03/24/2022
Our sweet Lynlee girl 🤍 We couldn’t love you more if we tried!
Going to get real for a minute - The past few weeks have been so incredibly hard- both physically and emotionally. From birth, to a NICU stay, to finally getting to come home and learning a new normal. So many times we only see the cute baby photos on Instagram, and that’s totally fine- but newborn life and motherhood is so much more than that. To all the other mamas still healing physically from birth, learning to breastfeed for the first time, waking up all throughout the night to feed their baby, living off hardly any sleep, wearing milk-stained clothes, overwhelmed with love for their little one, trying to soak up all the moments but also trying to just make it through each day, I see you. This is such a beautiful and sweet season that Zach and I longed for and prayed for, and we are so thankful to finally be here. But adjusting to life with a newborn is also so so hard. I guess I just wanted to normalize the postpartum season in a sea of beautiful photos that make everything look so easy. It’s lots of sweet baby snuggles, but also so many tears, figuring out everything for the first time, learning to love your new body, falling in love with the tiny human you made, loving your husband more than ever, but also worrying if you’re doing all the right things. However, I’ve learned that beautiful and hard often co-exist. The best seasons always come with their own set of challenges. 🤍
Just wanted to share a little real life for all the other mamas just figuring all the new things out one day at a time. You’re not alone 🤍 I’m learning that giving myself grace is a must, and every day has its own struggles, but the sweetest little moments as well 🤍 Keep showing up and doing your best mama. It matters 🤍 We’ve got this!!
