6 weeks...

Savannah is already 6 weeks old today. I took her to the doctor about a week ago and she was 9lbs, 10oz. She also has bad baby acne but we are washing her face with Cetaphil and it is clearing it up. Her belly button had some scar tissue so the dr had to put some stuff on it so it would stop discharging. Other than that she is looking good. I can't believe how fast she is growing. It is so amazing. She is starting to smile like crazy and loves hearing her momma's voice. Her favorite thing to do right now is to sit in her swing and look at herself in the mirror. She will sit there and smile away at herself. It is just the cutest thing ever. She also enjoys her bathtime as long as she doesn't get cold.

6 weeks

Thursday Savannah came down with a little cold. It made me so nervous cause they say if babies run a fever of 100.4 then they will have to go to the hospital. It's my biggest fear right now. I started using the little noses saline drops and sucking her nose right away. Pat went and bought a humidifier too. She is almost back to 100% right now. I am so thankful that it didn't turn into anything else. Hopefully that will be her only sickness for a while.

I hate that I can't update my blog as much anymore. I am hoping the older the baby gets the easier it will be to do things other than take care of her...hehe. Tomorrow I am going to attempt to make Pat a roast. Let's pray that it is edible! Have a great week!

Three weeks old...

Savannah turned three weeks old yesterday. It's crazy how fast these last few weeks have gone. She is getting so big already. I am loving every minute of it. She just started making noises and is grunting lots. At her two week appointment she was already 8lbs 4oz. I am getting a little better with juggling everything but I don't have much "me" time. Now Savannah is staying up longer periods at a time and it seems like every time I try to sit down and relax she starts to cry. At least she loves tummy time on mommy and daddy so we can lay with her and take the occasional nap. She loves going on car rides and taking walks outside. She falls asleep almost immediately when we put her in her seat. Her umbilical cord stump fell off Saturday night. Tonight we are going to give her a bath for the first time. I can't wait to watch this sweet baby grow into a little girl.

Savannah at three weeks old

Savannah and I are heading to Florida Saturday morning with my mom, step dad and Ally. I'm excited to get out of the house for a week. We should have fun. I'm just hoping Savannah still loves her car seat after this trip! Please pray we have a safe trip and that Savannah doesn't cry!!!

Savannah Hazel Burchard...

February 13th, 2011

8:56pm

6 pounds, 14.9 ounces

20 inches long

I had to go to the hospital Sunday morning for more tests since my blood pressure was high on Friday and my doctor decided to induce me. I had mild pre-eclampsia so he figured since I was 39 weeks he would rather play it safe before there was a problem. I went into the hospital at about 10am on Sunday but they didn't admit me until 1:15pm ish. They started me on Pitocin right away. About an hour later, the dr came in and broke my water. I was on the birthing ball and walking around for a few hours. At some point in time I decided on getting some pain meds in my IV. I was 4cm dilated then. I laid down and felt okay for 45 minutes and then the pain was just too bad. They checked me and I was 7cm dilated. I decided on an epidural because my contractions were coming way too fast and it just hurt too bad. I felt way better after the epidural but still felt some contraction pain on my right side. They checked me again after about an hour or so and I was already 10cm. I was ready to push. The nurses had me push through one contraction and the baby's head was right there. The dr came in and I pushed through two more contractions and Miss Savannah was here. That was at 8:56pm. All and all I would say that I had a very easy labor and delivery. Even though I couldn't do it natural, I'm proud of myself! hehe. Savannah is absolutely perfect in every way.

Right before pushing time

 Our Family

 Daddy and Savannah

Little Savannah

I'm so happy that she is here. We have had an awesome time with family and have a couple days just the three of us and then we'll have a house full for a week. I'm sure someone will be holding her the whole time we have visitors. lol. She is sleeping so good. We've been having to wake her to eat. She sure is a lazy bones just like she was in my belly.