aidan loves to read in the car

aidan loves to look at books while we are driving all over town.

update on life with 2 kids

well i had a doctor appointment yesterday. my blood pressure has actually increased since i had finley, so it's official and i am now on medication to try to correct the problem. hopefully it'll go down in the next couple weeks and it wont be a permanent thing.

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i've also noticed a strange rash that started on my arms and has now spread to my chest and neck ... who knows? hopefully that goes away soon as well.

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on another note that will make everyone hate me. i've lost 16 pounds and am back into my jeans (after 3 days)! yes i know ... i am a FREAK OF NATURE!! i'm sorry people.

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and finley slept for 8 hours straight last night ... unfortunately i had a hard time getting back to sleep after she woke up ... UGH!!!

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aidan is doing fairly well to the adjustment from only child to older sibling. he loves to give finley hugs and kisses. the first thing he says when he wakes up in the morning is "baby" and wants to go and see her. he loves to stick his finger in her hand so she can hold it (that's what i was trying to get a picture of in the first one). but he has a hard time when i am nursing her and can't give him what he wants *that* second. he gets frustrated. he has his good moments and his really bad moments, which i'm sure is completely normal. he'll adjust and we'll all be fine.

alternative names

recently my sisters (nicole and heidi) have done alternative name posts ... so here are my family's alternative names ... you can get some too, and feel free to put your silly alternative names in the comments.

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rap names:
jodi: Sweet J Jodi Jammy a.k.a. Lo Force
robby: Mista Diesel Robby R
aidan: Capital Sugar Aidan Glide a.k.a. Stealth Swoop
finley: Jiggy Finley F Velvet
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gansta names:
jodi: Stanky Left-Hand Monkey Smuggla
robby: King Retardo
aidan: Fly-ass Ass Grabba
finley: Green Egg Tang Chasa
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pirate names:
jodi: Keel-Haulin' Kathryn Bonny
robby: Dancin' Booker Cooke
aidan: Cowerin' Randal Cutler
finley: Apathetic Deb Teach
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mexican wrestler names:
jodi: Canadiense sin Pantalones
robby: Tio sin Pantalones
aidan: Pirata Loco
finley: Pantera de Goma
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mafia names:
jodi: Fancy Pants Luisa
robby: Hot Knife Carlo
aidan: Al Bruno
finley: Lana the Brain
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superhero names:
jodi: The Fatale Hurricane
robby: The Supreme Tsunami
aidan: The Absolute Dude
finley: The Dynamic Vixen

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.