Savannah Betty Hirsch was born by Cesarean Section on Monday, August 15, 2011. She weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long. She came right on time with her due date and also shares her birthday with her Uncle Jacob, my brother. After a failed induction we made the decision with our doctor to have her by C-section. It was something we wanted to avoid and was a really disappointing choice to make but it was the safest for Savannah.
I had a quick surgery and she was born at 1:05pm. While in recovery we were told her blood sugar was low. I wasn't surprised because this is common for big babies. She needed some extra help stabilizing her blood sugar, so she spent the night in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). We came to see her every 2 hours to nurse and bottle feed. She was the biggest baby in the NICU! Everytime we came in to see her there was a crowd of nurses around her. They told us she was the only baby in the NICU that they could play with. She was released to us in the morning and the real fun began.
We came home on Thursday and have had a whirlwind of sleepless nights and happy moments.
Monday, Savannah had her first doctor's appointment at Dr. Jenison's office. She got a clean bill of health and lot's of attention from the staff :). We don't get out much, just to weigh baby checks at the hospital and doctor's appointments. We were advised by our pediatrician to not take her to public places or big crowds for 6 weeks, so we're finding all kinds of things at home to stay occupied.
Many people ask us where we got the name. We found Savannah on the top 100 baby names list (#40) and Betty is the name of my paternal grandmother. Savannah was the only name we could agree on.
Savannah is already 1 week old and it's been a haze of feedings and diapers. She's a blessed joy in our lives and cannot believe she's actually here.
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