a real baby

Bean at just a few hours old

Bean has become entranced by the idea of Santa and Christmas being around the corner thanks retailers for teaching my child to skip the thankful season :(  Today, she said, "Mommy, I want Santa to bring me a real baby."  I  asked her for some clarification, and she said, "C (her bff) has a real baby lil' C.  I want a real baby girl named Wella." (wella is what she names all her baby dolls)
Needless to say, I was tortured by this, and answered her, "me, too Bean.  I want a real baby Wella, too."

here's to making it happen sooner than later, because the whole family would love such a blessing.