Please welcome the newest mama to join the hive, Mrs. Pen! You may know her from a former lifetime as Coco Bee!
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I am absolutely thrilled to be a blogger for Hellobee! I love this site and community and I feel honored to now contribute as a blogger. Hellobee definitely holds a special place in my heart.
The mister and I met in early 2009 and had a whirlwind romance; we were engaged after six months and married nine months later in May 2010.
{photo credit: Hanle Productions}
I was a young wife so having children was definitely not on the radar for me. Fast forward a year to me losing two jobs in a six-month time span, and all of a sudden life didn’t seem so certain and I had no idea what I was going to do anymore! My sister had recently gotten pregnant and we had always talked of having kids together; combine that with a husband that was ready for kids from day one and myself now out of work – we entered the world of TTC! We were so blessed to receive our BFP early, and in February 2012 we welcomed Jacobi to the world and our lives have never been the same!
{photo credit: Kelsey Lee Photography}
Cobi, as we call him, is now 9 months old and the happiest, sweetest, curious, playful and most fun baby ever! He has his daddy’s personality for sure — observant and more distanced in social settings, but a total ham at home!
The mister is a math professor and I am a stay-at-home-mom. We live in a small-town in central Minnesota close to where I grew up, and the mister is from New York. We live here mostly because my family is here — not because we love the crazy cold winters and insanely hot summers! Only in Minnesota does it get to -20 degrees and less than a week later it’s in the 50’s and sunny!
I am really excited to write about my adventures as a stay-at-home-mom. Any SAHM can attest to the fact that it is the most difficult job that you don’t get paid for! Well… scratch that; I get paid in silly faces, dirty laundry, spit-up, baby coos and songs, 12am snuggles, 2am snuggles, 4am snuggles, 6am snuggles… but best of all – baby kisses… mmm love those kisses!
One of the biggest challenges I face is finding enough activities to fill a day. They say the years go fast, but the days go slow and it’s so true. I hope to share the activities and adventures that Cobi and I find to fill each day.
I will also talk about some of my experiences with pregnancy, parenting in the early-months, parenting now as baby approaches toddler-hood, gear-reviews, mini style and living on a budget with a little baby!
Lastly, why I chose Mrs. Pen: since I could read and write, I have been an avid writer! In high school I was the sad teenager who wrote poetry, and eventually music as well. I still have a dream of someday writing and publishing children’s books. In addition to being a writer, I love to draw. Even with pens. There is actually one piece of artwork in Cobi’s room that I drew — a collection of several ink pen drawn owls.
Thanks so much for allowing me to share my life with all of you. I’m thrilled to be taking this journey with the hive!
pomegranate / 3729 posts
Congratulations!!
cantaloupe / 6730 posts
Congrats on becoming a Bee!
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
Woot woot!! So excited to officially welcome you as a blogger. Can’t wait to see more!!!
pomegranate / 3595 posts
Congrats on becoming a bee! You contribute so much to the community on the boards already and i cant wait to hear what else you have to share
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@bpcmarj: @Grace: @prettylizy: @MamaCate: thank you all so much! I am excited to be here!
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
I’m so excited to read about your journeys!
clementine / 750 posts
Congrats on becoming a Bee.
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
I can’t wait to hear all of your adventures! Welcome!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
Congrats!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
yay!!!!!!! congrats!!
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@winniebee: @kayakgirl73: @Mrs. Blue: @Smurfette: @chopsuey119: @regberadaisy: thank you all so much!
pomegranate / 3383 posts
Congrats!
Yes, i totally agree that being a SAHM is a super difficult job but our ‘paycheck’ is priceless!!! Although I much prefer to only get paid between the hours of 7am-7pm.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@Sammyfab: I agree one hundred percent! Last night Cobi decided to “pay” me for an hour and a half at 3am! What a lovely son he is
so thoughtful!
pear / 1728 posts
@Mrs. Pen: GAH! That picture of the kiss is AMAZING! SO CUTE! and YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!
coconut / 8305 posts
Yay!!! So glad to see you as a Bee now!! Woot woot!
pineapple / 12793 posts
Yay! So happy you’re a BloggerBee now!!
cherry / 110 posts
Excited to see you as a blogger! Congrats!
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Gaaah that is the cutest newborn photo I have ever seen!!! You have a lovely family! Looking forward to your posts!
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
hooray! so glad to see you
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
Congrats!!!!!
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
Yay congrats! It’s going to be weird seeing a pen next to your posts and not an owl!!
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
yay welcome!!!!
squash / 13764 posts
Yay! Looking forward to reading your posts
persimmon / 1329 posts
Awesome! I’ll totally be keeping an eye out for your posts!
pomegranate / 3890 posts
congrats! so excited about your posts as a SAHM, i can def relate. ooo and baby on a budget! yay!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
Yay!!
coconut / 8279 posts
yay! looking forward to your posts!!
grapefruit / 4669 posts
Yaaay, congrats! Can’t wait to read about your adventures!
apricot / 457 posts
Yay!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!
pomegranate / 3160 posts
Baahha, agreed that the pen is going to take some getting used to! Congrats, momma, looking forward to readin’ about a fellow Minnesotan!
coconut / 8234 posts
Yay! Congrats on becoming a blogger bee. I’m really interested in the living on a budget with a baby.
grapefruit / 4582 posts
Hooray!!! I was wondering who Mrs. Pen was on the boards last night
Congrats Mama
kiwi / 515 posts
Yay!
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
So glad you are here as a blogger, I can’t get enough of Cobi! Can you please do some style posts!
honeydew / 7488 posts
aw, your baby is so cute. It’s so true that the years go fast but the days slow. Feeling it every day as I see my kids grow!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@luckypenny: haha! I was trying not to post last night because the intro post hadn’t been announced yet… but I realized my icon and username changed on all my previous posts so I figured there would be a little confusion, and some early congrats
@T-Mom: thank you!! I think he’s super awesome too

@Thehistoryofus: Yes!! I will for sure! and thank you
@mrsjazz: I know, it’s so hard right! I’m definitely brainstorming for those posts.
@lawbee11: @ms.janedoe: I know – it will take some getting used to for me too! I keep expecting to see my owl and “coco bee” haha!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Woooohooo congratulations! !!!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
So happy you’re a bloggerbee now, but will miss that Owl for sure!!!
cantaloupe / 6164 posts
yay! so awesome!
coconut / 8299 posts
YAY!!!!!!!! Can’t wait to read more about your journey! So glad you’re a blogger bee!!!!
blogger / pomegranate / 3300 posts
Congrats
pomelo / 5178 posts
Congrats!
clementine / 814 posts
Yay excited to read your blogs!
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Congrats!!
pomegranate / 3244 posts
Congrats on becoming a Blogger Bee! I will miss the coffee owl, though
pineapple / 12053 posts
ah! congrats! it’s going to take getting used to, but i am so excited to hear more!
pomelo / 5073 posts
Sooooooooo excited for you!!!
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Congrats on becoming a blogging bee!!!
nectarine / 2667 posts
Congrats! I’m excited to read your posts; I always enjoy your POV on the boards.
Also, I have a whole set of books like the one in your photo booth picture! My nana had them when we were little & now I have them in DS’s nursery.
pomelo / 5321 posts
Congratulations! I can’t wait to read your posts!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@mewtill: thank you! that means so much to me. It’s nice to know I’m appreciated
grapefruit / 4717 posts
Yay, congratulations! Have loved your board posts, and I’m really looking forward to following your blog, too.
grapefruit / 4554 posts
congrats on becoming a blogger bee!
apricot / 446 posts
congratulations!!! So exciting!
honeydew / 7909 posts
Congratulations! Cobi is so handsome! :))
blogger / persimmon / 1398 posts
Welcome! Can’t wait to see more of you (And Cobi!) here!
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
Niiiiice! Welcome, friend
pomelo / 5628 posts
Yay! Congrats on becoming a blogger bee! : )
honeydew / 7444 posts
Congrats! Looking forward to your upcoming posts…especially on activities to fill your day!
pineapple / 12234 posts
I am SO excited you are a blogger!!! Congratulations, lady!!
pomelo / 5331 posts
Congrats and welcome! Excited to read your blog posts. And hey, I was that sad teenager as well…
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@ladyfingers: haha! I look back at my poetry and just laugh. I thought it was sooo profound!
@caffeinated: me too!! I think it will really challenge me