With child

Not mine, of course. I was babysitting Ella again tonight, giving the poor parents one final night of freedom before I'm off to Finland. Sirpa said afterwards that they felt completely liberated being without Ella for two hours, "like I was drunk", which made me giggle. I also promised that as long as the number two is in schedule - which means I should be back in Vancouver - I can help them with Ella when they have to go to the hospital. But it's cutting it pretty fine, I think the calculated time is about a week after we come back, so we'll see if they get to cash in on my promise.

In any case, I enjoyed spending some time with Ella. She's almost two now and it's interesting how rapidly she develops, not only her skills but imagination and awareness of the rest of the world.

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