Nine.

Chloe hit 9 weeks yesterday. 

Sooooo, I may (or may not) have made friends at our local Starbucks. When I went through the other day, one of my "friends" asked if I had the baby yet (I think my belly no longer rubbing the steering wheel was her first clue!). I bragged on Chloe a little and said, "I can't believe she is 9 weeks old already." She commented on how time flies because it seems like just yesterday I was pregnant. Time does fly, huh? Reminds me of a few years ago at scrapbook retreat when I asked at the dinner table how old babies are before they open their eyes... obviously I was quite naive then but it does seem like yesterday that she was in that eyes-never-open stage. And look at her now:

Our sweet girl has such a personality already and we are loving to see her grow and change each day. She is still very cuddly but also likes her independence. When I lay her down on my legs with her head on my knees, she's started doing the rocket ship launch off my stomach. Also, she can stand on my legs when I'm burping her so she now tries to climb away from me. One of her favorite places to hang out is her changing pad. She looks up at the frames above and kicks like crazy. The other favorite: her activity mat. It keeps her busy for HOURS. And I mean literally hours. On Sunday, she played for an hour in the morning and an hour and a half in the afternoon. I will come check on her and she will just be grinning from ear to ear. I love it. Every once in a while I will switch the music over to sounds and she starts kicking faster and smiling bigger. She definitely keeps me entertained, that's for sure. Luke & I make comments every couple days about how great she is.... No brag, just fact.

Thank you all for your messages and texts asking about Chloe's eating/spitting up this week. (If you are new to the blog, read here for more info on the struggles we've had recently.) She is doing much, much, much better. Spitting up is almost non existent and the fussiness is few and far between. The doctor wanted to schedule an "upper GI" which would take xrays of her upper digestive tract but I haven't proceeded with that yet. We are going to get her shots tomorrow so I will check her weight progression at that time and see if it is still recommended. Thanks for reading!! If you'd ever like to make a comment, select "anonymous" from the drop down menu and simply sign your name in the comment box with your feedback. 

~Crystal~