Elijah's First Month:
As I rocked Elijah while he shrieked I thought to myself, why did we do this? Having Evi and Adah was hard enough, but with a new baby it was nearly impossible. Shem had taken the girls for a walk to give me time to rest, but as soon as I closed my eyes Elijah was up. I had fed him, washed him, and changed him, but he still continued to shriek.
"Let me take him Ila, the girls are with Mother and Father. You go rest." Shem told me.
I nodded as tears ran down my face. Shem took Elijah from my arms. He went into the children's room with Elijah as I laid down on our bedroll.
When I woke up the first thing I noticed was how quiet it was. I felt something against my back and turned to see Evi and Adah curled together. I got up quietly and gently, as to not wake them. Walking into the front room, I saw Shem stirring a pot with Elijah in his arms.
"How long was I asleep?" I asked him.
I took Elijah from his arms and let him latch onto my breast.
"Not too long, just a few hours. The girls missed you so Mother brought them back and they decided to nap with you." He replied.
"I could not get him to calm down earlier." I said. "How did you do it?"
"Mother gave me some herbs to help him. She said she had a similar problem with Ham." He told me. "It seems to have worked."