Savanna Marie Snow

Savanna was born on Monday, Jan 24 at 3 PM. She weighed in at 7.13 pounds and was 20.5" long. She is a sweet little girl and rarely cries. Ryder and Keira are so excited to have a little sister. Ryder immediately asks to hold her, but a minute or two later he is done and then doesn't want much to do with her. If she cries then he gets really worried and won't go anywhere near her. Keira is a good big sister and just wants to hold and love on her all of the time.




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What's up with the Walkers! said…
Wow! I had heard you were expecting your third, but had no idea she had arrived, how exciting and scary. Glad Savanna is doing well. Congratulations!
February 22, 2011 at 1:48 PM
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