• 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…

  • Sisters Make the World Go Round

    This is my sister, Ginny. She’s 14-months younger than me, so we’ve always been close.   Well, except when she shows up looking like this two days before I give birth. When she…

  • To Boob or Not to Boob

    Man, have I tried to avoid this post!  But the subject matter has reared its head in the comments of this humble blog on multiple occasions and it actually made me pause and…

  • Beanless

    This is Uncle Gary.  Not really an uncle by blood, but he’s promised to teach the Bean how to do things like open beer bottles with a car key, so we figure that’s…

  • Dogs and Diaper Genies

    I have heard throughout my pregnancy that dogs have a sense about these things.  That they just know that you are in the family way.  If that is true, then my dogs hate…