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...
Here's the deal: I wanted boys. Let me backtrack a bit. I may be a new writer for the BTV Moms Blog, but I am...
Confession time: I'm not one of those mommas that feels immediately connected to her baby upon finding out she is pregnant. I'm excited, for sure,...

A Hopeful Story

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I told the story here.  It was the one about children first conceived in a heart and then in a Petri dish. There was...
My husband and I were so excited to bring Maddie to the hot air balloon festival in Stowe, Vermont, when I woke up feeling...
Let’s face it, we all have unavoidable annoyances that cross our paths from time to time and make us cringe, sweat a little and...
With all the things that could go wrong in a body, it's a real wonder that babies are born everyday.  Think about the journey...
I just had our second daughter a few months ago, and I have been reminded of just how difficult life with a newborn can...
Giving birth is a truly beautiful and wonderful experience. But let me be honest...one of the things that I didn't really like was the...
Happy Cesarean Section Awareness Month! Did you know 1 in 3 birthing women in the United States deliver via a cesarean section? Even if...
I let my husband read the pregnancy test.  I knew the results when I saw the corner of his mouth twitch.  The solar eclipse was a...
A question was posed to me about sex after kids. HA, I thought. What sex life? You see, my sexual side before having kids...
The year was 2008. I was seven months pregnant with our fourth daughter and we were on our "Babymoon". My husband and I spent...
In the wake of Cheryl Hanna’s death, the beloved Vermont Law School professor who recently took her life due to her private struggle with...

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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families

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Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...