I’ll be traveling on mass transit with my baby — what should I keep in mind?
Does anybody have any extensive experience navigating mass transit with a baby (and everything that goes with the baby) in tow? I don’t want to become the woman with the huge stroller on the bus who all the other passengers hate!
What do you wish you had done differently after finding out you were pregnant?
Now that we’ve started trying to get pregnant, I wonder what things do people regret not having done since day one, things like taking pictures, writing a diary, or even health related. Tell me: what do you wish you had done from the beginning of your pregnancy, and what are you glad you did do?
How we solved our co-sleeping dilemma and made space for our two-year-old’s bed in our room
I’ve discussed my family’s co-sleeping habits before on Offbeat Mama. Here’s how we’re solving our room-sharing sitch now.
Emma Artifacts: how one photographer is documenting his daughter’s early years
A lot of people do different things to remember specific times in their kid’s lives. I, like a lot of bloggers, write my son monthly letters and take photos of him on the 27th of every month. Panamá-based photographer Moises Kierszenblat has taken the idea of photos to the next level with one of his […]
Super adorable downtown Dallas family photos featuring Run-DMC and colorful accessories
I’m in LOOOOVE with these photos from Dallas-based Conversation Art Studios. In LOOOOOOVE. There’s extra “UH” in that love! From the little man’s awesome style (RUN DMC!) to the yellow-flower-purple-tank-teal-shoes combo the mom is rocking, this session is one awesome fun fest.
Kate and Zach’s blissful baby-on-the-way maternity session
I love love love when photographers and couples connect and form a relationship that lasts over years. Amy Ann (of Amy Ann Photography) shot Kate and Zach’s queer Jewish wedding last year, and then recently shot their maternity session a few weeks ago.
Honoring veterans with three of our favorite offbeat military mama posts
Today many people are celebrating at least one of three holidays: Remembrance Day (in Canada), Armistice Day (in France and Belgium), and Veteran’s Day (in the United States). I guess for everyone else… it’s still Friday! We thought it’d be appropriate to mark the day on Offbeat Mama by revisiting a few of our favorite military-related posts.
The key to winning photos might be putting a mustache on your newborn
Megan recently shared this photo session that Denise of Boonie Sunshine Photography (she travels between Nashville, TN, and Kansas City, MO) shot session of two-week-old Maximilian. Megan’s husband and Denise are cousins, so the session was part of a baby shower gift. I don’t know about you, but this mustache is pretty much slaying me.