We are over the newborn hump, and it is awesome! Sweet Savannah has really started having fun and loving life. She melts my heart with her darling smile and warm snuggles. We are just loving being a family of four.
Personality:
Savvie has figured out that life outside the womb isn't so bad. She loves when her brother interacts with her, and she will smile so big if you smile big at her. She's actually pretty chill most of the time. She goes with the flow pretty well, so we are able to go to playdates, parks, and gymnastics with Camp. As long as she can nap in her carseat and drink mama's milk while we are out, she is quite happy. She loves being worn in the Ergo (but it has a time limit for her) so that helps us be movers and shakers all week long. She had her first complete church service in the nursery with no fussing, and the ladies said she loved the swing. We are so thankful to have some great changes this last month!
Our girl is wearing mostly 3 month clothes and still in size 2 diapers. She weighs 13 pounds 9 ounces and is about 25.5 inches long.
Development:
Baby's reflux has continued to improve, and she is meeting a lot of the development milestones. She has discovered her feet! Savvie loves to grab her feet and still sucks her thumb and hands. Tummy time has become a favorite time. She is good at lifting her head and starting to lift her chest up some. When she's on the playmat, she swats and grabs the dangling toys. She is able to pull on one toy that makes music play. Savvie is definitely strong in grabbing and holding tight. Our sweetheart makes good eye contact. She has also started babbling which is quite adorable.
When Savvie gets tired, she starts sucking her thumb. Another sign of sleepiness is her squealing and cat-like noises. She can be quite loud. It sounds kind of cute but can become annoying fast, so it works to get her in the bed quick! Naps have gotten longer. Night sleep goes back and forth between great and two times waking in the night. Savs will normally take one really great nap during the day. Her other naps are more like cat naps in the car, Ergo, or swing. Her long nap is often 2 hours or more. Her shorter naps are between 20 minutes and an hour. She goes to bed at night around 8:30 pm, will usually wake up around 3 am to eat, and goes back to sleep until 6:30 or so. She has slept from 8:30 to 6 a couple of times, and it was marvelous! Savvie likes to be swaddled in a swaddler or blanket. At night, she starts out in the Rock 'n Play but sometimes ends up in the swing. For naps, I try to put her in the crib. I am over the moon that she is sleeping better and giving me a chance to rest myself.
Eating:
S.K. nurses five or six times a day/night. She eats every 3-4 hours during the day with some longer stretches if she's taking a good nap. At night, she will usually wake up once (occasionally twice) to eat. So far she has only had breastmilk!
Camp loves to entertain his little sister. She likes being read to, hitting toys, playing with her feet, making funny noises, mommy/daddy/brother singing, and being on the move. She is fascinated by the TV (oops!) and just watching people. She gets bored pretty easily, so she keeps us on our toes. I love this website for finding unique activities to do with her.
Dear Savvie,
Thank you, thank you, thank you for more sleep!!! I'm glad you have been feeling better and can sleep longer. Thank you also for loving mommy's milk and being so good at nursing. You are such a sweet and accepting little sister. It's fun to see how much Camp adores you and that you are fascinated by the crazy things he does. I love to hear you coo and babble. You are simply the best little baby girl ever. We love you bunches.
Love,
Mommy
xoxo
