Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Home at Last!

Being able to come home with our baby was great. We were so excited to have her home. We had a lot of help those first few days though, dinners were brought in and my mom came while Dave had to go to work to help me.
We brought her home on a Saturday and by Sunday evening, she still hadn't had a bowel movement in the time we'd been home. While at the hospital, they told us that was something that was a problem so we called the pediatrician. We were told to make an appointment the next morning and bring her in so they could check her out and make sure everything was ok.
So the next morning I called the pediatrician's office and they said she didn't need to come in if she passed her billiruben at the hospital. I disagreed and made them give me an appointment. So we went in and when we got there and they weighed Savannah, she had lost 13 ozs of her body weight, weighing in at an even 7 lbs. While it's completely normal for a newborn to lose some of their body weight, Savannah had lost too much and the pediatrician was concerned about it, so she advised me to go see a lactation consultant.
We made an appointment to go see the lactation consultant and she definitely helped us get Savannah to start eating. It helped a lot to be able to know she was eating and we started adjusting even more.
The next visit with her pediatrician was at 2 weeks old. This visit was very reassuring for me, Savannah had gained weight and was sitting at 8 lbs even.
We've done a lot of fun things with Savannah since then, and just being with her is super fun.
She's just older than two months now and she's started smiling and playing with toys and watching her has become so much more fun. She's sleeping really well, almost through the night from around 11 until about 4:30.
We're definitely starting to get things into a routine and it's really nice. It's also nice that I'm not going to have to go back to work, I just have school and I get to spend the rest of my time with her and Dave. I love being a mommy and I wouldn't trade it for the world.
At this point, we've taken her for her two month visit, and she's not sitting at 12 lbs 3 ozs and 22 1/2 inches long. She's doing great! And the pediatrician says she's advanced for her age. She's holding her head up really well, smiling and she grabs onto things watches Dave and I when we walk across the room and she responds to our voice. It's amazing watching our little baby grow.
So, that's not everything that's happened, but it's what I'm posting now.
And for your viewing pleasure, pictures. Savannah's first day home from the hospitalSavannah - One monthSavannah getting a bath, she's not sure if she likes it.Savannah and I at Gardner Village checking out the witchesWhen she's really hungry anything works, even Daddy's nose pacifies her!

And a video of her playing with her toys

1 comment:

Susan said...

What a cutie she is. I love her and both you and Dave. You are wonderful parents and it is awesome to see how much you guys are having with our cute baby.