Even with a medical background, having a sick child can be scary for any mama. I’ve been blessed with a healthy child, but at some point I knew he’d get sick. Especially when he spends so much time playing...
Nothing strikes quite as much fear in the hearts of parents as the thought of having “the talk” with their child.
Amidst the nausea and panic that immediately set in, there are the questions: When do you have it? What...
A few years ago here in Birmingham the weather was really cold . . . like really cold . . . so cold that it started snowing and the snow decided to stay and put Birmingham at a standstill....
We have worked with Dr. Jeff Flannery and his team at Oak Mountain Pediatric Dentistry since our launch, and one goal of this partnership has been to provide Birmingham families with great information from qualified professionals for anything pertaining to...
Sitting in a psychologist's office, I was a nervous wreck. The appointment wasn't even for me. It was for my nine-year-old son.
It took a while for us to finally get there, but when you reach a certain point, you just...
In November of 2008, I was out shopping with my mother when my son went limp in his stroller and began to foam at the mouth. I LOST IT!!! My mother screamed, “Call 911!” and had a lady take...
It's no secret that we at Birmingham Moms Blog are huge fans of Skin Wellness Center. Dr. Hartman and his team are not only experts in their fields, but they are also a whole lot of fun! (Just ask...
Let me just go ahead and warn you: URI (upper respiratory infection) season is upon us.
It’s the dreaded phrase we moms hate to hear in the pediatrician’s office: “It’s a viral infection.”
Why hasn’t anyone funded a cure to the...
My dear friend, Anne, and I first met at new student orientation when we transferred midyear into Samford (Sam not Stan!) University. Neither of us knew anyone else, and we bonded quickly over the fact neither of us liked...
Running is cool, mamas, in case you didn’t know. Everyone who’s anyone has a 13.1 (or better yet, 26.2) bumper sticker on their minivan. For the non-runners, those are the distances (yes, in miles!) of a half and full...
In + Around Birmingham
Homewood’s Central Park is Updated & Better than Ever
The newly updated Homewood Central Park playground is now open! As Homewood residents who love to be outside, my family spends a lot of...
