Kitty love

Cats always know when their people are sick and love to help them get better.

glad my lap is big!

Happy 2 months, Savannah!

She celebrated by going to the doctor! At least our doc is someone special.

After I finally got over the terrible stomach monster that attacked me, SCM got really sick.  She started running a low-grade fever Thursday, that ended up turning into a high fever (especially for an 8 week old) that night, and then she vomited twice.  Aaron suggested we go to Arkansas Children's Hospital ER, so off we went. At 11:30 PM.  I was trying to stay calm and we were just assuming she had caught what I thought was food poisoning but must've been a virus.  She got her blood drawn (horrible) and urine tested (by catheder-horrible X2) and they opted out of doing a spinal tap at that time.  (thank goodness)
She didn't vomit anymore, and her fever became more manageable with some tylenol. They sent us home thinking it was my virus, with instructions to give fever reducers and check in with Aaron the next day.  She seemed still fussy (nothing totally new, though) and held on to the low-grade fever through Sunday.  Sunday afternoon, ACH called and said her urine culture had grown some bacteria and she needed to be on an antibiotic.  So we started that last night and went off to see Aaron earlier today.  She seems happier already, with just a few doses of meds, and is sleeping SO MUCH better.  She has a UTI and will have to have an ultrasound of her kidneys and bladder later this week.  We're praying everything is normal like we think it will be, and this infection is just a fluke thing.  I can't wait for all of my family to be better and happy at one time! :)

waiting to see Uncle Aaron!

And just for kicks and giggles, look how long her eyelashes are getting! LOVE them!  I'll post her 2 month pics and stats later this week.

CC's birthday!

I so wanted to get this post up yesterday, but it just didn't happen. We were too busy celebrating CC's birthday!

What? It's time to take pictures?

Ok, I'll work on my smile...

Here's my tongue and my dimple!

All these photos are wearing me out...

So, I'll wave bye-bye. 

We all love you so much and loved celebrating with you and everyone last night!

CC and her magic powers put SCM to sleep last night :)

Our Day

We started out slowly this morning, since miss Savannah decided to stay up ALL. NIGHT. LONG.  Caddo enjoyed the cuddle time.

Then SCM tried on her monogrammed diapers we got as a gift from the Coopers.  Still a little big, but she approved :)

Then I really wanted some muffins, so i decided we could handle a 2-minute project. I was wrong.  (they were the kind you just add milk to - easy stuff)  When SCM heard she wasn't getting any muffins, she told me how she felt :)

We also had a great visit from Great-Granddaddy, Grandad, and CC that hopefully I can post about tomorrow.  (hint: send me the pics y'all took!)

Oh, and happy 8 weeks Savannah! :)

Recovery

Please bear with me as I recover from FOOD POISONING ATTACK of 2012.  I will be back to blogging in a day or two, but spent Friday through Sunday sick as a dog and it is terrible.  I say food poisoning instead of stomach virus, because, Birc and Savannah have not shown any symptoms so I cannot imagine they would get it by now (but go ahead and knock on wood for me anyway).

Boysies

Boysies, that's what I call the kitties.  I think male neutered cats are the BEST cats you can have in your home.  (no offense Sophie and Belle-your parents think you're the best) Caddo and Cadence are so patient with Savannah.  It must be terrible to go one day with your life as you've always known it, and the next, a screaming, wiggling, hairless object comes and invades your home, and more importantly, your 'people's' laps and arms.  I am glad they are good kitties who can put up with a lot.  They even almost love SCM already.  Caddo licks her on the hands or her hair [although he could be trying to 'clean' her?] and Cadence doesn't even run from her anymore :)

This is where they sit while Birc and I eat dinner.  :)

sweet Caddo resting on my lap but keeping an eye on sleeping Savannah :)

And just for kicks and giggles, here is miss Savannah yesterday on her 7 week birthday!

And the day before in a precious little purple dress!

Happy Wednesday!

Last week in pictures-without the crying

SCM has decided to let us know when she is unhappy, and it gets serious FAST in her mind.  She has been crying a ton and we are not getting much rest in this house! Since she was born, I kept hearing, 'wait till she's 6 weeks, everything gets easier then'.  Well.  Let me tell you something.  It has not gotten easier, instead it has gotten much harder this past week and a half! Birc and I are just surviving right now :)  However we did manage to snap some cute shots with the iphone anyway. 

 Birc got to feed her with a bottle of breastmilk for the first time this weekend! She did really well and drank the every bit she was offered. 

 She likes it!

 A tiny smile! yay!

 Love this little elephant sleep sack.  I think it is precious with the button eye!

We went to church for the first time 3 weeks ago, and she slept thru the entire service! yay!

Her little smocked dress for her second time to church was SO. CUTE.  love it!

Here's to hoping week 7 is better. Can't believe she'll be 7 weeks on Tuesday.  Crazy!