probably about a year ago, i was in a local coffee shop and browsing their merchandise while waiting for my order to be filled and i saw these mugs and they made me cry because i wanted them so badly.  I mean, they’re so cute, they have a children’s literary reference, they’re a nice shape, but i didn’t feel like i could get them since we weren’t yet mama and papa bears.  the first time i saw them in a store since we’ve been back from texas, i knew that they were exactly what i wanted to spend some of my birthday money on.  i love them.  (and no, they don’t have a baby bear mug.  baby bears don’t drink coffee, silly!  but they do have a tempting melamine baby bear stripey cup….)

i also got this fantastically silky, soft, stretchy blanket (made from bamboo!) with a gift certificate to a local baby boutique from a lovely and generous friend.  did i need yet another swaddling blanket?  no.  but is this one my new favorite?  yes.  i mean, look!  he looks like a yummy little green bean!

and because i can’t resist this new cute little baby dude, here’s one more shot where he tells me what he thinks of green beans: