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Yep, I'm also copying the Weekly Photo Project from one of my favorite blogs, YoungHouseLove. Each week, I hope to take a photo of little man in a white onesie (the same one if I can remember) with a fun fabric behind him. Hopefully this will let us see how big he is getting! This week's "fabric" is a blanket that was made for Canon by a great friend of mine from Clemson. We absolutely love it. Thanks Lauren!

This first week has been really slow and really fast all at the same time! I can't believe that this time last week he was still inside me! So far, he has been super easy. The first two nights at home he had some fits that took a little while to settle down, but since then, the last 3 nights, have been great. He sleeps most of the day and night and we're at the point that we're trying to keep him up a little during the day and trying to get some good 4+ hour stretches at night. Got to start those patterns early!

I'm feeling good, though I tend to fall apart when the sun goes down. I think the exhaustion of the day and the anxiety of the upcoming evening catch up to me and I just need a good 5 minute cry. Then, I'm good to go! My mom has been here and has been a HUGE help. I can't even begin to think about what we are going to do when she is gone! Not only has she been helping me take care of Canon, she has been cleaning the kitchen, doing laundry and just taking care of me. Love you MoMo!

Aaron has also been doing a great job. Y'all, seriously. He took an entire week off school to be with us, even though school is little crazy right now. He has had some serious principal things come up this week, along with planning a softball tournament, along with having a new baby and an emotional wife, and has been doing it all. If you think of him, pray that he'll continue to be able to balance all the things that are going on in his life right now! 

I'm hoping for the next week that we'll continue this to have a sweet, calm, peaceful little boy and that we'll be able to keep those longer stretches of sleep at night!

Well, Daddy is home!!!!!!!!!!

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