Savannah's Big Girl Bed!

Savannah is no longer sleeping in the basinett. I found a portable crib mattress that fits her pack and play perfectly and the sheets to go with it. It was the perfect solution, and the mattress only cost around $20. That is a lot cheaper than buying a co-sleeper for around $200!

I went shopping with my mother June 24, and that's when we lucked up on the mattress. I was even able to place it inside a pack and play that was on display before buying it. It must have really been my lucky day because I also found the munchkin bottles that I've been looking for the past several months. We bought one to try, and it turned out to be an awesome bottle. It does not leak all over Savannah while she eats, and the nipple doesn't stop up like the other bottles. I am definately going to purchase more of these bottles!

I have to mention TJ MAX! I LOVE this place. They have tons of the cutest brand name clothes, and they are always marked down CHEAP. I love buying Savannah's clothes there. Anyway, it ended up being a great shopping trip! After setting up the pack and play to use as a bed with the new mattress, I put Savannah in it before bedtime to introduce her to it. I told her she had a big girl bed now, and she just kicked her legs and smiled really big.

Now, I always call it her big girl bed! I thought she might be difficult to transition into a new bed the first night, but she slept through the night right off the bat. We know we are really lucky, because she has been sleeping through the night for a long time now. She is truely an awesome baby!

I can't believe my baby girl has finally outgrown the basinett. I will miss those times when she was a little newborn baby in her basinett sleeping beside me in the recliner. Those are precious times, and it went by so darn fast. I am excited about her new bed, but It's also bittersweet too.

My precious little baby girl is growing up so fast!

Savannah Discovers Her Feet!

I woke up this morning to find Savannah in her basinett looking at her feet. She was holding her feet with her hands, and she had them in her face. She was looking at them and moving them around trying to figure them out. What a sweet thing to wake up too this morning! I was beginning to wonder when the little monkey would find her feet since she found her hands awhile back. She is so cute when she is looking at her hands. She gets really fascinated by them, putting them in her face all the time and wiggling her fingers. I couldn't wait for her to find her feet to see what she would do with them. Now the FUN begins!

Off the subject of feet. Savannah is still in her basinett, and it is way past time for her to be sleeping somewhere else. She has outgrown the basinett, but I am so afraid to put her room in her crib. She spits up so badly with her reflux problem that the idea of putting her in the crib in her room worries me. I thought about purchasing a co-sleeper and/or a mini crib to go in our bedroom, but I have some issues with these also. The co-sleeper sounds perfect for our situation, but I don't know much about the mattress that goes in it. I know the ones for her crib are designed exspecially for her growing bones. I am not sure about the mattresses for the co-sleepers. The mini crib costs about the same as the co-sleeper. I have even thought about putting her crib in our room for now (even though her room will look funny without it). Her crib wouldn't fit in our bedroom in the house we are in now, but we are about to move soon. It will fit in our bedroom in the new house.

I am definately moving her out of the basinett in the new house, so I need to make a decision soon. I guess I will continue researching some more, and maybe it will come to me. I just want what is best for my little princess.

I hear thunder, and Matt said we are supposed to be getting severe storms. I am about to check my weather radio for updates. Since the tornado that hit here February 24, I have become a lot more aware of the weather.

Rainforest Jumperoo

That's what we got her!

I woke up this morning and decided that I really wanted to go shopping with my mother today. It was a sudden decision that I just made on a whim. As always, mom was thrilled I wanted to go with her, and Matt agreed to watch Savannah. I think he was glad to get rid of me for the day!

We got a late start (10:00 a.m.), but we accomplished a lot anyway. Here are the stores that we visited: Target, Baby Depot, ToysRUs, Pickles & Ice Cream, T.J. Max, and Hobby Lobby. We ate lunch at Ryans, and the cheese-cake was AWESOME! It was covered in caramel, with chocolate syrup drizzled over it... YUM! Anyway, I wanted to get the jumperoo at target because it was cheaper, but target in LR and NLR were both sold out. I ended up buying it at ToysRUs even though it was a little bit more expensive there. Everywhere else was sold out!

Matt was just as excited about the jumperoo, so he put it together when I got home. Savannah didn't know what to think about it at first. She can barely reach the ground with her feet when she stretches her legs, and she used the seat as a huge teether! When she was put in it again later, she began discovering the toys and she realized the seat would spin. She was truely funny trying to spin around ( it was hard because her feet aren't quite to the ground enough). She appeared mesmorized with the spinning ball (with the sun inside it) toy. She was so cute in it, and I think the older she gets, the more she is going to love it!

I think we made the right decision.

Exersaucer or Jumperoo?

That's the decision I have been trying to make. I want to get Savannah something where she can sit up and play. She loves her floor gym, but she is beginning to want to sit up more often now. The exersaucers with all the little toys are really cute, but the jumperoo's are cute too. These toys can be a little pricey, so I want to make sure that I have researched them well before I make a final decision.

I've looked at several exersaucers and several jumperoo's. Here are pictures of a few of my favorites:

Picture 1 is an Evenflo Exersaucer, Picture 2 is a Baby Einstein Exersaucer, and Picture 3 is the Rainforest Jumperoo. I really like the Rainforest Jumperoo a lot! It gets awesome 5 star reviews on amazon.com, and it has been voted on the most popular item registered on babiesrus.com. Now I just need to talk to Matt!

Back to Belly Roll

Savannah rolled from her back to her belly today!She was on playing on her rainforest floor mat, her favorite toy. I put her flat on her back so she could play, and I turned my back for just a few seconds. When I turned around to check on her, she was on her tummy. She still has difficulty rolling from her stomach to her back, but she's getting it. I couldn't believe it! I called Matt at work to tell him, and then I called my mom and dad.

I can remember the first time we started incorporating tummy time into her schedule. She would just lay there with her head down sideways on the mat. She has come a long way since then. She can hold her head up a lot better now.

Here is a picture of the little munchkin on her tummy.

Savannah is 4 months old

Savannah Grace is 4 months old today. Matt and I had a blast taking pictures and videos throughout the day to commemorate her 4 month birthday. Savannah was equally as happy, and she seemed to really enjoy all the pictures. She was a little ham for the camera!

Here are some of the pictures we took today. Happy 4 month birthday pookie bear!!