Two geeky girls’ guide to the first year of motherhood.
From the category archives:
Last week I saw a post with 25 ideas for scrapbook pages for your baby. It reminded me to share three ideas with you for second children. We don’t want them totally neglected in the baby book department.
Holding a framed photo. My friend Emily snapped this picture of her baby boy Desmond at 6 months [...]
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I am the first person to delete the blurry pictures and the closed-eyes pictures from my computer. Despite what my MIL might think, I make a strong effort to edit what I share with the world.
What about the funny, goofy faces? Do those get chucked out too? Well, how sad.
Do yourself a favor [...]
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Here’s a gift idea. Make a personalized version of the game Memory. You know, where you turn over two tiles to try to make a match. Each time you make a match, you remove the tiles until you have matched all the pairs.
I made this for my grandparents one Christmas. It [...]
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Sometimes young babies make annoyingly weird faces when you’re trying to take a picture to prove to the world how cute they really are.
In the first couple months, I found that Julian was actually a very good model while he slept. He didn’t cry or cross his eyes or make a rooting face. [...]
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Continue to try on all the new outfits you got as gifts, no matter how silly you think they are, and photograph him in the clothes before he outgrows them.
Remember to take pictures when outfit is fresh (it took me 3 tries on this outfit and I finally dressed him in the living [...]
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This is my favorite format of a Mom’s Group picture. If you have the chance to imitate it, please do!
I saw it on the Facebook page of a former co-worker and he gave me permission to publish. Thanks, Rookie Dad Eric!
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San Francisco-based photographer Nancy Alcott is a rookie mom who is on a mission to save you from yourself when it comes to producing a photo appropriate for a holiday card. Her aesthetic is clean and modern. No holiday sweaters allowed.
Here are Nancy’s tips:
Dress them like kids, not elves.
The holidays are festive but be [...]
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Now that you have your very own baby, your Halloween costume options have really expanded. If your baby is pretty new, she can be carted around with you, with no regard to bedtime. Enjoy it while it lasts.
A few ways use your baby as a fun prop or sidekick to your [...]
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My former co-worker Erin is the rookie mom of Esme. She recently launched her business doing maternity, baby, child and family photography in the Bay Area.
This is Erin’s toddler, Esme, as photographed by her mother.
When she told me of her new venture as a professional photographer, I loved that she also gave me a [...]
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Some day, your baby will be a man. When that time comes, your pet will fit in your kid’s lap.
But for now, isn’t it super cute and funny to take pictures that really show how teeny weeny your little one is?
Make sure to follow common sense tips for pet safety, but he’s [...]
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If your regular walking routes are a little dull, here’s a suggestion from a rookie mom reader: Strap on your baby and go geocaching!
Shylo tells me she started geocaching while pregnant, in her third trimester, as an excuse to get out walking (although some of the more adventurously placed caches proved too much for her [...]
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Are you tired of every other word being “choo choo” or “car” or “princess” (am I just projecting here?)? This too shall pass so take some pictures of your babe at his happiest and get in on the fun.
In my house, it’s all about trains and vehicles!
Instructions for indoor fun: line him up with all [...]
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The Rookie Mom's Handbook: 250 Activities to Do with (and Without!) Your Baby
