Ashley DiMercurio
Ashley was born and raised in Vermont and now lives in Colchester with her two children and husband. After getting married, she spent four years living outside DC to gain work and life experience, as well as perspective and a renewed love for her home state of Vermont. She is highly caffeinated and runs her own online reading tutoring business Your Reading Tutor and teaches ESOL online to students in China. She recently made the decision to homeschool and is loving the opportunity for a flexible learning environment for her kids. Her favorite things to do include making fairy houses with her kids, drinking coffee with her husband, and networking with other moms and entrepreneurs.
Welcoming Our Second Baby to the Family
I recently read a blog post about a mom who felt adding a second baby to her family was a breeze. Well, great... I...
Top Ten Ways to Use Coconut Oil
If you've been in any moms group online you probably know that along with breast milk, coconut oil is often suggested as a cure-all...
Babywearing Saved My Workout
I love babywearing and I like to workout.
Wondering how the two go together? I didn't think of it at first either, but here's how...
Maple Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Lactation Cookies
With my first born I had a lot of trouble breastfeeding. I mean A LOT.
It felt like we had all the problems. I had...
Bed rest and The Day I Laughed at My Doctor
I’m 33 weeks pregnant and recently was having signs of early labor, after an afternoon being monitored, they determined baby was staying put for...
Almost Done
“Almost done!”
That’s what everyone keeps telling me, but pregnancy has a funny way of messing with time. Days seem longer, weeks are anxiously marked...
Meal Planning 101
Meal Planning and prepping is probably the number one thing you can do to make meal time go smoother during the busy week.
There are...
Time to Confess
Let me start by saying MJ is deep in the “threeanger” phase.
He is independent when he wants to be, totally needy other times, throwing...
Grandparents Day Gratitude
Mimi, Nona, Papa, Gaga, Grandpa….The many names of the grandparents that love and adore my son.
With Grandparents day this month, I’m feeling especially grateful...
Dear Baby Girl
Dear Baby Girl,
You both delight and terrify me.
I have spent many a sleepless night wishing for you, and now that you're on the way...
Perspectives in Parenting :: I Said I’d Never Bed-Share
Motherhood comes with a host of choices to make about what is best for you, your family, and your child. We at BurlingtonVT Moms...
Living Life By Design
One of the best days of my life was the day I realized I had a choice in how I lived my life.
Up...
Homemade Ice Tea Lemonade
Since I gave up soda and sugary drinks long ago, I mostly drink water or polar seltzer now. However, some hot summer days you...
A Day in the Life….with Gestational Diabetes
WhenI first found out I was pregnant again, I was thrilled. We’d just been through a loss of a pregnancy in January and I...