finley jean's first day

introducing ...

finley jean baird

born on 23 september 2008; at 10:55 a.m.

weighing in at 6 pounds and 5 ounces

measuring 18 1/5 inches long

Jodi was trying to take a nap this morning (you know how that goes in a hospital)...when she started feeling some pressure. Called in the nurse, who called in the doctor, who told her to push. 5 pushes later - new baby girl baird was born! Mom and baby are both doing well - just tired. Finley Jean has dark hair, that looks to be curly. And one confirmed dimple, with a suspected second. Robby is so proud of his wife - and her "easy delivery". Talked to her briefly - she's so happy, and exhausted, and hungry. More later!

all is well!

thinking about the baird family...

This is Nicole - Jodi is in the hospital as we speak. I haven't heard yet from them this morning. 

Last night, she was in good spirits...ready for baby to be born! Jodi and Robby were watching "Heroes" on her laptop;  and she was hooked up to the requisite million monitors. The doc had sent her to the hospital because her blood pressure was still too high. Good thing: she'd started contracting on her own.  [Aidan got to have a sleepover at Gr'Ama and Papa H's house.]

Needless to say [but, i'll write it anyway!], Jodi will be very busy for the next little while. She's asked me to keep y'all updated with her blog. So, that's what i'll attempt to do. 

Keep this little family in your thoughts and prayers - and so far so good! 

one last project

well here is one last project for ya' before i start posting only about the arrival of #2 and every post centers around her cute face!!

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i offered to make a blessing outfit for caleb (my nephew, he belongs to my sister nicole) well, i figured i better make good on that offer before my life becomes consumed with #2. yesterday our ward had a "super saturday" and i opted not to sign up for anything since it was so soon to my due date and i didn't know if i would be able to participate. well i ended up going anyways, and i toted along my sewing machine, and my serger and all the things that need to some along with that equipment. (which was a blast 'cuz a couple of my friends brought their machines and we all worked on our projects)

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the outfit is actually very similar to the one that i already made for him (check it out, in case you forgot). instead of a normal t-shirt collar i made it kinda like a polo (which i think turned out ADORABLE considering it was an experiment), the booties are a new and improved pattern, so i hope they fit better!! and the tie is reversible, backed with the same fabric as the grey pants, which means he can totally rock the white shirt and the grey pants and wear the tie with the grey side out!!

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i think it turned out totally cute, and i hope nicole likes it as much as i do. pretty good for a satruday, huh?!?! it makes me sooooo excited to make #2's blessing dress ... i have so many ideas, i need to narrow it down and figure out what i want.

oh and the whole thing is made 100% from recycled materials!! (ok, not 100% i purchased the elastic, but does that really count??!!??!!) so it's a totally "green" blessing outfit. yeah for helping out the environment.

baby legwarmers

look at what i made for #2 ... i did three pairs in about 20 minutes. soooo easy ... i bought a three pack of socks on sale at target for $4.88, that sure beats $12 per pair at babylegs.net. i'll be posting a tutorial on craftivision on how to make them for yourself ... but i HATE the pictures i took, so now you'll have to wait until i can go out and buy more socks to cut up. sorry!!

this is what they look like on babies ... SOOOO dang cute.

Here are some reasons why you'll LOVE them:
- they make for quick and easy diaper changes and make potty training easier. (there is no need to completely undress them!)
- they protect your little one's sensitive legs from chill, or a light "extra" layer for under pants on cold winter days.
- they protect knees while your crawler roams on hardwood and rugs.
- feet remain free to allow for successful crawling, walking and running.
- help to keep sock on.
- one size will fit newborns to pre-teens.
- can be used on legs AND arms, protecting from cooler weather.
- extends the length of pants when baby is in a carrier, car seat or stroller (covers those exposed ankles!!)
- small enough to keep in your bag at all times, easy to put on in sudden temperature changes.
With so many innovative uses for this item, you'll want to have a few pairs on hand at all times. So be prepared to want to make LOTS of them.

newest member of our family

haha ... made ya look!! welcome "monty" short for "monty python" to our family. monty is a ball python. he joined out family at the beginning of july. robby's been wanting a snake and so we got one. aidan LOVES it and runs into the office hissing daily.

pregnancy update

negative ghost rider, the belly is still full! i had my appointment yesterday and my blood pressure was a little high during the appointment, and she checked me and things are progressing. she wants me to keep taking my bp everyday and call her on wednesday and go into the hospital if it gets over a certain number. then robby asked her a question about the bp monitor i purchased, so we got it out and she took my bp again. then she said to go to the hospital right away and take some more tests and make sure everything is going ok. i asked her if i could go home and grab some stuff and she said no to go directly to the hospital.

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so off we went. they ran some labs on my blood and urine and took my bp every 10-15 minutes. my bp was kinda all over the place, sometimes high and sometimes lower. but all the labs came back good (except i have another UTI .. ugh!!) so my doctor released me with the same instructions to keep track of my bp and call her on wednesday. my next appointment is scheduled for monday morning and she told me that she will probably induce me that day. so, still no baby, but most likely next monday we'll be having her (which i think is a good thing, 38 weeks is better than 37 weeks!!)

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so now you know. and here are some pictures. nicole came up last weekend for a visit and took some pictures of our family, i think they turned out great