happy hallobeen!

Just popping in to say I’m taking the day off to play with our little parrot. Hope you’re having a fun-filled Halloween wherever you are! Tell me, what are your littles dressing up as? p.s. Bee’s costume is from Thumbelina – isn’t it hilarious? She loves it so much!

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dear bee // 15.

Dear Bee, I took this photo because your grandmother didn’t believe me when I said you liked to chew on baseballs. I’m kidding. Those are your cheeks. They are the biggest things I’ve ever seen, aside from the bosom of Dolly Parton and perhaps maybe Mt. Everest. They’re so big, in fact, that your Dad

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dear bee // 14.

Dear Bee, You rolled over this week. It surprised the pants off your father and me (partly because I’m horribly negligent about giving you the proper “tummy time” that those dang BabyCenter updates keep instructing me to do, and also partly because I cannot believe it’s time for this stage). Related: why is rolling over

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dear bee // 13.

Dear Bee, I took the above photo to document your absolute love for the pillow pictured. It is an insane love affair, you and the handwritten pillowcase. Since day one, we’ve always nursed on the couch in our living room so I can watch TV while you eat.  Because nursing you takes forever because you

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dear bee // 12.

Dear Bee, Boy are you cute when you’d like to be. You’re starting to become a bit of a charmer, little one. This week, you’ve found some serious happiness in a black and white graphic pillow that sits on our couch daily. (Oh, to have your intense concentration for a moment!) After nursing (which is

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dear bee // 11.

Dear Bee, Holy crap. One of these days you’re going to be pregnant with your own little Bee and I’m going to throw this book called The Wonder Weeks* in your face and you’re going to laugh at how horridly outdated it is and put it on your bookshelf to gather dust. And then, when

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dear bee // 10.

Dear Bee, Holy moly, this week was a bit of an emotional train wreck. Here’s the thing no one tells you about new motherhood, Bee: as physically exhausting as it is, the mental strain that accompanies it? Ten thousand times worse.

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dear bee // 9.

Dear Bee, I know you’re still a newborn, but this week? This week you’re like a person. I can’t put my finger on what has changed, besides the obvious milestones you’ve been hitting: smiles (my favorite!), sounds (you squeak like a mouse!) and patterns (yay for a semi-routine!). I love that each time you wake

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