Michelle, I’m not a mom (yet), but that message of encouragement at the end made me tear up & strangely resonated with me - maybe it’s the period hormones kicking in, or the thought of my mom experiencing those feelings or the thought of having my own babies soon enough, but in some strange way it was a message my heart needed today. Thank you for sharing even the tougher moments of your life, even if it helps just one person, it’s well worthwhile🩷
8 weeks postpartum and this has been the hardest few days. Your message at the end brought me to so many tears. We are at that point right now. Thanks for being the middle ground and sharing your experience with us moms a little behind you. Thanks for being a beacon of hope when I don’t think we can do another day❤️
Not me tearing up over here. 🥲 Michelle, that was so beautiful. You captured the joys, the anxieties-all of motherhood so beautifully. Thank you for sharing the good parts and the hard parts with us. So inspired by the incredible mother you are. 🤍💛
Thank you for being such a bright light - I do not have kids, but I have been following your journey for years & years.. you are so genuine, and I consistently see the Lord using you in a beautiful way. Thank you for sharing ❤
Your videos remind of just how gruelling having a baby is 😅 I remember those endless days and even though the videos are beautifully shot and the music is peaceful, the repetitive nature and drudgery of motherhood is all too real. My daughter is 4 now and if you feel that 9 months is nice then just wait for the wonders to come because I too struggled during the newborn stage and now motherhood is a dream come true ❤️
Michelle, I got so emotional when you read that letter. Motherhood is all those things and more. I have to say that God has been so faithful in leading me when i am distressed and left weak. In the moments where i lean on my own strength, I struggle with the day to day demands of motherhood, but when i lean into the Lord..the burden seems lighter and He repositions my focus to see the blessing that Motherhood is. Read somewhere that motherhood to little children, is equivalent to and sometimes harder than getting a PhD, in that moment i felt so much better to know that i wasn’t the only one burdened with the ups and downs of this blessing. Children are a blessing from the Lord and you reminded us all with that letter!Thank you for sharing your journey ❤️💕💕
Hi Michelle! Our babies are so close in age, my baby boy was born on 29th of November 2023. I struggled so so much in the newborn stage, he was not latching, he was losing weight… just like your baby. We switched to formula and everything just became easier. I know breastfeeding is the best for the baby, but for us it didn’t work out. I used to be so harsh on myself in the early days, thinking that I’m not giving my baby the best form of milk. Now I feel at peace, he is the happiest baby in the world, he’s laughing, he’s playing. Solids are not going as smooth as I expected, but it’s ok, it will get better. I’m so happy you’re sharing your life with us, your videos are so calming and comforting. I appreciate all the hard work you put into them, filming, editing. I know and understand how hard it is to work and to raise a child and to maintain a healthy relationship with your husband all at the same time. Things do get easier ❤️ thank you
One of the best things that happened to me was finding your channel right after I had my baby. You are a couple months ahead of me and I learn so much from you and it’s good to know how my routine might look like. I love your vlogs. They are so real and so soft to watch. Thanks for sharing your life with us! ❤
I’m almost 3 months postpartum, preparing to go back to work next week, & so appreciate your encouragement. Feels like we’re truly friends ❤ Thanks for showing up in this space.
Hi Michelle, I’ve been a silent subscriber since you were in highschool. But, I’m an atheist + do not want kids BUT i love seeing you grow and become a mom while still having your faith. You’re just very inspiring even when life is hard and exhausting you always see the beauty in it 🫶🏼
My baby is 2 months old- I teared up at the end when you were reading. The newborn phase- despite how MUCH I love my baby- was awful. I didn’t think I could do it. And you were right- once he starts to smile, and giggle, and play and look around and absorb the world- it does get better. I feel human again and like a real mother. I was made to be this little boys mama. Thank you for sharing
It’s so beautiful your outlook on life and motherhood. I believe a lot of people make it a negative experience even if that is not their intention. I am currently 8 weeks pregnant and I look forward in making my baby’s life happy and mine too! And just be positive and smile even on the difficult days🥹 thank you! You’re awesome also if you can keep me in your prayers! ♥️
What a beautiful message Michelle ❤ I have a 3 year old and really struggled for the first year of my motherhood journey, I wish that version of me had your videos to lean on and for encouragement. You’re such a wonderful mum, you should be so proud!
I had my baby a few days after you. I was watching this video on my work lunch break while my daughter was taking a nap and your words of encouragement legit made me stop and sob. I could’ve written it myself, and it made me so sad to think how big my baby has gotten.
I didn’t expect to cry while watching this, but the way you opened your heart touched me beyond measure. I spent months preparing for labor, making sure I had all of the “things”…. But, no one helped me prepare for the darkness that came postpartum. The happiest and saddest moments of my life. I’ll never forget sobbing my eyes out while covering my sobs to make sure I didn’t wake my husband who had to work in a few hours. Every night. For weeks. I didn’t understand how I could be so happy, yet so beyond broken at the same time. So inhuman. Thankfully after talking to my midwife we were able to come up with a plan to help me regain my life and be a better person for MYSELF. Now I’m about to have my second and I’m terrified of those nights again, but I remind myself that this time I won’t be alone. Not in my thoughts, not in my skin. I will be whole. Because I will be ready for the darkness. And I will make sure God helps me see my way out. Bless you and your sweet baby boy. I hope you continue to grow and make wonderful memories knowing that if you can make it out of that darkness, you can make it out of anything. ❤
ugh I’m going to cry 😭😭😭 so happy you opened up to your midwife, it can definitely feel so much darker than it really is. sending love and I really do believe your next go around will be so much better! I imagine you’ll have so much more confidence and sense of reality that it gets so much better in time 🌤️
Such a sweet message of encouragement. I am 2 years in to motherhood and I feel everything you said so deeply, brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing ❤
Michelle, I’m a longtime subscriber, first time commenter- I found your channel around the time I became a Christian in college and I’ve been following you since your NYC days. Our life stages have unfolded quite similarly, with us graduating and getting married around the same time and now I am also a mother, to the sweetest 8-month-old baby boy! I absolutely love your perspective and how you’ve capture motherhood in a way that is genuine, highlighting the most beautiful moments as well as the simple and the challenging ones, not inflating anything more than it deserves. Motherhood has been more challenging and more rewarding and more beautiful than I had anticipated, all at the same time. Thank you for posting these videos and I look forward to watching more. May God bless your family.
2 months postpartum with my first, also a sweet boy. we’ve hit a couple days that have been out of our stride and while I feel like myself, not knowing what each new day will bring has been tough and I feel guilty and sad that my marriage is not the same right now, even though I know it will shift over time. thank you for sharing your sweet thoughts - they are exactly what I needed today!! sending all the love!
I am currently 2 and half months postpartum with my first baby boy and I can’t tell you how touched I feel by your message! It brought tears to my eyes! Michelle you are sweetest, thank you for sharing!
As a first time mom deep in the trenches questioning myself daily, thank you for being real about motherhood. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel even though you know it’s there. The nights are long and the days are long. Thank you for being that middle ground - not negative but not all sunshine and rainbows but it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows for everyone. Thank you, you don’t know how much this means to hear
Michelle, you are one of my favorite TH-camrs! Your realness is so nice to see! And that encouragement piece at the end,was so good! I'm a 1st time mom too with a son who will be 9 months August 21st! ❤❤Being a mom is the best thing that ever happened to me, even though it does come with many struggles too! So proud of you mama!❤
The ending made me cry ❤ I have a toddler and a 7 month old. Both times the newborn stage has been so hard for me but around 5 months we start to turn a corner when their personality starts to blossom and they no longer cry for hours on end. & somehow you forget all the hard. All I ever saw was newborn bliss and both times it has been my least favorite but from 5+ months on it just keeps getting better! Even now my son is 3 and it’s so amazing. He did just start sleeping through the night and my daughter (7 months ) still wakes so while I’m still exhausted it’s been the sweetest time in my life 🤍
Thank you for sharing Michelle, I’m currently 31weeks with my twins and I love your baby videos so inspiring, will be using some of your techniques and recommendations.
Michelle, I just want to say thank you for sharing these sweet snippets of your life with us. Almost 10 years ago I was in this same place as a new mom, just figuring it all out. I’d had a very hard birth, a very hard postpartum, and I wasn’t doing well mentally, but I was also so so in love with my little boy. I wish I would there would have been someone out there sharing this kind of content in this way because I wouldn’t have felt so alone, I would have felt encouraged. Your letter at the end feels exactly like something I would have written back then, and was so beautiful. You are a really good mom, and you inspire me with each of your videos. God bless you, and your beautiful little family🩵🙏🏻
I love what you wrote and can relate to it 100%. It almost feels like you wrote what I experienced. So happy to say that it does get easier and I’m the happiest and most fulfilled I have ever felt being a Mom 🩷
I really needed to hear the rot in your bed advice 😂😂 seriously brought me peace because I feel like I’m “not doing enough” before kids. Love your videos Michelle! ❤
When I tell you I just BAWLED at your lovely message at the end. You took the words right out of my mind and my heart. My little guy is only 2 weeks younger than your Connor so I’ve always felt like we’ve connected on our motherhood journey but oh my gosh, my heart needed that 💗
I needed your message at the end so much! I’m due next month and know it’s going to be a journey like no other. I’m so excited and nervous about motherhood, and I find so much comfort in what you share. Thank you, Michelle!
I would love to see more content like this! I was struggling to figure out what to do to keep my 9 month old busy this morning as I’ve recently begun staying home with my baby! This video helped me so much
Michelle, your love for your son replicates the love of God to us and it’s so beautiful to see the similarities and know how good God truly is to us. How he wants to take care of us and he runs to us when we cry. How we are not a burden to him, but his child in whom he deeply loves and wants to be satisfied and that is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Michelle, I am 5 months PP with my little boy and those last few minutes of this video had me tearing up. I have those exact same feelings and experiences. Motherhood is truly the hardest but most joyous thing I’ve ever done. Thank you for sharing and being so relatable. 🤍
I'm literally trying not to sob on the treadmill rn. I'm currently in the newborn trenches with my 7 week old, and you're so right that it's so hard to find people who show the middle ground. One day I would have any amazing day with a happy baby and getting so much done, and the next day we would have a bad night and I would be crying all day long and I didn't realize that that was normal. I've been watching you for a few years now and Ive never felt more connected with someone I've never met through a screen. I appreciate you so much showing the highs and all the lows. I love watching you with your son and being able to see a small glimpse into my future and how amazing things get, but still knowing that I have a baby and I'm a mom and it's going to take a while to figure that out and that's okay. Thank you Michelle for everything you put out, I appreciate it more than you know. 🩷
I love your outlook Michelle. You’re a wonderful mama to that sweet boy. I’m thankful for your heart and honesty, I’m right there with you in wishing I had a view of motherhood that was both the hard days and an expression of why they’re SO worth it before I had my first back in June of last year. She our world, but being a mama is the hardest job and best job I’ll ever have. That’s coming from a former career woman who chased her career dreams before my sweet girl came along. Now she’s my dream. I wouldn’t trade it, even on the hardest days and nights. The years are oh so short. Thankful for your godly influence in this generation.
I teared with these words of encouragement.. I felt what you said in every ounce of my soul 😭❤️ you have helped me embrace all the chaos that come switch mother hood instead of trying to paint the perfect little picture. I have 3 little ones & also have custody of my two nieces. My youngest just turned 8 months old, so it’s crazy over here most of the time & when I say I NEEDED this message tonight 🫶🏼 I personally just wanna say thank you for always being so open & raw with us, letting us see all the not so pretty parts of motherhood, bc it truly is reaching so many people & encouraging so many of us to just embrace motherhood to the fullest, all the ups and downs, all the sleepless nights, everything that comes with it 🥹 I appreciate you & this channel so much ❤️ you’re doing so good mama 🥹
I absolutely love your videos! I am getting married in a year, and am so excited at the prospect of being a mother! However, you are right that there are so many things on social media that show and discuss the extremes of motherhood. Your encouragement at the end was amazing!!
19 weeks pregnant and enjoyed this so much! the letter at the end was so heartfelt and real it made me tear up and tugged on my heartstrings. you’re such a great mom to connor, sending love and strength!
Wow that message was exactly what I went through. I had my daughter in February and have never felt so unlike myself. Now almost 7 months in I can’t imagine life being any other way. Thank you for sharing that and to all the new moms out there it really does get better. Truly nothing can prepare you for your first child - but it does get easier & things do feel lighter as time passes. The best advice I got is it doesn’t get easier, you just get better at handling it. That’s so true. The challenges change and something else will become hard as something becomes “easy”. You’re the best mom & Conner is lucky to have you! ❤
That clip of Connor on your shoulders and Cash zooming around is so great. I love these moments myself as a mama. You’re gonna be so glad you captured that down the line!
I miss those small moments that I thought I never would. Love watching your reminders of what builds the strong bonds between me and my babies. (my youngest is 20 yrs. old...lol) Being a mom is hard, but so worth it.
Thank you for trusting us with your touching, intimate, vulnerable message at the end of the video. I cried with you. As a mom, you inspire me greatly. Bless you and your little family.
I love being on this first time mom journey with you❤ My baby girl is 5 months. I remember watching a video of yours while newly postpartum and it really lifted my spirits❤
Nothing will ever replace the good the bad and the ugly of going through my journey with my babies. Watching you read this made me so emotional because it just makes me think back and how I thank god for giving me all the hard parts I've had through my mom journey because you are right it makes me a stronger and more understanding person and I know god is just preparing me for how to handle the emotional struggles my kids will one day go through and I will know how to sympathize, be patient, and love them through their hardest moments because I had been there once before. Thank you for sharing
Aw thank you Michelle for sharing that vulnerable note on motherhood with us - you had me crying a bit! Even though my little boy is turning 10 months today, so much closer to Connor's age than newly postpartum, my heart needed that. He still doesn't sleep/nap well and there has definitely been a nap regression, especially with naps in his crib, so I found myself getting discouraged when I saw how well Connor was taking his naps. You know what they say, the grass is always greener on the other side, especially when you convince yourself everyone else has it all together and does it better than you. I so appreciate you sharing the good and a bit of the tough - makes me feel less alone
Michelle! I am 35 weeks pregnant with my first right now, and that journal entry at the end made me bawl my eyes out! I am excitedly and anxiously anticipating the newborn stage and becoming a mother. Thank you for the reminder that it will be tough, but it will be so worth it, and God has designed me, my husband, and our baby to be a family ❤️
This is so encouraging Michelle! You have been such a light for my pregnancy journey. I’m about 6 months pregnant heading into my 3rd trimester and I have a mix of fear and excitement for this new journey that I’m embarking on ♥️ thank you for being so transparent and letting us know that even when being a new Mom has its hard parts, there’s also such lovely and gratifying parts that come along as well. I can’t wait until my little peanut gets here 💞 and it’s such a joy to see your baby growing up amazingly and how much you’ve grown on this journey as well. You’re doing great Mama 😊
Always appreciate you’re vlogs 💕✨ with a 3 month old super encouraging & realistic that there’s so much happiness to come & little bub is going to be more independent soon xx
Thank you for being so reel, it helped me in my journey of becoming a mom too ! This past few days has been so hard with my little one but he is so perfect, I needed a safe place and your videos became my safe place. Wish you the best from a little country town in France 🌺
I just had my baby a week ago and the encouragement at the end was so helpful because it's only been a week but knowing it gets better was nice to hear.
Thank you for sharing this. The ending really encouraged me as my little guy is 2 months old right now and we’re going through some of the rougher stuff right now. I have seen him smile though and that totally brightens my days. Looking forward to each new month and also trying to appreciate the sweet moments I have with my baby like feeding him at 4 am. I love your videos, their intentionality, authenticity, and your boldness to share about Jesus!
You are a good mom, and from the beauty of your words, I know you are a good friend, wife, daughter, heavenly sister. You inspire me, and bring me hope for the experience of motherhood. All the love, thank you for posting
Thank you for your thoughtful & candid heart-to-heart. Motherhood is beautiful & difficult…as my 21-year old baby tells me, “two things can be true”. Hugs to you, you are a fantastic Mom!
Thank you for sharing. I don't have children yet but it's been a longing in my heart for years and watching this today made me tear up. I am so thankful for your content. You are a blessing and I appreciate your transparency and raw experiences. Thank you!
i turned your video on to do a bit of tidying as my 9 month old took his nap. i froze when you started reading that blurb. immediate tears. i’ve never felt so seen or heard in my postpartum experience. you’ve created such a safe space for me with your channel. i’ve struggled with severe postpartum depression from the day we came home. i wanted nothing more in life than to be a mother. so why is it so hard for me? the bad mental days still outweigh the good but seeing my baby smile and say mama truly lifts the fog. thank you so much for sharing this realness of motherhood. you’re doing amazing! 😭🩵 my son was born november 21st so pretty close to when you entered motherhood. i feel so connected to you! in a not weird way haha. thank you for everything!
So thankful for your TH-cam and honest thoughts. My baby is 5 months and I've resonated with your motherhood journey so much - I'm sure so many others do too, but not many are willing to share their thoughts. Thank you, Michelle! ❤
Thank you, Michelle. I’ve been enjoying your videos for a while now, however I’m not usually one to leave comments. But this video, especially what you shared at the end deeply resonated with me. I’m so grateful for your vulnerability and for balancing the hard, messy, and beautiful in your content. I’m currently almost 7 weeks postpartum and having a harder time adjusting than I imagined I would. Thank you for giving me hope and for sharing thoughts that feel so familiar.
Your story at the end had me in tears! I have a 17 month old now and I remember feeling all those same things! Praise God there’s beauty in those moments and they’re only temporary. Thank you for sharing this for new mamas so they don’t feel so alone. ❤️
Those words of encouragement really resonated with me. Those newborn days were so chaotic but I miss them. I felt robbed from the bliss but i enjoy the past and the now. Thank you for being so vulnerable. Absolutely love your videos ❤
Michelle you are such a good mom at such a young age. Enjoy your motherhood journey as time flies in a wink of an eye, your baby will be all grown up like mine….married and far away from us , missing the good old days when I still had her in my arms😪
Im a new mom myself! My son is now turn 6 months this month and I had the same experience with him as a newborn. I felt so seen when you shared that encouragement at the end! I felt so isolated in my experience. It feels so good to relate to someone! Motherhood can be beautiful and hard . And it’s okay to experience both! Thank you for being so vulnerable! You’re an amazing mom!
You can just feel the love you have for your son in your msg at the end. I’m a mom of a 4 and 2 year old and it left me teary eyed bc being a mom is both the best and hardest thing I’ve ever done! Thank you for sharing ❤
That message at the end was exactly what I needed to hear. I have an 8 month old and I’ve been struggling so much postpartum and though she is my entire world I catch myself so frustrated when she doesn’t sleep or this and that. This reminded me that it’s ok and she’s trying to figure this big world out and I am her rock and need to just breathe. You are truly such a light and I can’t thank you enough for the content you make it is so comforting ❤
Thank you for being so real. Mum life can definitely be hard but oh so worth it. My little boy is only 2 months younger than Connor and it’s so nice to hear that I’m not alone in some of struggles. Love your videos! ❤
Oh my word 😭😭 expecting baby #2 and I'm so scared because my first postpartum was so hard, and you so eloquently put words to how it feels. My oldest is almost 2 and this was such a good reminder to look back and see how hard it was and how good it gets. Thanks Michelle 🩷
LOVED every minute of this!!! You bring to us the balance of motherhood that you long to see. Here I am watching and crying WITH you… I am not even a mom yet but I desire so much to be. Thank you for bringing the beauty in the hard. You are a breath of hope! Saving this so I can watch back when I’m in the thick of motherhood!
The way I ugly cried at the end of this video… and I actually did my makeup today! I have a 6m baby boy and have so enjoyed your videos as I navigate motherhood right behind you. Thank you!!!
I had a baby a month before you so i feel like we’ve gone through this motherhood journey together. Love your mom content and your realness. Your talk at the end had me crying in the gym 🥺
Tearing up at your message of encouragement at the end. I’m currently 6 months pregnant (due in November also) and found your channel when I was only 5 weeks. I love your perspective on motherhood and everything you share has helped me so much. Thank you so much for the content you put out ❤
Sitting on the couch holding my 4 month old while she contact naps, tearing up. I remember emailing the pediatrician for sleep tips when she was a few weeks old and was told it gets so much easier around 3 months. I was so exhausted, i didn’t think I would survive to see 3 months... and here we are at 4 months. 3 months seems like ages ago. Thank you, Michelle. I think you speak for most of us. It's the hardest thing I've ever done, but the best thing I've ever done.
Tearing up at the ending 😭 My son is almost 3. Takes me back to the tough early days. So hard but so worth it. Things definitely start to feel lighter and the fog lifts 💕 I’m pregnant again so I will do this all over again soon 💕
So I have been following you since you were in college and we are around the same age and i felt like we have gone through the same life transitions so similarly to each other!! i graduated college in 2021 got married in 2021 and now we are expecting our first baby and im 25 about to be 26! the way you have grown has inspired me so much and the way you carry yourself is so impressive to me 🥹 i just want you to know what a ray of sunshine you have been to me and i love that it truly feels like we are friends and doing life together!
The baby meal ideas are awesome !!. Hope you have an amazing day ! , don't overwork yourself , please have a good amount of sleep to you , your friends and family too Michelle ! :)) 😄.
Michelle sweet Michelle we love you thank you for that message💕 Being a mom is truly the hardest bit most amazing blessing. Thank you for showing us those moments and for keeping it real🥹 You are the best mommy!
Your thoughts at the end made me tear up, currently sitting in bed holding my 6 month old for her nap, her hand is on my chest. It’s 11am while my toddler is in the other room watching the tv, feeling the worst mum guilt, we’re all still in our pyjamas not ready for the day but this is what our baby needs today
The encouragement at the end had me teary eyed! We have had such similar postpartum experiences, my son is 14 months old and I’m still working through pp feelings. Love your content, I’ve been watching you since your high school videos! 💗
Thank you for the talk at the end of your video. My husband and I are trying to get pregnant with no luck. Your videos give me so much hope and joy. Thank you❤
Michelle, I’m not a mom (yet), but that message of encouragement at the end made me tear up & strangely resonated with me - maybe it’s the period hormones kicking in, or the thought of my mom experiencing those feelings or the thought of having my own babies soon enough, but in some strange way it was a message my heart needed today. Thank you for sharing even the tougher moments of your life, even if it helps just one person, it’s well worthwhile🩷
Me too ❤
So beautifully written! I agree completely.
I just love how you include him but don’t necessarily have the camera on him/show his face. I think you balance that really well. 😊
I so appreciate how you have chosen to share your motherhood journey! It feels very respectful to your son while honoring your experiences.
❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much
8 weeks postpartum and this has been the hardest few days. Your message at the end brought me to so many tears. We are at that point right now. Thanks for being the middle ground and sharing your experience with us moms a little behind you. Thanks for being a beacon of hope when I don’t think we can do another day❤️
Not me tearing up over here. 🥲 Michelle, that was so beautiful. You captured the joys, the anxieties-all of motherhood so beautifully. Thank you for sharing the good parts and the hard parts with us. So inspired by the incredible mother you are. 🤍💛
Thank you for being such a bright light - I do not have kids, but I have been following your journey for years & years.. you are so genuine, and I consistently see the Lord using you in a beautiful way. Thank you for sharing ❤
thank you so much for this 💛
Your videos remind of just how gruelling having a baby is 😅 I remember those endless days and even though the videos are beautifully shot and the music is peaceful, the repetitive nature and drudgery of motherhood is all too real. My daughter is 4 now and if you feel that 9 months is nice then just wait for the wonders to come because I too struggled during the newborn stage and now motherhood is a dream come true ❤️
totally 💗 thankfully I enjoy the repetitive nature right now, all the reason to get more creative each day haha
Michelle, I got so emotional when you read that letter. Motherhood is all those things and more. I have to say that God has been so faithful in leading me when i am distressed and left weak. In the moments where i lean on my own strength, I struggle with the day to day demands of motherhood, but when i lean into the Lord..the burden seems lighter and He repositions my focus to see the blessing that Motherhood is.
Read somewhere that motherhood to little children, is equivalent to and sometimes harder than getting a PhD, in that moment i felt so much better to know that i wasn’t the only one burdened with the ups and downs of this blessing. Children are a blessing from the Lord and you reminded us all with that letter!Thank you for sharing your journey ❤️💕💕
I love seeing how Cash always loves to be part of the action! So nice to see how Cash and Connor’s bond grows ❤
Hi Michelle! Our babies are so close in age, my baby boy was born on 29th of November 2023. I struggled so so much in the newborn stage, he was not latching, he was losing weight… just like your baby. We switched to formula and everything just became easier. I know breastfeeding is the best for the baby, but for us it didn’t work out. I used to be so harsh on myself in the early days, thinking that I’m not giving my baby the best form of milk. Now I feel at peace, he is the happiest baby in the world, he’s laughing, he’s playing. Solids are not going as smooth as I expected, but it’s ok, it will get better. I’m so happy you’re sharing your life with us, your videos are so calming and comforting. I appreciate all the hard work you put into them, filming, editing. I know and understand how hard it is to work and to raise a child and to maintain a healthy relationship with your husband all at the same time. Things do get easier ❤️ thank you
One of the best things that happened to me was finding your channel right after I had my baby. You are a couple months ahead of me and I learn so much from you and it’s good to know how my routine might look like. I love your vlogs. They are so real and so soft to watch. Thanks for sharing your life with us! ❤
I’m almost 3 months postpartum, preparing to go back to work next week, & so appreciate your encouragement. Feels like we’re truly friends ❤ Thanks for showing up in this space.
Hi Michelle, I’ve been a silent subscriber since you were in highschool. But, I’m an atheist + do not want kids BUT i love seeing you grow and become a mom while still having your faith. You’re just very inspiring even when life is hard and exhausting you always see the beauty in it 🫶🏼
My baby is 2 months old- I teared up at the end when you were reading. The newborn phase- despite how MUCH I love my baby- was awful. I didn’t think I could do it. And you were right- once he starts to smile, and giggle, and play and look around and absorb the world- it does get better. I feel human again and like a real mother. I was made to be this little boys mama. Thank you for sharing
It’s so beautiful your outlook on life and motherhood. I believe a lot of people make it a negative experience even if that is not their intention. I am currently 8 weeks pregnant and I look forward in making my baby’s life happy and mine too! And just be positive and smile even on the difficult days🥹 thank you! You’re awesome also if you can keep me in your prayers! ♥️
What a beautiful message Michelle ❤ I have a 3 year old and really struggled for the first year of my motherhood journey, I wish that version of me had your videos to lean on and for encouragement. You’re such a wonderful mum, you should be so proud!
no one can prepare you! thank you so much 🥹🤎
@@michellereedgExactly, nobody can prepare you. Not at all.
I had my baby a few days after you. I was watching this video on my work lunch break while my daughter was taking a nap and your words of encouragement legit made me stop and sob. I could’ve written it myself, and it made me so sad to think how big my baby has gotten.
I didn’t expect to cry while watching this, but the way you opened your heart touched me beyond measure. I spent months preparing for labor, making sure I had all of the “things”…. But, no one helped me prepare for the darkness that came postpartum. The happiest and saddest moments of my life. I’ll never forget sobbing my eyes out while covering my sobs to make sure I didn’t wake my husband who had to work in a few hours. Every night. For weeks. I didn’t understand how I could be so happy, yet so beyond broken at the same time. So inhuman. Thankfully after talking to my midwife we were able to come up with a plan to help me regain my life and be a better person for MYSELF. Now I’m about to have my second and I’m terrified of those nights again, but I remind myself that this time I won’t be alone. Not in my thoughts, not in my skin. I will be whole. Because I will be ready for the darkness. And I will make sure God helps me see my way out. Bless you and your sweet baby boy. I hope you continue to grow and make wonderful memories knowing that if you can make it out of that darkness, you can make it out of anything. ❤
ugh I’m going to cry 😭😭😭 so happy you opened up to your midwife, it can definitely feel so much darker than it really is. sending love and I really do believe your next go around will be so much better! I imagine you’ll have so much more confidence and sense of reality that it gets so much better in time 🌤️
Such a sweet message of encouragement. I am 2 years in to motherhood and I feel everything you said so deeply, brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing ❤
Michelle, I’m a longtime subscriber, first time commenter- I found your channel around the time I became a Christian in college and I’ve been following you since your NYC days. Our life stages have unfolded quite similarly, with us graduating and getting married around the same time and now I am also a mother, to the sweetest 8-month-old baby boy! I absolutely love your perspective and how you’ve capture motherhood in a way that is genuine, highlighting the most beautiful moments as well as the simple and the challenging ones, not inflating anything more than it deserves. Motherhood has been more challenging and more rewarding and more beautiful than I had anticipated, all at the same time. Thank you for posting these videos and I look forward to watching more. May God bless your family.
2 months postpartum with my first, also a sweet boy. we’ve hit a couple days that have been out of our stride and while I feel like myself, not knowing what each new day will bring has been tough and I feel guilty and sad that my marriage is not the same right now, even though I know it will shift over time. thank you for sharing your sweet thoughts - they are exactly what I needed today!! sending all the love!
I am currently 2 and half months postpartum with my first baby boy and I can’t tell you how touched I feel by your message! It brought tears to my eyes! Michelle you are sweetest, thank you for sharing!
Mother of three here, uno of them special needs, super daily hard, but love anyone of my angels just the way they are and yes IT’S WORTH !! 💜✨🙏🏼
As a first time mom deep in the trenches questioning myself daily, thank you for being real about motherhood. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel even though you know it’s there. The nights are long and the days are long. Thank you for being that middle ground - not negative but not all sunshine and rainbows but it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows for everyone. Thank you, you don’t know how much this means to hear
Michelle, you are one of my favorite TH-camrs! Your realness is so nice to see! And that encouragement piece at the end,was so good! I'm a 1st time mom too with a son who will be 9 months August 21st! ❤❤Being a mom is the best thing that ever happened to me, even though it does come with many struggles too! So proud of you mama!❤
The message at the end brought me to tears. That puts into word exactly how I felt ❤️
The ending made me cry ❤
I have a toddler and a 7 month old. Both times the newborn stage has been so hard for me but around 5 months we start to turn a corner when their personality starts to blossom and they no longer cry for hours on end. & somehow you forget all the hard. All I ever saw was newborn bliss and both times it has been my least favorite but from 5+ months on it just keeps getting better! Even now my son is 3 and it’s so amazing. He did just start sleeping through the night and my daughter (7 months ) still wakes so while I’m still exhausted it’s been the sweetest time in my life 🤍
Thank you for sharing Michelle, I’m currently 31weeks with my twins and I love your baby videos so inspiring, will be using some of your techniques and recommendations.
twins!! so excited for you ☺️🪺
Michelle, I just want to say thank you for sharing these sweet snippets of your life with us. Almost 10 years ago I was in this same place as a new mom, just figuring it all out. I’d had a very hard birth, a very hard postpartum, and I wasn’t doing well mentally, but I was also so so in love with my little boy. I wish I would there would have been someone out there sharing this kind of content in this way because I wouldn’t have felt so alone, I would have felt encouraged. Your letter at the end feels exactly like something I would have written back then, and was so beautiful. You are a really good mom, and you inspire me with each of your videos. God bless you, and your beautiful little family🩵🙏🏻
I love what you wrote and can relate to it 100%. It almost feels like you wrote what I experienced. So happy to say that it does get easier and I’m the happiest and most fulfilled I have ever felt being a Mom 🩷
I really needed to hear the rot in your bed advice 😂😂 seriously brought me peace because I feel like I’m “not doing enough” before kids. Love your videos Michelle! ❤
When I tell you I just BAWLED at your lovely message at the end. You took the words right out of my mind and my heart. My little guy is only 2 weeks younger than your Connor so I’ve always felt like we’ve connected on our motherhood journey but oh my gosh, my heart needed that 💗
I needed your message at the end so much! I’m due next month and know it’s going to be a journey like no other. I’m so excited and nervous about motherhood, and I find so much comfort in what you share. Thank you, Michelle!
I would love to see more content like this! I was struggling to figure out what to do to keep my 9 month old busy this morning as I’ve recently begun staying home with my baby! This video helped me so much
I'm 9 months pregnant and the ending was exactly what I needed to hear. thank you Michelle for sharing that.
Michelle, your love for your son replicates the love of God to us and it’s so beautiful to see the similarities and know how good God truly is to us. How he wants to take care of us and he runs to us when we cry. How we are not a burden to him, but his child in whom he deeply loves and wants to be satisfied and that is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Michelle, I am 5 months PP with my little boy and those last few minutes of this video had me tearing up. I have those exact same feelings and experiences. Motherhood is truly the hardest but most joyous thing I’ve ever done. Thank you for sharing and being so relatable. 🤍
I'm literally trying not to sob on the treadmill rn. I'm currently in the newborn trenches with my 7 week old, and you're so right that it's so hard to find people who show the middle ground. One day I would have any amazing day with a happy baby and getting so much done, and the next day we would have a bad night and I would be crying all day long and I didn't realize that that was normal. I've been watching you for a few years now and Ive never felt more connected with someone I've never met through a screen. I appreciate you so much showing the highs and all the lows. I love watching you with your son and being able to see a small glimpse into my future and how amazing things get, but still knowing that I have a baby and I'm a mom and it's going to take a while to figure that out and that's okay. Thank you Michelle for everything you put out, I appreciate it more than you know. 🩷
you’re on the treadmill and you have a 7 week old?! girl you’re doing so well ❤️ sending so much love
I love your outlook Michelle. You’re a wonderful mama to that sweet boy. I’m thankful for your heart and honesty, I’m right there with you in wishing I had a view of motherhood that was both the hard days and an expression of why they’re SO worth it before I had my first back in June of last year. She our world, but being a mama is the hardest job and best job I’ll ever have. That’s coming from a former career woman who chased her career dreams before my sweet girl came along. Now she’s my dream. I wouldn’t trade it, even on the hardest days and nights. The years are oh so short. Thankful for your godly influence in this generation.
I teared with these words of encouragement.. I felt what you said in every ounce of my soul 😭❤️ you have helped me embrace all the chaos that come switch mother hood instead of trying to paint the perfect little picture. I have 3 little ones & also have custody of my two nieces. My youngest just turned 8 months old, so it’s crazy over here most of the time & when I say I NEEDED this message tonight 🫶🏼 I personally just wanna say thank you for always being so open & raw with us, letting us see all the not so pretty parts of motherhood, bc it truly is reaching so many people & encouraging so many of us to just embrace motherhood to the fullest, all the ups and downs, all the sleepless nights, everything that comes with it 🥹 I appreciate you & this channel so much ❤️ you’re doing so good mama 🥹
I absolutely love your videos! I am getting married in a year, and am so excited at the prospect of being a mother! However, you are right that there are so many things on social media that show and discuss the extremes of motherhood. Your encouragement at the end was amazing!!
19 weeks pregnant and enjoyed this so much! the letter at the end was so heartfelt and real it made me tear up and tugged on my heartstrings. you’re such a great mom to connor, sending love and strength!
Wow that message was exactly what I went through. I had my daughter in February and have never felt so unlike myself. Now almost 7 months in I can’t imagine life being any other way. Thank you for sharing that and to all the new moms out there it really does get better. Truly nothing can prepare you for your first child - but it does get easier & things do feel lighter as time passes. The best advice I got is it doesn’t get easier, you just get better at handling it. That’s so true. The challenges change and something else will become hard as something becomes “easy”. You’re the best mom & Conner is lucky to have you! ❤
Teared up at the ending 🥹 I so needed this video🩷 Motherhood ebbs and flows so much.
Oh my.. just stood here with tears in my eyes hearing your message at the end. Have an almost 7 mo baby boy myself, and each word resonated with me. ❤
That clip of Connor on your shoulders and Cash zooming around is so great. I love these moments myself as a mama. You’re gonna be so glad you captured that down the line!
just the best 😭❤️
I had my first baby in April! I am LOVING your mom content. It feels like doing motherhood with a friend 💕
I miss those small moments that I thought I never would. Love watching your reminders of what builds the strong bonds between me and my babies. (my youngest is 20 yrs. old...lol) Being a mom is hard, but so worth it.
Thank you for trusting us with your touching, intimate, vulnerable message at the end of the video. I cried with you. As a mom, you inspire me greatly. Bless you and your little family.
I love being on this first time mom journey with you❤ My baby girl is 5 months. I remember watching a video of yours while newly postpartum and it really lifted my spirits❤
I’m 27wks pregnant and your videos showcasing motherhood are such an inspiration and comfort to me. 🥹❤️
My baby boys are now 20 and 18 and your message still had me in tears. Such a sweet message. ❤
currently in the trenches hard between balancing being a mom and business owner, thank you for your message it brought tears to my eyes
Thank you for being so open and honest about motherhood. You had me tearing up a bit too.
Nothing will ever replace the good the bad and the ugly of going through my journey with my babies. Watching you read this made me so emotional because it just makes me think back and how I thank god for giving me all the hard parts I've had through my mom journey because you are right it makes me a stronger and more understanding person and I know god is just preparing me for how to handle the emotional struggles my kids will one day go through and I will know how to sympathize, be patient, and love them through their hardest moments because I had been there once before. Thank you for sharing
Aw thank you Michelle for sharing that vulnerable note on motherhood with us - you had me crying a bit! Even though my little boy is turning 10 months today, so much closer to Connor's age than newly postpartum, my heart needed that. He still doesn't sleep/nap well and there has definitely been a nap regression, especially with naps in his crib, so I found myself getting discouraged when I saw how well Connor was taking his naps. You know what they say, the grass is always greener on the other side, especially when you convince yourself everyone else has it all together and does it better than you. I so appreciate you sharing the good and a bit of the tough - makes me feel less alone
Michelle! I am 35 weeks pregnant with my first right now, and that journal entry at the end made me bawl my eyes out! I am excitedly and anxiously anticipating the newborn stage and becoming a mother. Thank you for the reminder that it will be tough, but it will be so worth it, and God has designed me, my husband, and our baby to be a family ❤️
This is so encouraging Michelle!
You have been such a light for my pregnancy journey. I’m about 6 months pregnant heading into my 3rd trimester and I have a mix of fear and excitement for this new journey that I’m embarking on ♥️ thank you for being so transparent and letting us know that even when being a new Mom has its hard parts, there’s also such lovely and gratifying parts that come along as well. I can’t wait until my little peanut gets here 💞 and it’s such a joy to see your baby growing up amazingly and how much you’ve grown on this journey as well. You’re doing great Mama 😊
Always appreciate you’re vlogs 💕✨ with a 3 month old super encouraging & realistic that there’s so much happiness to come & little bub is going to be more independent soon xx
Thank you for being so reel, it helped me in my journey of becoming a mom too !
This past few days has been so hard with my little one but he is so perfect, I needed a safe place and your videos became my safe place.
Wish you the best from a little country town in France 🌺
You are absolutely radiant, Michelle. Motherhood is serving you so well!
I just had my baby a week ago and the encouragement at the end was so helpful because it's only been a week but knowing it gets better was nice to hear.
Thank you for sharing this. The ending really encouraged me as my little guy is 2 months old right now and we’re going through some of the rougher stuff right now. I have seen him smile though and that totally brightens my days. Looking forward to each new month and also trying to appreciate the sweet moments I have with my baby like feeding him at 4 am. I love your videos, their intentionality, authenticity, and your boldness to share about Jesus!
You are a good mom, and from the beauty of your words, I know you are a good friend, wife, daughter, heavenly sister. You inspire me, and bring me hope for the experience of motherhood. All the love, thank you for posting
Thank you for your thoughtful & candid heart-to-heart. Motherhood is beautiful & difficult…as my 21-year old baby tells me, “two things can be true”. Hugs to you, you are a fantastic Mom!
Thank you for sharing. I don't have children yet but it's been a longing in my heart for years and watching this today made me tear up. I am so thankful for your content. You are a blessing and I appreciate your transparency and raw experiences. Thank you!
i turned your video on to do a bit of tidying as my 9 month old took his nap. i froze when you started reading that blurb. immediate tears. i’ve never felt so seen or heard in my postpartum experience. you’ve created such a safe space for me with your channel. i’ve struggled with severe postpartum depression from the day we came home. i wanted nothing more in life than to be a mother. so why is it so hard for me? the bad mental days still outweigh the good but seeing my baby smile and say mama truly lifts the fog. thank you so much for sharing this realness of motherhood. you’re doing amazing! 😭🩵 my son was born november 21st so pretty close to when you entered motherhood. i feel so connected to you! in a not weird way haha. thank you for everything!
So thankful for your TH-cam and honest thoughts. My baby is 5 months and I've resonated with your motherhood journey so much - I'm sure so many others do too, but not many are willing to share their thoughts. Thank you, Michelle! ❤
I think you’re thriving so much as a mother. You’re doing a great job. 🌸💕
Thank you, Michelle. I’ve been enjoying your videos for a while now, however I’m not usually one to leave comments. But this video, especially what you shared at the end deeply resonated with me. I’m so grateful for your vulnerability and for balancing the hard, messy, and beautiful in your content. I’m currently almost 7 weeks postpartum and having a harder time adjusting than I imagined I would. Thank you for giving me hope and for sharing thoughts that feel so familiar.
Your story at the end had me in tears! I have a 17 month old now and I remember feeling all those same things! Praise God there’s beauty in those moments and they’re only temporary. Thank you for sharing this for new mamas so they don’t feel so alone. ❤️
Those words of encouragement really resonated with me. Those newborn days were so chaotic but I miss them. I felt robbed from the bliss but i enjoy the past and the now. Thank you for being so vulnerable. Absolutely love your videos ❤
Michelle you are such a good mom at such a young age. Enjoy your motherhood journey as time flies in a wink of an eye, your baby will be all grown up like mine….married and far away from us , missing the good old days when I still had her in my arms😪
Tears. 4 months postpartum and I needed to hear every word you shared at the end 🥺 so thank you for your vulnerability. It means so much.
Im a new mom myself! My son is now turn 6 months this month and I had the same experience with him as a newborn. I felt so seen when you shared that encouragement at the end! I felt so isolated in my experience. It feels so good to relate to someone! Motherhood can be beautiful and hard . And it’s okay to experience both! Thank you for being so vulnerable! You’re an amazing mom!
You can just feel the love you have for your son in your msg at the end. I’m a mom of a 4 and 2 year old and it left me teary eyed bc being a mom is both the best and hardest thing I’ve ever done! Thank you for sharing ❤
That message at the end was exactly what I needed to hear. I have an 8 month old and I’ve been struggling so much postpartum and though she is my entire world I catch myself so frustrated when she doesn’t sleep or this and that. This reminded me that it’s ok and she’s trying to figure this big world out and I am her rock and need to just breathe. You are truly such a light and I can’t thank you enough for the content you make it is so comforting ❤
Thank you for being so real. Mum life can definitely be hard but oh so worth it.
My little boy is only 2 months younger than Connor and it’s so nice to hear that I’m not alone in some of struggles. Love your videos! ❤
Oh my word 😭😭 expecting baby #2 and I'm so scared because my first postpartum was so hard, and you so eloquently put words to how it feels. My oldest is almost 2 and this was such a good reminder to look back and see how hard it was and how good it gets. Thanks Michelle 🩷
9 months pregnant right now and the end had me sobbing! Saving this video for later for when I may need it ❤ beautiful words Michelle.
Omgosh thank you for sharing that little journal entry, it made me cry because I can totally relate right now.
Crying 😭🫶🏼💖felt that message in my soul. 4 months postpartum & I can relate so much. Thank you for putting words to how I’ve felt ❤
LOVED every minute of this!!! You bring to us the balance of motherhood that you long to see. Here I am watching and crying WITH you… I am not even a mom yet but I desire so much to be. Thank you for bringing the beauty in the hard. You are a breath of hope! Saving this so I can watch back when I’m in the thick of motherhood!
Your videos are so inspiring and the end made me cry 🥹🥰 you are the best Mama to your precious baby boy 🩵
The way I ugly cried at the end of this video… and I actually did my makeup today! I have a 6m baby boy and have so enjoyed your videos as I navigate motherhood right behind you. Thank you!!!
I had a baby a month before you so i feel like we’ve gone through this motherhood journey together. Love your mom content and your realness.
Your talk at the end had me crying in the gym 🥺
way to make me bawl Michelle!! 🥹😭 literally in tears and couldn’t have said what you said more perfectly about motherhood xoxo
Tearing up at your message of encouragement at the end.
I’m currently 6 months pregnant (due in November also) and found your channel when I was only 5 weeks.
I love your perspective on motherhood and everything you share has helped me so much. Thank you so much for the content you put out ❤
Sitting on the couch holding my 4 month old while she contact naps, tearing up. I remember emailing the pediatrician for sleep tips when she was a few weeks old and was told it gets so much easier around 3 months. I was so exhausted, i didn’t think I would survive to see 3 months... and here we are at 4 months. 3 months seems like ages ago. Thank you, Michelle. I think you speak for most of us. It's the hardest thing I've ever done, but the best thing I've ever done.
Tearing up at the ending 😭 My son is almost 3. Takes me back to the tough early days. So hard but so worth it. Things definitely start to feel lighter and the fog lifts 💕 I’m pregnant again so I will do this all over again soon 💕
That end was so beautiful & real! Thanks for sharing🥺💓
Well I’m crying. We’re welcoming our baby boy in 8ish weeks and I am just so ready.
Enjoy this time before baby arrives.
So I have been following you since you were in college and we are around the same age and i felt like we have gone through the same life transitions so similarly to each other!! i graduated college in 2021 got married in 2021 and now we are expecting our first baby and im 25 about to be 26! the way you have grown has inspired me so much and the way you carry yourself is so impressive to me 🥹 i just want you to know what a ray of sunshine you have been to me and i love that it truly feels like we are friends and doing life together!
The baby meal ideas are awesome !!. Hope you have an amazing day ! , don't overwork yourself , please have a good amount of sleep to you , your friends and family too Michelle ! :)) 😄.
Michelle sweet Michelle we love you thank you for that message💕 Being a mom is truly the hardest bit most amazing blessing. Thank you for showing us those moments and for keeping it real🥹 You are the best mommy!
Your thoughts at the end made me tear up, currently sitting in bed holding my 6 month old for her nap, her hand is on my chest. It’s 11am while my toddler is in the other room watching the tv, feeling the worst mum guilt, we’re all still in our pyjamas not ready for the day but this is what our baby needs today
This video is so beautiful! Everything about it. Watching you share your journey (the joyous & hard times) is so encouraging!🤍
The encouragement at the end had me teary eyed! We have had such similar postpartum experiences, my son is 14 months old and I’m still working through pp feelings. Love your content, I’ve been watching you since your high school videos! 💗
Haha I love how you said root in your bed as much as possible🤍also love love your message at the end. It was so beautiful! Thank you for sharing
Thank you for the talk at the end of your video. My husband and I are trying to get pregnant with no luck. Your videos give me so much hope and joy. Thank you❤