Hellobee

Mr. Bee is the best at reading stories, giving horsey rides, pushing the swing, making the kids laugh, and their favorite of all — dancing the waltz. It’s obvious why Charlie and Olive completely and utterly adore him — he is the best dad they could imagine, and the best husband that I could ask [...]

My friend Minhee of Paper + Cup Design emailed to let me know that she had a collection of baby invites and cards on Paperless Post (Minhee designed a lot of the graphic elements that you see on Hellobee!), so I wanted to share them with you! I’ve been a fan of Paperless Post for a while, [...]

I haven’t written a monthly update for Olive in 5 months, but a lot has certainly happened since, so get ready for Olive updates and photo overload!

We wanted to let you know about a couple of updated links in our right sidebar! Hellobee Contests is where you can see all the winners of contests on Hellobee (all winners are also notified via email). Cascademom was the winner in our most recent triple giveaway of a Timi & Leslie diaper bag, Belly Bandit, [...]

I never considered a doll stroller to be a girl’s toy, so I didn’t hesitate to buy one for Charlie shortly after he started walking at 13 months. It quickly became one of his favorite toys, and he still loves playing with it and his baby doll at 3 1/2. At some point, most kids get [...]

Mr. Bee and I have blogged about pretty extensively about childhood constipation because it’s such a common problem, and one that’s affected Charlie, Olive, and me since I was a child. When Charlie was a toddler, we tried all the typical constipation remedies like prunes, exercise, removing dairy, increasing water intake, etc. But his constipation [...]

This is my third Mother’s Day as a mom, and each passing one just gets better and better. Charlie and Olive are now at an age where they’ve really started playing with one another, and their squeals of laughter regularly fills our home. When things get tough, it always reminds me that this parenting gig [...]