-
It’s All Fun and Games Til Someone’s Eardrums Start Bleeding
This is my son, Bean. Bean likes a lot of things. He likes his teddy bear. He likes Big Molly. He likes green beans and cheese toast. He likes his Daddy and he…
-
First Birthday Sneak Peak
I can’t believe Bean’s birthday is less than a week away. Actually, that’s not true. There is birthday stuff all over my house right now, so I can totally believe it’s a week…
-
The Weekend Bed
When I was growing up, I never got to sleep in my parent’s bed. If you woke up in the middle of the night and you went into their room, my Mom would…
-
Out With the Old, In With the New
As Bean’s first birthday approaches, I have been taking stock of his toy situation. He’s doing pretty good in that area. In fact, he rivals a Toys R Us. But since I know…
-
What I’ve Learned: Shopping with a Baby
Yesterday I was shopping in Target with Bean and I heard a child a few aisles over having a MAJOR breakdown. Bean himself was on the verge and it took some pretty fancy…
-
Infantile Coup
In our little rental house, there isn’t much that is off limits for Bean. Everything is so close together that no matter where he is, I can almost always see him. But there…
-
The Continuously Growing Bean
I don’t know about other babies, but with Bean it feels like he goes through weeks where he doesn’t grow or change at all and then all of a sudden he wakes up…
-
-
How To Parent (Hint: I have no clue!)
I get emails and comments a lot asking me about what types of parenting philosophies I follow. Sometimes people want to know what books I read or which theories I like. Sometimes they…
-
Bean’s First Birthday: The Saga
On June 1, my Bean Bean will turn one year old. Holy crap where has all the time gone? Seriously. I can’t believe it. But at the same time, I can’t believe it…