Hellobee

I’m so not athletic. I like feeling healthy, but outside of yoga, I hate to exercise. I’ve still got 6 or 7 pounds of baby weight to lose, and although it doesn’t sound like a lot, it makes half my wardrobe unwearable. I miss my diversified closet, and unless I destroy all the mirrors in [...]

For the first decade of our relationship, Mr. Tricycle and I rolled as a team of two. Our duo formed on the first day of college; we lived down the hall from each other so as the semester progressed, our lives slowly began to intertwine and we established a relationship groove that would serve as [...]

I’ll let his 5 month photo speak for itself. Even when he’s grumping the cuteness kills me.

Mr. Tricycle is still out on disability following his ACL surgery, so he’ll occasionally watch daytime TV. The other week he happened to catch Alton Brown on the Food Network and decided to make the Brown Rice Crispy Bars featured on the show (he knows Rice Krispie Treats are one of my favorites – smart [...]

Before I had a baby, I pictured love as a linear relationship. If I graphed the emotion over time, a straight line would form, as my feelings increased in a steady fashion. I assumed, from stalking BFP forum posts, talking to friends, and watching A Baby Story that a positive pee stick would start the [...]

We’re back for the Trikester’s four month update. When I was pregnant, this is the baby I dreamed of having. It took us a few months to get here, but now I’ve got a little guy who grins more than he cries and amazes us on a daily basis with his crazy rapid development.

In my dream world, we eat a mostly vegetarian diet comprised of whole organic foods I prepare at home. Some nights, this actually happens. Other nights? Not so much. Inevitably once or twice a week the baby will have a meltdown, I’ll get home late, we’ll have errands to run, or I’ll be just too [...]