Tag: Emily Banks
How I Became A Mother: Daily Imagery
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Vermont Midwives Association to bring you our latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of...
Summer Showdown
While I am very much looking forward to the warmer weather, I must admit: this is the first summer I've approached with some trepidation....
Fighting The Mom Brain
I wouldn't say that I was ever SUPER organized, even before kids. But I did, at the very least, manage not to miss appointments...
50 Shades of Sleep: Toddler Sleep Regressions
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Phoenix Physical Therapy to bring you our latest series titled “50 Shades of Sleep”, about…you guessed it….sleep. Like...
Being a Woman
When I went in for my 20 week anatomy scan with my second child, I was excited. Of course I was. It was the...
Picky Eaters and Parenting Anxiety
One thing about parenting that I was not prepared for was the fact that someone, at any given moment, has An Opinion about how...
On Woody Allen, Celebrity, and Teaching Boundaries
I’m sure most of you have at least heard about the Woody Allen/Dylan Farrow story in the media this past week.
The gist of it...
Recipe: French Chicken Stew
Perhaps the only thing that qualifies this as "French" is that it has Herbes de Provence in it, but let's just use our imaginations,...
Body After Babies :: Letter to my Body(s)
I see you there, six
with your skinned knees and short hair,
chasing after the boys down the street
with a skateboard under your arm.
I see you...
My Top Apps for Toddlers/Preschoolers
I know that the use of tablets/iPads/smart phones with young kids can be a bit of a…heated topic, but I will come out as...
Thai Sweet Potato Soup
Fall is, by far, my favorite season to cook in. Crock pot meals and stews and roasts and soups. I absolutely love soups.
I made...
Apple Recipe Roundup
If you're anything like me, you are currently swimming in apples. It's one of the great things about living in Vermont in the fall:...
Simple Homemade Baby Food
I have this reputation among my family for being somewhat...crunchy. I cosleep when my babies are young. I cloth diaper. I babywear. I (try)...
Embracing Your Inner Supermom
Last week I had one of those days. You know. We all have them. The bad ones. The ones we don't like to acknowledge...