Into Motherhood | Lindsay

Into Motherhood: A monthly photo + poem series inspired by authentic interviews with everyday moms. 

Meet Lindsay

Lindsay and her husband welcomed their darling daughter, Jo, in the spring of 2020. It was an anxious time for many of us, but especially so for Lindsay, who had to face the unknowns of a pandemic while caring for a newborn. 

Lindsay shares honestly and tenderly about that time: 

“I had to work through some postpartum anxiety, which was compounded because Jo was born two weeks after everything shut down in spring 2020. It was very isolating and we were scared.”

 To get through, Lindsay spoke with her doctor and leaned into simple joys like daily walks outside, candid conversations with trusted family and friends, and observations of her deeply loved Jo. The last thing- the way Lindsay observes Jo with wonderment and love- shined in their photos.

When Jo was holding her finger puppet llama, we could see how Lindsay was being transported to another realm. We've all had those mothering moments when we are watching our kids do the most ordinary things- play, laugh, eat, jump- and suddenly we are overcome with mystified joy that they actually EXIST.

Lindsay squealed: “Jo is very much into her little llama finger puppet.  She and I do this thing, where we bump our heads together and giggle while playing with her puppet. Ah, my sweetie!”

 Lindsay says unique moments like those helped her gain her confidence and define what motherhood meant to her. 

 And it is also moments like those, which captured the unique bond moms share with their kids, that inspired Chelsea’s photos and Michelle’s poem below. 

 We want to know: what ordinary moments with your kids lift you out of the here and now and transport you to a new realm of love?