Cabell Kids: 05/22/2005

Savannah Updates

It has been awhile since we have given a thorough Savannah update. So here goes.

She laughs, smiles and talks a LOT! We don't ever get to sit through church because she is much too vocal.

She eats 8 oz. at every feeding now and the doctor says we can start her on solid foods whenever we want. She doesn't throw up as much either anymore. Hopefully she is growing out of that. She weighs a whopping 15lb. 4oz at last weigh in. It is getting hard for me to carry her in one arm and do chores around the house with the other. She is too heavy. It feels good to say that.

She now wears her 3 to 6 month clothes. She still hasn't rolled over, probably because she doesn't like it on her stomach very much. She can roll from her back to her side, but no complete rolls yet. When you put her in her excersaucer now she can stand straight up with no support and seems to really enjoy looking at all the interesting toys. She has very strong legs. She enjoys standing a lot(of course we are holding her)

Savannah thinks her dad is the most funny guy. She will laugh and talk with him the most. She has been a very social baby since the doctor gave us the okay to go out. She seems to really enjoy seeing all the new sights and is generally very happy wherever we take her. She loves it when people talk to her. It is almost a guarantee of a smile. If no one is talking to her she gets antsy and starts to fuss, but the minute you give her attention she is back to smiling. (I'm not sure this is a good thing) I need to teach her to entertain herself.

The oxygen is not gone yet, but we are up to 6 hours a day and hopefully 8 by this weekend. She has been doing well without it and we are praying she will keep it up.

I'm sure there are many other things I could talk about but right now I am drawing a blank. The overall picture is that Savannah is doing great and if you took away the oxygen you would never know that she had been a preemie, she is social, talks, laughs, interacts with people, sleeps through the night, is a happy baby and is reaching all her milestones as she should. God has truly blessed us.

More pictures! Finally!

Sorry that took me so long! I have bar review classes and things are a bit crazy. But we are still taking pictures, and Savannah is still cute! We took her to church today and she decided to speak up during all the quiet parts. We finally had to take her out of the service and didn't get to hear it. I thought it was funny that we got all dressed up only to sit in the lobby and drink coffee the whole service (at least I did, while Savannah was fed by mommy). We got to hear SOME of it, in bits and pieces, but not enough to understand it. Anyway, Next week starts my bar review night courses, so I will work during part of the day and take those classes at night, and study during the afternoon. It is going to be exhausting. I would like to relax, but the bar is only 66 days away. THAT is a terrifying thought.