24 HOURS WITH MY BABY | daily rhythms, baby meal ideas, night wakings, activities, & finding balance

// 24 hours with my baby 🌤 In this video, I take you along an entire, realistic day with my 8 month old baby... I share our daily rhythms, some meal ideas (baby led weaning and purees), our night wakings, activity ideas, and how I'm balancing taking care of myself in my baby. I hope you enjoy this video, friends!

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// Timestamps:

00:00 Morning routine
02:23 Baby meal ideas
03:47 Working out
04:53 Minimal makeup routine
08:06 Chores around the house
09:38 Our favorite things to do out of the house
10:54 Getting out
11:52 Snack time
12:31 Prepping dinner
14:04 The only thing I miss about my pre-baby life
15:12 Going to the pool
16:09 Dinner time
16:51 Bedtime routine
18:11 Unwinding for the night
18:43 Night wakings
19:52 Some encouragement for anyone in the trenches

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[samanthajonesl]

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🩷

[ashlyngordon]

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. 😊

[nicoletartaglia]

I so appreciate how you have chosen to share your motherhood journey! It feels very respectful to your son while honoring your experiences.

[lenahenriksen]

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❤️

[carolinesharpe]

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 ❤

[sanzianaionita]

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

[simantha]

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 ❤️

[journeywithmbali]

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 ❤️💕💕

[AshlynneEaton]

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. 🤍💛

[ellenj]

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!

[cheryllong]

I love seeing how Cash always loves to be part of the action! So nice to see how Cash and Connor’s bond grows ❤

[jessicadreyer]

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.

[LittleMimichan]

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

[katyaiatsenko]

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.

[erintannehill]

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!

[haileylloyd]

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 🤍

[magnolia]

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🩵🙏🏻

[caybrooke]

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.

[emileebeausoleil]

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. 🤍

[megmeg-ipcj]

Pregnant right now and teared up listening to what you shared at the end. Thank you for such an open reflection on motherhood ❤️