Hair By Kiki

Some days feel hard, some days I’m so tired, but so many moments are full of giggles and play, laughter and excitement. Love our little family so much

Snack time with Zeth and Perseus at auntie Cleo’s

Hanging in the dirt 😍

Motherhood, it’s a song, it’s a dance, it’s peeing your pants. It’s a belly full of smiles and a head full of worry all the while eating in a hurry. It’s my heart broken open to outer space and back, it’s a deepening of discomfort. Locking eyes with strangers holding their little ones, the unspoken language of parenting, it’s not so black and white. The constant showing up even when you don’t feel like it, it’s gritty, messy, but oh so full of joy and wonder. It’s reliving innocence, it’s carrying the weight of the world and giving all your body and blood has. It’s true love. It’s honestly the best version of myself I’ve known yet.

My new bestie.

Perched upon Austin’s truck, the before version of myself, when sleep was attainable, when the sun kissed my big growing belly, when independence came freely. Wearing my grandmas sexy night gown from the 70’’s I think about her love for baking, how she passed this skill down to me when I was a little one. As our baby sleeps upon my chest I dream of a time when I too watch him crack the eggs into the batter as my grandma watched me, carrying on the ritual of sweetness. 📸 .photography