Spotlight

With schooling going 100% virtual and then partially virtual and screen time at an all time high mamas have had a growing concern about their littles eyes. Information about blue light has surfaced and...

My name is Ashley Brown and I have been an adopted citizen of Austin since I was 6 years old. I’m a country kid from the Delta of Mississippi chasing city dreams – I’m...

Austin Moms Blog continues to grow with the addition of April Russell. Please give April a big welcome! Hi Austin mommies!  I’m April Russell.  My husband Lance and I are Austin transplants from the piney...

Stephanie was born in Ohio and raised there by many generations of Ohioans, but found her way to Texas via her heart. The summer after her first year of college, she followed her high...

I'm Rachel Nicole Frey. I moved to Austin shortly after I experienced a stillbirth in 2020. Earlier that year my husband and I were living in a shoebox with no windows in beautiful Santa Monica,...

Hi new friends. My name is Julie May. For so many years, I have turned to this Mom network for support. Sleep schedules, recipes, new parks to explore, surviving toddler tantrums, meetups, validation... you...

I'm Carla Jian Primero. In March 2020, I was 4.5 months postpartum, living in Chicago with my husband, Matt, and two young children, Mason and Bianca. The pandemic brought many things to the surface–new...

Hi, I'm Shani Montique-Ahmad. I am an Austin native born to Jamaican parents and have always loved to overindulge in many comforts at once like watching a movie surrounded by pillows, while under a...

Becoming a mom was one of the biggest transitions of my life. My understanding of priorities, my ability to function with low low reserves, my tolerance for the grossest of bodily functions – so...

I'm Melissa Acosta, latchkey kid, raised on MTV and after-school specials. That was me growing up in Waco, Texas in the 1980s-90s. Raised by a single mama who at one time worked three jobs...