[LilLexieLu]

Hi, Heather. Your baby sounds alot like mine did. We brought her home at about 9 weeks, also. She was a crier. My breeder lives in the same town so when we first met my Lexie and put our deposit down she asked me to bring a blanket for her to sleep on. For the next 3 weeks Lexie's mom & littermates were sleeping with Lexie on this blanket. When we brought her home she had the same (stinky lol) blanket to sleep with. I think it was a great source of comfort for her. I made her a little "condo" out of a play pen and had her crate with the door off for her. Whenever she would be "put to bed" she'd curl right up on that blanket and go to sleep. Before I put the blanket in the playpen she would practically scream all night. I don't know if you live near your breeder or not but I wonder if she could give you a toy or a blanket that might smell like "home" for your Lexi. We also bought her a cuddle buddy type of plush toy to put in her crate with her that might remind her of mom. My breeder also told me that until Lexie was about 12 weeks to keep a couple small drops of Karo syrup mixed in with her water and to always keep Nutri-stat handy just in case her sugar dropped....luckily it never did. I ramble some so I hope I was even slightly helpful for you.