05/10/2026
Being a mother is this simultaneous feeling of perpetual joy and exhaustion that is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.
Some days I feel like I’m absolutely crushing it as a mom, and other days I struggle with juggling work and calls and special time with them and that one last email and the ordering of new shoes that fit their feet this week… and then I talk to other moms and realize, oh wait, that’s just part of it. Give yourself a little grace.
With Nico, I wanted every toy to be wooden. With Bodie, I’ve realized it’s going to be okay if he has a Hot Wheels 😂. I’m learning to pick my battles. With one, it was a 40-hour labor. With the other, it was 3 hours. The only thing that prepared me for how wildly different each kid, each season, each version of motherhood can be was other mothers sharing their experiences and being REAL - I’ll never forget your pep talk about motherhood before Nico was born 😂😬🫠🤯.
Motherhood has been relentless and beautiful and chaotic all at once. It has cracked me wide open and completely changed my perspective on life and what actually matters.
So here’s to the moms out there, the ones before us and the ones to come. What a wild-ass adventure, responsibility, and gift this all is.
— written from my very quiet empty house because my Mother’s Day gift was not having to feed anyone or do anything for anyone for a few hours 😂😂😂
thank you and love u ❤️
