Birthday Girl!!

Dear Savannah,

Today is your first birthday!! I truly can't believe you are one. It seems as if it was only a few months ago that you came into this world. Aunt Lindy asked me a question this weekend. She said "What do you think of most in Savannah's first year?" The answer I gave her was all the time in the hospital, and that was only six of the past fifty-two weeks. It was a very scary time for us and maybe someday I will forget that painful  part of our journey, but for now, I still have a very vivid image of all the hard things you went through in your first days of life. The fact that you have overcome many obstacles and you are here today brings a smile to my face everyday. You really are the sweetest baby.

Your photo for you 1st birthday invite

Savannah we spent last few days in Kansas celebrating your first birthday. We had so much fun visiting and playing with cousins Asher and Oliver. Asher adores you and calls you his "sweet girl". He really loves you. Oliver wanted to play with your green ball and crawl over you.  It was so nice for my family to enjoy you for a few days. You are the little princess when we go and stay at Mimi's.

Aww, you and Ollie match

Now I know you are a year old  and many people ask if you are starting to walk and be a little terror. The answer to that is no, not at all. As far as milestones, you learned to roll in April. It was such a great milestone to see you accomplish. Crazy thing is, you started rolling at four months for about a month and then you just quit.  Now you are a little rolling machine. We help youto sit, but I hope that this is a goal we can help you accomplish by the end of the summer. You sit well with support but  still lack solid head control, although this too is a huge improvement over the last few months. I know in time you will meet milestones and I will wait patiently and help you along the way. You are feisty and have always been a fighter. I have no doubt that your feistiness will help you along your journey.

We enjoyed our day spending the day with you, our little one year old who is still so baby-like. We took you out to dinner, (you had nasty formula because mommy finally quit pumping) and treated you to ice cream on the way home. You really like ice cream and you also really likes sno-cones. I will continue to give you treats you can eat :) It's fun to see your reaction. So, Happy Birthday to the sweetest, most beautiful little girl I know!! I love you so much and look forward to all of your accomplishments in the upcoming year!!

I love you!!

Love, Mommy

Love this photo

My 1st Mother's Day

Dear Savannah,

   Today is Mother's Day. Parenting is tough work and all mommies deserve a day of appreciation. Now, I know you didn't say how much you appreciate me, but I also understand you are not capable of doing this yet. I do not know an eleven month old that can do this. You showed me in other ways that you really do appreciate me.

You slept in until 9:00am, granted you didn't go to sleep until 12am, but we had an exciting night with a visit from the local fire department because our alarms like to go off. This time it took three firefighters and Daddy before the problem was fixed. It is either a faulty electrical problem or we need one new alarm. Hopefully, we figure this out soon!!

You have been extra snuggly today. Usually you are a little wiggle worm and won't sit still. Today, you snuggled into my shoulder on multiple occasions. I LOVE when you do this. Please keep snuggling with Mommy.

You also found you voice on Friday and have been a chatterbox ever since. You are not saying any real words, but you have a new sound and seem to enjoy listening to yourself. This is great progress and I can't wait for your therapists to see you this week. I also can't wait to see our family. One of my favorite things to do is show you off. I am so proud to all you my little girl.

I know you love me and appreciate me. Maybe sometimes I can annoy you when I run my fingers through your hair while you sleep or when I use my high pitch voice to try and make you smile. I have good intentions Savannah. I have never loved anything more than I love you!! I am so blessed that God chose me to be your mommy!! I love you, angel.

Love, Mommy

Wake Up

Dear Savannah,

So I have decided you take after Aunt Lindy and you are a little night owl. You have always been, but last night you really wanted to hang out with Mommy and Daddy so you did not even close your eyes until almost 1a.m. I didn't mind too much knowing you would probably sleep in. Well, at 6am we had a wake up call but it was not you. Our fire alarms went off for the second time this week. It looks like we need to change all the batteries. Needless to say, we were all awake bright and early.

After breakfast and a little play time with Daddy, we all went back to sleep. The rest of the day was pretty normal. Daddy went to work and you and I played and napped. You had a mini photo shoot for your first birthday invitations. You are such a little beauty.

You tried chicken for the first time today. I make all your baby food so I was able to puree it to the right consistency and add squash and apples. It was a hit. So far Savannah, you are a great little eater and have tried a very large variety of food. You like avocados, all fruit, carrots, squash, prunes, and so much more. You don't care for white potatoes, although you love sweet potatoes. Daddy says you have a sweet tooth like Mommy.:)Now if we could only get you to drink more.

I love you sweet girl!

Love, Mommy

Hello

If you are here visiting my blog, then I have done something right. My goal for writing this blog is to give friends and family and other parents raising a child with disabilities a glimpse into our life through writing to Savannah, whom I dedicate this blog to. We live a very busy life.
Savannah is a few weeks shy of her first birthday. She is the sweetest baby I have ever known, and I have helped raise a few along the way:) I am so blessed to be the mother of this sweet baby girl, My Sweet Savannah Mae.. I plan to recap our journey thus far. She truly is a blessing.