Cameron James Baird

Here is the newest member of our family!

Cameron was born Monday, September 14, 2009 at 2:59 pm. It was such a wonderful day! I decided to be induced and that was at about noon on Monday and he was here three hours later! Besides the excruciating pain, he was pretty easy to get here!
We are all doing so great, especially since we came home Tuesday evening. There is no bed like your own right, so we couldn't wait to get home.

So proud to have a son!!!

I love this little man! He is such a good baby. Nursing like a pro and sleeping great (for now)! Oh I love being a mom so much.

We are so thankful for this sweet new spirit in our home. Taylor is doing great with him too. She loves her baby Cameron! We are so blessed to have two of the greatest kids!
Can''t believe we are a family of four!

Island Park trip!

Don't ya hate it when you get back from vacation or something and you don't really love all the pictures or the lack thereof that were taken? Even though we did not get some great pictures I thought, we still had a great time as a family of three!
I decided to potty train Taylor the week before we left and that all turned out great. She is so good, I can't believe her! Even at night she stays dry!!! I don't think I have time or patience right now to post all the potty training drama because I am sitting here having contractions and fearing that I may be going into labor soon. I'm not hoping this though actually. I would like baby to wait till after labor day but just in case I guess I need to pack my bags and finish a few things around here. At the doctor yesterday I was at a 3 and 60% thinned so the doctor said anytime. I was still thinking, oh I'm sure I'll still be prego in a week- till this morning when I lost my mucus plug. I know you love the info, but sorry.
So anyway, I guess really anytime little Cameron will be on his way:)
Now I better just post some pictures of Island Park before I get too far behind.
We left August 27th for a whole week. It was so great to get away and be up in the mountains at the cabin!








Guess I could probably thank all the 4 wheeling, walking, and cleaning of the cabin for putting me into labor- at least sooner than I would have maybe.
So, I am totally nervous. I am so stinkin' excited but I don't think I am ready yet to have this baby. But ready or not, baby is coming sometime soon.

She's 22 months...I'm 35 weeks!

My baby girl Taylor is 22 months old today. I can't believe how fast time flies by and that in a month she will have a little brother. Technically I have 5 weeks left but I'm planning on this baby coming early. Here's a few pics of Taylor recently:

This was a fun, messy project we attempted one hot day a couple weeks ago. I really wasn't feeling like going out in the heat and I felt so bad because that's all Taylor really ever wants to do is "Play Ouside". She is making the weirdest face here!

One Sunday afternoon out to my aunt and uncle Chubbs' property near Malad.

I was trying so hard to get a good picture of Taylor with her cute hair-do I spent forever on. This was at my cousin Luke's wedding last weekend.

Then here's just one of my big belly. I'm sure you enjoyed that!
I am getting so ready for this baby to come. I'm extremely uncomfortable already and I'm just dang excited to see him! Brody and I went to the temple the other night and he says he felt that the baby's name should be Cameron James Baird. I probably shouldn't doubt that inspiration he had but I just feel like I need to see him, maybe.
I almost have the nursery ready. I just have to finish making this crib skirt and window valance, oh and then I need to find a couple things for the wall at Tai Pan or Quilted Bear. So then I'll take a picture to show ya'll. But I feel like there is so much more I need to do before he arrives. Saturday I had this urge to clean the garage so I called Brody on his way home to make sure he would help, and of course he wanted to do that on a Saturday night. It felt good to do some "nesting" together!!! Guess that's not really nesting but there are plenty of other things I am needing to do in that area. Everyday I just want to deep clean my house but I feel like if I do it will all just need to be done again just before he is due.

What? 4th of July come and gone already!

When I think about having 10 weeks left with this pregnancy I feel like time is going slow but when I think about how fast this year really is flying by then it makes me grateful that I still have 10 weeks because we are not quite ready for this baby yet. Taylor did just make a major change last night though. She spent her first night in her toddler bed in her new "big girl" room!

She has been playing in there for about a week since I painted it and got it mostly furnished- except for a few girly touches so I'll post pictures later. Poor thing cried a couple times after she had initially fallen asleep at 9 o'clock so I went in there to talk to her and she would go right back to sleep. I felt awkward making the decision yesterday and I really did not think she would do this good. It felt way weird putting my baby girl in her new room last night. She is such a sweetheart!
Now I will be able to get the little boy's room ready soon. Yah, we still don't have a name but here's the latest we are mulling over: Jackson (Jack) Carl Baird, Travis Malcolm Baird, Cameron James Baird, Logan Carl Baird, Hunter James Baird, or Riley James Baird. But who knows, it could completely change again in a month or two.

I am starting to get so excited though for this little guy! Everything seems to be going perfectly too- even though I am in and out of the doctor's office in 5 minutes to hear the heart beat and I have not had an ultrasound for almost 3 months. But Baby should weigh about 3 pounds and be around 16 inches long. As for me, I'm just concentrating on Not thinking about the labor too much. All along I have said I wanted to have this baby without an epidural and now I don't know how I can get myself committed, especially since I am not taking a lamose class. So dumb that the Brigham City Hospital does not offer a class so I would have to go to Ogden. But I don't want to go alone anyway since Brody works nights. That probably sounds like a dumb excuse and I'm sure Brody could just take off a few hours once a week for 3 weeks but I still don't want to drive to Ogden again when I will already be down there every Monday for appointments.

Anyway, onto a different subject. I was going to post some pictures of the 4th of July. We had a great day! When we woke up we drove the truck down to Pioneer Park to leave it for the fireworks that night. That was a great idea! Then we went to the cute 5 minute parade in Willard. Then they put on a carnival thing and that was fun for Taylor. Man, she did not like to wait in line though. At least we caught some pictures at her happy moments:

First ride on a pony! Oh, she loved this so much!

First time on a real ride!





The Brigham Fireworks were awesome! We had a perfect spot too in the back of our truck with a mattress and blankets all snuggled up. Taylor felt pretty special to be up late and eating popcorn with mommy and daddy while we waited for the fireworks to start. She even stayed awake the whole time this year!
I really enjoyed the 4th celebration this year. And it was so nice that it was not too hot! I am so thankful to live in this free country and so thankful for the brave men and women and have faught or are fighting to keep our country beautiful and free! A special thanks to my cousins husband Andrew who just left for Afghanistan last week. We love you and God Bless!

The latest going ons...

I guess we have been pretty busy lately. Every year when summer hits there are always numerous projects we want to get going on such as the following:
Brody's shed (I finally told him he had better get it started)

Looks like we are in a money pit with it since there is still no siding, ha, ha, ha. There is a door though- which I painted last week. Oh well, it will hopefully be done by next month. Now at least Brody has space to organize everything that has been thrown in the garage. Also, now I can start working on Taylor's new room (painting and what not). This has been on my mind lately because I am way excited to do her new room all girly and start getting the baby's nursery ready!
Back to the shed- here is a picture of Ginger's new abode. She still sleeps inside at night because I am sure she would just whine and howl all night annoying the neighbors. So glad she has some shade during the day now.
Speaking of shade. Like our little tree we planted? It's a maple so we won't be getting much shade for a few years. We planted a Sycamore on the other side of the yard which is smaller but will probably give us some shade sooner since it grows quicker. Still- in 7 years that will be great! Yeah for some trees:)

Our yard is finally coming together. It has been fun to plant a garden again this year and have flower beds. Brody decided he wanted to do roses in this one in the back. The climbing roses are gong to be cool, one day, and I am excited to see how the other roses look. My request was a lavender colored rose- my favorite:) Oh, then our other fun project was this brick walkway in front of the roses. Brody wanted just concrete and we butted heads about it forever. I wanted the brick or cobblestone pathway, he of course just didn't want to do it. But I guess I got my way and it's all done now- I always help him I don't see what the big deal is!!! We both love it though!

This one I just had to take of the little birdies nest and eggs in one of the hanging pots. I thought it was really sweet but now it's just hard to keep watered and ALIVE and I worry every time the wind blows, 'bout every night, if the eggs/baby birds are going to fall out. As of today, all four babies are still in there.

Rambling continued...
Other things that are on my mind lately (or just tonight): how in the world do I settle down my toddler in a tantrum, Taylor can be such a stinker but I love her to pieces,
Island Park- 4 day get away coming up:),
why do I have such a hard time waking up before Taylor gets up at 8 am- I really want to wake up earlier but I just can't make myself do it so I'm blaming it on pregnancy!
did I mention decorating my kids' rooms (this is stressing me too because I am so not talented in interior design but I want something fun and nice),
scrap booking- oh man I am so behind,
I hate allergies,
air conditioning feels so good, especially when your pregnant and it's been broken in your 1 year old home until last Friday,
and last but not least of all- BABY boy NAMES! Everyone has been asking if we have a name picked out and I say no- I/we are having a hard time with this one. Right now I like Aiden, Cameron, Riley, and there's a few more.
Note to self- Take more pictures!!! We hardly have any pictures from the last few months. I am sure we will do better now since it's summer and we do more activities. Although, we had a bar-b-q Saturday night with Travis, his girlfriend Vanessa, their 3 kids, and Koji and Tavia. Guess what? We did not take any pictures dang it. The kids were pretty funny to watch. Taylor had a blast with Brock and Zack and Vanessa's little girl. We miss our friends. It was good to get Trav and Koji together too since they have not seen each other for years.

20 weeks, half way, and It's a...

BOY!!! Yep, we are having a little boy apparently! Brody and I went to the hospital for the big ultrasound today to get this clear shot of the little guy-

Brody is so excited I think it's funny. I of course am too, I just can't see us with a boy. That's just cuz I wanted another girl so bad- just like our baby Tay. Brody wants to name him Rowdy but we'll see if that one stays in the running. I do like it so it probably has a good chance. After the ultrasound we went and bought a couple boy outfits. Nothing I was too excited over though. Girl clothes are way more cute, at least today there were!

So here is my belly at 20 weeks. It feels good to be half way (sigh). It is so weird though that I still throw up every once in awhile. Yesterday I threw up 4 times. Then today I felt great. Pregnancy is amazing but it sure does crazy things to your body.
On another note I just have to say how fun Taylor is. Every week we watch American Idol together and she really got into it tonight! She was dancing around as soon as it came on. Then we just chilled and snuggled on the couch and ate some chocolate licorice. Good times! She is such a little sweetheart I love her to death. I think Brody and I say "I love you" or "Do you love mommy/daddy" like 100 times a day. Tonight I rocked her and tickled her back, head, and face for awhile with her laying on my chest and every few minutes she would just look up at me and smile. Then she started to play with my hair. It was so sweet! Dang I love being a mom!

Easter Sunday

You know how excited I was to dress Taylor up and do her hair all cute! She seriously was the prettiest thing ever. We had not seen her in her dress until that morning and she was all excited to put it on. We had been talking about it up but I think she just likes to get dressed up and get her hair done. And she was very patient while I put curlers in that morning.




Right after church we left to go down to SLC where Brody's cousin is in the hospital. He is 17 years old and was just diagnosed with cancer a week and a half ago. He is an amazing kid! He and his family have really inspired us with their positive attitude through everything that has happened. His sisters are so sweet and they have dedicated a blog to him to track his progress and keep everyone up to speed on him.
On the way back we went to my parents house for a little Easter celebrating and egg hunt for the kids.

It's quite a task to get just one picture of 7 kids where they all look happy. Well, almost everyone is happy and looking at the camera- thanks to grandma who was dancing around like a crazy person with bunnies in her hands.

Maybe that explains this look on Taylor and Ellie's faces. There are no words... I just laugh every time I look at this one!!!