This Unfamiliar Road

June 22, 2012

First Father's Day

I was so fortunate to celebrate two great men this Father's Day!
We went over to my parents' house for a 'make your own pizza' night! It was so yummy!

My Dad & Me

Left: My Dad & Me

Right: Poppi and Peyton

Ben found this awesome shirt!

Our pizza fixin's

Ben & Poppi's pizza

All finished-yum!

We dug up this baby picture of Ben...hmmm

Daddy and Peyton!

Family picture

# Family

June 17, 2012

I love being able to brag on the hubby...

In addition to all of the new landscaping that he has done, Ben has worked so hard to get our yard healthy. He certainly takes pride in it! Over the past few months...

Getting greener!

Yay!

I am so excited to finish our landscaping projects...and maybe I will actually be able to help now!

June 16, 2012

Our First Week

Andrea 2:16 PM 1 Comments

What a whirlwind our first week at home has been! We have such a great support system, and I love how excited everyone is to meet our Junebug :)

Ben has certainly picked up the slack around the house, allowing me to focus on feeding and caring for Peyton. He has been cooking, cleaning, and tending to our every need. I don't think I have so much as made myself a bowl of cereal since we have been home. I would be totally lost without him!

Welcome home, Peyton!

Before we cut off our bands

Sittin' Pretty

First bath at home...not happy

She does a lot of this...

Meeting her big sister

Short outing...Mommy really needed to get out of the house!

"I may be little, but I'm a BIG VOL Fan"

I think they will get along juuust fine

Sweet sleeping girl

Family Photo!

Overall, everyone is adjusting quite well. Peyton is sleeping great, and really only cries when she is ready to eat. She is a nursing champ, but enjoys 'dessert' about 30 minutes after her main meal. So, I am just trying to meet her needs and not worry too much about a schedule at this point. That will come later.

We appreciate all of the calls, texts, messages and visits from friends! We enjoy sharing our little blessing :)

# Peyton

June 14, 2012

Birth Story

Andrea 4:22 PM 0 Comments

How our little girl arrived...

Monday, June 4: (39 weeks)- Early labor began. The contractions started out very irregular and mild, but certainly progressed as the day went on. Ben and I ran a few errands (including lunch at Cracker Barrel) and went about our day. I found that if I sat down and focused on the contractions, they seemed to get stronger and closer...so distraction was the name of the game! Mom came over to pick up Rowen and we spent the afternoon timing contractions :)

On our back deck, enjoying the weather!

We went to dinner for more distraction-Laurel is enjoying

timing the contractions

Last meal :)

I called the midwife when I got home from dinner just to check in. She assured me that I was in early labor, and suggested I try to stay at home (and comfortable) for as long as possible. "You will know when it's time to go to the hospital"

I took a warm bath and actually fell asleep snoring -Ben figured it probably was not going to happen that night.

Tuesday, June 5

At about 2am, I woke up because I was simply uncomfortable. I decided to go downstairs and lay on the couch for a change of position. As I reached the bottom of the stairs, my water broke. No, it's nothing like the movies, and I was certainly not standing in a puddle. It was a small trickle and I questioned it. After that, the contractions became much stronger and closer together. I called the midwife and she said to come on in.

I woke Ben up at about 3:00, and we were on our way!

After arriving at the hospital (around 4am), being admitted, getting checked (5cm dilated) and finding out that, indeed-my water did break-it was time to rest. haha

Resting in between contractions-got my relaxing music going

After my epidural, the active phase of labor progressed rather quickly. My labor nurse, Mary, didn't anticipate me to deliver before her shift was over at 11:00am. After 40 years of experience, I trusted that Mary knew what she was talking about. "Late afternoon," she predicted. Well, wasn't Mary surprised when I called her to tell her I had the urge to push and wanted to be checked. She laughed and shook her head, then called for a setup for the room and the midwife. Here we go!

Overall, the delivery experience was amazing. I could not believe that my body was capable of that (even though I see it every day at work!). My epidural wore off twice, causing a few complications and my midwife having to use alternative methods. I felt most of my delivery.

Checking the gender!

It's a girl?!

New Daddy cutting the cord

Blowing bubbles

"What just happened?!"

That explains all the hiccups!

All clean :)

What an amazing experience!

On a side note: how we chose her name- We love the name Peyton, and although it may be a nod to our UT days, we did not name her after a football player. Caroline is a name that I have always really liked, and later discovered it is Ben's grandmother's name (although she goes by Sally) so it became even more special!

So here we have our Peyton Caroline, and although I am still in complete shock that it was a girl in there all along, I cannot wait for our days ahead of sugar and spice :)

# Peyton

June 10, 2012

Sugar and Spice

Andrea 12:23 PM 0 Comments

Introducing...

Peyton Caroline Furman

June 5, 2012 11:45am

7 pounds, 14 ounces

21 inches

# Peyton

39 Weeks

Andrea 12:17 PM 0 Comments

(Blogging in reverse!)

39 Week Stats:

Size: Watermelon (is this supposed to make me feel better about delivery?)

New Developments: flexing limbs (no kidding) and rapidly developing brain

Symptoms: Early labor :)

What I'm looking forward to: finding out if Junebug is a he or a she!

This picture was taken right before we left for the hospital :)

# Junebug

June 04, 2012

Final Nursery Reveal!

Andrea 4:18 PM 0 Comments

What a relief to be completely finished with Junebug's nursery! I know that s/he probably won't use it for the first few weeks, but it feels so good to have it finished and ready to go!
(To read about our progress, go here, here, and here!)

Dresser: changing table and supplies. Anne Geddes print above

(I still want something for that left side-might be more diaper changing supplies!)

The crib: Crib skirt & sheet made by Grandma Starr

Prints above crib:

Bought these frames from Michaels ($25 for 3)

I bought this scrapbook paper from Hobby Lobby- $.59 each!

Framed scrapbook paper=brilliant!

(Once Junebug is here, we will add the monogram)

Closet wall

Dry erase board

Created by my Mom using our fabric!

Window Valance

Made by Grandma Starr

Cozy nook

Side table & lamp-Ikea

Bookshelves

These are actually picture ledges from Ikea that Ben painted

Tree Mural

Painted by Alyssa

(I will be adding newborn pictures in the future)

This jar contains ribbons that were used to measure

my belly at my shower-they match our nursery perfectly!

This music box was mine as a child

It plays "Eidelweiss"

As I look around our finished nursery, I am so moved by how many people played a part in our dream nursery becoming a reality. Ben spent countless hours painting, assembling furniture, and hanging things on the wall. Our dear friend Alyssa did a beautiful job creating our tree mural. Grandma Starr was gracious enough to make a crib skirt, valance, quilt, and sheet for us. My mother created a unique dry erase board using our own fabric. Even our baby shower guests played a huge part in getting our library started!

Junebug is already so loved and is not even here yet! It truly warms my heart!

# Home Improvement # Junebug

This Unfamiliar Road

June 22, 2012

First Father's Day

June 17, 2012

Green Grass Grows...

June 16, 2012

Our First Week

June 14, 2012

Birth Story

June 10, 2012

Sugar and Spice

39 Weeks

June 04, 2012

Final Nursery Reveal!

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