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One Week Old

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Well, we are still settling in, but week one has flown by! Cassidy is a remarkable big sister. She likes to hug and cuddle with Savvy as much as we do! Cass is a huge help; she hands us diapers and holds Savvy's binky and reads her stories or makes them up. But you can tell she does miss being the center of attention. Cass will stop speaking because Savvy can't speak. Or when we're commenting on some cute face Savvy made, Cass will say ,"Look at me! Look at what I can do!" and follow it up with whatever suits her in that moment, even if she is doing nothing at all! I get the sense that Cass is stuck between being excited over her sister and feeling upstaged by her. All in all though, Cass is still one very well behaved three year old who has experienced a lot of change in the last year and a half. She continues to crack us up with her sophisticated grasp of ideas and language with comments like, "Mom, I'm trying to grow up!"

Savvy makes the cutest, most lovable expressions and noises. Call them reflexes if you want to, I still think they are great and her personality is already in play. Today we gave her a sponge bath in a baking bowl...she was not happy about that. But she sure does smell great! The umbilical cord is still attached and freaks me out. What happens if we accidentally pull it? Or it gets caught on something? I find my paranoia levels are not as great as they were with Cass, but still pretty high. In putting on her loose-fitting onesies or just moving her around, Savannah is as strong as she is delicate. Matt had a moment where he heard a snap and though he had broken her arm! Of course he didn't. She was fine. But getting those little limbs in and out of clothing and blankets can cause anxiety.

I forgot how fun and special the infancy stage is. It's so fleeting and you're sleep deprived through most of it! I think we are really enjoying it and able to appreciate it better this time around. With Cassidy there was no "favorite stage", each stage is my favorite.

Thank you for all of the well wishes and support! If you want to skype and meet Savvy, let us know. 









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