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January 1, 2005

I haven't had much time to write lately. Ethan is one month old today. It is hard for me to believe it has been a month, but it also seems like he has always been here. I can't remember life before Ethan. He pretty much runs the show, although we are trying to fool him into believing that it is his mommy and daddy that are in control. He is a good kid. He is so very sweet and he sleeps really well at night in his bassinet. The problem I am currently facing is that he wants to cuddle all of the time. I told you he was sweet. He doesn't like to be put down. He will fall asleep while being held. He will be so deep in sleep, but within ten to twenty minutes of being put down in any number of places he has to sleep, he wakes up and is very unhappy. This only happens during the day, which makes it almost impossible to get anything done unless I let him scream for a while. I have decided that I am going to try to let him cry it out, placing him in his crib awake for his naps and try to get him used to sleeping in the crib and to taking naps without being held. It has only been a day and I have tried this twice so far. The first time he cried and cried and I eventually picked him up, thinking I had let him cry long enough. The second time, he did go to sleep and slept for about a half an hour, which was a start. I really want to get his naps under control before it's too late and I want him to get used to his crib so he will sleep there throughout the night when the time comes. He is close to outgrowing his bassinet already.

Anyway, all my time and thoughts are about baby. He is waking up right now and it is about time to feed the little guy.

Happy one month birthday, Ethan!

Oh, and Happy New Year!

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