Watch Oprah Show this morning featuring Priscilla Dunstan, who claims to have photographic memory for sound.  She has learned that babies make 5 universal sounds to express themselves .  They show videos of different babies makeing the same sound! Interesting.  But apparently only works in 1st three months, if during their 1st 3 months, the baby was not responded to, they stop making the sound... so too late for me to try out the theory.  But usually when my baby cry, I try all - feed, put to sleep, check diaper and burp... so haven't missed out much.

 

According to Dunstan, the five universal words (or sound reflexes) used by infants are:

 

Neh
I'm hungry - An infant uses the sound reflex "Neh" to communicate their hunger. The sound is produced when the sucking reflex is triggered, and the tongue is pushed up on the roof of the mouth.

Owh
I'm sleepy - An infant uses the sound reflex "Owh" to communicate that they are tired. The sound is produced much like an audible yawn.

Heh
I'm experiencing discomfort - An infant uses the sound reflex "Heh" to communicate stress, discomfort, or perhaps that they need a fresh diaper. The sound is produced by a response to a skin reflex, such as feeling sweat or itchiness in the bum.

Eairh
I have lower gas - An infant uses the sound reflex "Eairh" to communicate they have flatulence or an upset stomach. The sound is produced when trapped air from a belch that is unable to release and travels to the stomach where the muscles of the intestine tighten to force the air bubble out. Often, this sound will indicate that a bowel movement is in progress, and the infant will bend its knees, bringing the legs toward the torso. This leg movement assists in the ongoing process.

 

Eh
I need to burp - An infant uses the sound reflex "Eh" to communicate that they need to be burped. The sound is produced when a large bubble of trapped air is caught in the chest, and the reflex is trying to release this out of the mouth.

 

 

 

I had the strangest dream last night.

 

I dreamed Funj and I were metal junk collectors.  When we were going around the city one night looking for metal scrap, we found two books which were evil, Funj wanted to open it and I stopped him fearing that it may bring calamity into our lives.  So we just brought them home.  I was so fearful of them that I trembled while sleeping. In my dream, Funj woke me up and said something like "We don't have to fear the devil with Jesus in our lives, see".... at the point, there were some ghostly figures which were hurling themselves at us, funj commanded "In Jesus' name, go down".... the ghostly figures fell on the floor and "died". 

 

THe second part was a bit comical, so I went and try it, I also commanded "In Jesus' name, go down", another fell down and this one is a miniature Joker (Joker from Batman). Suddenly my church zone leader appeared, she said "quickly put him into the cage. he will suffocate in there".    So we all put him which was struggling in this glass panel cage.... and I don't remember how the dream ended.

 

But I guess the moral of the story is "We don't have to fear the devil with Jesus in our lives".