April is host to numerous important awareness campaigns- autism, cancer control, child abuse prevention, and frogs to name a few.  It is also National...
Here we are! It's officially the holiday season! And do you know what that means? I'm taking some time off of stepping on the...

All Births Count

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We cannot help but to compare our experiences with other moms.  It seems that in so much of our everyday parenting, we tend to...
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...
After suffering the loss of our son due to a miscarriage at about 20 weeks, it became very important to my husband and me...
Dear Nora and Maggie, I want to start this letter by reminding you all just how much I love you. I know I tell you...
Where my story starts is a bit of a question mark, to be perfectly honest.  I suppose that it would only make sense to...
I’ve always defined the word “scar” as the visible mark left by a wound or injury.  But the dictionary defines it as “the mark...
A mother is impatiently counting down the days until her due date. Her belly protrudes to unbelievable proportions and vigorous kicking keeps her awake...
I really do not consider myself a mom yet...more of an incubator. So if you would prefer that I instead stick to my photography...
When I lost my second child through miscarriage, one of the things I found incredibly difficult was validating their existence. It seemed particularly sad...
Hello to all of the Burlington VT Moms Blog readers! I am the nurse manager of the mother/baby unit at Fletcher Allen Health Care in...
{Disclaimer: We are working with Nordic Naturals to bring you this information.} I love being a mom! But it’s a tough job. We literally grow...
Over the summer, the July 4th holiday brought my extended family together in a joyful (and extremely hot) reunion on the lake. Two cousins...

In + Around Vermont

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...