日本人プレイグループ/The Japanese Play Group

今日行ったプレイグループが今までで一番！！昨日も言った通り今日はアッパーウェストサイドまで１時間かけてお出かけしました。多分１時間以内で着けたと思うけど、間違って'A'電車に乗っちゃったから降りるはずだった１１０町目を通り越して１２５丁目まで行ってしまう結果。また下町行きの電車を待つはめに...そして、駅から出た後この綺麗なマンション(写真無し)に到着して受付の人が名前をチェックした後やっとサトコさんと７１/２ヶ月のコンラッド君に会う事が出来ました。もう一人来るはずのママ(ナツコさん)と１８ヶ月のコナツちゃんを待つ為にマンションにあるプレイルームへひとまず移動して待つ事に。この部屋はヨガにも使うからか部屋中鏡で囲まれていてマディソンは入るなりとっても嬉しそう早速ハイハイ...マディソン鏡大好きなの言ったっけ!?そこにあった赤ちゃん用の滑り台も使った見たけどマディソンの履いていたタイツのせいで静電気がバチバチ発生しまくり！とまた鏡の壁に戻る事にしました。

The play group we went to today was the BEST!! As I mentioned in yesterday's post, we made an hour trip to the Upper West Side to meet up with the Japanese Moms and babies! Well, It could have taken a bit less time, but I got on an 'A' train by mistake so it sped passed my stop(110th) and went straight to 125th so we had to get on another train to come back a few stops... We walked up to this beautiful high rise(no picture) and after the concierge checked off my name that was on his list we took an elevator to meet with Satoko-san and her 7 1/2 month son, Conrad on 2nd floor public lounge... One more Mom and her 18 month old daughter were supposed to show up, but were running late so we then moved to the play room that this place had and waited/enjoyed exploring there. This room was surrounded with mirrors(since it's also used as a Yoga room) so Madison was quite excited! Did I mention she LOVES mirrors!? She also sled down a baby slide that was there but her tights and the slide were making static electricity so she went back to looking at herself in the mirror after that.

待合室のソファに座っている２人...初めてコンラッド君に会いました！

On a couch in the public lounge... Meeting Conrad for the first time!

コンラッド君とおもちゃで遊んでいます！
Sharing her toys with Conrad and showing him how to play with them!

鏡大〜好き！自分に自惚れ過ぎ!?
Love, Love, LOVE the mirrors! or Herself!?

ナツエさんとコナツちゃんが到着した後サトコさんの部屋へ移動し、早速うろうろ／遊び開始...マンハッタンのマンションって聞いて想像していたよりもとっても大きい、綺麗なお家で景色がまたすごい！目の前に巨大なカソリック教会敷地が...
After Natsue-san and Konatsu arrived we went up to Satoko-san's apartment and started to explore/play... It was a one bedroom apartment but much bigger than I expected for a Manhattan apartment and the view was great, over looking this huge Catholic Church complex.

マディソンは早速窓際で景色をチェック...最初はそんなに窓際まで〜って心配の私...
Madison loved looking out from the window... I knew she was safe but it still kind of made me nervous for a while...

今日のプレイグループのテーマはお気に入りの絵本を持って来てみんなの前で読んであげる事...交代で読みました、良い子に聞いているコンラッド君(コンちゃん)。マディソンはただ聞いているよりも味見する方がいいみたい！
Today's playgroup had a theme which was to bring the baby's favorite books and share so we took turns and read them...Here is Conrad sitting nicely and listening, all Madison was interested in was taking a bite of all of the books!

ナツエさんの１８ヶ月の娘のコナツちゃん...ベビーカーでのお昼寝から起きたばかりで見慣れていない赤ちゃん２人をジーッと見つめていました。直ぐに慣れたみたいだけどね！
Natsue-san's 18 month daughter, Konatsu... She has just woken up from taking a nap in her stroller and was standing staring at the stranger babies... She soon warmed up to them though!

コンちゃんのウォーカーを使わせてもらいました...目の前にあるいろんな音楽やボタンが気に入ったみたい：）
Here is Madison trying out Conrad's walker... She is not walking with it, but quite enjoying the fun buttons and music:-)