Brooke is 8 weeks old today :) The other day I ran into a girl in Starbucks whose baby looked about the same size as Brooke - "How old is your little one?" I asked. "14 weeks" she replied. "How much does she weigh?" I asked. "About 14 pounds" she replied. Brooke weighs the same as that other baby and it is almost twice as old as her :) Obviously, Brooke has a healthy appetite and has been growing at a fast rate. We can barely recognize her as the baby we brought home must a few short weeks ago!
She is doing much more than growning physically though. BabyWeekly says she is also storing memories! For example, she may associate a bottle or a nursing pillow with being fed or the bathroom with a bath. Seems to me like a Pavlov reflex - she wont remember things that are happening now but she can associate certian things with others. Maybe I can train her to drool when I ring a bell :)
BabyWeekly also says "your little one has discovered her hands and is gaining the muscle control to enable her to direct that thumb into her mouth". This is definitely something we have noticed in the past week or so. Up until then she would randomly try to get her hand near her mouth - and it would usually end up there by accident. Now she just moves it straight there without any effort. She still hasnt mastered the thumb suck though - generally she puts a few fingers (or the whole fist) into her mouth!
