6 weeks

Samara is 6 weeks old and growing like crazy. This past weekend she was going through a growth spurt and it seemed like I fed her nonstop all weekend! We watched a movie last night while Sammy had a nap and Shawn said when she woke up, it seemed like she was way bigger.

Sunday morning we were trying to lay in bed and sleep in but she was having none of it. Shawn got up and I was playing with her in bed...raising her above my head and making faces at her. Then she spit up...directly in my eye. So disgusting! I went straight to the shower and then she spit up all over Shawn's chest. Being parents is so glamourous!

Most of you who I talk to on a regular basis know that Sammy was being pretty fussy lately. It didn't seem like it was colic because it wasn't only in the evenings and it wasn't regular either. At my 6 week check up with my doctor last week, she thought it might be acid reflux. So we put her on a baby dose of liquid Zantac and so far I think it's been working but it's hard to say...she could've been fussy for another reason and now that reason is gone too. So hard to tell. Anyways, she seems quite a bit less fussy but is definitely what is qualified as a "high need baby". A friend of mine told me about a doctor whose approach she liked (Dr. Sears and attachment parenting if you're interested in looking it up) and when I went to the website and looked up fussy baby, it referred to high need babies. They are babies who are not content on their own...they are not the babies who lay for hours in their crib staring up at their mobile, quietly cooing until the next feeding! They are high energy, always need to be on the move and always need to be held. This is Sam for sure! It's definitely exhausting but now that I know that's what she needs to feel secure, I feel more comfortable. I've been using the baby carrier a lot so that I can still be "holding" her but get things done. In fact, as I write this, she is sleeping in the carrier on my chest!

That's about it for now, I haven't been able to upload any pics this time but I will do my best to do it this week!