5 Weeks

5 weeks old
ready to go to the dr.

first trip to church

sisters sleeping beside of each other

Savannah has been a traveling girl. We went to eat with Paw Paw Foust last week. He was so excited! We also went with Robert to his dr. apt. and then took her to the mall, but she didn*t enjoy the trip so it was VERY short! We also went to dinner with our friends the Brooks and their little boy. It was so interesting to watch Kenan and how Savannah will be in such a short time. We tried another mall trip the next day, which was also rough. We had Savannah*s one month pictures taken in her NC State pillowcase dress. We were done in 20 minutes because she was so fussy. We did get some good shots though. That night we went to eat dinner with another set of friends, The Abernathy*s and their little girl Piper. Sunday, Savannah went to church for the first time. She did so well! She slept the entire time. Monday was her 1 month apt. Savannah is PERFECT! She has gained 1 lb. She now weighs 8 lbs. 10 oz. and she also grew 1 inch, she is now 22 in. long. She also got her second hepatitis shot. I was able to hold her hands and look the other way without crying. A big shock for me! You should have seen her face. She turned red and her mouth opened and I haven*t heard a shriller cry from her since she was born. As soon as she finished crying and I put her in her car seat, she went straight to sleep. She was amazing the rest of the day and slept through the night. She even let me start running again, we ran through the neighborhood. At 5 weeks:

* she can bat at objects

* is more easily calmed by a female voice

* her actions become more voluntary and her reflexes begin to disappear

* her memory for objects continues to grow in length

* she can quiet herself by sucking on fingers or a pacifier

* she quiets when she is held or when she sees faces or hears voices

* she prefers to watch a person as compared to an object