Hellobee

Apparently, I have a few parenting phrases I use often because BeBe echoes the words back to me before I can finish saying them. I truly sound like a mom of a big kid. But, I stand by my phrases because they work! So, ha! Here are my mom phrases or “momisms” as we call […]

I always knew I would be one of those moms. The ones that felt heartbroken over how quickly her baby was aging. Turns out I know myself super well. Looking at pictures of the end of my pregnancy and those first days together as a new family are so intimately magical to reflect on. What a […]

You know how when you are a first time parent, you think of all the practical things you need to learn? How to feed your baby, how to bathe them, how to get them to sleep, how to teach them to walk. And then along the way you find yourself doing things that are beyond […]

I’ve been struggling with a great deal of mom guilt lately. Sure, I had felt guilty about the odd thing here and there, but I hadn’t experienced the rip your heart out heavy guilt that comes with the territory of parenting. As we readied ourselves to transition W to care outside of the home (two […]

I’ve been thinking about this for a long time and I often wonder if the things I am thinking or feeling are also things that other moms are thinking or feeling. Usually I am hoping that there are people who understand what I am feeling at any given moment, but especially so now that I […]

I got married when I was only 24 years old to the guy I was dating right out of college. My older sister and two best friends got married at 31 and 32. And another best friend turning 35 is getting married this year. Our life stages were all over the place. I am really lucky […]

“Mommy, how was your day? Busy with work and kids?” asks Lila as we snuggle together before she goes to sleep. Getting sympathy from your 5-year-old is probably not where any mom wants to be, but these days, as I have pretty much dropped off the face of the earth except for work and sleep, […]