Our very own Savannah B

Jess and I recently made a discovery. We even have the hand soap in our spare bathroom. The Savannah Bee Company sells all kinds of honey products. I have their lip balm as well. Great products. And we are going to have our own little Savannah Bailey here very soon! 33 days till our honey's due date in fact.

Sleep Baby on it's back

I have to share this with everyone I can. One of the classes Jess and I attended at the hospital was on S.I.D.S. (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). Please check out this site for research. Most importantly, read the section that reads: "Is there anything we can do to prevent SIDS?" at this site: http://www.sidsillinois.org/sids.php#4.

Some of the highlights I got was:

• Sleep Baby on it's back- and make sure to rotate the baby have it's head at the head of the bed and the next night have it's head at the foot of the bed. The babies tend to watch the door for food and love and this will help to reduce the flat head issue.
• Sheets and Baby in the bed only. No bumper pads, toys, stuffed animals, blankets, pj's that can slide up, sleep positioners, nothing. Literally sheet and baby. Put the baby to sleep in a sleep sack (it looks like a sleeping bag with arms for the baby.
• Babies sleep by themselves. No bed sharing or sofa sleeping, not with parents or other babies. Even the weight of an adult arm can be too much for baby.
• Don't let baby get too hot. To check it's temperature, check the back of baby's neck. Baby's limbs tend to feel a little cool, check the baby's neck to see if baby is too hot.

There is a lot more on the website. Please check it out if you are caring for a baby at all. I just would not feel good not sharing this information with you all and later hearing that something happened!

Love you all!

Hospital Classes Completed

The picture to the right is the hospital where our little Savannah will be born. Jess and I got to take a tour last night of the labor and delivery floor and the floor where her and I will spend our first few days together. The drive to the hospital is about a half hour from our house. So I hope that we make it in time for an epidural.

In every private delivery room there is a little red button on the wall. As soon as she is born, Jess is given the privilege to push the button and it will announce to the entire building that she was born by playing a lullaby throughout the hospital. During our tour, we got to hear the lullaby playing and it really started getting us excited for our little one.

We still have about 6 weeks to go, but now we know what to do when the time comes.

Savannah's 32 week photo shoot

Jess and I went in today for another ultra sound and we appeared to have disrupted Savannah's nap time. She kept her back to us the entire time and did not want to be bothered. I hope this sleep effort continues after week 40! The doctors said she is looking good. She is measuring at the 75 percentile and they think she should weigh about 8 pounds at birth. They are holding steady to the Jan 1, 2009 birth date. And we are still hoping for the 2008 tax write off! But most importantly, she appears to be healthy and happy!