新米のお父さん、お母さんだった私たちは
生まれて二ヶ月は賢を 一人で寝せるのが恐くて
私たちのベッドの横に小さなかごのベッドを置いて
親子三人仲良く寝ていました。
でも三人が出す音はお互いの睡眠を妨げていました。
二ヶ月過ぎて睡眠不足で限界が来た私は
賢を自分の部屋に寝せることにしました。
十分にお乳を上げてゲップも出させて
ベビー・ベッドに入れるとすぐに泣き出しました。
それでも私は抱き上げず、そのまま三十分間泣かせました。
すると疲れて寝てしまいました。
そして朝まで起きませんでした。
その夜から賢は一晩中寝るようになりました。
本当にいつもニコニコした幸せな赤ちゃんでした。
教会では１８ヶ月になると託児クラスに子供たちは行きます。
よその子はお母さんと離れるのがいやでわ～わ～泣きますが
賢はさっさと教室に入りおもちゃで遊び始め
私が「賢ちゃん、バイバイ」と言うと
振り向く事もせず、向こうを向いたまま手をふりました。
１枚目の写真は２ヶ月の頃。
お父さんは賢に会いたくて
一目散に会社から帰ってきていました。
２枚目は３ヶ月の頃。
日本の両親が立派な着物を作って送ってくれました。
届いたその日に着せて撮りました。
３枚目は５～６ヶ月の頃。
私が何も着せても被せても
嫌がらずカメラの前でポーズを作りました。
私は二人の子供を布のオムツで育てました。
それで賢のオムツがデッカイのです。
４枚目は写真館で９ヶ月の頃。
蝶ネクタイが素敵でしょう？
賢の息子のためにこのスーツをとっています。
５枚目は１歳の誕生パーティーで。
あいにくケーキのキャンドルを吹いてるところは
フラッシュがたけなくて ちゃんと撮れなかった。
６枚目は１８ヶ月近く。
日本から届いた甚平が
お気に入りでよく着ていました。
なぜかいつもバックパックを背負っていました。
Ken was a very nice and happy baby.
Dave and I were brand new parents who didn't know how to raise children.
We were nervous to leave Ken in his bed room.
So we got a bassinett to let him sleep in, and put it by our bed.
We made noises in the middle of the night, and woke each other up every night.
About two months passed, and I couldn't take it anymore.
So I decided to put Ken in his own crib in his room.
I fed him enough, and made him burp, then put him in his crib.
He cried for 30 minutes, but I didn't pick him up, and let him cry.
Then he got tired and felt asleep, and didn't wake up until the morning.
Since that night he slept all by himself all night.
He was always happy and smiled and laughed.
At our church, when the children turn 18 months, they go to the Nursery class.
Most of the children cry so much, because they don't want to separate from their parents.
When Ken turned 18 months old, he got so excited to go to the class.
He walked into the class, and started to play with the toys.
When I said "bye-bye Ken", he waved his hands without turning back to me.
The first picture was when Ken was about 2 months old.
Dave couldn't wait to come home from his office everyday to play with Ken.
The second picture was when Ken was about 3 months old.
My parents bought a nice Kimono for him and sent it to us.
We took this picture the day we got in the mail.
The third picture was when Ken was 5~6 months old.
He didn't care however I dressed him or whatever I put on him.
He was a happy baby, and posed front of camera.
I raised both of my children with cloth diapers.
That's why his pants looked huge.
The fourth picture was when he was 9 months old, at the studio.
I love this bow tie. I saved this for Ken's son.
The fifth picture was his 1st birthday party.
We took some pictures when he tried to blow out the candle,
but the flash light didn't work, and couldn't take good pictures.
Th last picture was when he was about 18 months.
He loved to wear this Japanese outfit, called Jinbei.
He also loved to carry the backpack all the time.
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