I’m headed to a baby shower this after­noon for a friend whose baby I am eagerly antic­i­pat­ing meet­ing. In their honor, here is a mother-and-child related post. Maybe you’ll find it as enter­tain­ing as I do, and you’ll click through Retronaut’s link to see the rest—because there are more and they’re good.

‘This was a prac­tice where the mother, often dis­guised or hid­ing, often under a spread, holds her baby tightly for the pho­tog­ra­pher to insure a sharply focused image.’

-The Hid­den Mother VIA RETRONAUT.