Bean
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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…
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The Firstborn
I could go on to have 100 more children, but this one will always be my baby because it was his eyelashes and bright blue eyes that first made me somebody’s momma.
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Tiny Backseat Driver
In daycare these past two weeks, Bean has been learning about directions. Specifically the phrases “this way” and “that way.” Now, whenever we get into the car, Bean becomes the world’s tiniest, most…
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From the Mouth of Babes
Bean is talking so much right now. And it’s not just the talking that’s getting better. He’s able to reason and put thoughts together. Which means that sometimes when he puts thoughts together,…
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For Sentimental Reasons
As my due date gets closer and closer (April 4, by the way…), I find myself getting a little sentimental about my Bean Man. I think it’s the idea that soon it won’t…
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Learning to Discipline My Child
This is the newest game that Bean and Chris have started playing. Every night while we’re making dinner, Chris and Bean back up to different sides of the kitchen and then run straight…
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Phase One: Bean Meet Potty
Last week when our daycare teachers confirmed our own suspicions that Bean might be interested in potty training, Chris and I decided it was time to begin. But it’s overwhelming to think of…
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The P Word
On Monday morning when I dropped Bean at daycare, his teachers decided to drop a bomb on me. “We think it might be time to start potty training Michael,” they said. Together. In…
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Hokey, Hokey, Hokey
When we’re driving in the car, Bean and I listen to the local Christian music station on the radio. It’s good for both of us. Normally, Bean doesn’t sing along. Because it’s a…
