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Being a fresh mom with a little babe has made me acutely aware of the lack of healthy food options that don’t necessitate getting out of the car. I mean, what’s a mama gotta do to get a vegetable that isn’t deep fried or smothered in secret sauce when her baby has finally fallen asleep in his car seat and the thought of waking him up just to walk into somewhere that serves salad makes starving to death seem like a viable option, you know? . . For real though. I’ve never been the picture of health by any means, but for most of my adult life (since my metabolism started failing me, at least) I’ve made pretty conscious food choices. Yeah, I love a chip, but I’ve at least tried to treat my body with some dignity and grace. But since Milo, it feels like the choices are being made for me and they are poor. Baby weight? Try post-baby nap lap burger and onion rings weight, am I right? . . . . . . . #lifecloseup #momhustle #momcommunity #mommingainteasy #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #motherhoodintheraw #motherhoodslens #myhonestmotherhood #bringingupbabychild #myhappycapture #babybody #postpartumbody #postpartumhealth #littlefierceones #ourtinymoments #itshappyhere #joyfulmamas #inbeautyandchaos #momiform #stopdropandmom #kindredmemories
Considering how shitty I’ve felt for the last 3 days, I can’t fathom how frustrating this fall cold has been for this dude. Like...imagine what it would be like to feel that burning sinus, sour throat, body aching horribleness and not have the language to bitch and moan about it. Ew. . . But he’s a trooper, and forced me to be a trooper because despite my linguistic ability to whine, I still had to be his mom. And if I’m honest, it’s got me trippin’ to think that this is only the beginning of the hard-on-the-heart adventures in parenthood. But like, it gets easier, right? . . . . . . . . . #parentingtheshitoutoflife #momlife #myhonestmotherhood #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #motherhoodintheraw #momhustle #momcommunity #momswhoblog #momswhowork #mommingainteasy #mamatired #littlefierceones #letthembelittle #lifewithlittles #ourtinymoments #thedailymoments #itshappyhere #bringingupbabychild #inbeautyandchaos #lifecloseup
You know that whole clichè cold medicine commercial narrative that’s all “moms aren’t allowed to get sick”? I get it now. . . Spent all last night up with a sick baby, blasting his poor tiny nose with saline and using that gross booger sucker thing, trying to nurse him and explain without words that his sore little throat would pass, all with tissue shoved up my own runny nose so it wouldn’t drip on him and trying not to cough during those blessed moments that he actually drifted off to sleep. . . And then I remembered my mom’s stories about the house being taken out with the flu and having to clean barfy sheets while nursing her own bug and had a bit of a come to Jesus moment like “oh! THIS is what parenting looks like.” . . Anyway if you need us this weekend we’ll be shacked up in a pile on the couch-bed watching Disney movies and drinking orange juice and tea. . . . . . . . . . #myhonestmotherhood #momswhoblog #myhappycapture #momhustle #momcommunity #parentingtheshitoutoflife #parentinghumor #momlife #momiform #inbeautyandchaos #lifecloseup #lifewithlittles #bringingupbabychild #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #motherhoodrocks #honestlymothering #motherhoodintheraw #thedailymoments #thisismotherhood #stopdropandmom
Hey! Hi! I’m Lacey! . . I’ve noticed quite a few new faces around here lately, so I figured it was time to formally introduce myself again. So yeah, I’m Lacey. . . If you follow new people like I do, then you’ve probably already done the deep creep scroll back to see that once upon a time my feed was all jewelry, all the time. Because until Milo was born I was running a full-time jewelry design hustle, just trying to build my empire. Since his arrival my life has become a whirlwind of trying to delicately balance being his mom -which has, to say the least, been nothing like I expected - with my jewelry business. It has been nothing short of bone-crushing in all of the best ways, and we’re working on figuring it out together. . . Now I guess I’m a full time mom, and full time business owner, and a part-time bearer of my soul on the internet. And this little corner of Instagram has transformed from a place to display my work, to a place to display my heart and connect with other mamas and like-minded cyber friends about how crazy this damn life can get. . . So, welcome! I’m so happy you’re here! And I hope you stick around to talk about boobs and hormones and baby poop with me! . . And hey, I try to be an open book around here so please, ask me anything! I’m here to overshare to your hearts’ content! 💕 . . . . . . . . #lifewithlittles #momswhowork #motherhoodinspired #myhonestmotherhood #momcommunity #momblogger #mommyblogger #parentingtheshitoutoflife #momhustle #stopdropandmom #ourtinymoments #joyfulmamas #motherhoodslens #motherhoodunplugged #myhonestmotherhood #inbeautyandchaos #lifecloseup #itshappyhere #myhappycapture #motherhoodrocks #mymotherhood #thisismotherhood #momswhoblog
Thanking my lucky stars for my own personal zaddy (wait...am I even using that word right? Damnit I’m so old) this morning, after another hard night. And falling on my knees in reverence to all the beautiful mamas we know who are taking on motherhood as a solo mission. Because I seriously doubt I would have the strength to handle nights like that with any sort of grace if it weren’t for him. . . . . . . . . . . #motherhoodrising #motherhoodinspired #momcommunity #joyfulmamas #kindredmemories #dadsofinstagram #instadads #lifewellcaptured #thedailymoments #kindredmemories #myhappycapture #ourtinymoments #lifewithlittles #myhonestmotherhood #mamatired #momswhowork #momhustle #dadgoals #parentingtheshitoutoflife #momblogger #lifeofdad #beingdad
When you so basic, even your baby comes in pumpkin spice 🍂 . . . . . . . . . #lifewithlittles #kindredmemories #thedailymoments #lifewellcaptured #myhappycapture #littlefierceones #joyfulmamas #bringingupbabychild #pumpkinspiceeverything #pumpkinspicelife #carhartt #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #momswithcameras #stopdropandmom #nestingly #itshappyhere #basicmom #basicbaby
Okay guys, good news! I figured out the cure to all our sleep woes! . . Simply get the 5 month old tyrant his very own queen sized, pillow top bed! Simple fix! 😑 . . Srsly though. Our once wonderful sleeper is still hanging out in regression territory. He naps maybe 30 minutes at a time in his crib land is up every hour at night regardless of crib or co-sleeping. But when he plays himself to sleep in mom and dad’s bed in the middle of the afternoon, he’s out like a sweet, silent light for hours. . . Brb. Just gone to see about having an IV drip of coffee permanently implanted straight to my brains. . . . . . . . . . #raisethemwild #myhappycapture #momcommunity #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #motherhoodthroughinstagram #myhonestmotherhood #joyfulmamas #sleepregression #sleepregressionsucks #stopdropandmom #motherhoodintheraw #mamatired #sleepybaby #bringingupbabychild #lifecloseup #itshappyhere #lifewithlittles #myhappycapture #kindredmemories #thedailymoments #lifewellcaptured
Does anyone else get all wonky and anxious with the changing of the seasons? Don’t get me wrong, you know I’m a pumpkin spice girl to my core. But despite my lust for sweater weather, something about a 180 from sun to rain and all of the “new year, new me” rhetoric that comes with September sends me reeling every single year. . . So if you need me I’ll be bundling my baby up in his squishiest cool weather clothes and going for rainy wanders in the forest to keep myself grounded and sane and to remind me why this season, regardless of its anxious start, is always my favourite. : . . . . . . . . #raisethemwild #myhappycapture #momcommunity #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #autumn #pumpkinspicelife #pumpkinspiceeverything #fallfashion #motherhoodslens #motherhoodsimplified #stopdropandmom #ourtinymoments #bringingupbabychild #westcoastmom #westcoastmama #momblogger #littlefierceones #letthembelittle #lifecloseup #itshappyhere #honestlymothering #mentalhealthawareness #littleadventures #joyfulmamas
My mom and dad went to their first post-baby rock show and all I got was this t-shirt. . . This weekend we left the house after dark, left the babychild at home with his most ethereal babysitter and went to see one of our favourite bands. It might not seem like the biggest deal, but to my exhausted, baby life saturated mind it felt like medicine (to my body, it felt like running a goddamn marathon though...when did my joints get so rusty?). It felt like a sweet taste of the days when it was just Iain and I, spending our last buck on music festivals and dancing until our bones shook. I wouldn’t want to go back to those days and give up what we have now, but damn it felt nice to just be Lacey, for one second, and not just Milo’s mom. . . . Oh, and shout out to bomb-ass babysitters who sing to your child with the voice of an angel and spend as much energy tending to your anxiety about leaving as on the baby himself. . . . . #momcommunity #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #kindredmemories #ourtinymoments #littlefierceones #myhonestmotherhood #honestlymothering #mydailycapture #lifecloseup #itshappyhere #stopdropandmom #lifewithlittles #raisethemwild #myhappycapture
Milo’s like “girl, same.” . . It’s like my spirit mama @featheringmynest saw right into Milo’s sleep regression when she whipped up my new favourite shirt. Obsessed, because as if the bags under my eyes and perpetual PSL in hand weren’t enough to tell the world that I’m going on probably 45 minutes of sleep. . . I think I got one of the last of these bad boys, but I bet if enough of us harass her, she’ll make more. Also, throw some mama love at her forthcoming new venture that speaks right to our munchy hearts - @mamahungrysnackbox - because like a tired mama has got to eat, am I right? . . . . . . . . . . #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #mamabusiness #makermom #momblogger #momcommunity #motherhoodslens #motherhoodsimplified #mamabear #joyfulmamas #bringingupbabychild #mydailycapture #itshappyhere #stopdropandmom #kindredmemories #ourtinymoments #lifewithlittles #lifecloseup #littlefierceones