This Unfamiliar Road

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Introducing... Peyton Caroline Furman June 5, 2012 11:45am 7 pounds, 14 ounces 21 inches <Full birth story to follow, I promise!> ...

(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...

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...