We have a date scheduled for the C-section. Our baby girl will be born on February 28th. The surgery is scheduled for 7:30 AM. 6 weeks and counting!!
Since I haven't updated since November, here's what has been going on around here the past couple of months.
Savannah's favorite TV show is Sesame Street. Some days that's all we watch all day, thanks to our Dish Network DVR. Lately, though, she's been watching The Wiggles, and I think she likes it almost as much as watching Big Bird and Elmo. For the longest time, if you asked her who she was, she would reply with either "Bee Bird" or "Elmo." Only in the last couple of days has she started answering with her name...or her version of her name. She says, "I Sannah."
Her favorite song right now is "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." She likes to use her own words in it, though. For example, she'll sing "Elmo Elmo Elmo Elmo" to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Other versions are: The Mommy Song, The Daddy Song, The Toby Song, The Baby Sister Song, and The Potty Song. Her ABCs are improving. She can go through D, then she sings some gibberish, and then she clearly says P, Q, R, and S. And then she sings whatever she feels like singing for the rest of the song.
Christmas went well. Savannah got a surplus of presents. Her Nana and Mimi bought her SO many things. Rick and I got her 4 or 5 presents, our neighbors got her a present, Toby and Brenda bought her three things, and Christian and Crystal bought her three things. Oh, and her Auntie Lacy bought her a couple of things and Auntie Meagan bought her a big ol' Elmo.
I think it's impossible for my mom and Mimi to not spoil Savannah. They went in Big Lots yesterday, and when they got in the car, Mom said, "Savannah saw Elmo, so we bought her Elmo fruit snacks, and then she saw a puzzle and said "puzzooo," so we bought her the puzzle. And then we saw a book, and I wasn't going to buy it, but then when we got a few aisles farther down, she said "Book!" So I went back and got it, too."
I've also discovered that Savannah likes things to be nice and clean. Well, most of the time, anyway. For example, I bought her some bathtub crayons for Christmas, and she'll color with them for a second or two, and then get all panicky and say, "Off! Off!" And then she'll get her little sponge and wipe all of her coloring off the side of the tub. She also has to have a napkin when she eats, and she can't stand to have even the tiniest little crumb on her hand. Oh, and she picks up the tiniest things off the floor and throws them in the trash...just to do it. On Christmas, when she was opening her presents, she was so worried about getting wrapping paper on the floor. She would tear off a tiny piece, grasp it in her hand, and tear off another tiny piece. Then when her hands got full, she'd crumple all the paper up and put it in a little pile off to the side. We thought she would never finish unwrapping her presents. Also, when she colors, she'll sort her crayons in piles by what she's colored with and what she hasn't. It makes us laugh.
We're looking forward to making it through these next six weeks and having a new baby to write about!
