She’s Here. 👶🏽 So is The Hard Part.

Hey there, AwesMom/Dad/Person/Hero.

There's a version of this post that's just pretty photos.

A birth announcement.

A bow on top.

We're going to give you that first.

Then we're going to give you the real one.

Because that's what we do here.

Meet Thalia Selene Sharpe (TAL-yuh — the H is silent, like in Thomas) 🌙🍓 Born 6/29/26 — a palindrome — on the Strawberry Full Moon.

Thalia — one of the nine Muses of ancient Greek mythology (like her big sister, Calliope), goddess of comedy, flourishing, and blooming abundance. Her name means "the flourishing one." She is joy. She is creativity. She is the lightness that lifts the human spirit.

Selene — the ancient Greek goddess of the moon herself. Her name traces back to sélas, meaning light or brightness. She is The Shining One. The Radiant One.

We didn't plan it this way. But she chose her moment perfectly. 🌝

This Strawberry Full Moon falls in Capricorn — that's big sister Calliope's sign. 💫 The moon that welcomed Thalia into the world shines in her sister's sign. These two were already in conversation before they ever met.

And this day carries even more significance. It is the anniversary of the passing of Claude's mom, Margie. There are no words for the kind of love that finds a way to weave itself through time like this — but we know she had something to do with the timing. Thalia arrived on a day that already belonged to her grandmother. That's not coincidence. That's a hello. 🪽

Welcome to the world, Thalia Selene. A baby named for the moon, born under the moon, on the first full moon of summer. We've been waiting for you.

Okay. Now the Part That nobody talks about.

Here's the truth behind the pretty photos.

This has been hard.

‍Genuinely, unglamorously hard.

‍Nat's body is still healing.

‍Not "bouncing back."

‍Not "glowing."

Healing.

Slowly.

On its own timeline.

A timeline that doesn't answer to anyone — and is honestly resented some days.

Tender in places we didn't know could be tender.

Tired in a way sleep doesn't fix.

Because it's not really about sleep.

And all of it while trying to be present for a toddler who needs us exactly as much as she always has.

Maybe more.

Claude's back in the gym.

That sounds like a small thing.

It's not.

It's the thing that's keeping this family upright.

Not for abs.

For sanity.

For the version of him that can carry a car seat, a diaper bag, and a two-year-old on a bad day — without his body giving out too.

‍Showing up for each other right now means showing up for ourselves first.

‍Even in twenty-minute pieces.

‍Even half-asleep.

‍And then there's Calliope.

Curious Calliope is doing exactly what two-year-olds do with big feelings.

She doesn't have the words for "my whole world just shifted."

‍So it comes out sideways.

‍Extra clinginess one hour.

Total indifference to the baby the next.

A meltdown over something that has nothing to do with any of it.

We keep reminding ourselves: this is her processing, not her regressing.

She's allowed to feel this in her own two-year-old way.

‍We're allowed to not have it perfectly figured out either.

Why We're Telling You This

‍We built this whole brand on the idea that real is better than perfect.

Motherhood — and fatherhood, and sisterhood, and every hood in between — doesn't get easier just because it's beautiful.

Both things are true at once.

We are so in love with this new little person.

We are also exhausted, sore, and figuring it out one day at a time.

Same as you.

Self-Care in 5-Minute Pieces

We're not talking bubble baths right now.

We're talking survival-mode self-care.

The kind that fits into the cracks of a day that isn't yours anymore.

This is the part we know cold.

🌿 Step outside for 5 minutes. No phone.

🏋️‍♀️ Sneak in an exercise snack — one set of squats while the coffee brews, a wall sit during bottle prep.

💦 Drink a full glass of water before you touch your phone. Half of "I'm so tired" is actually "I'm so thirsty."

📝 Do a 5-minute brain dump in your Notes app. Get the noise out of your head.

🟥 Box breathe for 5 rounds — in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4.

📲 Text one friend "thinking of you." Not a whole conversation. Just a touchpoint.

🚗 Sit in the car for 5 minutes before you walk inside. Silence is self-care too.

None of these fix exhaustion.

But they remind you that you're still a person in here.

Not just a body running on autopilot for everyone else.

So If You're in a Season Like This Too

‍New baby.

‍Big transition.

‍A toddler having big feelings.

A body that isn't "back" yet.

We see you.

We're right there with you.

More soon.

For now, we're just soaking her in.

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❤️ Wonder Nat & Claudeman