I make sketches whenever I find something inspiring and touching. Those moments filter through my mind and create a small world in my sketch book.

何気ない日常の中で心が温まることを見つけた時、スケッチブックに描きとめるようにしている。そのできごとは、私の心を通って想像の世界で生き続ける。



Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Sleeping together

We have a bank bed. Maya sleeps on upstairs and Hanna sleeps on downstairs. I sleep with Hanna on the tiny twin size bed, because Hanna somehow notices that I'm not there and cries in the middle of the night. It is easier for me to sleep with her even on the tiny bed than to walk to her bed every time she cries. Americans may be surprised, but it is pretty common parents co-sleep with kids in Japan.
One morning, when I came to wake them up after taking shower, I was surprised to see Hanna is sleeping with Maya on upstairs! This is what happened. When I was taking shower, Hanna woke up and called me. Maya noticed I was not coming, so she called Hanna to come upstairs. Then, Hanna climbed up the ladder with sleepy head and slept together peacefully.

うちには二段ベッドがあって、上がまやのベッドで、下がはなのベッドです。私は、はなと一緒に下の小さなベッドで寝ています。なぜなら、私が隣に寝ていないと、夜中に私がいないことに気づいて泣いて私を呼ぶのです。いちいち歩いてなだめにいくよりも、狭くても隣に寝ていた方が、私は楽だからそうしています。アメリカでは考えられないことだけど、日本ではそう珍しいことではないと思います。
ある朝、私がシャワーを浴びた後に二人を起こしにいくと、下に寝ているはずのはなが、上でまやと一緒に寝ていました!どうやら、私がシャワーを浴びているときにはなが私を呼んで泣いていたようです。私が来ないことにまやが気づき、はなを自分のベッドに呼んだそうです。はなは、寝ぼけ眼ではしごを上って、お姉ちゃんにだっこされて安心して眠りについたのでした。

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  1. That is so sweet. I also sleep with my baby. It is easier than lifting him up and down. I think babies need comfort.

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    1. Totally agree! But Hanna is getting bigger and less space for me now.... I hope I can go back to my bed soon~!

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  2. It's good to have an older sister (and helpful for the mother!).

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    1. Yes! Good and Bad, though... This morning, too, Hanna was climbing up to Maya's bed when I was late to come to her!:)

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