Even though it has been very hot the last two weeks (usually over 30 degrees by 9am and peaking at about 35 degrees in Tokyo) we have been going to parks some days as we have found that as long as we are in the shade (and the mosquitoes aren't too bad!) it is quite bearable to be outside, and now that Riku is walking he usually needs the chance to run around at least once a day.
This Monday we went to Hibiya Park in central Tokyo. It's a very old and mostly formal park (no sitting on the grass etc), there is one section which has a playground for kids. The visit didn't start off too well with Riku falling sideways off a bench when he was trying to get my drink bottle- neither of us were looking where he was putting his feet and he accidentally stepped off and fell on his side, slightly grazing his forehead and shoulder- you can see where he bumped the left side of his head in the pictures :( He was a bit upset for a few minutes, but recovered when he saw there were swings and slides (and pandas!) to play on.
Here are pictures at the pandas- doesn't he look grown up? The wet patch on his front is not from sweat, it's from where he was spitting his water out- something he does from time to time. Sometimes if I don't catch him he will spit most of a cup of water down his front and end up absolutely soaked. I didn't change his T-shirt this time as I thought it would help him stay cooler :)
The pandas don't move, but he thought they were fun to sit on anyway. He also had a go on the slide and in fact managed to climb several steps up the ladder while I was checking the train schedule on my phone- I only took my eyes off him for a few seconds but he is quick these days, gave me quite a fright!
Only a week until he is 16 months old now- where does the time go?!
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