二人っきりの４時間｜4 Hours for Two of Us | 2020/12/13

ツマに用事があったので、ムスメと二人でお留守番をした。ミルクをあげたり、オムツを替えたり、沐浴にも徐々に慣れて手早くなってきた。「ゆっくりしてきたらいいよー。」なんて優しいイクメンでツマを見送る。ムスメの様子を見ながら溜まっている仕事をしてと思ったら早速泣いた。よしよしミルクかなぁーなんて言っていたら、ミルクはノーサンキュー、オムツはクリーン、抱っこは激しい抵抗。だんだん鳴き声も激しくなってくる。打つ手なしの地獄のような３時間が過ぎてゆく。ダメ元で寝転んでお腹の上に載せて見たら奇跡的に泣き止んで寝始めた。し、しまった動けない。フリーズ状態の１時間。まだまだ子育て初心者の日々は続く。（絵と文：サカキテツ朗）

Since my wife had something to do, my daughter and I stayed home. I gradually got used to giving milk, changing diapers, and taking a bath, and it became quicker. "Enjoy!." I saw off my wife like a gentle Ikumen. She cried immediately when I thought that I was doing the work while watching my daughter. Ithought that it may be milk, but milk was no required, diapers were clean, and hugs were fierce resistance. Her cry was getting louder and louder. Three hours like hell without a move went by. When I lay her down on my stomach, she miraculously stopped crying and started sleeping. I could not move at all. 1 hour passed in a frozen state. The days of child-rearing beginners continue. -Text and illustration by Ted Sakaki