Unspoken codes

The singing jawa
Originally uploaded by natakiya.

It's interesting how we have sets of silent codes with A-chan. She knows that if she wakes up early in the morning and Mata is still in night clothes that it isn't time to wake up. Generally she will recognize this and go back to sleep easily, or be ready to get up if I'm dressed in day clothes.

She has a code for us, too. If her stuffed animal lovies are on their tummies in her bed she is ready for a nap. If they are face up, however, it means she doesn't want a nap. Sometimes her code can work against her, though. We can ocassionally turn over the lovies to the 'sleepy setting' and convince her that they want to nap, wouldn't she like one too?