This Unfamiliar Road

Well, folks...it happened. I had my first Mommy breakdown. I think it was a lot of things that hit me all at once. I have spent some time this week cleaning out P's closet and drawers, and I became quite upset as the 'too small' pile grew larger and larger. My tiny newborn is not tiny anymore. She's growing...and wearing...

This month for our family girl's day, I planned an outing to Cork and Canvas to get our creativity flowing. I am no artist. Seriously...I struggle with stick figures. But I love these places because it's so fun to see what I can do with a little guidance (ok, and some wine...) Tonight's Painting: Colorful Pears (This...

Well, now that I am 11 weeks into motherhood, I feel that I have a pretty good grasp on newborn necessities. Here are a few things that have made the newborn period a little easier! ItzBeen Baby Care Timer What would I do without this thing?! Basically, it's a stopwatch for all things baby: diaper, feeding, sleeping....

Our little P Bug loves her bath so much that I have been dying to get her into a pool. We had to wait until she was at least 2 months old so she could better regulate her temperature. Then, I was concerned about all of the germs in our neighborhood pool. So, we asked my Mom's neighbor if we could use their backyard...

We took our first road trip with Peyton this weekend! We got to celebrate Mac and Paisley's first birthday. Although we just went to Chattanooga for the day, we learned that travelling with a baby is a lot of work. We made a few rookie mistakes... 1. Departure- We planned to leave at 10am, which was the...

My baby sister, Laurel is super girly. She loves glitter in her hair, playing with makeup, fashion and being pretty :) For her birthday, I got her a gift certificate to have a pedicure! On Saturday, I joined her for a girly day. My little LaLa is grown! Our toes :) I love spending time one on one...

Peyton laughed for the first time and I actually caught it on video! Can you believe it?! **Side note: I have been thinking about how much technology will affect Peyton's childhood-in good ways and bad. When I was growing up, my parents were lucky to catch a cute moment, after powering up the video camera and hoisting...

Rowen's brother, Jack, came over for a visit while my family was on vacation. He is so sweet to have around, and Rowen just loves having a playmate! Jack loves babies (& puppies!) They are sweet together We had a few toy casualties-Ben had to sew them back together They wore each other out Ben...

A couple of weeks ago, Ben suggested we have a few people over to visit. "Ya know...very casual. We'll just throw some hot dogs on the grill." Well, when a few people turned into 15-20, I knew I couldn't serve our guests boring hot dogs. So, I decided to fancy it up a bit and have a gourmet hot dog bar! It was a...

Here I am...broken record: It's hard to believe two months have passed since our Peyton was born. I certainly can't remember life without her! Our 2 month old! I had to do a comparison picture! Eating: About every 3 hours during the day and usually one 5-6 hour stretch at night Sleeping: Well, naps used...