Spotlight

Hey guys! I'm Amy and a New Orleans native, and I miss it like crazy. After Hurricane Katrina my husband, Jason, and I moved to Memphis and started our family there. We have three...

Many Austin moms may not be aware that the United States is the only high-income nation in the world that does not have a federally mandated paid maternity leave program. Put simply: if you’re...

Meet Alison Bogle   Hi Everyone! I’m really excited about the opportunity to work with Austin Moms Blog and to share this mommyhood journey with you.   My husband, Scott, and I have three kids - Ana (2006)...

Jessica Pareti, New 2018 Contributor Growing up, I always knew if I had a son I would name him Austin after my grandfather. Little did I know, 20 years later I’d be living in a city...

Do you ever feel that as a mom you get lumped into one giant category that is not representative of your personality at all? Like you bump into people at the airport and they...

Hello Austin! I'm Rachel, lover of ice cold kombucha, semi crunchy living, cuss words and a good spray tan. Originally from California and New York City, I moved to Austin when I was 25 for my...

Were you “ready” to become a parent? Was it planned? Our first pregnancy was not planned and was not ideal timing, however I wanted nothing more in life to be a mother so I adjusted...

Hi!! My name is Kamisha (Misha for short), I’m 38 years old, married to the love of my life Wesley for 10 years and we have 3 beautiful children together (Jayden 18, Wesley 14,...

To say that I didn’t expect to be where I am today is an understatement. As a Type A, crazy, plan-every-detail, perfectionist, it was not in my life plan to be a widowed mom...

Hello there! I’m one of a rare breed known as the ‘native Austinite’. From what I hear we are an endangered species and, after a handful more SXSW years coupled with Austin traffic, extinction...