Siblings
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Brothers and Sisters
Bean and Gracie are at a great stage right now. Bean’s two and a half and Gracie is almost ten months old. Up until this point, both of them have been interested in…
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Flashbacks Make My Ovaries Ache
Bean’s favorite thing when he was between six months and a year old was the infant Tylenol bottle. He chewed on that rubber stopper like a crazy man. He liked it so much,…
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Like Father, Like Son
One of my mother-in-law’s favorite stories of Chris and his sister, Annie, is from when they were really little. Annie and Chris are four years apart and when Annie was a baby, Chris…
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Maybe They Like Me More
“Psssst…Gracie?” whispered Bean. “Are you asleep?” “Well, not anymore,” said Gracie. “Oh, good,” said Bean. “Cause you’re laying on my pig and I’ll…just…take….him back…if that’s okay.” “Actually,” said Gracie. “I think that’s my…
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A Conversation
“Hey, Bean,” said Gracie. “Hey, Gracie,” said Bean. “Uh…I think you stepped on Lightning McQueen, dude.” “No, Gracie,” said Bean. “These are my slippers. See?” “Wow!” said Gracie. “Those are awesome! Your toys…
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Two Different Children
I am constantly amazed at how unique babies are. Even though Gracie is only three weeks old, she is still a very different baby than Bean was. For one thing, she wears dresses.…
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The Parenting Game Plan
Last week I shared about the behavior changes we were seeing in Bean since Gracie’s arrival. You all gave great suggestions and ideas for how to deal with it and so did our…
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Discipline and the Big Brother
Bean has definitely embraced being a big brother. He loves his “Gaycee.” He brings her toys and shares his food with her (according to Bean, she should be eating more popcorn and cheese).…
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Learning to Be a Big Brother
If I could have chosen the smoothest transition possible for Bean and Gracie, it would have been exactly what’s been happening in our house right now. Bean seems to have been born to…
