We have a long weekend here in Damascus this weekend; Monday was a planned holiday but midweek the rumours started that Sunday would also be announced as a holiday and sure enough, midday Thursday it was formally announced at work, typically with such short notice that we're left with insufficient time to organise a short holiday!
What with our short trip to Beirut last week and our planned trip to the UK next week, we decided to take it easy and stay in Damascus, so now I have a bit of time to write a short post while the girls are having their afternoon naps.
Ottile has come on a lot this week. Not only is she becoming more photogenic, she continues to smile lots, is now laughing more and more and for the first time properly ate! She had some Thai sticky rice at the beginning of the week and couldn't get enough of it!
Maybe because she's supplementing her milky diet, but Ottilie's in a rush to put on the weight, now up to 8.6 kg. She enjoys having Beatrice around, laughing at her fooling around and very tolerant of Beatrice when she sometimes forgets that Ottilie is just a small baby and unintentionally is a little rough with her.
To balance things out a little, Beatrice continues to be quite a handful! Her default response to most of our questions is "No" and it gets quite tiring having to negotiate and walk that fine line where it is so easy to spark off a tantrum. But still, she's a pretty, smart and cheeky little two year old, so I suppose it's all part of the deal!
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