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We’re a few days short of Eli’s first month.  The last 30 days have been a mix of excitement, exhaustion, confusion and brief moments of peace.  The first week was all excitement.  We rode the adrenaline of bringing home a new family member.  Everything was new.  The baby, the diapers, the clothes, the swaddling, the changing, the feeding, the not sleeping.  Now we’ve settled into a bit more of a routine.  Maybe routine isn’t the right word.  Something closer to an understanding.  And every day that understanding gets just a tiny bit stronger.  We’ve read the books and gotten plenty of advice, but we’re taking a day at a time, learning what works for us and what works for him as we go.  And that seems to be working pretty well.  There are moments when we feel like we’re going backwards and have no idea what we’re doing.   But then there are moments when he quiets down or looks at us a certain way and we realize we’re doing alright.  And would you look at that.  We’re parents.

Now most important,  a few pics of Eli at one month.