In the past few weeks Frankie has started walking on her own, up to six steps before proudly falling back on her bum. During her peak playtime hours our apartment looks like it�s been hit by a smaller, albeit dryer, hurricane Frances with books and toys strewn across our 3LDK. In an effort to create more walking/falling space for her I removed the kotatsu (low Japanese table) from the living room and to help create some balance replaced it with an overflowing book case that was tucked away in our spare room.

I've built up a sizable collection of books during my half decade in Japan and it feels great to display them nicely in the living room where we spend the majority of our time. And of course the bottom shelf is reserved for the likes of Curious George, Dr. Seuss, Winnie the Pooh and other fine board and sponge books. I�m amazed how much this small case has opened up the apartment and of course created more space for all the walking, walking, falling, head-on-ledge bumping and crying.

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