6 Weeks

I've been trying to get this post done since Monday but a certain little girl has had other plans for me! Emery turned 6 weeks on Sunday, what a big girl! She had a check up on Monday and she is growing and doing well. She now weighs 9lbs 13oz (25th percentile), is 22 1/2 inches long (77th percentile), and her head circumference is 14 inches (3rd percentile). It's now official that I gave birth to a squeek toy! Since she was born she has been making a squeeking noise sometimes as she inhales. In the begining she didn't do it too often and we were told it was normal and would quickly go away.  Well it got worse and now when she does it she has a harder time breathing. It happens most often when she eats but will occur at any time.  We looked it up online and felt that she has laryngomalacia (click here to learn about it). When we went to the doctor she confirmed it. It is fairly common among babies but I've never heard a baby sound like her before. So she supposed to grow out of it sometime between now and two years. We're really hoping it's sooner rather than later because it can be pretty frustrating. She has been awake a lot more during the day and been sleeping longer at night, yay! Now we are definately getting real smiles from her and it melts my heart every time. She also has been working her neck muscles a lot and likes to hold her head up for small amounts of time.