The Brothers Family

For those interested in hearing more details about Julian's entry into this world, this post is for you. It is full of the details of Julian's birth and the day he joined our family. Julian Reese Brothers June 23, 2011 at 6:36pm 7lbs 14oz 20.5inches long He's the most beautiful baby I've ever seen. On Wednesday, June 22, I was busying myself and trying to distract myself from the fact that I was nearly a week past my due date and extremely uncomfortable. I spent the day cleaning, vacuuming couch cushions, pacing the house, and tidying. Dustin came home early from work, so we decided to take a nap late in the afternoon. We woke up around 6pm and within half an hour, I realized that my water was breaking/leaking. I was having mild contractions but I'd been having Braxton Hicks contractions for weeks, so while I knew labor was coming, they were completely manageable. We decided to go for a walk to try to get them really going, but we realized that there was meconium i...

Julian got to go to the park today. As you can see, he loved it. :) XO, Meg

Julian Reese Brothers was born on June 23rd at 6:36pm. He weighs 7lbs 14oz and was 20.5inches long. He is absolutely positively perfect in every possible way. I apologize for the delay in sharing the news. Julian was born via cesarian section after over 24 hours of very hard labor so we are resting up as much as possible and taking things incredibly easy. I promise to share more photos and a little more about his birth soon. For now, we are so thankful he's here and healthy and is such a good baby! Lots of love, XO Meg

I'm getting lots of phone calls this week wondering if baby is here yet and how I'm doing... and while I absolutely appreciate all of the thought and well wishes, I just can't seem to keep up with every text and phone call (I'm sorry I can only tell the update so many times...). SO. Here's a quick update: I am a day past my due date (no surprise there) and things are going just fine. Baby is doing well, I'm doing well, just trying to balance rest with keeping active and busy. My blood pressure has been a tad bit elevated, so today at my doctor appointment we scheduled my induction for 9pm next Thursday night. If I make it that long, I will be admitted at night and will be induced sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning. That gives me one more week max of waiting and being uncomfortable. While I'm hoping to not have to be induced, it is nice to know there is an end in sight. So, now we wait and hope and cross our fingers that this baby decides to ...

I'm not going to lie, I sort of thought June would never get here - June felt like a lifetime away when I found out I was pregnant last fall. Yet time passes as usual and here we are - June 1st. The month we will meet our child. Anyone who knows me knows that I love to have fun. I spend much of my life talking about what is fun and doing things that feel fun. So when I found out that my baby would arrive in June, I started to think about what a fun month June is. School is out for the summer. It's finally warm and beautiful outside. There are trips to the pool, zoo, and parks to be had. And I'm excited that my baby will get to have a birthday this month. My brother-in-law sent me a link to a song this morning that is called June Hymn by the Decemberists. I'm sharing it here today as a June anthem and wishing you a happy and fun June. XO, Meg

I've finally taken photos of the baby's room to share with you. And while I sometimes feel like this room will never be "done" (whatever that even means), I decided that it's time to just show it as it is - a work in progress for a little one soon to arrive. (click on the photos to see them larger if you like) I made the flag banner by hand, as well as the painted artwork hanging on the wall. On the shelf is a green piggy bank from grandma, a piece of art that I made, and some vintage blocks. I had the photo frames already thrifted and repainted. I made these fabric hangings just by stretching vintage inspired fabrics that I love over embroidery hoops. Just to add some color to the side of the room with the closet. This is probably my favorite part of the room. There is no overhead lighting in our house so I put together a group of Chinese lanterns and we hung them from the ceiling. The large white one actually lights and is connected to the light switch on a dim...

(photo taken a long time ago at the apple orchard) Back when Dustin and I were dating, we would make lists of all of the places to visit or things we'd like to do for the summer time. Many of them were free since we were both starting out in our careers and needed free or inexpensive dates. It became a challenge as well as a little bit of fun to see what we could come up with. As summer approaches, I find myself thinking of that list and decided that we need another list for this summer. Mostly just as a list of things to look forward to, but also so that when that "what do you want to do today" time strikes, we have a go-to. So, here is the beginning of our summer list (which I'm hoping he will add to!) of things that we are going to do together (and with our new little one) this summer. 1. The Apple Orchard for picking apples, berries, and pumpkins 2. The Denver Botanic Gardens - because we have a membership and it's one of Dustin's favorite places 3. Oska...