Lara Flax-Hammonds

Feeling all the feels reminiscing on our due date this time last year ~ 2.2.22 ~

I was eating dates like they were going out of season, was twerking in our living room, side-stepping my way around the streets, adding chilli to everything, doing acupuncture, drinking castor oil… you name it, we tried it.

Excited, anxious, nervous & ultimately quite naive on the journey ahead. I think I can now say I understand the concept of life Before Children (BC) and life After Children (AC) & why everyone was saying to savour those last moments of sleep 😂 it truly does have to be lived to be known!

The most “ordinarily extraordinary” thing human kind does. The biggest change of seasons in life so far — from mother to maiden, pregnant to post partum, woman to mother, me to us, us to 3. Some days I don’t remember who I was before the shift, other days I miss the woman I was before so much.

A constant push & pull, juggling act & a humble, every day reminder of the “Dua-lity” of life. One, I wouldn’t change for the world.

Hartley “Dua” — our greatest teacher, biggest blessing, constant mirror & a living, breathing showcase of life’s polarities in each & every moment — up & down, black & white, yin & yang 🤍🖤

She was getting ready to grace us with her presence & wow… she has been the most beautiful gift of all 🙏🏻
🎞️ @imnotpatrickstars