Cuteness.

I might have used that title before for a post but that is just because Savannah emits such cuteness and I can't help but call it like I see it!  Here she is the other day in her tie-dyed shirt from CC and Grandad, in her cheerleading pose.  

And here she is rocking her Glo Worm in her rocking chair.  While singing "rock-a, rock-a, rock-a" (she hears us sing "rock-a bye baby" but only gets out the first part when she repeats us) This is right after we visited a new baby at the hospital who had just been born and she pointed to him and said "babee? babee!" no less than 1,965 times while we were there for twenty minutes.  She loves babies!

sweet girl.

And the news is...

All good! Not perfect but we'll definitely take it! Savannah used to have hydronephrosis on both kidneys when they first found last year, it but now one kidney has healed on it's own without medical intervention over the past year! YAHOO! And her other kidney is "the same if not better-and definitely not worse" so that is great news! She is getting taken off of her daily antibiotic which I am thrilled about because her risk for infection is so much lower now.  The doc said that she has a 70% chance of growing out of this completely by age 5 and Birc and I about cried! We are so happy she's growing out of this yucky condition and we're also glad she's getting off the daily antibiotic.  She did fairly well during the tests, all things considering, and was such a trooper for the whole event.  Every time someone came in a door in an exam room (we were in many different ones) she tensed up though and starting clinging to me and her Flopsy.  But you couldn't even tell she had had a rough day by the time the evening came around.  She was my Spunky Spicy Savannah.  :) We love her so much and I am so glad the tests are over for the next year.  Yahoo! Here are some pics of my little patient. :)

pitiful

We try not to give her our phones to play with but this was an extreme situation and she loved it :)

new toys that the nurses let her play with!

Hold Me Mama.

all done with tests and Daddy showing her the fishies while we waited to talk to her urologist.

YAY! Thanks for the prayers and good thoughts you guys-we definitely felt them and they were heard because she is healing!

Tuesday

Well, the dreaded day is here.  Savannah is having her big once-a-year tests today on her kidneys. I am so nervous and ready for it to all be over for the next 365 days.  We'll be at Children's Hospital from around 9 until at least 2 with tests and appointments with doctors.  Might as well focus on something happier, her PIGTAILS. Oh my the cuteness. I showed them yesterday on here but I'll post some more pics now just for my own enjoyment.  I'll let you know how the tests go.  Say a prayer that her kidney condition is gone or at least getting less severe.  Thanks y'all.

Monday, Monday...

Well, Monday is upon us again. Boo.  We had a great weekend though, celebrating Birc's birthday all weekend! We celebrated with Ann and Skip on Friday, my parents and Anna and Aaron Saturday night, and our Sunday School class after church on Sunday.  Spreading it out helps the birthday more fun!  I hope Birc felt the love everyone was giving him!

birthday decorations :) 

Gran was lifting her up to see Cadence and she thought it was AWESOME!

say CHEESE!

homemade cheesecake.  Maia's recipe! YUM!

who is this???

Mimmie! (all Mickeys and Minnies are Mimmie to her)

swinging with Daddy!

Sliding with Mama!

Uncle Aaron is definitely in the right profession.  Kids are so his element :)

And he and Anna were tickling Savannah and she was loving it!

Grandad is so funny!

Savannah loved the balloons.  If we're honest about who they were for, I'd say Savannah and Birc is ok with that :) hah!

Corky's for lunch with some of our favorite friends!

We had a great weekend! Hope Monday goes easy on me. :)

BIRTHDAY WISHES!

This post is all for my super-smart, super-hot, super-talented, wonderful husband! Birc, I love you so much and CANNOT imagine my life without you.  I am so very blessed to have you as my husband and Savannah is a lucky little girl to have such a wonderful daddy as you.  You are one-of-a-kind and I am so grateful to God that we get to walk side by side each day.  A photomontage is next of course.

Savannah would like to say to her Daddy...

Happy Birthday!

Wait, mama, there's something on my shoe.  Can you get it off before we keep going?

What does this thing say anyway???

Aw, it's daddy's birthday???!!! Exciting!! Cake time!

HHHHAAAAPPPYYY BBBIIIRRRTTHHDDDAAYY!!

I think that's all I've got time for this morning Mama.

Here's the sign in case you need it.  

Happy 33rd Birthday from your girls!

A few blasts from the past just to highlight Birc's awesome-ness more...

after a few months of dating

trip to the beach with his family after being together a year

4 years ago today! hah!

Our wedding day! :)

Fall 2011. Crazy how time flies, I feel like this was maybe 6 months ago.

with a tiny 4-month old Savannah! :)

Happiest of Birthdays to you Birc.  We love you and think you are wonderful and we are so thankful for all the hard work you do every day for us and love you give us. :) Hope you have a great day!

**just a quick note. This could very well be the last birthday sign post with Savannah's help. It is near impossible to get any photos of the child in general these days, much less holding a sign the correct way and smiling for more than .05 seconds. I'll keep you updated about this.**

Cute Pictures

Just some cute pictures I haven't been able to fit in earlier since they're from Birc's phone. 

Ring Around The Rosie

Cousins! (note the chicken in her lap.  There's where her love of fake chickens was born)

First Ice Cream Cone at Chick Fil A

What, do I have something on my face?

Savannah getting her chicken from Nana and Gran!

She loves chickens.  It's a thing.