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Hi, Bee readers! I’m back again talking registry dreams. Since this poor second baby will be inheriting his brother’s “big ticket” items, this is the arena where he will likely actually see some of these new items (although with no shower or sprinkle in the horizon, it will likely be paid for by yours truly). […]

One thing I’ve learned, is that change isn’t always easy. It isn’t always good, and it isn’t always bad. Sometimes it just is. Foster care ended for us almost two months ago, and I’m still having a hard time putting a word on the feeling it left. I don’t want to call it empty, because […]

After exclusively pumping for my first born, a real hater of the breast, I had high hopes for nursing the second. Then to our surprise baby number two arrived ten weeks early. NICU stays are probably the reason I’ve heard cited most frequently for breastfeeding not working out, so with the little confidence I had in […]

We’re launching a new regular feature where we highlight individual children’s book authors and their best books. Because Olive is currently obsessed with all things Pinkalicious, I thought that would be a good place to start. When she was about 2 1/2, the pink princess gene started to kick in, and now at age 3 it’s […]

You might remember all the criteria we had when we were picking a name for Jack Jack. We wanted a name that fit with our older daughter’s name, that evoked the spirit of the early twentieth century, that wasn’t too popular currently, and ended in -ia. We hoped we might find a name with family […]

As I was looking through my blog for infertility-related posts to share, I came across this post from just after a church women’s retreat weekend I took when I was in my 20th month of TTC.  .  .  .  .  . There is a group of women that believe a woman’s sole purpose in life […]

Christmas in our house was crazy! There are toys in every single room of our house and I recently received a few more gifts from family through the mail. We are so blessed, but I admit I am a bit toyed out now. I know I am not the only mom who feels like this; […]