Long gone are the days of Emma Kate sleeping 20-21 hours per day. In fact, that seems like ages ago. It\’s amazing how much things in such period of time. Before the baby, 7 weeks would go by without any major events. But now, 7 weeks is a lifetime. I\’m not saying that in a bad way. It\’s just wild how different week 1 is from week 2. And how drastic of a change occurs between week 5 and week 7.

Emma Kate went to the doctor on Friday b/c we thought that tummy pains might be causing her crying. She really does seem very uncomfortable a lot of the time. The doctor said he thinks she\’s just collicky. Her neurological system is not as advanced as the rest of her body, so she just cries for no reason.

On Friday she weighed 10 lbs 2 oz and was 21.5 inches long! We figure this is about the size she would have been at birth if she was born on her due date! She\’s already outgrown a ton of outfits in her wardrobe and there were actually some she didn\’t get a chance to wear before it was too late.

Despite the colick, she did start sleeping longer at night this week. Up until Monday, her longest stretch was 4 hours between feedings. On Monday night she slept 5.5 hrs without waking. One night she went 5 hours and another night she went 6 hours! Sadly, the last 3 nights didn\’t have a stretch quite that long, but we\’re hopeful that they will start becoming the norm!