Dear Emilia,
It has been a busy last few weeks! You’ve had a whole bunch of new firsts, not the least of which were your first time you met all of your aunts and uncles, first Christmas and first road trip.
The first road trip was a visit to Wisconsin, and as far as I can tell, you did not come back a Packers fan.
We haven’t posted much for the past week, we’ve been spending a lot of time doing this:
Thankfully, you have been sleeping much more regularly the past few nights. Most of our parent-friends have said that as soon as I utter or type the fact that you are sleeping better, you will cease to sleep with any consistency. I’m hoping that you will buck the trend.
You’re almost 5 weeks old now, and you’ve begun to smile at us when we say your name, or when you make eye-contact with us. With each day you seem to linger in our eyes a bit longer. You’re also making some very distinct noises now, new little babbles seem to be popping up here and there.
I have to go back to work on Monday, something that will be very hard for me to do. I’ve loved seeing you nearly every moment of every day since you’ve been born. I guess this is just the first of many times when you’re going to be growing up without me being able to witness it all. Given all of the changes you’ve already gone through, I think you’re going to be showing me new things each night when I get home from work.
Love, Dad
