Dear Diego – you are one week old today. It sometimes feels like you have always been here and other times I look at you with complete surprise. You have changed and grown so much already. Together we have learned to breastfeed, a lightning fast diaper change with almost no crying and one handed food preparation. You have learned that when you spread out your arm it is not going to disappear but is, in fact, attached to your body. You have learned to trust your father and I and have gifted us with your patience. You rarely cry when you wake up, waiting to be noticed and held. We have loved this week, being with you and learning about who you are. You are even sleeping through much of the night. I don’t know how we got to be so lucky, but thank you for choosing us.

Mom