Postpartum in general has been an interesting time… I honestly felt like the first month was a blur. I am very grateful for my mom and realize that I am blessed to have them living nearby (which is why we will never leave this area haha!). I feel like I cannot get anything done and each time Gray goes down for a nap I am running around the house trying to check things off my to-do list (which I typically fail at). I also hate scrambling around shooting photos/videos the day that it is due- I would much rather have everything done and ready to go in advance.īelieve me, the days that my mom isn’t here are usually a mess. This way, I have that aspect of my job complete and don’t have to necessarily get ready every day of the week. Most collaborations are scheduled far in advance, so on Sundays I will normally take all my photos for the week and on Mondays I film all brand stories. The other thing you guys may not know is that I actually film content and take photos for the entire week on Sundays and Mondays. Obviously, if Gray is super fussy or unhappy I do step in, but for the most part my mom tends to him most of the day.īecause of this, I am able to take time to get ready and actually complete my daily to-do list. This gives me time to work undisturbed in my office, film content, run errands, etc. She also runs things to the post office for me (like weekly giveaway prizes!) and will take any returns I have back to the store. Honestly, she really takes over the ‘mom’ role while she is here. When Gray is napping, my mom helps pick up the house, cleans, does laundry, and sometimes she even preps our dinner. I do pay her because let’s be real- this is a full-time job and a lot of work. I want her to want to be here and never feel like I am taking advantage of her. When I was pregnant, I knew that I would need help (whether it be my mom or someone else) and thankfully she agreed! We have a very open and honest relationship, so I tell her all the time that if she needs a break/day off to herself I am totally fine with that. Thankfully, my parents live very close and my mom actually comes over Monday-Thursday 8:30- 4:30 to help with Gray so I can get work done. I want to preface this by saying that about a week ago I addressed on IG stories a common message I was receiving: “ HOW ARE YOU SO PUT TOGETHER? HOW ARE YOU GETTING ANYTHING DONE? YOU ARE MAKING ME FEEL LIKE A BAD MOM.‘ I also wanted to share some sweet photos from our last 3 months. Today, I wanted to share a bit more about how I am feeling postpartum, why I am now exclusively pumping and bottle feeding, and Gray’s current sleep/feed schedule. Every day is different with Gray and we have learned to just roll with it. Scott and I have both tried to navigate this ‘parenting’ thing as best we can even though mostly it just feels like trial and error. The last three months have been such a beautiful-and challenging-time. I am just sharing a little about my experience for those of you who may be interested. Every woman’s postpartum journey and parenting style is different and that is perfectly normal! There is no right way to recover from a delivery, no right way to get your child to sleep, no right way to feed your baby- you do what is safe and what works for your own family. I want to say first and foremost- I am sharing my experience. I felt like there was so much I needed to say and so much information to share! Definitely feel free to bookmark this and come back later because you may be here a while haha! Oh my goodness, I feel like every time I sit down to right this I just have so much to say- and then something happens (Gray wakes up, work stuff comes up, I end up cleaning ha…), but I am finally sitting down and getting this done (no matter how long it takes!).
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