The Many Faces of Emily Anne

Emily Anne is a very funny little baby. She makes some really priceless faces and has great expressions. She also makes hysterical grunting sounds and burps and farts like an old man!!! Overall she is a pretty happy and even-tempered little baby (hoorah!) and I count our blessings for that daily. She does have a "happy-hour" though that usually starts in the late afternoon or right as I'm trying to get dinner together and sometimes lasts through till bedtime. During this time she can cry and scream and seem very very upset. We thought maybe she had gas or colic (because of all her spit-up) but now we're thinking she might just be hungry and not getting enough to eat at that particular time of day. So we have started to give her a little formula during that late pm feed and it seems to be helping. So here the poor kid might have been hungry and not just fussy! According to the baby books, she is likely going through a growth spurt right now (at 6 weeks) too so that probably is contributing to her being more hungry. But hopefully we have found a workable solution to keep our little belching, farting, grunting girl content. Emily has also started smiling beyond just sleep smiles. It's the most beautiful thing to see! Happy 6 Week Birthday to You, Sweet Emily!! We love you!!! xoxoxo

In other news, poor Sophie is having a tough couple of days. We think she might be teething (getting another molar perhaps) as she is waking up screaming and crying and keeps asking for her teethers (which she hasn't used in months). She is *extremely* fragile and volatile and loses it often and at the drop of a hat. This is the exact behavior she always had when teething so it's our only guess at this point (since she has no fever and no other symptoms). Let's hope our little Princess Peanut Butter is out of pain soon.