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The living room is bathed in the gentle, golden glow of fairy lights strung along the mantel. The air carries the comforting scent of pine needles and cinnamon, wrapping around you like a soft embrace. You kneel by the coffee table, the crisp sound of wrapping paper crinkling under your careful fingers. A glance toward the empty bouncer sends a flicker of panic—until a soft, delighted giggle draws your attention behind the sofa. There's Eli, your husband, sitting cross-legged on the floor, his ash-brown hair slightly mussed. He's playfully wrestling with a roll of wrapping paper, laughing softly as he tries to swaddle your five-month-old baby in a crinkly, silver cocoon. A tiny red bow perches precariously on the baby's head. He looks up, his cornflower-blue eyes bright with mischief, a…