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At 4am this morning - on this beautiful day my brother is to be wed - our sweet baby woke us up with a squak to alert us that his diaper had reached maximum peepee capacity. I won’t get into the details of what followed but I will share the lessons I took from the debacle: 1. NEVER skip laying down the change pad (especially on a beautiful, crisp hotel bed). 2. Baby shit can fly with roughly the PSI of a t-shirt cannon. 3. When said shit flies with such gusto, it’s likely that the other end will engage as well. . . Happy wedding day, little brother. I feel that Milo’s explosive start to your day is nothing but a beautiful show of his sheer excitement that you are marrying his beloved Auntie Katie into our brood 💕 #dyeringtobeamullett . . . . . . . . . #thepursuitofjoy #motherhoodinspired #letthembelittle #lifewellcaptured #momsofyyc #momblogger #momcommunity #myhonestmotherhood #thepursuitofjoy #littlefierceones #kindredmemories #ourtinymoments #motherhoodintheraw #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #canmorealberta
This motherhood journey has brought an army of incredible women into my life - strong, supportive, bullshit-nonconforming lionesses who lean on one another through the hard days and laugh with each other through the beautiful ones. And each one of them has filled a corner of my heart I didn’t know I had until Milo was born. . . But this girl...this one right here...she’s really something special. This time last year she was just a figment if my imagination - a photographer from my hometown I crushed on from afar. Today she is my motherhood patronus. My sounding board when parenting gets confusing and my voice of reason when my mom brain spins out of control. Our boys were born a week apart with a province between them. We both returned to our dream jobs when they were just a couple of months old. We both struggle. We both get it. . . My dearest Blair, thank you for existing. And thank you, sweet universe (lol jk it was Instagram), for crossing our paths at the most perfect time. . . . . . . . #momsofinstagram #momswithcameras #joyfulmamas #stopdropandmom #thisismotherhood #momssupportingmoms #momcommunity #momsofyyc #yycmoms #inglewoodyyc #mymotherhood #thepursuitofjoy #lifewellcaptured #letthembelittle #honestlymothering #nestingly #momswhowork #momshelpingmoms #motherhoodinspired
Last night Milo took a bath in the bathroom I grew up taking baths in, next door to my childhood bedroom, and then snuggled up in this beautiful handmade hooded towel gifted to him by our life long next door neighbour (whose boys I babysat and changed diapers for are now fully grown adults getting turnt at the Stampede and giving my baby all the snuggles). This morning we woke up and set up shop in the living room and I’m watching him coo and giggle and love his life with his Grandpa Buck, his GG and my old puppy dog while I sip coffee in my favourite old recliner. So suffice it to say I am just melted into a gooey pile of mush and I may just never recover from how wonderful it is to have my baby in the homeland. . . . . . . . #thisismotherhood #thepursuitofjoy #letthembelittle #lifewellcaptured #littlefierceones #childhoodunplugged #bringingupbabychild #kindredmemories #ourtinymoments #motherhoodinspired #motherhoodintheraw #stopdropandmom #joyfulmamas #momswithcameras #momsofinstagram #momcommunity #watchthemgrow #thepursuitofjoy
This morning Facebook brought it to my attention that today is, in fact, the 5 year anniversary of my first wedding (for the first time in as many years, I honestly forgot). A really good party celebrating my marriage to a man that I had no business marrying. A man who I spent the first half of my adult life with, and grew miles away from long before July 13th, 2013. But that’s all a series of really long stories for another day. . . All of the reasons I forgot about what today is are the real story - my baby boy’s first flight, heading to the homeland to visit his big, loving family, and winding up to see his Uncle @j.mullett Auntie @katiedyr get married in the mountains - those are the real story. . . We’re sitting in the airport crushing some iced capps and some boob, about to crush security. Wish us luck on this short little flight, and this weekend pour one out for the ghost of my marriage past. . . . . . . #thisismotherhood #momblogger #mymotherhood #myunicornlife #myhonestmotherhood #motherhoodinspired #motherhoodintheraw #divorceparty #babysfirstflight #bringingupbabychild #lifeasamom #momshelpingmoms #thisismotherhood #thepursuitofjoy #lifewellcaptured #littlefierceones #letthembelittle
Johnny Day Spa over here just took his first weekend away from home like a trooper - slept through the night, got passed around from auntie to grandma to great grandma to next auntie no questions asked, and then soaked all his cares away in Grandma Marilyn’s sink. . . Mama, on the other hand, is feeling very grateful for wine, second sets of hands and the most understanding baby dad who knows just how to talk her off ledges when all of the packing and prepping and driving and napping and feeding and baby sharing gets a little overwhelming. . . We made it out of this first weekend away generally unscathed, but this week is our first flight. Lord grant me the strength of body and mind I’ll need to prep and pack all of our shit for a week long trip while the baby fights his naps 🙏 . . . . . . . . #myhonestmotherhood #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #joyfulmamas #stopdropandmom #motherhoodinspired #motherhoodintheraw #kindredmemories #documentyourdays #ourtinymoments #thepursuitofjoy #mymotherhood #myunicornlife #momblogger #momswhowork #celebrate_childhood #thisismotherhood
My favourite accessory for this wedding season is this little suspender/bow tie/flat cap flossing baby stud, sleeping through all the ceremonies and breaking all the hearts. . . . . . . . #murvegetsamrs #stopdropandmom #documentyourdays #momblogger #momcommunity #littlefierceones #letthembelittle #weddingseason #kindredmemories #momswithcameras #ourtinymoments #ourlittlefamily
At what point, exactly, does it start to get vain to talk about how good lookin’ your baby is? I’m not try’na take credit or anything, it just blows my mind that my body created this gorgeous little thing. . . Also of note, this gorgeous thing is considerably less so at 3am, in the middle of the first “keep mom up all night” party night he’s had in months. Let’s rest our weary heads tonight, shall we, good lookin’? . . . . . . #momsofinstagram #celebratechildhood #letthembelittle #motherhoodintheraw #ourtinymoments #joyfulmamas #nestingly #motherhoodinspired #littlefierceones #watchthemgrow #bringingupbabychild #momblogger #momcommunity #kindredmemories #momcommunity #dvba #downtownvictoria #tourismvictoriabc #downtownyyj #babyboystyle #stopdropandmom #documentyourdays
I read a little thing on Pinterest or something recently that had a sentiment to the effect of “we only get 18 summers with our children and this is one of them,” and that hit me right in the feels. This is Milo’s first summer on the planet and it already feels half over. . . So, between trying so soak up every precious moment with him, and hustling my butt off to get work back in order (I promise, a functioning website and new jewelry content are around the corner, I swear it), I’ve been 100% MIA on social media. I know I know...for someone who’s all “I wanna be a mom influencer when I grow up” that’s the worst but this is another case of learning to wear all the hats. I’m working on it! Hard! . . . . . . . #momsofinstagram #celebratechildhood #letthembelittle #motherhoodintheraw #ourtinymoments #kindredmemories #momswhowork #momblogger #myhonestmotherhood #motherhoodinspired #momswithcameras #instagrammoms #sleepingbaby #motherhoodrising #lifewellcaptured #joyfulmamas #watchthemgrow #pursuitofjoy #projectnursery
This little ding ding is 3 months old today. The end of his fourth trimester. No longer a fetus. Less potato, more little boy. . . And he’s wasted no time showing us his newfound personality - waking up with a smile, chatting all day long and shrieking when he notices that he’s not the centre of attention for a moment (mama tree, meet your baby apple, right?). It seems like overnight he’s harnessed his voice and figured out what hands do (sorta) and has suddenly outgrown all his 6 month clothes. . . Getting to know you this first three months has been a trip, Puppy. It’s something new every day and endless laughs. I know I haven’t said all along, and I know it won’t be an every day feeling as you grow up but man, right now, you are the most delicious fun I have ever had. Thank you for showing up in our lives and teaching us what this life is really all about 💕 . . . . . . #bringingupbabychild #momcommunity #nestingly #thepursuitofjoy #motherhoodinspired #motherhoodunplugged #threemonthsold #letterboard #motherhoodintheraw #letthembelittle #childhoodunplugged #celebratechildhood #littlefierceones #ourtinymoments #momsofinstagram #momswithcameras #lifewellcaptured #celebrate_childhood #kindredmemories #watchthemgrow #joyfulmamas #documentyourdays
This is the face I have looking at me all day long. Seriously. His eyes are always that bright and full of love. But here I am, trying to find an outfit to wear when my baby brother gets married in a couple of weeks that makes me feel as wonderful as these bright blue eyes think I am. . . I didn’t think that I’d take issue with my postpartum body. I thought I would wear my new soft bits and flat ass like badges of honour and post snaps of my stretch marks on Instagram with empowered quotes about tiger stripes and loving the body your baby gave you. But right now, that’s just not how I feel. . . I know this is the body that created my sweet little boy, and will probably create his siblings. I know that it had the strength to push him out on my couch and for that I should be so proud! But my boyish figure has always given me grief, and now I can’t help but feel frustrated by my even more rectangular frame and mom butt. It’s hard going into my closet and coming out with none of my old faves working anymore. It’s hard to not know where to begin dressing my new body. And it’s hard to give myself any grace. . . I know we’re supposed to feel all strong and body positive, and I’m sure I will again. But for now can we just agree that it’s okay to feel a little uncomfortable in our new skin? . . But hey, at least I have these eyes telling me I’m the most important thing in the world. . . . . . . #momcommunity #nestingly #thepursuitofjoy #motherhoodinspired #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #myhonestmotherhood #newmomlife #motheringthroughinstagram #ourtinymoments #bringingupbabychild #capture_today #bodyimage #lifewellcaptured #celebratechildhood #littlefierceones #letthembelittle