Just can't get enough

Sarah was doing much better yesterday and they were supposed to take her off of her IV, etc. last night around 9pm. She cannot wait to not be hooked up to so many things and she's very excited that she'll get to take a shower today! Hopefully they will be released from the hospital on Sunday but if not then definitely by Monday. Here are a few pictures from yesterday

Grandpa Tex finally gets to hold his new granddaughter

I think it's safe to say that my baby fever has officially set in. I cannot get enough of Savannah and if Sheridan were here with me, we simply would never leave.
My mom is going to stay with Cal and Sarah the first night they come home and then she'll head back to Austin
Cal was cracking us up as always yesterday even on very little sleep. I put together this basket of snacks and goodies for him and Sarah while they are at the hospital and Cal refers to it as 'Sarah's feed trough'
Cal is so good with Savannah and much like Cameron had to when Sheridan was born, he's the one changing all of Savannah's diapers since Sarah can't really get up. That's a rock star in my book!Savannah is so precious and such a good baby

We are heading back up to the hospital shortly to relieve Cal so he can come home and rest and take a shower. His brother Cotton (that's his nickname) and his wife, Meredith are coming in from Houston this morning. I'm glad we'll get to see them before my dad and I head back to Austin this afternoon. It's going to be so hard to leave but I can't wait to see my baby girl....or not so baby girl anymore.

Meet Savannah Grace

My beautiful niece Savannah Grace made her grand debut into this world yesterday at 9:05pm weighing in at 7 pounds 15 ounces and 19 3/4 inches long! Can you believe my little, petite sister had such a big baby!! Sheridan was only 7 pounds 1 ounce and I'm the "tall" one in our family!

It was a long day for Sarah which began at 6:30am when they started giving her pitocin. Around 11:00am her doctor broke her water and by 1:30pm she was dilated to 4 cm and had her epidural. At 7:00pm the nurse told her she was dilated to 10 cm and they were bringing in the doctor and she would start pushing. When her doctor got there a little before 7:30 she said she was actually only 9cm and they were going to give her a little while and then discuss options if she wasn't at 10 cm. At 8:30pm they made the decision that Sarah would have a c-section because she was still only at 9 cm. When they started the procedure and the doctor saw how big Savannah was, she said they made the right call because there was just no way my sister could have delivered her.

When the nurse and Cal were coming down the hallway with Savannah on their way to the nursery, we all ran out of the waiting room and poor Savannah experienced her first paparazzi moment!

She was not happy about being removed from her warm, cozy blanket to be measured, have her temperature taken, Vitamin K shot, etc. But she calmed down so quickly in between being poked and prodded
She has dark hair just like her mom did when she was born and like her cousin Sheridan.

Getting her first bath and obviously enjoying every minute of it!

So much happier all bundled up

It was midnight before Sarah was moved and situated into her postpartum room. Rebel and I stayed outside the nursery keeping an eye on Savannah while everyone else helped moved all of Sarah and Cal's stuff to the new room. Savannah was such a good girl while she was in the nursery! She never cried, was very peaceful and just slept. So much for my theory that Sarah was going to have the little hellions in the family. Savannah is already proving me wrong on that!
And even though it was late, it wasn't too late to not hold our precious new baby! Rebel's first grandchild
Aunt Julie's turn
Needless to say, Sarah was exhausted last night and she was a little nauseous coming off of the anaesthesia. We talked to Sarah this morning and she's feeling a little better today. She fed Savannah once for a little bit during the night but mostly Savannah is just sleeping. WHAT?!?! I mean seriously! What newborn does that and how do I get one of those next time?

Showered with love in Austin

My friend Amy and I hosted a baby shower for my sister the day before we left for our trip to Jamaica and St. Thomas. Yes, you read that correctly...the day before. See, I just don't know what to do with myself if I'm not juggling forty things at once. And this IS my sister we're talking about, so there's nothing I wouldn't do for her! My mom very graciously offered up her house for the shower and it was a good thing because we had 32 people in attendance. We would have been busting at the seams at my house! But we were so glad that so many people that have been a huge part of Sarah's life could make it! From high school and drill team to old neighbors to friends from church to friends from college to the lady that has cut my mom's hair since we moved here, it was a big reunion! I borrowed a lot of decorations from Allison's "box of crap" (yes, that is a techincal decorating term) and pretended to be as creative as Melissa. I think it turned out well and I'm proud to say I only said a few choice words out loud while trying to arrange the flowers for the table centerpieces .

A shower isn't complete without the cake me, Sarah, and Amy My godmother, Nancy, made this gorgeous blanket for Savannah in the colors of her room. I wish the picture was closer up to show the details of the different fabrics. Nancy made a blanket for Sheridan and it's her absolute favorite, she sleeps with it every night. The ladies of Brimstone (our old neighborhood): Karen, my mom, Lori, Jeanette, me, Sarah, and AngelicaLeah, Sarah, and Brooke The drill team girls with Mrs. Cochran: Laurel, Jennifer, Sarah, Mrs. Cochran, Logan, and Bethany
Sarah and Kristin

Sarah's Dallas Baby Shower

Since my niece is due to enter this world ANY DAY now, I figured I should probably post the pictures from my sister's baby showers! The weekend of May 17th I helped host a baby shower for my sister in Dallas with several of her friends. We had the shower at Melissa's house and let me just tell you, Martha Stewart has NOTHING on her! Everything she touches/creates/decorates/thinks of turns to gold. Needless to say, she was in charge of decorations and you can see for yourself, they were incredible.....

The hostesses: Whitney, me, Kallie, our guest of honor: Sarah, Melissa, and Ashley

Sarah and her moms: our mom (left) and Rebel (her mother-in-law)

The Gillespie girls

The Preggos: Melissa's due date was just a few days before Sarah's me, my mom, and Janey (my mom's best friend from CA)
The women Martha (Stewart that is) should be very afraid of: Melissa with her mom, Becky
Rebel gave Sarah (Savannah really) a very sentimental gift. She shared the story of how her mother would pay Cal and his brother 50 cents a bag for picking up walnuts before they mowed the grass. So she had this rocking horse made from that walnut tree. While we were busy showering Sarah and Savannah with goodies, the guys rented a pontoon boat and did a little fishing. Sheridan got to tag along with them and Cameron said she had the best time. Unfortunately, Cameron used an ancient film camera to capture those memories so they probably won't be posted since that requires me to scan them and I obviously have a hard enough time posting within a reasonable timeframe when the images are already in digital format!

After we were all back from our activities, we had dinner at Snuffer's in Town Square by Sarah and Cal's house. Town Square is just like the Arboretum and the Domain with lots of shopping and restaurants. Since it was a very nice evening we walked around for a little bit and found ourselves at the waterfountain. And Sheridan could NOT resist getting closer.

This is good but...

I. Must. Touch. The. Water.And taste it!And get my feet wet

Sooo much better!

To view all of the pictures from the shower and our weekend in Dallas, click here.