+22W 5D 乳歯と早寝早起き Milk tooth

歯が一本生えてきそうだ。歯固めの代わりに私の指をしゃぶらせてみると、下の左側に確かに歯の感触がある。歯が生え始める時は不快で夜泣きする赤ちゃんが多いらしいが、ラッキーなことにアラタはへっちゃらな様子。

アラタは、お風呂に入ったら7時過ぎには眠る習慣がついてきていて、（お風呂の中では手足でばしゃばしゃ遊ぶことも覚えた）、コットに入れて、クマリにもらった蜂のぬいぐるみのオルゴールを鳴らすと、こてっとすぐに眠る。夜中の授乳は、私達が寝る前と明け方に一回ずつ。そして、アラタは朝は起きるのが早い。私達よりかなり早くから目を覚まして、泣くこともなく、しばらくご機嫌なひとりおしゃべり（歌を歌っているのかな？）をしている。その声で私達は目を覚まさざるを得ないのだけれども。眠い目をこすりながら、「しょうがない、起きるかぁ」とベビーベッドをのぞいて、「おはよう、アラタ」と言うと、アラタは毎朝、最高の笑顔を返してくれる。

Arata's first milk tooth is going to come out soon. When I put my finger and let him bite, I can definitely feel a lower left tooth coming out. There are some babies who cry a lot from teething but Arata seems to be ok.

Arata usually goes to sleep after having a bath at around 7 o'clock. (He has also started to splash water with his hands and feet in the bath!) When we put him in cot and turn on the music box attached to the soft toy bee, which is a present from Kumari, after bathing and feeding, he just falls asleep. I only need to feed him just before we go to bed and in early morning. Arata wakes up much earlier than us. While we are still sleeping, he is talking to himself or singing on his own. Because he keeps talking (singing?), we are waken up and have to get up. When we say 'Good morning, Arata', he gives us his best smile every morning!