It’s been a while since I last posted. Too long. I need to get back to it!
I threw together a collage of our sweet little girl, Susannah.
June 1, 2007
April 9, 2007
The Yellow Room
Susannah’s room is painted a wonderful shade of sunshine yellow with murals covering three walls. Hold on, I am trying to find the pictures I took of the room.
Well, I will have to find them at home. Don’t you hate it when you think you have your photos organized to a point where you think you can find anything?
I think I have them somewhere else on another portable hard drive.
{edit, hours later}I found them!
Anyway, this room is going to be Susannah’s room if we stay in our house while she grows up. We may very well stay here. We love it in Portsmouth. The neighborhood we bought our house in has great character. Our neighbors are like the neighbors of old. We talk to each other. The neighbors across the street from us just had a little boy and so they are very kind in offering any kind of kids bedding or a swing or a bassinet. We have used that bassinet a whole lot. Susannah sleeps in our room for now, but we will soon get her used to her own bed and her own room. The yellow room. She will love it!
March 17, 2007
Day 4: Packing on the Weight
Susannah was born 6lb 12oz on Tuesday, and from what we have learned, babies lose weight initially. This was the case with Susannah. We left the hospital and she was down to 6lb 4oz. No problem. Very normal.
We were a bit more concerned by the next morning. We had been up just about all night with Susannah as she wanted to suck and nurse and nurse and nurse more. She was doing all the tell-tale signs an infant does to signal her hunger, and we were listening.
Since Susan’s milk apparently hadn’t come in yet, Susannah was getting the very-important first breast milk, the colostrum, but Susannah was working hard to get it.
Friday morning we went to our first pediatric appointment with Susannah. She was down to 5lb 15oz. She had apparently lost about 12% of her body weight since she was born.
Dr David Zlotkin of Pediatric Affiliates taught our first baby class we took at Chesapeake General and so we have decided to go to his clinic. He was a bit concerned over the weight loss, and so we are now supplementing Susannah’s diet with formula. She at a whole lot of breast milk and formula from yesterday till this morning.
This morning we went for a follow-up weight check and she weighed in at 6lb 5oz! Praise God! We are continuing the progress and we are thanking God for the weight gain. Yesterday was a scary day for us novice parents, but God is in control.
January 2, 2007
My Daughter Scheduled to Arrive in March!
I’m excited about this year.
Not only am I a bit older and wiser, but my daughter is scheduled to leave her mother’s womb and arrive here on this earth March 13.
Whoo. Wow. Unbelievable. Pretty Amazing.
I never imagined I would have children let alone a daughter.
Well, I couldn’t change things even if I wanted to, but I am excited the arrival of my little girl.
Lord, may you show me how to love and protect her just as you do your children.
May I share with her all the love that you have given to me. Amen!
