Is she just the cutest thing ever??? I think maybe yes! :)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Savannah at 3 months
It has been an exciting few months since I wrote last.
Savannah is growing like a weed! She was on a four hour feeding schedule but decided about a month or so ago that she needed to eat every three hours. Sometimes she won't even last that long going only to two hours. I am ready for a four hour schedule, though! When we go for her 4 month check up on March 20th, I am going to consult with the doctor about the best way to change to a four hour feeding schedule, if at all possible. I am still nursing from time to time, every now and then we will give her a formula bottle, more so when we are out and about than at home. When she takes a bottle, she takes 8 ounces!!
Savannah is sleeping through the night well. We put her down about 9 or 10 and she will sleep until 6 AM. Early riser she is but it helps me to go ahead and start my day as well. :)
We went and got her 3 month pictures taken last week and they turned out so well. She is such a smiler!
As for Aric and I, we are doing well. Back in February we took a trip to Birmingham, just the two of us, and his parents watched Savannah. It was nice to have "us" time. Of course we missed Savannah like crazy but we knew she was in good hands so we were able to relax a lot while we were away.
I am thoroughly enjoying staying at home with Savannah. It is so nice to be able to be there for her and see all of her cute little milestones. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband who agreed whole heartedly that I should stay home with her.
Aric's job is going well. Even in these tough economic times, we have no worries with his job. His boss is wonderful and the company is doing very well. Again I will say we are very blessed to be where we are right now. We thank God every day for all that we have because without HIM, none of this would be possible.
Savannah is growing like a weed! She was on a four hour feeding schedule but decided about a month or so ago that she needed to eat every three hours. Sometimes she won't even last that long going only to two hours. I am ready for a four hour schedule, though! When we go for her 4 month check up on March 20th, I am going to consult with the doctor about the best way to change to a four hour feeding schedule, if at all possible. I am still nursing from time to time, every now and then we will give her a formula bottle, more so when we are out and about than at home. When she takes a bottle, she takes 8 ounces!!
Savannah is sleeping through the night well. We put her down about 9 or 10 and she will sleep until 6 AM. Early riser she is but it helps me to go ahead and start my day as well. :)
We went and got her 3 month pictures taken last week and they turned out so well. She is such a smiler!
As for Aric and I, we are doing well. Back in February we took a trip to Birmingham, just the two of us, and his parents watched Savannah. It was nice to have "us" time. Of course we missed Savannah like crazy but we knew she was in good hands so we were able to relax a lot while we were away.
I am thoroughly enjoying staying at home with Savannah. It is so nice to be able to be there for her and see all of her cute little milestones. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband who agreed whole heartedly that I should stay home with her.
Aric's job is going well. Even in these tough economic times, we have no worries with his job. His boss is wonderful and the company is doing very well. Again I will say we are very blessed to be where we are right now. We thank God every day for all that we have because without HIM, none of this would be possible.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Update
Well, it has been a very exciting 40 days and 40 nights!!! Is parenthood the most amazing experience or WHAT?
Okay, let me catch everyone up... Hmmm - okay, the birth! As I previously posted, we started the Pitocin drip around 4:30 a.m. on 11/20/2008. Unfortunately, Emily's cervix was EXTREMELY uncooperative and by 4:45 p.m., she had not dilated even 1cm. The doc gave us two options...
1) we could stop the Pitocin and let Emily get some food in her belly (she hadn't eaten since 8:00 the night before) and then get a good night's rest and start the entire process over again around 4:30 the next morning.
2) we could just opt for a C-section and not put Emily through the potential of another full day of contractions without results.
Well, after MUCH discussion and debate (approximately 7 seconds' worth), we went with Option 2 and less than an hour later, we had a BABY!!! :-) We spent three days in the hospital and got to know the most perfect and beautiful of God's creations to date and the ride has been amazing ever since!
Right now, I am battling the remnants of an upper respiratory infection that I passed on to Emily and Savannah, regardless of my apparently feeble attempts at preventing just exactly that. Savannah has her one-month checkup scheduled for tomorrow, so we'll ask the doc to take a listen to her breathing as well while we're there. Please pray for quick healing for Savannah especially, but also for Emily as she is absolutely miserable right now and the docs don't want her to take anything that could be harmful to Savannah as it passes through from mother to child.
I plan to post some pictures and videos in the VERY near future, so go ahead and make a habit of checking in frequently - Savannah was the primary purpose for setting this thing up and now that she's here, things are going to get FUN from now on!!!! :-)
I hope that all of you had a very merry CHRISTmas and will have a happy New Year as well. Drop us a line if you have a minute and let us know how you're doing!
Love,
The Lobensteins :-)
Okay, let me catch everyone up... Hmmm - okay, the birth! As I previously posted, we started the Pitocin drip around 4:30 a.m. on 11/20/2008. Unfortunately, Emily's cervix was EXTREMELY uncooperative and by 4:45 p.m., she had not dilated even 1cm. The doc gave us two options...
1) we could stop the Pitocin and let Emily get some food in her belly (she hadn't eaten since 8:00 the night before) and then get a good night's rest and start the entire process over again around 4:30 the next morning.
2) we could just opt for a C-section and not put Emily through the potential of another full day of contractions without results.
Well, after MUCH discussion and debate (approximately 7 seconds' worth), we went with Option 2 and less than an hour later, we had a BABY!!! :-) We spent three days in the hospital and got to know the most perfect and beautiful of God's creations to date and the ride has been amazing ever since!
Right now, I am battling the remnants of an upper respiratory infection that I passed on to Emily and Savannah, regardless of my apparently feeble attempts at preventing just exactly that. Savannah has her one-month checkup scheduled for tomorrow, so we'll ask the doc to take a listen to her breathing as well while we're there. Please pray for quick healing for Savannah especially, but also for Emily as she is absolutely miserable right now and the docs don't want her to take anything that could be harmful to Savannah as it passes through from mother to child.
I plan to post some pictures and videos in the VERY near future, so go ahead and make a habit of checking in frequently - Savannah was the primary purpose for setting this thing up and now that she's here, things are going to get FUN from now on!!!! :-)
I hope that all of you had a very merry CHRISTmas and will have a happy New Year as well. Drop us a line if you have a minute and let us know how you're doing!
Love,
The Lobensteins :-)
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Labor
Well, we've begun... The nurse started the Pitosin drip around 4:15 this morning and they have steadily increased the drip every half-hour. Around ___, the doctor came by to say hello and check things out. He confirmed suspicions that we may be in for a long day of it today and said he'd come back around lunchtime. At 9:__, Emily started to experience some of the discomforts associated with the contractions and we requested something to help with that. Only AFTER administering the Stadol did the nurse tell us that it wouldn't relieve the pain, but would help Emily to relax (which is fine) - the part that got us was that she then told us this would slow down labor progress... :( Ummm, tell us that SOONER next time please?!?!? Em wasn't hurting BAD; we just didn't see any reason to suffer through if she didn't have to. Oh well, now we know for next time!
Anyhow, here we are at 10 a.m. - taking things slow and steady. More updates to follow!!! :)
Anyhow, here we are at 10 a.m. - taking things slow and steady. More updates to follow!!! :)
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Birth
Well, tomorrow starts the "Big Day"... We go into the hospital tomorrow (Wednesday - 11/19) evening @ 5:00 and will get settled in and (hopefully) comfortable. Emily will be receiving medicine overnight to thin her cervix in preparation for the birthing process on Thursday. Thursday morning sometime, the doctor will start the Pitocin drip to induce labor and we intend to meet Savannah by sometime Thursday afternoon!!!! :-)
We found out Monday that Emily is a prime candidate for C-section delivery, so (if that does become necessary) please pray for a steady and skillful hand for the doctor, as well as good and proper care from all of the other staff involved. We pray for a healthy momma and a healthy baby - put those two together and we'll have a happy daddy!
Depending on what method of childbirth we have, and assuming everything else goes well and good, we hope to be home by sometime Saturday or Sunday! We are so excited and so thankful for all the blessings we have received, and for the joy of sharing this event with all of our family and friends. Thank you all so much for your continued love and support!!!
We found out Monday that Emily is a prime candidate for C-section delivery, so (if that does become necessary) please pray for a steady and skillful hand for the doctor, as well as good and proper care from all of the other staff involved. We pray for a healthy momma and a healthy baby - put those two together and we'll have a happy daddy!
Depending on what method of childbirth we have, and assuming everything else goes well and good, we hope to be home by sometime Saturday or Sunday! We are so excited and so thankful for all the blessings we have received, and for the joy of sharing this event with all of our family and friends. Thank you all so much for your continued love and support!!!
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