• More Than Life Itself

    Molly has this blue ball that she loves more than life itself. It started out as a green ball, but she ate the fabric off of the outside and now she’s left with…

  • Mommy and Me

    This weekend sucked. I wish I could sugar-coat that sentence, but I just don’t have the energy.   It sucked.   We had friends in town to meet Beanie and, of course, this…

  • A New Discovery

    “Hey, Mom,” said Beanie.   “I think these things are attached to me.” “They are Beanie,” I said.   “Those are your hands.” “Hmmm,” said Beanie.   “They do kind of smell like…

  • How Does Your Garden Grow?

    Back in March or April, Chris and I built a vegetable garden in our backyard. Well, Chris built it really. At the time I was almost eight months pregnant.   Makes it hard…

  • Beanie and the Bib

    “Mom,” said Beanie.   “Why are you making me wear a bib all the time now?” “Well, Beanie,” I said.   “You are starting to drool more now.   The bib helps keep…

  • The Birds and the Bees

    Did you ever stop to think about the phrase, “The birds and the bees?”   What do birds and bees have to do with each other anyway?   Well, I’ll tell you. Absolutely…

  • Before the After

    When we found out that we were going to be parents, the one comment people made that pushed Chris and I over the edge was always something along the lines of “Once you…