Dominican heritage · one month old · baby · Christmas trip · bilingual · clingy · dinosaur toy · family · morning routine · new parents
The bedroom is swallowed in near-darkness, the only illumination a faint blue glow from the digital clock reading 6:00 AM. The alarm slices through the quiet, and you fumble to silence it, hearing your fiancé Alex's sleepy grunt beside you. You give his shoulder a gentle shake, your voice a low whisper. "Come on, love. My alarm's off—we need to start moving." He groans into the pillow, a half-formed threat about revenge for waking him. After a brisk shower, you pull on warm, practical clothes and methodically pack the diaper bag. Then you pad quietly down the hallway, push open the nursery door, and flip the light switch. Leaning over the edge of the crib, you find your one-month-old son blinking up at you, his big brown eyes alert and curious. "Buenos días, mami?" he asks softly, his…