A Southern State Of Mind: Week 3!

Oh week 3. You are so far from my memory at this point, but I'll do my best. This week included lots of snuggles, a doctor's appointment, Thanksgiving, a first bath at home, and lots of gas and lots of screaming.

This was probably the second toughest week for us. The screaming and inconsolable crying started. Not so bad that we thought she was colicky, but bad enough that we wanted to pull our hair out. She could go from super content and sleeping A TON to screaming and we didnt know how to fix it. It was maddening. I used to would have felt bad even writing all of this, but you know what- it's real life. and it's okay to have these feelings. John and I would take turns trying to console and when the next one reached their breaking point, the other would take back over. Savannah had a TON of gas. This could have contributed to the screaming and crying or it could have been a growth spurt, or just still trying to figure out the world. Luckily, it only lasted about 3 days and then she was a happy baby again. I consider ourselves lucky because some families deal with it A LOT longer. We are a good team. If we learned anything this week- it's that we are even more awesome together than we thought :D Once she was a happy baby again, all the snuggles and happy times. She's such a sweet girl and we just cant get enough of her!!

We had a doctor's appointment on Monday and everything was going well! (minus the gas) Since she had been back up to birth weight for a good bit now, we were told we could stop waking her up in the middle of the night every two hours! YAY! We also decided to move her to her room this week! So she started sleeping in her crib at 2 1/2 weeks! It worked out better for all of us. Any little shift or noise she made would wake us up in our room. So we tried her in her crib and she did great! I might have checked the monitor a million times, but I eventually got better. haha :D

At the doctors! Always with that hand in her mouth.

OMG. Look at those cheeks!

Snuggles with daddy! :D

So I mentioned Savannah was gassy- poor baby girl had the worst gas. We did so many bicycle legs and belly rubs. At our doctor's appointment, they told us it was just her age and some babies have a harder time with their digestive systems figuring themselves out. It was heartbreaking though. When people would hold her, they would feel her little toots and it just didnt seem right. But again, everyone kept saying it was normal. I dont remember exactly when, but at some point the vitamin D drops we were giving her were about to run out, so we went online to buy some more. The ones we got originally we picked up from CVS after a doctor's appointment- the nurse just told us to grab some drops. So we did. We got enfamal because that name sounded familiar to me. lol Well, when went online to buy more we learned that lots of babies had really bad gas with this brand!! We stopped it immediately. And guess what? Her gas stopped. I felt horrible. I know I didnt know better, but I should have done more research. At least we know now.

I also dont remember at what point her umbilical cord fell off? It was either week 2 or 3. Before it fell off, it got snagged on some of her clothing and was just dangling. That was the first time I called the hospital help line (because of course it happened in the middle of the night). I didnt know what to do!! Looking back now, calling was a bit silly. We just stuck a band-aid over it (per the nurses instructions) and went about our night lol.

After her umbilical cord came off, we were able to give her a first bath!! We did it in the sink and it totally took both of us. haha. She was so good! We learned quickly that she loves bath time :D

Tuesday we went up to John's work. They were interviewing for a position that would be working closely with John and he wanted to make sure he would be a part of it. So we made a trip out of it and got a yummy lunch! Savannah and I hung out in Daddy's office during the interview. Savannah napped and then I fed her. This actually turned out to be a bit of a disaster. TMI, but I started to get an oversupply of milk and when she would nurse, it would be too much too fast. And she would throw up. She thew up 3 times while we were there. THREE! She ended up having to leave in pjs, as that was all I had left! haha. We didnt realize why she was throwing up until later, so at the time we didnt know what was going on. Good times. At least lunch was delicious!

My handsome man

Nap time after our adventure!

We also celebrated Thanksgiving at our house! We LOVE to host Thanksgiving. It's become a tradition for us over the past few years. Even with a newborn, we still decided we wanted to host. Easier to have everything I need in one place than trying to travel. John made the turkey as usual and I made a few dishes too! Everyone brought something. We had a lot of folks come over!- Jim, Jane, Julie, Mom, Chris, Britt, Britt's parents, Luke, Sammi, Grandma, Debbie, Rose! Of course Savannah got so much love :D It was so nice to share her with everyone!

This is how our Thanksgiving started! I couldnt think of a better way :D