Headed to the Doctor's Office...

First trip out of the house on Friday to visit the pediatrician. Gavin weighed in at 7lbs, 14 oz and had a very good visit with Dr. McGhee.

He's Here!

So the question was who would arrive first....Santa or Baby Boy...well Santa is a very distant second! On midnight Saturday, December 12th, a very unexpected event started with a movie like scene.....of "Matt....Matt....my water just broke!" and from there we quickly finished packing the bags for the hospital and headed to Kennestone. And of course on the way...Matt speeds through a very yellow light :) ....then the blue lights start flashing...well...he needs to tell you the rest of that story! At 2:30 pm Sunday, December 13th we welcomed the sweetest Christmas present....Gavin Thomas Steele to our little family.

The Grandmothers checking him out....

Almost 36 Weeks

Thursday is the 36 week mark but as you can see the counter on the sidebar says we only have 30 days until the due date. Exciting but scary....We had our last two week Doctor's appointment today and everything seems to be right on track. Matt enjoyed meeting Dr. Espy who is a fellow Tech grad and was recently featured in the Tech alumni magazine. They gladly joked about the percentages of me going into labor during the ACC championship game!

Here are a few pictures for your enjoyment....sorry the lighting is not the best...

Yes, the belly is huge...and sigh...it will only get bigger...

Getting Ready for Little Man

The crib is together just need to do the finishing touches on the nursery. Started washing his things...started Christmas shopping...and trying to finish those last items on the to do list all while trying to rest as much as possible. But for now enjoying a moment on the couch, watching my belly bounce around. I'm going to miss these special moments....just mommy and baby....

Baby Showers

We have been extremely blessed with great families and friends....but lately its been unbelievable and we are so thankful. There is no way we can ever pay back the love and gifts this little man has already received. Matt has everything from our showers put together...swing, bouncer and now we are just waiting to finish the maternity pictures to put together the crib. Here are a few pictures from the baby showers...wonderful food and yummy cakes. I wish I had a piece now :)

The belly seems to be growing daily! The past few days, I have felt a little more uncomfortable as Baby Boy keeps adjusting his position and trying to stretch out as much as he can. Hopefully we can work together to make it just 7 more weeks....but this little wiggle worm never stops!

Thank you ladies for two wonderful showers!

Girls' Weekend

Girls' Weekend...turned into Girls' Week thanks to my awesome hubby! We had a wonderful time relaxing on the beach....eating at some wonderful restaurants....shopping of course :) Really could handle relaxing on the beach more often....and visiting Charleston!

I love all the iron gates and beautiful churches of Charleston...

White Out Game

What an exciting night...Tech vs Clemson is always a good game. Hopefully our team will be rested and back on track for Saturday....

Baby Andrew's first football game and he was a trooper through all the yelling and crazy people!

24 Weeks

Can you believe it? We are already at the 24 week mark and entering the last month of the second trimester. Time is flying by...and will go by even faster as we enter football season...and thankfully cooler weather! This month's doctor's appointment went great. He found little man's heartbeat right away!

Sneak peak at one of the blue walls in the nursery...

Yay! I can still see my toes...for now :)

Tailgating Do's and Don'ts...

Autumn is the air just a wee bit and in two weeks we enter one of the most wonderful seasons in the South. So as I am definitely looking for the perfect outfits for my pregnant self to enjoy tailgating at its best...and thought you lovely Southern ladies would enjoy a reminder in the Do's and Don'ts. This blog post made me smile :)

http://thekentuckygirls.blogspot.com/2009/08/fashion-dos-and-donts-uk-football.html

The Baby's Secret is Out...

It's a boy! We will be expecting a sweet little boy in December...so he can be rough and stinky with all his boy cousins!

Two weeks....

We have two weeks from tomorrow until we know the gender of our little one...so hard to believe it feels like yesterday that Matt and I found out. On other news I think the baby loves chickfila...I have been feeling little movements or believing I have been but today at lunch with some co-workers....it was like popcorn popping in my belly :) Neen aren't you proud...the baby is supporting your company from the womb!

Last weekend we purchased the swivel glider recliner combo chair...Matt felt like he needed a recliner :) No clue why because the chair will be in the baby's room with no TV!

The Crib has been purchased...

So Friday we went crib browsing and came across a crib we could both agree on...and of course there was a 4th of July sale. So we purchased it...in black! Now just if July 30th would hurry up and get here....

I have a new addiction....

I have a new addiction.... www.thepioneerwoman.com ....she has me almost convinced to buy a ranch, a bunch of cows and have four babies...well maybe not. Maybe I can just get Matt to wear the wranglers and chaps...wouldn't that be funny!

I know..I know I need to post pictures of NYC but they are on Matt's computer and not mine....so yes I am being lazy. And on the baby news...the critter seems to be growing and the heartbeat is healthy. We will know on July 30th the gender of our little critter.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend celebrating our Independence!

Counting Down the Minutes....

I am counting down the minutes until I can leave...some more Adventure Week with the kiddos tonight and then working from home tomorrow in my pjs...oh I can't wait. I have to say I have enjoyed learning about the children's programs of our church this week...Matt and I have kind of avoided it for the past few years. No more avoiding it now!!!

Besides counting down the minutes til leaving time today...I am also counting down til our flight to NYC on Wednesday night. I am so ready to get out of town for a few days! Tiffany's here I come ;)

Hope everyone has had a great week....its almost Friday!!

Our Christmas Gift

Santa decided to surprise us with a visit early....and three tests later....and we knew for sure he was bringing us a Baby Steele for Christmas! We are totally amazed and excited about our little surprise and have been completely reminded that God is in Control...no matter how much I love to plan :)

Happy Birthday!

May is the month of our Mom's....with Mother's Day and their birthdays just a day apart...its a month long celebration! We both are blessed to have wonderful Moms...and I hope they both have enjoyed their birthdays! We love you!

Sewing Project

I got to spend Easter holiday weekend with my parental units in Albany. So we tackled the sewing project I have been putting off for weeks on Saturday afternoon while dad snuck off to hunt the turkeys that keep escaping from him....

I am here...I promise

You know blogging can really be intimidating....lately when I have been venturing into the blog world. I mean the decorating blogs, the organizing blogs and the cooking blogs...a lady actually used her crockpot for 365 days straight. I get overwhelmed thinking how do they have time to keep such great blogs, do all the stuff they blog about and then read other great blogs. So my creative side is trying to show itself...to the pattern and the fabric for the curtain I want to sew are sitting on the kitchen table. Will I ever have something to blog about that is just as cool? Don't answer that Hillary!

Matt kept trying to convince me that I wanted a Wii for Christmas but he could never convince me. You know diamonds are such a better gift! So I came home from a work dinner the other week and guess what my surprise was...oh yea a Wii and a Wii Fit. You think he is trying to tell me something. No matter his thought process, we have had the best time laughing at each other trying to balance on that little white board....Matt doing Yoga doesn't that just make you giggle....or hula hooping :)

The past couple of weeks have been just a big ole struggle...God and I have been wrestlin'. Wrestling with my need to be in control....I want to plan. Yes I know hard to believe (just see the results of the personality test GE gave me). I want to analyze and plan...I want the logical path but it just doesn't work that way. There are good days when all is happy and I think I have given all these worries over to Him...and then it just creeps back over. I feel petty asking for you to remember me in your prayers...but just remember Matt is living with me and he has to put up with my cranky actions when I am worrying and wrestlin' so if anything pray for him... LOL

So Laura is asking for pictures on my blog today. So pictures of what I ask? Here are two from Oxford (you just feel smarter walking down those cobblestone streets)....I have the travel bug again. It's bad but I just don't think I can handle 8 weeks away from my sweetie again ...but then again ...nah! He has been extra sweet lately....maybe just maybe he will take me to NYC this spring...you know if I give in to attending a baseball game at the new stadium for the Yankees I should at least get a trip to Tiffany's and this time the box better not be EMPTY!

Matt is busy working this weekend (yeah right bunch of salesmen and women together more like a bunch of talking) and so I have filled my weekend catching up with some of the wonderful ladies in my life and I can't wait so Laura yes more pictures after this weekend :) that is if I remember my camera!

A New Year...

I have neglected our poor little blog for over a month. December was just a busy month with holiday parties and all our traditional Christmas activites. We had a wonderful Christmas with our family and friends and so glad we were able to spend some time with ya'll. We spent New Year's Eve at the Chickfila bowl...watching paper planes fly around the stadium...it was very sad and a boring game for us Tech fans. But needless to say Matt is already counting down the days till the next football season!

Work has been busy for the both of us...Matt getting a promotion to District Manger and I took on a special project role for the next year...but we are very thankful to just have jobs!

We have been working on our home improvement to do list a little...that list always seems to keep growing! We finally painted our bedroom and bathroom...thanks to the experienced and awesome help of Matt's parents! I promise to post pictures soon...now I just need to get moving on finding fabric and making a curtain for the bathroom! Always adding to my personal to do list :)

Well a small update for now...hopefully our lives will be a little more adventurous in the coming weeks so that my post aren't quite so boring :)

Happy New Year and hope you are enjoying the super bowl.....