Hellobee

After we narrowed down our list of potential daycares and discussed and compiled our list of questions, we called and set up appointments to tour four facilities. Daycare #1 – This had the BEST location.  Read: it is literally blocks from our house and on the road we both drive to work every day.  It [...]

For a large chunk of my life, I assumed I would be a full-time, stay at home mom.  My staying home even part-time isn’t a good option for us right now for several reasons: (1) we’re still paying off two sets of law school loans; (2)  I committed to a full-time job with a judge [...]

I have a confession.  I’m not an organized person.  In the comment section of my elementary school report cards, without fail, my teachers would write that I was an excellent student, but my lack of organizational skills was hindering my performance.  As best as I can remember about my elementary school days, this was a [...]

I might be done with my book recommendations by age group, but I still have lots more books I’d love to share! You may or may not get sick of these…;) In the next set of book recommendations, I’ll be sharing some of my favorite books by subject or genre (let me know if there [...]

Last week I got schooled in the importance of the well-packed daycare bag. I dressed baby M in his super cute denim overalls with puppy paw print snaps and his gray and white striped onesie with the fuzzy bear on the front. As Mr. S walked up the driveway holding baby M in his car [...]

When a child transitions from day care to preschool, it often means lots of changes for kids and their families. One area of change that is sometimes overlooked is lunches. Every day care and preschool are different of course, but here are a few general ways parents can expect to see changes in lunches.

I was very nervous before Charlie started daycare, so I talked to several local parents who had made the transition from full-time nanny to full-time daycare with similarly aged children.  I heard stories of kids crying so hard that their parents were called to come pick them up.  Another kid cried every.single.day for 7 weeks [...]