Since my last post, Kristy’s been discharged from the hospital and is furthering her c-section recovery at home. She’s doing great and getting as much rest as she can while Savannah is getting ready to go home at the hospital.
Today, Savannah was moved from an isolette to an open crib; which is a major improvement. The challenges now are keeping her temperature up in the open air and getting complete feedings bottle feedings. Lately, the afternoon has been met with a very lethargic little Savannah and she’s had a hard time taking her entire bottle. This is of some concern and a couple of times she’s had to have a feeding tube inserted to finish. Once Savannah takes her bottle well for a day or two, then she’ll be very close to coming home. At this point, the doctor said that she could be a few days from coming home. We’ll see.
Prayers: Temperature stability and feeding consistencies for Savannah. Rest and patience for Kristy and I; especially Kristy. We feel like parents when we’re there, but it’s a little weird to leave and have our pre-baby life back. We’re looking forward to being parents WITH our daughter in the near future.
Thanks for all of your prayers and love. We appreciate it greatly!
Kyle, Kristy & Savannah Grace
Wow. Savannah made her way into the world almost exactly 24 hours ago. It’s hard to believe. Here’s a quick update:
12:20p: Savannah was born weighing 5lbs 1.5oz and 17 inches long. Immediately after she was born, she was taken to the regular nursery for cleaning and initial shots. Because she was born so early (5 weeks) we knew that she might have a hard time breathing. While she is able to do so on her own, the doctors felt it best to put her into the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) for further observation and testing. So far, she’s doing great and the doctors are anticipating that she won’t be in there long. Of course, we’d love to know how long she’ll be in there but it’s not possible to define that as of yet. Best guess right now is about a week.
At this point, I get to visit her about every 3 hours to deliver some breast milk from Kristy. I love those times. Just me and my girl. I love squeezing her little hand, talking to her, trying to get her to open her little eyes, and when she cries trying to comfort and soothe her. It’s even fun to squeeze her knees and tickle her feet. She doesn’t like it, but I do. I’m going to love being a dad.
Kristy is doing well. She’s surprised that the pain and inconveniences of the C-Section aren’t as she anticipated; it’s better than expected. Today has been a bit of an emotional day; as expected. She’s very hormonal because of the physiological aspects of what her body is going through but when you add the fact that we can’t hold and be with Savannah, it just adds to the emotions. She’s now off of her IV and eating real food. Today at some point, she’ll probably start walking some. We’ll see.
I’m doing very well. I have a lot on my plate with the company and the construction of our house, but I really couldn’t care less about all of that right now. The most important people and concerns of mine are sitting in a hospital in Nashville, TN. I will be their protector, their provider and a helpmate. We’re a family now and that means that we’re a team; working together, sticking together and helping each other embrace our new life. Nothing is more important than that right now.
I’m already starting to experience an inconsistent sleep schedule. I finally went home last night at 11 and got back at the hospital around 12:15a; helped Kristy pump at 12:30, delivered the milk to Savannah at 12:50a and hit the hay about 1amish. Woke up at 3am to the nurse, 4 am to pump and deliver, 6am by the nurse and 7am by housekeeping and to pump again. And so life with a new born starts. I love it and wouldn’t change it for anything.
Finally, I’m so excited that my parents are coming up to see us on Friday. They were planning on coming up next week to actually be here for the birth but since Savannah surprised us all, they’re coming up as fast as they could. My dad is going to stay the week to help me with the house and a bunch of other necessary and timely projects. I can’t even express how much that’s going to help me. I’m VERY appreciative.
If you’re wanting to see more pictures of Savannah, we’ve posted them on our Flickr site: www.flickr.com/photos/chownage. By default we have all of the pictures set to private. If you would like to see them, you’ll need a Flickr account and then request us as a contact. I’ll grant friends and family access.
I’ll keep you posted here as things progress. Thanks for your love and care.
Kyle, Kristy & Savannah Grace
PS. Savannah is now 25 hours and 16 minutes old.
At 2:38am this morning, Kristy woke up bleeding due to the placenta previa. It was a given. Savannah is getting bigger and we’re getting closer to our due date, so we expected this. So, we got ready and headed to the hospital this morning at 3am.
However, what we didn’t expect was the doctor’s recommendation to go ahead and deliver Savannah today at 12p CST.
I’ll keep you posted, but we’re trying to catch up on today’s events already. It’s coming at a bit of a shock. We didn’t expect to have these feelings until next Thursday.
Ahh! SUHWEET!
Kristy had a strategy. Take a shower, put some make up on and when the doctor comes in, look like you’re ready to go home. It worked. Yesterday afternoon we loaded up and came home to spend the remainder of our pregnancy in the comfort of our own home. Oh how sweet it is!
Thanks for your prayers and concerns. We’ve appreciated hearing from you all.
The updates will begin to slow down now. After almost 24 hours of no contractions, remaining under close watch at the hospital is no longer required. We are tube and monitor free with the exception of the occasional visit from the shift nurse.
By the way, I can’t say enough about the staff here at Baptist Hospital. We haven’t had one nurse that we didn’t like. Just when you think you have the great nurse, the next one comes and provides equal or greater care. It’s hard for this team to out-do each other. In a world of poor customer service, Baptist hospital isn’t a contributor. They’re raising the bar.
The only downer today is that I am beginning to get a cold. What a waste of my bodies energy. I wish I was invincible to sickness…don’t we all.
I’ve decided to stay at the hospital tonight. Keith and Sharry have gone home to get their rest. I can’t stand the idea of my wife being here alone, so I rest easy with her. She’s a good hang. There’s nothing better than her company.
Finally, I am so proud of Kristy. What she’s had to go through for Savannah has required a lot of sacrifices and both physical and emotional demands. I can honestly say that she has been tested and found to be faithful to God’s plan. I’m proud of her but I know even more-so, God is pleased; very pleased.
We anxiously await Savannah’s arrival; but not yet.
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