Hellobee

Disclaimer: These posts are dedicated to following along with the book “Deliberate Motherhood: 12 Key Powers of Peace, Purpose, Order & Joy,” a compilation of essays on motherhood written by authors who contribute to the Power of Moms website. Each month has a different “power” to focus on with the purpose of finding peace, purpose, […]

Around 7 months, I mixed some peanut butter into Zane’s sweet potato puree. When this came up in conversation with friends, eyes averted and the room went a little too quiet for comfort. Eventually another mom said, “I just wouldn’t be comfortable feeding my baby peanuts that early.” I hadn’t worried about the peanut butter […]

The preschool rat race used to be limited to upper-class residents of major cities, but it’s slowly spreading across the country, according to Melinda Wenner Moyer in an article on Slate.com. Parents are obsessively researching options, waiting in hours-long admissions lines, and even subjecting 3-year-olds to admissions tests. Of course, parents who are willing to […]

Late last year, I saw my OB who gave us the go-ahead to start having babies again.  She wanted to see me before we started  TTC again to make sure that I was completely healed from my c-section.  I am, and she gave us the go-ahead to make babies, and she even gave us a […]

It’s been a week since we launched Hellobee Gold, and we’ve been amazed by the response. The vibe has stayed warm and friendly, traffic is up 15%, and we’ve made a few tweaks to the site in response to feedback (details here!).  The boards have been so busy recently that the server has been a […]

There are lots of toys available for babies. When I look for Montessori toys I look for those that are recommended by the Association Montessori Internationale (which was founded by Maria Montessori), or by someone with recognized Montessori qualifications. Most of these toys are available on Etsy but I prefer to shop at Beginning Montessori. […]

This post was written on February 21, 2013. Today is your first birthday.  A year ago, we had just returned from Hawaii as a family of 3 and on this day we became a family of 4.  As I am once again in Hawaii looking back on that time, I remember the overwhelming fear and […]