WOW! What a crazy two weeks it's been for us in the Pate household. We brought Savannah home on Thursday, July 31 (her original due date). Chris and I were so exhausted by the time we got home, we both hit the bed and my AWESOME mother watched Savannah. Mom spent the week with us and it was an incredible comfort for the new crazy mother (ME)! She cleaned, cooked, entertained, you name it, Mother did it! It was not a happy day when she had to go back to work on Monday. But we've survived and settled into being parents pretty well. We had TONS of visitors, which I absolutely love! My awesome friend, Delanna came over on Saturday to see our sweet bundle of joy..then our good friend Gina came over and brought some delicious soup that we TORE up! My Aunt Margaret, cousin Emalee and my Gan & Papa came over to get some sweet Savannah sugar. Then my Dad came into town, along with my sister, Lori, Steve and Brody. Chris' brother Craig and his wife Trisha came over to help celebrate Chris' birthday and brought over some food (that is one thing about this past 2 weeks,we have eaten very well!) It was absolutely incredible to have family around, but kinda sad to see everyone leave...but they'll be back this weekend and then my sister is coming to stay with me next week with Brody....I have sooo much planned for us to do, I don't think there will be enough hours in the day for us to get everything done...we'll see! I can't wait for her to come and stay...we need some sister time..now that she's living in Georgia, we'll have plenty sister time! For the past week, we have noticed that little Savy isn't doing well with the many formulas that we're giving her....we are supplementing breast milk with formula...she's has these VIOLENT fits after she eats..she sweats, screams, cries, crawls up you chest, passes gas, digs her nails into your chest...after all of that passes (15-20 minutes) she's exhausted and goes back to bed. But it's only after she eats...we have tried soy formula, she broke out into a rash on her face and arms...we've tried a sensitive formula, now we are on a hypoallergenic formula that seems to be helping a little bit with her "painful eating times" but it's not helping 100%. Chris was on the phone with the on call nurse all weekend, trying to figure out what was wrong with poor Savy...I couldn't talk to the nurse, I was too busy crying and holding Savannah. We had her on pedialyte for a couple feedings and she did so good....no fits, just a calm little precious angel...then we went to this special formula and the fits came back just not as bad. So today (Wednesday) we are headed to the pediatrician's office for the 5th or 6th time to have her weighed and to possibly talk with a doctor about running some tests on her to help figure out what is causing these fits. EVERYONE and I mean EVERYONE tells us that this is "normal"...but the mother's instinct is coming out in me and I honestly feel that we need to have some test run to see if she is having some sort of intestinal problem....we need answers and trying 14 different formulas isn't the answer...we can't stand to see our little girl in so much pain, it kills me and I feel so helpless. Having said all of that, any and all suggestions are welcomed! Other than dealing with that, we are enjoying every minute with Savannah, she is so alert and is starting to recognize our faces and voices, it's so precious and I thank God everyday for such a beautiful angel. Chris has been AMAZING! He's the new age Mr. Mom...he's changed diapers (which is said he would never do), he is feeding her every bottle...he's letting me get some sleep...he's been awesome..I'm thankful that he's been able to take off these past 3 weeks...I'm not sure what I would have done without him here! We've taken Savannah out on a couple outings, Wal-Mart, Target, Kohls, and of course the doctor's office. We've taken many walks around our neighborhood...the weather has been crazy here lately...it seems a cool front came through earlier in the week, so we took advantage of the cooler weather. Here are some photos that we've taken over the past couple weeks...there are still 1000s more...keep checking the blog for updates. Hugs & Kisses!
Daddy with his princess (look how tiny she is compared to Chris)
The shirt says it all!
My newphew Brody with Savannah, he kept saying "uh, Baby".. ain't they cute! Brody is coming to see us next week...he told my sister that he was going to sleep with Savannah in her crib.
Gan and Savy
Pawpaw feeding Savy
MeMe feeding Savy
Papa spoiling Savy
Nana getting all that sweet sugar!
In the hospital before we were leaving...aren't those lips beautiful!
Auntie Sarah getting some sweet Savannah sugar! Sarah, her sweet little girl Janey and I ALWAYS meet at our favorite restaurant in Panama City....SWEET MAGNOLIA'S. They have the BEST lemon squash soup (hey, don't knock it until you've tried it!) and their chicken salad ain't to shabby either! This was Savannah's first trip to Sweet Magnolia's...unfortunately Janey wasn't able to join us...she was in school...we hope to see you soon, Janey!
Check out this handsome stud muffin! Introducing Riley James Kruczek. My best friend, Kim and I were pregnant at the same time. It was really funny how we told each other that we were expecting...I called Kim the day I took the pregnancy test and shared the good news...that was 2 days before Thanksgiving 2007...the day after Thanksgiving while Chris and I were traveling back from spending the holidays with his folks at their house in the mountains..Kim called me and tells me that she's pregnant. I was in the middle of Cracker Barrel and screamed. "SHUT UP!"...I quickly had to remove myself from the dining room or the manager was going to...I couldn't stop saying "SHUT UP!" She was due on July 25 and I was due on July 31...I delivered Savannah on July 28 and Kim delivered Riley on July 23.
Kim holding Savannah and I'm holding Riley.
