Our Little Blessing

Savannah Lane

Friday, February 18

11:11pm

6 pounds and 1 ounce

18 inches long

Thank you Lord for a safe delivery of our precious little angel. Our hearts are filled with so much love and amazement. She was worth every bit of the wait!

Momma, Daddy and baby are doing excellent. Can't wait to fill you all in on more details!

Our Little Blessing at 37 Weeks!

Wednesday February 16, 2011
Our Little Blessing at 37 Weeks and 2Days!

How far along? 37 Weeks--Full Term!!!

Baby's size and stats? Our baby is now considered "full term," even though my due date is three weeks away. If I would go into labor now, her lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb. Info taken from pregnancy.com

Gain? At my appointment yesterday I lost one pound! So now I am up 27 pounds this pregnancy! My Doctor did tell me that most of the time when you gain weight towards the end it could be water weight.

Maternity clothes? OH YEAH. I am in all maternity, and some of my smaller maternity shirts are starting to ride up! I cannot believe how big my belly is getting! I recently purchased some nursing bras, and nursing gowns from Wal Mart. I was really happy with how comfy they are!

Sleep? Sleep has been rough. I need to pee quite often, and when I am not getting up to pee I am trying to get comfy, my legs have started to get numb again.

Foods I am loving? This week I was hungry for Wendy's...weird!!

Foods I am hating? Can't think of anything really except the grilled chicken.

Best moment this week? Finding out at my Doctor appointment that I am 1 cm dilated, and 50% effaced!!!!!!! My Doctor also said that she is measuring at about 36 weeks, she's been measuring about a week or two behind through the whole pregnancy, they said she will probably not be too big. She was able to tell me that information based on my measurements, not through ultrasound, so she could be off by a little. Also getting my changing center delivered, and getting the Nursery almost finished up!

Movement? Her movements have been so much more distinct. Like, I can feel her foot a lot, and also I can feel when she tries to stretch (at least that's what I think she's doing).

Symptoms/Emotions?
1. VERY EXCITED now that I have made some progress!!!
2. Cramping, and also some contractions that are getting kinda strong sometimes!
3. The To Do list in my head keeps repeating itself to me over and over again! I must say that the list is quite small these days!!! YAY!!
4. Upper back pain, under/around my shoulder blade. I am not sure if this is associated with my pregnancy or not, but it is awful. I am seeing my chiropractor again very soon!

4. My lower back pain has not been as constant this week, I can really feel it when I have my cramping.

5. I have just noticed since I hit 37 weeks that I have been having a lot more discharge!!!

6. MAJOR NESTING! I have been cleaning/organizing every spare minute since Sunday! I am so happy that I finally got some motivation back! It seemed most of my pregnancy I had no desire/motivation to do anything! So now I am just lovin it!!

Gender? A GIRL...Our Sweet Savannah

What I'm looking forward to? Hopefully completing the Nursery by the end of this week, so I can finally share it with you!! The changing center exceeded ALL of my expectations! I am just waiting on a few items to arrive, then I think it will be complete!!! I find myself just wanting to be in the Nursery all the time!!

Milestones: Being full term, and making progress since my last weeks Doctor appointment!


Weekly Pics & Belly Shots!!!

Today I feel so blessed to be so close to meeting our precious little Blessing!!

Baby Shower Number 2!!!

On Monday night I had my 2nd Baby Shower, given by my family!

My sisters put together this amazing diaper cake!! That little lamb on top is so precious!! I have it in her crib! Below that is the most adorable onesie, it says "Baby's first Easter!" Also on the cake were cute little pink Converse shoes, car seat toys, bows, paci's, bear blanket (on back), socks, receiving blankets and much more!

Me and one of the hosts, my sister! All of my brothers, sisters, and brother's girlfriend went together and bought us the car seat/stroller combo!!! I was so excited about that!! Now me and hubby just need to get it put together, and of course, get the car seat in the car ready to go!! My Grandparents got us the swing that we wanted!! I am still so thrilled that we got these items!!

Below is the delicious and precious cake!!

Everything was so amazing...the food, the fun, and visiting with family!!

One of the funniest things of the whole night was my little nephew (1 1/2 yrs. old), he saw my belly and he was sure there was a ball in there!! He just kept saying "Ball" and pointing/touching my belly!! It was so priceless!!! I cannot wait to see how him and my other little nephew will react to the baby!
I got a lot of things that I was still needing so I have been busy packing my hospital bags, organizing, and finishing up her Nursery!! The changing center should arrive tomorrow!!!

Our Little Blessing at 36 Weeks!!

Wednesday February 9, 2011
Our Little Blessing at 36 Weeks and 2Days!

How far along? 36 Weeks

Baby's size and stats? Our baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day! Info taken from pregnancy.com

Gain? Well I gained 5 pounds! Are you serious!! I knew it would come sooner or later since I had not been gaining for a few weeks. My total gain is now 28 pounds.

Maternity clothes? Everyday I get dressed in my maternity clothes I think, "Wow, I will not be wearing these for much longer!"

Sleep? Sleep is a constant battle for me. I am pretty used to getting up at least 3 times to pee, so that I can handle now, but its those nights that I get up 6 or more times that wear me out!! One thing I should do, but don't, is take naps during the day. I know I could use them, but I always think I have way to much to do!

Foods I am loving? Cake, honey roasted peanuts and of course milk!!

Foods I am hating? Plain chicken is finally not quite as disgusting for me, but I still don't prefer it.

Best moment this week? Going through and organizing all of the Shower gifts! Also, getting her bedding all finished up!!

Movement? Very strong movements! Some days more than others, it makes me wonder if somethings I eat make her more active! Also, since she has moved, my belly changes shapes so much! It looks so weird sometimes, and I can feel exactly where she is all the time when I touch my bump! I love it!!! I cannot wait to feel her moving in my arms!!

Symptoms/Emotions?

1. EXCITED!!!

2. Anxious as to when she will decide to arrive!

3. Busy with all the last minute preparations!!

4. Back pain x1,ooo,ooo!!! It is so painful sometimes I could just cry! I had a chiropractor appointment yesterday, and a pregnancy massage coming up so I am hoping those two things will help!

4. Constant Braxton Hicks!! They come a lot more when I am being physical, sometimes they actually hurt!

5. I feel more at peace than I have this whole pregnancy!! Thank you Lord!!

Gender? A GIRL...Our Sweet Savannah

What I'm looking forward to? My changing center arriving, then I can put the final touches on the Nursery!!

Milestones: I am 9 months pregnant, and feeling like it!! My body is definitely getting ready for labor!

At my Doctor appointment today everything looked great! It was a really quick appointment. She checked me, and I am not dialated or thinned out yet. AND...Savannah is still head down!!! YAY!! Way to go Savannah!!

Weekly Pics & Belly Shots!!!!

Today I feel so blessed that my hubby has been able to come to each and every Dr./Baby appointment with me!!

Savannah's Bow Board

I wanted to share Savannah's Bow Board with you all!

I started with a bulletin board/thumb tack board that I got at a garage sale.

I had bought some pink fabric to cover it with, I used staples to fasten it.

I then covered it with tulle to give it a softer look. Let me just say right off, this is not a professional job! HA! It was made with what I had on hand, so if you would look at the back of the board you would think its a joke!!

Next I have the finished product!! I cut out the "S" from some kind of cloth I found at Wal Mart, and then I hot glued the little jewels on.

I got all my ribbon at Wal Mart as well, I was really impressed with there selection and price. I just cut the ribbon to the size I needed, then fastened it on the back with thumb tacks. I am hoping it will hold up good enough with thumb tacks.


Here it is with a few bows clipped on. I am hoping my changing center will arrive this week, then I can hang this up finally!!!



My 36 week post will be coming soon! I have my 36 week appointment today, so I want to wait and add what the Dr. says!! Today I am 36 weeks and 2 days, I am in the 9th month!! Since I had both of my Showers, I was able to get a lot of things accomplished! I will be sharing soon!!


Have a great Wednesday!!!

Baby Shower Number 1!!

Today was my first baby shower!! Hubby's Mom threw the shower for us, along with the help of his sister in laws and Grandma! I was so excited for this day to finally arrive! When I got there and saw all the pink baby stuff, I just still could not believe that this shower was for me. I am having a baby...and soon! Thank you Lord!!

My hubby's Grandma made the cakes! She is the best cake maker around!! I thought these both turned out so fabulous, Oh and they tasted AMAZING!! Chocolate, my favorite!!

One of hubby's sister in law's made this beautiful diaper cake! I was blown away at what a great job she did!

Hubby's Aunt also made a diaper cake! I cannot believe I got two!! I was so happy about that! You should just see how much stuff she fit into this diaper cake!! Here are just some of the items I found in the cake: socks, spoons, onesies, baby wash, pacifiers, desitin, bibs, toys, doll, sleeper and a few other things as well!! Very creative!

I was blessed with so many amazing gifts! Lets just say Savannah's wardrobe has expanded a lot!!! She was blessed with a TON of clothes today! Here are just a few pictures of some things we got! I would love to show you everything but that would take quite a while!

Wipes Warmer

Boppy Pillow

A few other items we received were a Jogging stroller, baby monitors, diapers, towels and wash clothes, blankets, hats, bottles, bibs, bows, picture frame, handmade hat with blanket (so soft), shoes, onesies and a whole bunch of other things too!!

Shower Number 2 is coming soon!!! I cannot wait to organize all my things for Savannah!! I feel so much more prepared just after today! I am having some contractions this evening, maybe it's from all the excitement from today!!

Today I feel so Blessed to have so many friends and family support us with our soon to arrive little girl!!

Our Little Blessing at 35 Weeks!

Thursday February 3, 2011

Our Little Blessing at 35 Weeks and 3Days!
We were out of electricity for about 2 days due to very bad weather, so I had no Internet! I feel so behind on all my blog reading, and my posting!!

How far along? 35 Weeks

Baby's size and stats? Our baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that she's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds! Info taken from pregnancy.com

Gain? 23 pounds. I was shocked when I saw I did not gain one pound in like 2 weeks! I was almost concerned, but my Dr. said everything looks good, and that I probably will not have a 10 pound baby! I was very happy to hear that!

Maternity clothes? My clothes are getting tighter!! AHHH!!

Sleep? Sleep has been miserable until last night! I was getting up once every hour to pee!! EVERY HOUR THE WHOLE NIGHT LONG! I would wake up and feel exhausted! But last night I finally got a good nights rest, I only got up twice to pee!!

Foods I am loving? Cheese and crackers, salads and cake!!

Foods I am hating? Same: Plain Chicken, turkey, ham. Also, salty meals didn't appeal to me to much.

Best moment this week? Finding out that Savannah is head down!!!! At my appointment on Monday my Doctor brought out the little ultrasound machine, and we were all surprised to see her head down!! I think that is why I have been needing to pee A LOT more. This is the first time that she has been head down, I can definitely tell a difference in the way my belly looks.

Movement? Her movements have felt different since she has moved. I can feel one of her feet all the time! It is so amazing!

Symptoms/Emotions? 1. VERY EMOTIONAL. I especially get emotional when I think about going to work after the baby. It won't be quite as much as what I do now, but it is just torturing me. I wish I could just not think about it! I have noticed I am a lot more emotional with everything.

2. Peeing a lot.

3. Off and on back pain.

4. Occasional headache.

5. I feel like my face has swollen up.

6. Occasional contractions, but nothing major.

Gender? A GIRL...Our Sweet Savannah

What I'm looking forward to? MY SHOWERS THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!

Milestones: Savannah moving to the head down position, and this is my last week in the 8th month!!

Weekly Pics & Belly Shots!!!!

Today I feel so blessed that Savannah has moved to the head down position, and that she is healthy and ready to be born at any time!!