Parenting
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Selective Intelligence
I am amazed at how much Bean is learning these days. It is incredible, really. I think the biggest difference I notice with him at 14 MONTHS OLD (Holy crap!) is how much…
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That’s What Grandmommas Are For
This past weekend, Chris’ mom, Jackie, came to town with her boyfriend, Charles, to celebrate Chris’ sister’s birthday. We had such a fun weekend. We went out for hibachi on Friday night for…
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It’s a Family Tradition
When he…. Falls in love with her… It often results in this… It’s a simple matter of genetics.
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Getting a Handle on Temper Tantrums
My adorable, sweet, loving, kind, cuddly Beanie Boo has turned into a total turd in the past couple weeks. These temper tantrums are becoming more frequent and they seem to be gaining strength…
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What I’ve Learned: Water Activities Edition
What I’ve Learned is a series on MC that celebrates the small victories in parenthood. Every day I feel like I get better at being a mom and this series is where I…
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The Sweetest Reason for Divorce
The other morning at 7:30, Bean came toddling into my bedroom. He had his two golf clubs with him, as always, and he used them to poke me awake. Then he broke into…
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Slippery Little Suckers
I have also encountered the peeking under the dividers into other people’s dressing rooms. Always a crowd pleaser.
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Making Time for Daddys
As much as I am loving this time to be home with Bean Man, I am still job hunting. I used to be really uncomfortable staying home, but part of this whole Bloom…
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Another Reason to Have Kids
I’m not gonna lie. One of the main reasons I had a child was so I had someone’s head to poke through these things at attractions. Chris always put up such a struggle.
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Pearly Whites
Bean almost has all of his teeth already. He got his first one when he was about four months old and since then he’s pretty much always been cutting something. Unless he’s cutting…