Savannah Jane: Week Two

Weight: Savannah Jane was 7lbs 8oz at birth (February 13th at 5:50PM), when we left the hospital she was 7lb 2oz. We had her two week doctor appointment yesterday and she was up to 7lbs 12oz! Music to mama's ears!

Medical Issues: She had a mild case of jaundice making us have to go to the doctor everyday after the hospital for THREE days to get her poor little foot pricked for blood. Praise the Lord it went away quickly!

Sleep: As hard as it has been to adjust, I really can't complain about our sleep schedule! She sleeps in 3.5 - 4 hour stretches in the middle of the night.

Clothes: Sweet girl swims in her newborn clothes! Still rocking the newborn size diapers and boy have we gone through a TON! 

Visitors: Oh yes, we have had tons of visitors! Our awesome Sunday School class has been bringing us dinner 3 days a week which is such a huge blessing to not have to worry about cooking dinner. Our family and friends have also brought us dinner tons and of course everyone loves on SJ!

Diet: Breastmilk via the bottle. Breast feeding just did not work for us. Pumping it is and once we made that decision life has been 1409893x's easier! We go 3 hour stretches in between feedings during the day and 4 hours in between at night. 

Baby Gear Love: Savannah LOVES her Snugabunny Bouncy Chair and is sort of a fan of her swing! I think once she gets a little bigger she will like it just as much! Also, we are a BIG fan of the Wubbanub pacifier! Although it is just as big as she is... 

Crying: She only cries when she has a dirty diaper, or is getting her diaper changed (hates it!) and when she's hungry! Sometimes she gets fussy at night when we're trying to get her to go to sleep, but that's not consistent. Thank the Lord!

Likes: SJ likes being burped and she doesn't mind a bath either! She likes playing on her activity gym for about 15 minutes, then she's done!

Milestones: Getting back to her birth weight and her umbilical cord stump falling off!

Postpartum: I am adjusting well! People don't lie when they tell you being a mommy is hard! I have had a couple hormonal breakdowns (poor Clay) and just getting used to having a (non preggo) belly. Unfortunately I gained WAY more than I ever hoped during my pregnancy, but thankfully a huge portion of the weight has come off. Still have about 15 pounds left to lose. I just have to keep reminding myself it HAS only been 14 days... =)

Savannah Jane and I are totally on a great schedule! Once we established "somewhat" of a routine, things started getting easier and I felt a bit more normal. Now we are starting our THIRD week together and each day I fall in love with our sweet daughter more and more! What a miracle she is and I am still amazed that Clay and I are her parents!

xoxo.

Hello February! 38 weeks

How far along? 38 weeks, 4 days - 10 days left! Are we really to that point? I can't believe we have made it to Savannah Jane's birth month! I never thought February was going to be here ;)

Size of Baby? Savannah Jane is anywhere between 18-21 inches and weighing in somewhere between 6-9 pounds! My measurement guess for her birth is 21 inches and 8.1 lbs! We'll see =)

Maternity clothes? Still a combo - so ready to be able to pack these maternity clothes up and shove them in the VERY back of the attic!

Sleep: I knew this fabulous sleep was certain to come to an end soon. Between waking up 4-5 times a night to waddle to the bathroom, or feeling as if I just completed a full marathon after flipping to my other side - sleep is just not working. Sometimes, I wake up looking and feeling as if I just pulled an overnighter.

Best moment this week: A couple again!

• Mom treated me to girls day! Pedicures and picking up SJ a few things she was needing! And let me just tell you, getting a pedicure at 36+ weeks pregnant, is hands down the best pedi ever!
• The beautiful diapers and wipes shower our Connect Group threw us, we got SO much stuff. I am continually blessed by each and everyone of those ladies! It is such a huge relief to be so stocked on those essentials!
• My good friend Bec had her sweet baby boy last Monday! He is such a cutie and I just know him and Savannah Jane will be the best of friends!
• Our doctors appointment last Wednesday was great - still making progress! Dilated almost to a 2 and 70% effaced. Already can't wait for our next appointment this Thursday ;)

Miss Anything? I'm pretty content right now!

Movement: She has definitely slowed down in completely killing me. Poor girl is probably so big and has no room to move!

Food cravings: Yes - ice cream, cereal and hot dogs. Not together, but those have been cravings the past week or so!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!

Gender: Pink, pink and more pink!

Labor Signs: Yes, contractions randomly still with no consistency.
Symptoms: Haha, the list goes on and on! Swollen face, legs & hands, achey back, exhaustion, heartburn (out of control!), major pressure in my hips, random shooting pains in my legs...

Belly Button in or out? Innie still!

Wedding rings on or off? OFF - what a huge bummer! I'm huge and swollen EVERY.WHERE!
Mood: Happy - so so so excited to meet our sweet girl!

Looking forward to: Our schedule has finally died down. The next few days, we hardly have anything on the books so I am very excited to soak it up and rest as much as possible! I probably will be bored of this quick and find something to work on, but hey - the thought of resting sounds good!