My husband and I married in 2005 and in the last year had our daughter Thekla. She's been a delight as well as a challenge since she made her grand appearance in March.

I've struggled a bit with expectations, peer pressures, and realizing that I need to find happiness with the choices I've made as a parent, and let those who aren't happy with them fall by the wayside.

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Could this picture be more perfect?! The antique pram, dress with bustle, windswept prairie, beautiful mama and baby…Style to spare! Check out the full series and more information below….

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As we all know, I'm a little obsessed with Pushba, the Russian mama who is clearly not afraid to let her personality shine so bright that it's blinded me here in Seattle, some 5000 miles away.

After stalking all her photos online (I love that the title of her gallery is dont fuck with me – i'm mother), I asked Pushba if I could do a quick interview with her about being an offbeat mama. She agreed (thankfully she speaks English better than I do Russian) and her answers and a few photos and videos are below…

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Some of you may remember a while back when I featured this Russian goth wedding on Offbeat Bride. Well, Pushba and Grater have gone on to have a child, and Moscow photographer Lesta's photos of the two of them with their daughter Lada are simply stunning…For more of Lesta's amazing photos of this Russian family (including a couple of mildly NSFW maternity and breastfeeding images) keep reading!

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