The result is in!!!!

Today we had our 18 week doctor visit! And it's a.........................................................

Girl!!

Our sweet baby, now has an identity all her own. Little baby Libby is 9 ounces and growing!

It was Wonderful to see her little legs and face. We can't wait to see her and HOLD her in January!

She had her skinny long legs all stretched out. Maybe she'll be tall like her Mommy! She did have her little ankles crossed the whole time. What a well-mannered little lady. Less work to teach her later right? ha!

This is Libby's face. We rotated the picture to make it easier. You can make out her chin, lips, nose and dark spots of her eyes (they start to blur a little....that's the picture, not the baby!) I'm probably VERY biased, but I think she's BEAUTIFUL!

8 things

8 Things
I was tagged by Erin

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To:
1. Wedding
2. TAHITI!! (somehow this hasn't really registered that we're ACTUALLY GOING!)
3. A massage (I forgot..thanks for reminding me Erin!)
4. Knowing if the baby is a boy or girl!
5. Seeing my nieces (and their parents!)
6. Meeting babies G and I!! Little baby Baird's playmates are almost here!
7. Wedding Cake
8. Having a normal life that doesn't involve wedding decisions

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. cleaned out the house!
2. Ate Banana pudding
3. Bought scrapbooking goodies
4. Bought clearance flip flops at Old Navy (a destructive doggie has eaten all of mine)
5. Opened wedding presents!
6. Had dinner at the parents house (and shared a piece of steak with Snicky)
7. Started watching my Felicity dvds all over again
8. Bought an outfit for Hailey and Mattie

8 Things I Wish I Could Do:
1. Drink a martini or glass of wine
2. Buy baby clothes that aren't yellow or green
3. Work less
4. Floss daily (why is this so difficult)
5. Skip the next 11 days and go right to tahiti
6. Skip going to get car tags---i find waiting at the clerks office to be terribly upsetting
7. Have more patience (my tolerance level is terrible)
8. paint my nails as good as the girls at the salon do

8 Shows I enjoy:
1. The Bachelor/Bachelorrette
2. So You think you can dance
3. Tori and Dean
4. Mental
5. Design Stay
6. Gossip Girl
7. Crossing Jordan reruns
8. Private Practice

Baby's First Photo

Here he or she is!! Cute huh? I was excited when the ultrasounds started looking like a baby (and that the baby is in there alll alone! I love my twin nieces, but I think this girl will do much better one at a time!)

The baby is 11 weeks in this picture. Just 2 tiny inches long! We'll find out very soon if it's pink booties or blue booties! Baby has come a long way from this picture, so I'm anxious to see what we look like now!

BEFORE!!!

We are officially starting to work on Baby B's room!! The carpets have been cleaned and it's getting a fresh coat of baby blue paint this weekend. Once, we know what the little guy is...we'll go from that point decorating. I wanted baby blue either way, boy or girl. I took pics of this empty boring room since I love to scrapbook and wanted to document it all!

I didn't really plan to put a picture of my tummy online (I was hoping it wouldn't be THIS visible yet!) But, I'm embracing the tummy and not trying to disguise it any longer. It just means Baby Baird is getting big and healthy (it's probably all the chocolate milk and bananas the little guy wants all the time). So...here we are at 16 weeks and 4 days!

It's been awhile!

I guess my life is just so boring....or else so BUSY....I haven't had time to post anything new. Most of my free time these days I spend napping to catch up on sleep! I'm counting down to the wedding...and tying up lose ends (there seem to be quite a few!). I've got to spend a lot of time with the sweet nieces and my sister too!

Aunt Lauren got to play dress up with the babies!

Every girl deserves a tiara!

I did escape Memphis and go to Florida for a quick weekend with my friend Heather. We sat on the beach for 2 days straight. It rained the day we left. I think we got a pretty good deal on the trip. We had a 2 bed 2 bath condo (bigger than some apartments I've lived in) right across from the nicest beach.

Couldn't pass up a photo-op with a MERMAID!!

On the beach! It was PERFECT!

I also had company, as my friend Angela came into town for graduation! We got to spend a little time together while she was here, but part of that included being locked out of the house! It's always something!! Congrats to her though!!! I still remember when she first started school...and I first started my "big-girl" pharmacy job....moving to Memphis at the same time!

Next week we are having our engagement pictures made....and the wedding will be here fast!

I don't know about you...but I'm ready for a vacation....

Oh...and of course the puppies say hello!! (They really are starting to look alike huh?)

Moving right along....

When? August 8th!

Where? Opryland Hotel!!

How excited am I---Very! I feel like I'm getting alot accomplished.

We are gonna get married at the Delta Pavilion in the Opryland Hotel...because there isn't anywhere prettier.

Here is a picture I took in January when I stayed there after Erin's baby shower....not imagining I'd be faxing in a contact for the place just 2 months later!!

Whatcha think?? Oh...and the ballroom for the reception is just as pretty!! The ceiling was made to look like an inverted wedding cake......

THE BEST TRIP YET!!

So, I'm being a little biased.....we just got back from San Francisco. I'd have to say it was a pretty great trip. We got engaged while we were there! Scott had a surprise hotel room in Carmel, and a crazy sweet fire on the beach (with smores and a blanket to sit on and roses...EVERYTHING!!). I was pretty shocked with how thoughtful and sweet he was. I felt pretty stinkin' special. Oh...and did I mention my beautiful ring??!! So...anyways....the rest of the trip was great. We went to Alcatraz for a night tour (a little creepy when it got dark in my opinion!), Muir woods and saw ridiculously tall trees, a day in Napa Valley (I really enjoyed the wine AND chocolate tasting!). We saw Coit tower and rode a cable car (scott said it wasn't that cool since memphis has one...but i was not willing to walk up one more steep street at that point!)

Here are a few pics.