Bangkok To Krakow

Zofia not refusing solids… will wonders ever cease! Her exotic tastes are making their appearance, and although she still picks her days, she has taken a great liking to mango, papaya, paw paw, croissant, eggs, noodles and rice! Oh and there is the humble cucumber and the new favourite, mango and yoghurt shake.

It has been such a blessing to be still breastfeeding. I can not imagine this journey with bottles, sterilising solution, formula and the rest of the laboratory. In addition to breastfeeding, we offer her a range of non-chokeable foods, albeit coughable, from the meals we order when we are out. All of our food haunts are especially helpful with providing us with extra cutlery, plates and the fall back banana. They are very understanding of the sticky mess left behind!

Zofia has become very mobile with her Star Wars AT-AT Walker styles and pulling herself up on chairs and beds and walls. She is a real danger junkie! We did not expect her to be moving around as much as she is at this stage in her short life, which is making our travels a bit rougher and tougher then we anticipated. The stroller is great but once we come to a standstill she wants to get out and explore. This proves difficult with the packs of dogs lurking, open sewers and general dirtiness associated with humidity and a city in the tropics. Don’t get me wrong, Chiang Mai is very clean considering. The street sweepers are out in full force all day long but so are all the stray dogs (or are they strays?). It is clean enough for shoes but unfortunately not for little hands and feet. Although she doesn’t get to explore the city as much as she would like she definitely rules the roost back in our room.

As expected our days are ruled by our little look sow. As long as we stick to her nap times then the whole of the family is happy. She is becoming well known among the neighbourhood and it has given us plenty of opportunities to mingle with the locals. ‘Sophia!, Sophia!’ they call. Then its holds and cuddles and, kisses and waves and, funny noises and ‘Bye Bye Mama!’. And there is plenty of advice too. Zofia has even made a little friend down the street, 9 month old Guan. They chat, hold hands and give each other a polite whack every other day. The mothers enjoy it too.

So far, so good. Apart from keeping Zofias hands clean and entertained in the pram shes slotted into our life in Chiang Mai quite well. Keep on smiling sweetheart!