Piper is Finally Well!

The Baird Bunch battled the stomach bug last week and out of the three family members who suffered from it, Piper was the worst. It was heartbreaking to watch her lay limp on the couch for so many hours. Piper is a go-getter and doesn't stay still for long, so this behavior was very foreign to us. We are very thankful that she is well and back to her old self again.
Since Addie Leigh was about 6 months old, we have been using Baby Sign with our children to help them communicate with us. This was truly a blessing to have during Piper's illness, because she could tell us when she wanted to eat or drink. Here is a video of Piper's new sign "apple." This was her first day to sign it back to me. She starts out a little camera shy, but eventually shows it to the camera. :)

Birthday Week- Party Day!

The Lord has blessed us with a beautiful daughter. She is a constant source of entertainment and joy in our lives. She has a thirst for knowledge like her daddy, always asking questions and soaking everything in. Addie Leigh also has a love of shoes like her mama! :)

It was my joy to plan and prepare a birthday bash for my little lady. She helped me plan a theme and a menu. Every time I asked her what she would like for her birthday, she would quickly reply, "Strawberries." I asked her many times to get some clarity or details, but her answer was always strawberries. (sometimes she added, "and Cheerios.") Well, we ended up with just what she said she wanted, a strawberry party! We had a chocolate cake in the shape of a strawberry, strawberry punch, plain strawberries and chocolate covered strawberries. We had a blast celebrating the birthday of a strawberry loving little 3 year old! Here are some pictures and a video from Addie Leigh's party.

Birthday Week-Day 4

Well, we have been battling the stomach bug at the Baird home, so that leaves little time for blogging. I left off on Addie Leigh's birthday week day 3, where Addie spent her time at home feeling ill. Even though she was feeling better the next day we limited out special activities. We still did some of Addie Leigh's favorites.


We had a special outing to one of Addie Leigh's favorite shopping spots. Yes...WAL-MART!!! She loves seeing all the people and going up and down the aisles looking at every little thing. I love how children are so easily pleased!


When we left Wal-Mart we made a stop at America's favorite drive-in because it was our favorite time of the day. 2pm-4pm has become a very special time for our family because we love a great Sonic drink and we love a good sale!!!

Birthday Week-Day 3

Please don't expect two posts everyday! I'm not sure you will even get one a week. But I wanted to continue talking about our birthday week for Addie Leigh. Today we were going to take her to my grandparents to see the horses and play outside, but unfortunately my little girl is not feeling well. So, we had to settle for an extra dose of her favorite program, Charlie and Lola. Hopefully she will feel better tomorrow and we can continue with our special activities for the rest of the week.

Busy Birthday Week- Day 1 & 2

Birthdays are a big deal in the Baird home. We love to take a whole week to make the birthday person feel loved and special. This week is our oldest daughter's birthday week. Addie Leigh will be 3 years old on the 25th! We have a special activity planned for each day. On Monday, she was treated to a special trip to her Nonnie's house without her sister, Piper. Normally Addie Leigh has to share my mom with her sister and her other cousins, but she stayed at Nonnie's house over night by herself. They did some of Addie Leigh's favorites, like reading books and building with blocks. She really enjoyed her special time with her Nonnie.

It also worked out good for Jonathan and me, because Tuesday we had to take Piper to the Surgery Center in Texarkana for tubes. Our appointment was at 6:30am, so we had to leave our house at 5am!

My little Piper was a trooper that day. She wasn't able to have anything to eat or drink before the surgery so she was a little cranky. She also hated the I.D. bracelet they put on her ankle. I think that was the worst part of the whole experience. :) She was in and out in no time and then we treated her to a wonderful breakfast where she surprisingly ate almost 2 pancakes, some scrambled eggs and hash browns!

Daddy & Piper before the surgery

The torture device!

Piper & her lovey, Pink Monkey

Isn't she cute in her little gown???