Colicky Baby Changed

So I thought I would update everyone on how Brooklyn has been doing these past 5 1/2 weeks of her life. The First two weeks were really good. She slept a lot and was a pretty happy normal newborn. Her day included Sleeping, eating, pooping, and more sleeping. Then at about the 3rd week or so she got really fussy and Clark and I didn't know why. She wasn't her normal self and it was bothering us that we couldn't find out why but we stuck it out. After about a week of her still being fussy we were out at my sister's house. My brother in law Chad has been helping us look for houses out there in Queen Creek and we had just made our rounds on looking at homes. I breastfed Brooklyn for about 45 minutes to get ready for the drive home so that would "help" her. Unfortunately she was immediately fussy and so my sister recommended topping her off with a bottle. Oh my goodness, that girl downed 4 ounces flat and then slept for 5 1/2 hours right after that. Poor girl, I was starving her and not even knowing it!! So I started to make sure I topped her off after each feeding. Things got better....but

But not as well as we thought she would. I took everyones advice about how to help her: giving her a bath with soothing baby wash, then lotion, colicky medicine to put in her bottle, just about everything!! I hit my breaking point last week. I was in tears and so stressed. This past weekend I had my family here because Darrik, my younger brother, went through the temple for his endowments. My loving husband, seeing I was just about run off the deep end, let me take off Friday night to be with family while he watched Brooklyn. It was so needed. But I still didn't know what to do with Brooklyn and not looking forward to going home and not knowing what to do to help her be happy.

Saturday was when my brother went through the temple. The whole time I was there I was saying a prayer for not only Brooklyn but for myself and Clark. As I was pondering and praying the thought came in my mind to ask my parents what to do. So as I was at dinner I asked my mom what I should do. She did after all have 8 kids!! My mother said she had 2 colicky babies, the very first 2. She advised me to put her in a dark room and make sure she is getting enough sleep. She said once the baby gets fussy being awake to put her down and if I have to, let her cry it out. I was so ready to do anything.

Today is Wednesday and can I say I am so much happier, Clark is so much happier, and our little angel is so much happier. Grant it she does cry for 40 minutes sometimes before she falls asleep and as hard as that is I know its worth it when she wakes up and is happy. She use to cry all the time, to the point where Julie my mother in law said there was something wrong with her!

Brooklyn is cooing now (ahead of the game) and smiles a lot! I guess she is like her mother and doesn't want to miss out on anything going on around her, she wants to stay up and party. She sleeps 6 hours at night now if not another half hour more. Thank you mom for your advice, Ashley for letting me use your port-a-crib, and mainly thank you heavenly father for hearing my prayers and helping me find my answers!