Seven Weeks

How is it possible that this little lady is already seven weeks old?  Time is flying by and I am trying my best at soaking up every moment of baby time since she will be our last one.  Yes, I know we said that before, but this time, it's for real.  I just wish she would stop growing so fast and stay little, but as you can see from the rolls on her arm, she is growing really fast.
Last week at Brody's 4 year preschool physical I asked the nurse if we could put her on the scale too because I was curious how much she weighed.  At birth she was 8# 13 oz.  When we left the hospital she was 8# 7 oz.  A home health nurse came to our house when she was six days old and she weighed 8# 11 oz. and at her 2 week check-up that happened when she was 2 weeks 5 days she was up to 10# even.  Well, at 6 weeks 1 day, she tipped/ the scale at 12#!  Baby girl, slow down just a little!  But really, her chubby cheeks, chubby arms, chubby thighs and round tummy are so cute!!  But, I'm not ready to move up to the next size of clothing, but we are getting close as some of her 0-3 month clothes are getting a little snug.
Finley is pretty much a perfect baby.  She is already sleeping anywhere from 7 to 9.5 hours in the night and after being up for about a half an hour for a diaper change and feeding, she is down for another 2-4 hours.  (Sorry to all those mommy's out there who are still struggling with this!)  But really, I think God knows I need this with Craig being gone and having to have the energy with two busy boys as well.  She rarely cries.  When she wakes up in the early morning, it is little squeaks I hear on the monitor.  When I look to see her on the monitor (video monitors are amazing!), she is just wiggling her arms and kicking her legs.  We have taken her to Duluth, Fargo and Bemidji and she does amazing in the car!  She is a great shopper right now.  Seriously, no complaints with this little girl.
One of the questions we get all of the time: Do the boys like her?  Absolutely.  They are in love with their baby sister.  Brody calls her his little cutie pie.  I have caught Hunter talking to her when she is playing on the floor or waking up from a nap and he makes it to her before I do.  I have caught him holding her hand while she is in her crib-it is so sweet.  There is no doubt in my mind that these two boys will protect her from any harm in the world and will love her forever.  We will see if my thoughts on that change once she starts moving around and stealing their toys. :)
It is so fun watching Finley change and grow every week.  I know the weeks are going to fly by and before we know it she will be a year old.  It only takes 52 weeks and we're past seven already.  But for now, I will just enjoy her being little and getting in as much snuggle time as possible.