Coraline Carys

soooo I had another baby ... like 6 months ago. and i've never posted anything about her on my blog, how sad. I love you miss coraline carys! she was born april 30th, 5 lbs 14 oz. she is such a happy baby.

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.

what would you do?

what would you do if you were home all alone and bored out of your ever loving mind?

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i'll tell ya what i would do ... i would get out random flannel from my stash and make a pile of receiving/swaddling blankets for #2 and matching burp cloths. (9 blankets and 18 burp cloths to be exact). the blankets measure around 35"x37" and the burp cloths are 8"x18".

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isn't that what everyone does when their husbands leave them to go play video games, and the kid is asleep and there is nothing good to watch on tv??

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hmmmm .... no? ... just me?

(the blankets are LARGE ... i took pictures of them folded in quarters)

introducing caleb derek shelby

introducing ...

caleb derek shelby

i'm an auntie again, my sister nicole had her baby today!! caleb derek shelby was born at 11:08 a.m. on july 4th. he weighs 7 pounds and 1 ounce and is 19 inches long. both baby and momma are doing good!!

aidan loves to splash (part 2)

(i don't know when i originally wrote this post, but it was FOREVER ago. this video was done on november 2, 2007) aidan has finally decided that he likes bathtime. he used to hate it, but instead he's discovered the wonders of splashing. i think he's outgrown his baby bath, and much prefers the big boy bathtub -- i don't have any videos of him in the big tub, but it's just as funny! (well i found a video of him in his big tub, but it was sort of indecent and i figure you've seen enough of my son or one day!! but splashing is still very much a part of bathtime.)

aidan loves to play (part 2)

(more older pictures) aidan also likes playing with the rest of his toys. especially right after i've cleaned them all up ... it's much more fun to throw them out of the container on the floor!!! it's also fun to throw all the toys out of the container, and then climb into the container!

aidan's been laying down whenever i take his picture lately ... i think it's adorable!

introducing elliott faine

my good friend rachel (ya know, the chick who cut my hair!!) had her baby girl today.

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elliott faine arrived at 3:19 p.m. and weighed in at 8 pounds 2 ounces. we're so glad that she's here! and rachel did it all without an epidural (not by choice!) ... you go girl!! i just know elliott and our #2 are gonna be buds. oh ... and we're setting up elliott and aidan, how many cows do you think she's worth??

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seriously, these pictures do not do elliott any justice. she is sooooooo beautiful!!!

(sorry no pictures of rachel, she wouldn't let me ... which is understandable, but she looked great too!!)

aidan loves to play

(more older pictures) aidan loves to play with this wooden bead roller coaster from his great-grandma.

aidan loves his daddy!

more older pictures, can't ya tell? aidan's hair is short and he's too short to reach the door handle ... hehe, he's growing SOOOO fast!!!

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aidan love's it when daddy comes home (i think he gets sick of me after awhile)

and he loves cuddling with daddy on the couch and watching star trek, they are my favorite trekkies. (don't ya just love the picture of aidan looking at me while standing next to the door giving me a "thumbs up"?? i LOVE it!!)

it's a ...

um ... yeah, those are the only pictures the technician gave us. one of the baby's head and one of the baby's foot. what the crap??? the ultrasound was very frustrating and robby is still pissed ... but it's over now and we can't change how bizarre the whole thing was. oh well. the upside? well, that would be that i was right. we're having a GIRL!!! huzzah!!! i'm really excited about that.

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i've been telling everyone since i found out i was pregnant that it was a girl. and robby has been telling people its twin boys just to spite me. ARG. oh well, i won. its a girl!! (well we have an 80% chance its a girl, according to the technician ... since she couldn't find a penis. robby's not sure she could find anything and doesn't really trust her judgement.)

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moral of the story: IT'S A GIRL!!!

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and we don't have any names picked out either, so don't ask. and once we do decide on one we will probably keep it a secret like we did with aidan. so you're all gonna have to wait until october. sorry!!

blurry pictures

this is why i'm surprised i have any pictures at all of aidan ... he just moves too much. he's always on the go.

aidan loves being outside

aidan loves being outside, it was so sunny the day i took these pictures. we crawled all over and had a great time.

just beware of the fungus that has infested the grass by the street.

aidan loves to read

aidan loves to read, this is how he spends some of his spare time.

(yeah they are older pictures, but he's still SOOOO cute!!) he loves to read books by himself, and he loves to get books and bring them to me so i can read them to him over and over and over!