Parenting
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Sunshine on My Shoulder Makes Me Happy
After Bean’s haircut yesterday (and before the colossal meltdown at dinner that night), we took him to the park with Chris’ sister, Annie, to celebrate what a big guy he was getting his…
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Father/Son Bonding in the Hair Salon
This weekend, we are heading up to Atlanta for a bridal shower for my sister. The trip sort of crept up on me and now I am frantically trying to get us ready…
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Messy Meals
BEFORE: AFTER: BEFORE: AFTER: BEFORE: AFTER: BEFORE: AFTER: Bean likes to chew on the rubber part of the medicine dropper. Don’t worry. It came out of the dishwasher. There’s no medicine in there.…
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Terrible Twos at Ten Months?
I’m having some parenting issues. Parenting issues that make me want to hide in the broom closet until Bean is 18 years old. Bean’s little temper has been flaring up. And by little…
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He’s Brilliant! (Says his mother)
I don’t know if it has something to do with being home every day with Bean now and just noticing more about him, or if he is actually a brilliant genius. I suspect…
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Today Was a Great Day
After struggling through the past couple days and trying to adjust to living in Florida again, today was just the day that I needed. Chris and I started the day by unpacking box…
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The Moving Helper
Moving has been pretty easy on Bean. He is transitioning really wonderfully. He doesn’t seem nervous or scared or anything. He’s been his normal, happy, loud self. Except for this… He has started…
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Bye, Bye Momma
Tomorrow I’m heading to New York with my sister for her bachelorette weekend. And – news flash – babies can’t come to bachelorette weekends. This means I’ll be leaving Bean overnight for the…
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My New Office
There just aren’t words really to describe how much I am loving spending days with Bean. I know its only been two days. I have spent more days in a row with him…
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Mission Impossible: Staying Married While Packing
Sunday afternoon, I was in our bedroom packing up a few boxes for our big move to Florida. We close on our house here and head outta town on Monday, so packing is…
