Giving Thanks

We have so much to be thankful for this holiday season!  We were able to spend some quality time with both families Thanksgiving week.  It is such an exciting time of the year to have little ones, and Alexander is a bundle of Christmas excitement.  We are looking forward to a busy month of family, friends, and holiday fun. 

CG holding Elliot at the hospital

Alexander meeting and holding Elliot for the first time.  The funny thing on his head is the thermometer the nurses use for all the siblings who come to visit newborns.

AO putting his stuffed animals in the baby carrier like Mommy and Daddy carry Elliot

Thanksgiving campfire at the Gladdens

Big Brother and Little Brother

Aunt Shannon 

Padre getting some baby time

CG with the boys

Lots of boy cousin love in the Locy house- Thomas getting "picked on" by the littler ones

Alexander cleaning the algae out of Grandma and Grandpa's "pond" while visiting during Thanksgiving

Erin's cousin Morgan and Marissa

Sweet Ailee didn't know what to think of another baby

Aunt Michelle lovin' on Elliot

Anna and Elliot bonding

Cousin Sam and his youngest cousin

More Baby Elliot Pictures

Bedtime Moments with the Boys

The password is odin.

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Elliot's First Bath

The password is odin.

Elliot's First Bath from Erin Gladden on Vimeo.

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.