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February Babies!
Mara Kamryn
February 9th
9 lb 8 oz
to Jeanie and Phil
Daniel Oliver
February 9th
8 lb 12 oz
to Megan and Josh
Silas Robert
February 13th
7 lb 1 oz
to Melanie and Andrew
Charlotte Nicole
February 13th
7 lb 6 oz
to Bethany and Danny
Hayden Isis
February 18th
7 lb 2 oz
to Alyssa and Dusty
Isaac Sherman
February 19th
7 lb 4 oz
to Abi and Michael
Noah Andrew
February 22nd
to Kristie
Apolo and Ada
February 23
5 lb and 4 lb 8 oz
to Maida and Zack
Everly Ruth
February 25th
9 lb 1 oz
to Valerie and Andrew
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The documentary featuring Ina May and The Farm Midwives is being shown right here in Harrisonburg!
JMU is hosting the movie at Court Square Theater in downtown Harrisonburg on March 21.
This documentary "tells the story of counterculture heroine Ina May Gaskin and her friends, who began delivering each other’s babies in 1970.
The women taught themselves midwifery from the ground up, and, with their families, founded an entirely communal, agricultural society called The Farm. They grew their own food, built their own houses, published their own books, and, as word of their social experiment spread, created a model of care for women and babies that changed a generation’s approach to childbirth.
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Birth Circle
* every 2nd Monday *
from 7pm to 9pm
2013 dates:
March 11
April 8
Dad's Circle
* every 1st Wednesday *
from 7pm to 9pm
2013 dates:
March 6
April 3
MILK classes
(Moms Involved with Lactation and Kids)
*meet every 4th Monday*
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
2013 dates:
March 25
April 22
Please join us for our newest free support group for lactation, nutrition, physical activity, and general kids stuff.
Le Leche League Breastfeeding Cafe
*free*
2nd Thursday of April, July, October 2013
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Childbirth Education Classes
with Melanie Copeland
#540-236-2144
Email: melainecopeland@hotmail.com
next session:
April 4, 11,18, 25
May 2, 9
Bright Beginnings Workshop
with Elizabeth Schwartz, ICCE
# (540) 436 - 3154
Email: brightbeginningsbirth@yahoo.com
~ Next Series begins March 2nd ~
Lactation Services
Contact Michelle Gough, IBCLC
shenvalleylc@gmail.com
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mom of the month:
Alyssa Kurtz
Ten years ago, I married the love of my life and shortly thereafter, we moved to South America together to begin an exciting adventure as Peace Crops volunteers in Paraguay. Upon learning that we had been married for only 6 months, friends and neighbors wrould often remark that we had come to Paraguay for our "luna de miel", our honeymoon. It was a beautiful and gritty experiance and one that I am thankful to have shared with my husband. When we retrurned from South America, we both began teaching here in Harrisonburg. I taught for 3 years at Waterman Elementary School.
When my son Mateo was born, 5 years ago, I finished the school year and have taken a break from teaching to be with him and my other son Leo. Leo joined our family 2 years ago and holds the special honor of being the first baby born at Brookhaven!
These days, our explorations are with our little boys and are likely to include bicycles, sticks, and trips to the arboretum. What a rich life we live! We are so thankful to be a part of a supportive and loving church community in Harrisonburg, where we attend Early Church.
This past July, My husband and I marked 10 years of marriage with a celebratory adventure to Costa Rica. We came home with the best souvenir imaginable, a baby girl in the womb! I am hoping to bring her into the world the same way her brothers entered this world, gently into warm water. I plan to give birth at Brookhaven.
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