So thankful for moms!!

I just have to give a huge THANK YOU to my mom. She came out a week ago to meet baby Tanner and to help out with everything. She was so nice to drop everything she had going on and switch her flight so she could come sooner (With Tanner coming 2 weeks early the original plans didn't work out to well). Anyways, she totally spoiled me with everything she did: my grocery shopping, laundry, cleaning (Bathrooms and all), staying up with Tanner (and Mason) at night so I could get some rest, potty training Mason, Keeping Mason happy with attention and surprises, gosh the lists goes on. After leaving yesterday I feel a little lost. I came home from the airport yesterday and thought, gosh I have to fix lunch. Anyways, moms are great and I am so thankful for my mom and all that she does for my little Family. Thanks So Much Mom, you're the BEST!!

Baby Tanner

Baby Tanner!!

So Tanner is now a week old and we have loved every minute with him. He is such a sweet little guy. So pleasant and content. Mason loves being the big brother and has done really well adjusting to having a baby around. He loves to be moms big helper and goes and gets me anything I need for the baby. There really is nothing better than having the sweet spirit of a new baby in your home. We love our baby Tanner so Much!!

Our New Sweet Baby Boy!!

So we finally have our sweet little boy here! After a long day yesterday, he made it here at about 9:50 pm. Things went very slow at first, but sped up in the evening. By 9:30 I was at a 10 and ready to push. I pushed for about 15 minutes and he was here. We think he looks a lot like Mason did, but instead of the red hair he has dark hair. He weighed a whopping 8 lbs 6 oz, which surprised us because he was 2 weeks early, and was 20.25 in long. We decided to name his

Tanner David Steel

(Sorry for any confusion, we had thought it was going to be Peyton, but both decided after calling him that for a few hours that it just didn't fit him). So here are a few pictures of our little guy. We are so grateful to have him here safe and sound and feel blessed to have him join our little family!

15 more DAYS???

Hi everybody, just thought I would let everybody know, it is not going to be 15 more days till we meet our new baby boy. I am actually sitting in my hospital bed all hooked up. My water broke this morning, we came to the hospital about 10 am. They have me on pitocin, but so far my contractions haven't been that bad. We will let everybody know when he finally comes. Wish me luck!!

Just an update!!

So here are a few updates with our family. We have been totally busy getting things ready for the baby (Peyton, if Drew would ever give me the yes from him). I went to the doctor yesterday and I am dilated between a 2 and 3, 20% effaced, and the nurse practitioner said she was touching his head, so he is down and ready. Now before you get to excited, I was dilated between a 2 and 3 for like three weeks before Mason came, and he came the day after his due date, so folks we still may have awhile. Mason's finger is looking so much better. It stayed swollen and scabby for quiet some time, but is back to normal, pretty much.

Totally Stuck!!!

So today was quiet the eventful day. It started off when I heard Mason calling to me and sort of wimpering. I went in to see what the matter was and found this site.

This is a little bunt pan that came with his kitchen set. Apparently he was in his room just playing a way, cooking and such, when he stuck his finger in the middle and then couldn't pull it back out. I tried to pull it out as well, but it was really stuck. I smoothered his finger in lotion and tried again, but no luck. Every time I tugged on it he would scream in pain. I decided I need to call Drew and see if he had any suggestions. After getting a hold of him he told me to try soap and cold water. Still no budging it. This happened about 10:30 am. after trying for about an hour and a half, Drew decided to come home and see what he could do. He made it home at around 12:30. He tried and tried also. He even tried to cut the thing, but it was made out of really thick metal and we just couldn't get through it. By now Mason is to the point where he doesn't want anyone to touch it because it hurts him so bad when we tug on it. At this point we didn't know what to do to get it off so we decided to take him to the fire department that is just down the street from our house. The first guy that looked at it said to take him to Kosairs childrens hospital and they would probably have to have a surgeon cut it off. He said it was just to swollen to pull off at this point. Then a paramedic came and started working on it. Mason is still in his car seat in the car right now and this guy is tugging and pulling and doing everything he can to get this thing off. Mason is freaking out. Kicking, screaming, trying to bit the guy. It seriously was so traumatic. I was almost in tears because it was hurting him so bad. The got some Pam cooking spray and sprayed that all over and kept pulling. After about 5-10 minutes of pull on his finger, it finally came off!! I was so happy that it was off, but then I looked at his finger, and it looked awful. I wish I had my camera at that point because it was as fat as a hot dog and all sorts of different colors. They told us that we still needed to take him to the ER and have it looked at, so we drove down town with Mason crying the whole way because he was in so much pain. So after getting ex rays and having a few doctors and nurses looking at it, they decided that it was okay. Nothing was broken and they expect the swelling to go down. After 4 hours in the ER, we finally got to go home, and no one was more excited about that then Mason. I took some pictures of it when we got home, but it had been over 4 hours after they had gotten it off, so it wasn't nearly as swollen as it was at first. We are just glad that it is off and that his finger is okay. The poor little guy went through quiet a lot today and was a real trooper. The bunt pan is now in the garbage, and I would advise anyone who has this Target kitchen set to throw the bunt pan out as well. Their little fingers fit all to well right in the middle.

HaPPy BirthDay DaDDy!!

So today is Drew's 27th Birthday!! Just a little shout out to him... We love you so much and hope that you have the best day ever! Happy Birthday You!!! You are such a wonderful Dad and Husband and so talented in so many ways. What a great example you are to me! Thanks Hun for being you!!

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Our Christmas Vacation

Well we are officially home and boy did we have a great Christmas Break. We had so much fun with our family and friends in St. George. The time went way to fast and we weren't really ready to come home, but home we are. Mason was so fun this year during the whole Christmas season. He loved every bit of it and is still asking why Christmas has to be over. The thing he wanted most was a Mickey Mouse Toon Plane. Drew made sure that it was the last thing he opened, and he was so excited when he finally received it. He didn't let it out of his site for days!!

Mason on Santa's Lap on Christmas Eve at Grandma Freis'

Opening presents!!