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Watching Milo experience his first west coast beach sunset was like experiencing it myself for first time. His eyes were so bright and the wonder was palpable and it was hard not to just sit and weep at the magic of it all. . . And then we came home and proceeded to spend the next 12 hours bouncing between the horror of Hill House and the horror of trying to cut top teeth so like life has a funny way of balancing itself out, I guess 🤷🏼‍♀️ . . . . . . . #raisethemwild #myhappycapture #momcommunity #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #motherhoodslens #motherhoodsimplified #stopdropandmom #ourtinymoments #bringingupbabychild #westcoastmom #westcoastmama #momblogger #littlefierceones #letthembelittle #lifecloseup #itshappyhere #honestlymothering #littleadventures #joyfulmamas #pnwonderland #pnwmom #pnwparenting #westcoastbestcoast #beachbaby #illuminatechildhood #worldoflittles #teammotherly
This weekend is brought to you by coffee and denim and wine and baby Motrin. Thanks, top teeth. . . . . . . . . #raisethemwild #myhappycapture #momcommunity #fallfashion #motherhoodslens #motherhoodsimplified #stopdropandmom #ourtinymoments #bringingupbabychild #westcoastmom #westcoastmama #momblogger #littlefierceones #letthembelittle #lifecloseup #itshappyhere #honestlymothering #littleadventures #joyfulmamas #ministylekids #teethingsucks #illuminatechildhood #thecuriouschild #fullheartmamas #theheartcaptured #worldoflittles
Yesterday Iain had an accident at work. When I say “accident,” I mean was hurt when someone did something reckless and thoughtless that he was inadvertently at the receiving end of. He is fine - just a big ol’ bruise and a healthy dose of frustration - but man, is it ever gutting when your person gets hurt. . . My anxiety around situations like these has always been high - my brain immediately goes to worst case possibilities and how bad it could have been, and I always spiral irrationally. But the rumination is apparently compounded when that person is also now the other parent to your child. The “it could have been worse” catastrophizing becomes so much scarier. . . But anyway, he is fine, and we just love our sore daddo so much. And sometimes little moments of clarity and remembering just how lucky we are aren’t the worst thing ❤️ . . . . . . #raisethemwild #myhappycapture #momcommunity #reclaimthehappy #motherhoodrising #loveletterto #teammotherly #motherhoodsimplified #stopdropandmom #ourtinymoments #bringingupbabychild #westcoastmom #uniteinmotherhood #momblogger #littlefierceones #letthembelittle #lifecloseup #itshappyhere #littleadventures #ministyle #momentsofmom #childrenseemagic #illuminatechildhood #acupofmotherhood #mom_hub #slowlived #dontforgetdads
In my past life - a childless life - I would get what I would now call (with shame) borderline indignant when my mom friends would bend their lives to suit the sleep needs of their littles. “What do you mean, you can’t come because Billy has to nap? He can sleep in the stroller!” or “Bedtime is a social construct and you’re just using Sally’s precious 7pm as a scapegoat because you just don’t want to hang out with me.” . This morning I sit here, nursing my 3rd attempt at a hot coffee that’s already dangerously lukewarm, trying to to rock my exhausted, teething baby to sleep and realizing that my plans will indeed be falling through for the second time in as many days because when your child needs sleep, nap time rules the roost (I was going to say it “trumps” all, but let’s make a collective effort to delete that from our vocabulary). And I am thanking my lucky stars that I am surrounded by women who get it - either because their own little teething demons are struggling to catch enough Z’s, or because they know Milo and I so intimately that they see the fallout when sleep doesn’t steer all of our scheduling decisions. . . So hey, if I ever silently judged you for going home so your baby could nap, or assumed you were just using your sleepy child as a get out of jail free card, I’m really sorry. If only I knew then what I know now. . . If you need me I’ll be here, sipping cold coffee and thinking about maybe leaving the house later 🤷🏼‍♀️ . . . Photo of Milo’s sweet booty and a dreamy (still hot) @ruthanddean latte by auntie @lannaleigh
That feeling when you know that your child knows damn well he should be napping but instead looks you in the eye, gives you the most mischievous eyebrow raise and then prances away with his tongue out and his ass in the air and then the 12th through 18th years of his life flash before your eyes and you consider making yourself a Tuesday morning mimosa because holy shit, teenagers. . . . . . . . . #raisethemwild #myhappycapture #momcommunity #reclaimthehappy #motherhoodrising #loveletterto #fallfashion #teammotherly #motherhoodsimplified #stopdropandmom #ourtinymoments #bringingupbabychild #westcoastmom #uniteinmotherhood #momblogger #littlefierceones #letthembelittle #lifecloseup #itshappyhere #littleadventures #ministyle #momentsofmom #childrenseemagic #illuminatechildhood #acupofmotherhood #mom_hub #slowlived
Mama might be all in the Christmas spirit but Milo is still feeling autumnal AF. . . He also, as far as I’m concerned, made the full transformation from baby to little boy this weekend. He started to crawl, masters what can only be translated as “hi, Dad!” and had the most beautiful sense of wonder in his eyes watching the salmon run and the seagulls hunt and peck when we took a little break away from fall cleaning to get a breath of fresh air. I loved my squishy little potato baby more than anything, but watching him change into this engaged, bright-eyed little citizen is just the most exciting thing I have ever done. . . . . . . #raisethemwild #myhappycapture #momcommunity #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #pumpkinspicelife #fallfashion #motherhoodslens #motherhoodsimplified #stopdropandmom #ourtinymoments #bringingupbabychild #westcoastmom #westcoastmama #momblogger #littlefierceones #letthembelittle #lifecloseup #itshappyhere #littleadventures #ministyle #ministyleicons #childrenseemagic #illuminatechildhood #whpunusualportraits #mom_hub
Some people might try to tell you that November 4th is too early to dress up in your reindeer snuggly, or that you shouldn’t start blasting “Last Christmas” over morning coffee until at least the start of December, or that you should at least wait until your neighbors rotting pumpkins are disposed of to deck your halls. But to those people I say, poop poop! I will sing my holiday pop anthems and string my garlands because friends, this is my baby’s first Christmas season and I am going to squeeze every jingle bell and twinkle light and egg nog latte out of it that our little bodies can handle! . . . . . . . . . #raisethemwild #myhappycapture #momcommunity #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodslens #ourtinymoments #bringingupbabychild #westcoastmom #westcoastmama #momblogger #littlefierceones #letthembelittle #lifecloseup #itshappyhere #honestlymothering #littleadventures #babysfirstchristmas #thecuriouschild #illuminatechildhood #childrenseemagic #theheartcaptured #christmasfever #deckthehalls #fullheartmamas #mom_hub #worldoflittles
I forgot about Instagram all day because today has been a total spiral of a really sad teething baby not napping, and a very determined mom and dad busting butt doing a fall purge of our overflowing house and passing said teething baby back and forth for snuggles. And even though my mind is weary and my nipples feel stretched to their max capacity, it was still a really good day. So, here’s a photo of Milo on a sunny day, not teething. . . . . . . . #raisethemwild #myhappycapture #momcommunity #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #fallfashion #motherhoodslens #motherhoodsimplified #stopdropandmom #ourtinymoments #bringingupbabychild #westcoastmom #westcoastmama #momblogger #littlefierceones #letthembelittle #lifecloseup #itshappyhere #honestlymothering #littleadventures #joyfulmamas #ministylekids #teethingbaby #teethingsucks #illuminatechildhood #thecuriouschild #fullheartmamas #theheartcaptured #worldoflittles
The day has arrived! We will be launching The Earthside Collection over at @ebb__andflow at 5pm PST today. . . This one feels big. It feels massive. Because if you know me, you know how trying my breastfeeding journey has been. You know that every drop of liquid gold I have managed to squeeze from my body has changed me and that I will never go back to who I was before I engaged in battle with my body and - as one of the lucky ones - won. You know that my heart sits with every woman who has ever writhed as her newborn struggled to latch, and every mother who has ever made the heroic choice to let the breastfeeding struggle end. You know that this project is the culmination of my greatest passions and that I couldn’t be more honoured that @ebb__andflow asked me to come on board. . . So get ready to express us a few drops or scramble to your freezer to find that rogue frozen bag because we’re coming for you! . . . Photo by @melanieorrphotography . Milo’s outfit by @sloanewestclothingco . My dress courtesy of @belliesinbloom . . #jewelryaddict #madeincanada #jewelrydesigners #handmadejewelery #jotd #jewelryofinstagram #makermom #offbeatbride #bridalinspo #goldsmith #canadiandesign #thesparklediaries #howyouglow #makeitblissful #theeverygirl #seeingthepretty #pursuewhatislovely #searchwandercollect #simplethingsmadebeautiful #chooselovely #theeverydayproject #breastmilkjewelry #normalizebreastfeeding #breastmilkjewellery #breastmilkkeepsake #breastfeedingmama
This morning, while discussing our boys, my girlfriend used the words “my son,” and for some reason it made my heart skip a beat. My son. MY son. This is a son and he is mine. I mean like, don’t get me wrong, I know he’s my child but like...saying the words “my son” out loud still gives me this feeling of overwhelming joy. Because this is a child. And he is mine. . . And it’s really rainy out today and it’s taking every ounce of strength within me to not write off all of our obligations to make a cuddle puddle with him to watch Pixar movies all day. . . . . . . . #raisethemwild #myhappycapture #momcommunity #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #autumn #pumpkinspicelife #pumpkinspiceeverything #fallfashion #motherhoodslens #motherhoodsimplified #stopdropandmom #ourtinymoments #bringingupbabychild #westcoastmom #westcoastmama #momblogger #littlefierceones #letthembelittle #lifecloseup #itshappyhere #honestlymothering #littleadventures #joyfulmamas #ministyle #ministylekids #blueeyedboy