Little Libby...

Libby's crash pad......

Here I am at 26 weeks.....big mommy! (you should see me now that I'm 30 weeks!! AH!!) This picture was taken at Church at the First Time Mom's Group.

This is sweet Libby's first photo. She wasn't really feeling up to smiling at the camera. They had a hard time getting her to move her hands, cord, etc. away from her face. Her little feet stayed crossed again at the ankle except in this picture. You can see her left hand in the back, left knee, and right food. She sure looks flexible.

So....I've been busy working on getting all the things I want for Libby's room. It's getting there!!!! Her wonderful grandpa is making her dresser/changing table because all the ones I could find that I liked were OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive! What I've seen of his construction looks awesome and is going to make her room perfect!! Libby's bunny chandelier finally arrived and I added shades, crystals and ribbons to it. Heck, I want to sleep in this room.

So, life is pretty routine around here. I like it that way. I stay exhausted so I like my life as simple as possible these days. Work is WEARING me out. We're giving flu shots like crazy, and answering question after question on Swine flu. Whew. Maternity leave will be a very welcome break. I'm slowly getting Libby's room how I want it. It's taking some time though. Fortunately, I've got until the end of December.

Here is the newest addition in the room. I wanted a super comfy chair and we got one! It's blue and white gingham. My dad is building a dresser/changing table for the room and I can't hardly wait!! I've ordered a bunny chandelier to hang in here and it shipped today! Hooray!

Here I am at 23 weeks. I'm 25 now and I feel like I got enormous overnight. Not willing to take a picture of the "hugeness" just yet. At least, she is growing good!

The sweetest surprise!!

When we FINALLY got home from our trip (I'll be happy to explain later, but I don't wanna think about it right now!) I got the best surprise!! My parents had painted the nursery a few weeks back so we could "go from there" once we knew what the baby was!

Here they are-hard at work!!

Anyways, we had planned to spend Labor Day (well, I was just gonna supervise-ha!) painting the REST of the walls. I'd picked out that I wanted trees for a girl, and was still deciding between kites, planes, and hot air balloons for a boy. My Mom had recruited her best friend from kindergarten (they've been friends that long----not really STILL in school!) and my godmother. These two decided to be sneaky and do it while we were away!!

My parents also bought Libby her shower present early! HER CRIB!!!! My dad set it up and it's looking like a sweet little girl's room. I couldn't help but cry when I saw (darn pregnancy hormones!). I had found bedding I liked and so they put it in the crib for the full effect!! (I didn't even notice there was no mattress in there!!). My Aunt Sarah picked out her first book. It has the sweetest little bunny in it.

AND-my sister made a bow holder to hang on the wall. She had already made 2 for her girls to keep all their hair bows on. It matches her room perfectly. (look how many bows it will hold!! Poor Scott and Ken....who knew their lives would be so girly!!)

So, here is her AMAZING room so far. I LOVE IT!! Come see it in person, it's even cuter!

THANKS Mom, Dad and Aunt Sarah!!

What a lucky, lucky baby already!

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!