パピーベッド｜Daddy Bed

ようやく１ヶ月のムスコは２−３時間おきにミルクを求める。飲んですぐに寝てくれたらよいのだが、「あー」だの「うー」だの泣いたりする。ミルク良し、おむつ良しとなると抱っこを要求しているのだ。単に抱っこではダメで立ってゆらゆらしないと泣き止まない。ネムリラという勝手にゆらゆら揺れてくれるゆりかごのような便利なものがあるもののそれでは泣き続ける。仕方なく立ち上がってゆらゆらさせているのだが、どう考えても不安定で寝心地が悪そうだ。安宿の狭いギシギシベッドに寝ている感じだ。それでもムスコはすやすや眠り始める。やれやれと座るとまた泣き始め、立ってゆらゆらを要求する。人か機械かをどうやって判断しているのかしらないけれど、腕力と脚力を鍛えないと。。。（絵と文：サカキテツ朗）

2023/06/08

My one month old son asks for milk every 2-3 hours. It would be good if he would fall asleep right after drinking it, but he cries "ah" and "ooh" and so on. I checked the milk or the diaper is fine, he asks for a cuddle. Simply holding him is not enough; he will not stop crying unless I stand up and rock him. There is a convenient device called "Nemurilla," which is like a cradle that shakes on its own, but it doesn't stop his crying. I had no choice but to stand up and let him rock, but he seemed to be unstable and uncomfortable in his sleep. It was like sleeping on a narrow, creaky bed in a cheap hotel. Even so, he started to sleep peacefully. When I sat him down, he started crying again and demanded to stand up and swing around. I don't know how he can tell if he is a man or a machine, but I needs to work on my arm and leg strength. -Text and illustration by Ted Sakaki

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