育児日記を始めます

Our daughter Honyako is now eight months old. It took her almost six months to become able to control her neck. She can now turn over, only to one side, but she is certainly growing bigger, trying out new movements every day.

When Honyako was born, my sister gave me a letter. She is a mother of three kids. Her message said "Let's enjoy raising kids. I always feel "ikuji" (raising kids) means "ikuji" (growing or improving myself). [The Chinese character for "ji" in the first ikuji is "children" and the one in the other is "myself." “Iku” means “grow” or “bring up (a child)”] So, I'd like to keep my "ikuji=ikuji" journal. I don't mean to be too serious about reflecting, though. I’ll just jot down what I think and feel about simple happenings in my daily life.

By the way, “Honyako” is not our daughter’s real name. I call this “honyahonya” (mimetic word meaning “soft” or “flexible”) little baby “Honyako.”

Me: Kame, grew up in Kyushu, 3x years old
Husband: Tsurusuke, grew up in upstate New York, 3x+2 years old


娘（ほにゃ子）も8カ月になりました。首がすわるのに6カ月くらいかかったほにゃ子、寝返りもまだ一方方向しかできませんが、日々いろんな動きを試しながら、元気に大きくなっています。

ほにゃ子が生まれた時、姉が手紙をくれました。3人の子を持つ姉から「お互い楽しみながらがんばっていこうね。私も育児は育自を体感する日々です！」とメッセージがありました。ということで、育児＝育自日記をつけてみます。といっても、とくに気負わず、ふとした出来事・思いを書きとめていくつもりです。

ちなみに「ほにゃ子」はハンドルネームです。ほにゃほにゃしてふんわかした赤ちゃんをほにゃ子と呼んでいます。


私
名前：かめ
出身：九州
年齢：3X歳

夫
名前：ツル介
出身：アメリカ、NY州
年齢：3X+2歳