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  • Rebel Without a Cause

    When Bean turned one, all hell broke loose in his little world.  First, we switched completely over from his bottles to sippy cups.  I even packed up the bottles.  An act which caused…

  • These Cheeks Are Gonna Kill Me

    Bean grows like an inchworm.  He gets pudgy and fat and then he stretches out.  Then he gets pudgy and fat and then he stretches out.  It’s pretty much awesome.  My favorites are…

  • Bits of Bean’s Weekend

    I read a blog called, “Six in the City” that I really love.  It’s about a family of six (go figure) who relocated from the suburbs to New York.  One of my favorite…

  • A Spontaneous Adventure

    Last Thursday, Bean and I were out running a few errands.  We left the house around 9:00am and my plan was to be back in time for lunch.  As I was getting ready…

  • Birthday Presents, Part Two

    Last week I posted on some of the birthday presents Bean got so that you can see what he’s playing with these days.  At the video chat this week someone reminded me that…

  • Operation: Keep Bean Active

    I have decided that the key to being a successful SAHM is to keep Bean as active and busy as possible.  Because the real key to being a successful SAHM is how often…

  • Birthday Presents, Part One

    Bean has some pretty wonderful and generous people in his life and so his first birthday party was like a mad dash through Toys R Us.  I don’t know about you, but I…

  • 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…

  • 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…