and more ungainly, and after the slide I didn't fancy a perilous, pregnant descent from a pole with a toddler under my arm!
Next, we walked up to the University and took a bus home. Aidan opted for the sling for most of the journey, which meant we moved faster, but it was much more tiring. I have already made the pleasing weight gain of 5 kilos this pregnancy (gained around 10 kg with both previous ones), so carrying Aidan as well means that I have to carry an extra 38% of my pre-pregnancy body weight with my inadequate muscles (see earlier post titled Ah! Youth!).
Currently cooking dinner - this morning, Brendon was excited to see meat defrosting in the fridge after two consecutive vegetarian nights. Actually there's two kinds of meat (chicken and bacon), so my tired muscles will be basking in newly-digested protein come the evening.
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