One of the things Paul and I were most worried about before Edith was born was how she would react to the many sounds that come with living on a busy Brooklyn street.
After all, I had trouble sleeping for many days after moving here, kept awake by the midnight traffic and late-night conversations that took place on the sidewalk underneath our bedroom window. How would a newborn react?
Turns out, splendidly. Garbage trucks, buses, music from nearby bars, sirens, car alarms: none of them faze her. During one middle-of-the-night feeding, our hallway fire alarm gave a shrill "low battery" chirp. I jumped. She didn't even flinch.
That's why it's funny to learn what sounds actually do startle her. Specifically, I've noticed that clicking a pen can take her aback. At least we know there's nothing wrong with her hearing.
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She's probably used to all those big-city sounds from the previous months :) What if she thinks it's "too quiet" outside the city??
ReplyDeleteI've wondered myself if she got used to the noise during her *first* nine months! I hope she doesn't think it's ever too quiet to sleep ... otherwise she's definitely going to have a problem when we visit our families in Ohio!
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