Motherhood

The question “why do couples fight?” is comparable in measure to “why is the sky blue?” Therapists get asked this question on a daily basis and the fact is, there is no one size fits all answer, besides “because...

LICE. (That got your attention, didn't it?!) Today, Nemours CareConnect debunks five common myths about lice and the truth behind them. Every few months, some kind of infection sweeps through classrooms, camps and daycare centers — chickenpox, colds, pink eye...

I never know how to describe one of my daughters when asked where she "falls". She is the first born of twin girls and she has an older sister. So is she a middle daughter? Older twin?  Younger sister?...

    If you've never been to the Orlando Science Center, let me tell you...you're in for a treat! My family (plus my mom and two nieces and nephew) tried to explore every corner of the OSC so that we could...

When Merrick began to design her daughter’s nursery she knew she wanted to keep it as light, airy and full of personal touches as possible. Drawing inspiration from magazines and Pinterest, as well as her own background in interior...

Is it still nerdy to love the library if you have one as cool as the Orange County Library? I have always loved visiting libraries, and I have lots of memories wasting away long summer days in some corner with a...

Motherhood is the greatest test of any friendship. Before I had children I knew only a few people with kids. Most of them I heard from occasionally but visited with very rarely. Then I had my first baby. Everything...

Do you hate candid pictures of me? Because I certainly do. I have horse teeth and my gums show too much when I smile. I have no chin in profile (although my 11 year old punk son recently called it...

You know her. She is a daughter, sister, wife, friend, aunt, co-worker. She is a mother. Without her child. I remember it well. It was my friend, Noelle's first Mother's Day since burying her child. I couldn't imagine the emotions she was feeling...

There is a lot of tabu that comes along with announcing pregnancies before the second trimester. Some women feel it's bad luck, while others just want to make sure everything is 100% healthy with the pregnancy. In reality, you...

Just around the corner is Mother's Day. A day just for us over-worked, super-stressed, detail-oriented, caffeine-driven, vivacious, loving ladies of the family. Every year Mother's Day comes and goes and I realize that the sweet gifts and cards and gestures...

I shall preface this by saying, I never thought I’d cloth diaper my kids. I’m all for saving the environment but I’ve totally been okay with green cars and recycling. Reusing diapers over and over again? This wasn’t in...

Do you have an arsenal of must-have Mom tools? Your own bag of tricks that you turn to when you're in a bind? Well, we've just discovered another MUST-HAVE to be added to your tool belt. Careconnect from Nemours...

  6 years, 24 days 316 weeks, 3 days 2215 days 53,160 hours 3,189,600 minutes That's the amount of time that passed between our wedding and the birth of our twin daughters. It seemed like forever. Time crawls when you are a childless mother. Infertility starts...

BLOOM: A New & Expectant Mom Event in Orlando is ONE week away, and we are getting ready to have an amazing evening with you mamas! Why should you attend BLOOM? We've got your Top 10 Reasons to Attend BLOOM with Orlando Moms Blog! 10. Panel...