Introducing Elliot Odin Gladden

We are so excited to welcome Baby Brother Gladden into the world.  Elliot Odin Gladden was born Sunday, November 11th at 6:12PM.  He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and was 20.5 inches long.  Both mom and baby are happy and healthy as can be, and everyone is adjusting to family life as a foursome. We cannot express enough THANK YOUs to our awesome family and friends for all the support, help, and warm meals.  We have so much to be thankful for this holiday season!  

We are still working on uploading more pictures... more to come soon.

FULL TERM!!!

We are so thrilled to have made it to 37 weeks!  My pregnancy mantra was "happy, healthy, full-term" and now we are just hoping for happy and healthy!  I have never been this pregnant before, and I mean that in every way.  My blood pressure has been great, and I know that baby boy is still growing in there!  We are as prepared as we can be and are looking forward to laying our eyes on that sweet baby brother.  Alexander is more excited than ever to become a big brother, and I am trying not to worry about how hard the transition is going to be for him... he has been the center of our world for three years, and I just don't know how he's going to handle sharing our attention.  Hoping for the best!

Happy Halloween

Alexander's preschool had a Halloween parade with all the cuties dressed up.  Alexander seemed a little overwhelmed by all the parent spectators and would not let go of his teacher's hand.

 The preschool also had a Halloween sing-a-long.

Alexander's class (boys, boys, and one sweet girl)

Ahoy, matey!  He loved that eye patch. 

My boys all ready for trick-or-treating

Play Group Baby Shower Cake

Got my hands on some pictures from the play group baby shower.  I told you the cake and decorations were awesome...

Baby Showers

I have been so blessed with an amazing group of pals.  My play group girlfriends surprised us with a fun baby shower on Friday.  They are always so thoughtful and supportive, and I am so lucky to get to hang out with such a terrific group of moms.  My silly self forgot to take any pictures from this fun event so you'll just have to take my word for how awesome it was (balloons, cake, the works...).

We also had a super fun time yesterday with my soccer mom friends at a BabyWeen family baby shower.  The kiddos (and quite a few grown-ups) all dressed up and had a blast.  We got creative for our family costume... what fun!

Hey Diddle Diddle...

The Cat and the Fiddle

All the kiddos at the BabyWeen party

AO is so proud of his #1 Brother shirt that my play group gals got for him.

Picture Catch-Up/Summer Fun

Finally!  We have had some technical difficulties with the camera and computer this summer.  Most of the pictures I have been posting came from my phone camera.  We have finally solved the problem... so here are some more summer fun pics!

Taking a break with Grandpa

Jammin' with Daddy

Firehouse tour with buddies

Alexander's birthday party theme was Bubbles, Balloons, and Balls.  Steven made a homemade concoction of bubble solution to make giant bubbles for the kiddos. 

Each kiddo could even stand inside a giant bubble.

Helping Mommy make the cupcakes

Family celebration on the big day... so hard to believe it has been 3 years!

Auburn Fun

Despite another epic Auburn Tiger loss, Steven and Alexander enjoyed a trip to Jordan Hare Stadium to cheer for AU. We were also thankful for some time to spend with the Madison Locys and Erin's parents.

Jammin' with Dave

We had a very low-key weekend as we are trying to prepare the house for Baby Brother's arrival. While mom and dad were busy getting things accomplished, Alexander enjoyed watching a Dave Matthews Band concert DVD. He got out all his instruments and went to town with Dave. Better watch out Tim Reynolds!

Back to School

Look who's so excited to be back in school! Alexander had a wonderful first day back... despite the tropical storm downpour all morning. I got one picture of him holding still but not looking at the camera and one picture of a giant back-to-school smile.

Relaxing weekend in Knoxville

We had a super fun weekend in Knoxville visiting Steven's uncle and aunt. They spoiled us all weekend long with delicious food (filet mignon, smoked salmon, homegrown tomato soup, and a fish fry). Alexander LOVED their backyard pool. Thanks Russel & Diane!