BEST👏COOKIES👏EVER!! Our attempt at ‘Levain’ Cookies last night. Gluten free vegan style and the verdict? And Ahhhh!! They are the best overall chocolate chip cookies we’ve ever made. We’ll actually this is all Shems doing.😍🤤Crunchy and chewy on the outside and oooey gooey chocolatey soft goodness in the inside! Let me know if you’d enjoy the recipe! life tip- marry a man who knows how to make a good cookie :). #cookies #cookierecipe #vegan #vegancookie #chocolatechipcookies #glutenfreecookies

BIG BROTHER L♥️VE!! There has never been so much feuding between the boys- who’s turn it is to hold their baby sis, keeping tabs on who’s held her longer, trying to kick the other one off to be the one snuggling and claiming who she loves more is the endless house quarrels 😂🥹✨walking in the rooms seeing the boys just staring at her in awh has my heart strings pulled so tight! 💔 @tama.hannemann, Ira and Nalu… Ciel got hit the jack pot getting you as their big bros! 🌈💓👊 Watching this side of ya’ll blossom has been one of the most beautiful things i’ve ever felt! I grew up with 4 big brothers and a little brother loved it so much…. i’m excited to watch her grow up this similar way! documenting so i’ll never forget! #loveyou #family #bigbrothers #babysis #sohappy

Quote of the day, “Don’t delay joy!” ☀️I’ll cheers to that! The secret sauce to life I’m 100% sure is finding your joy in what’s happening TODAY because that’s where it always lays. Whether it be finding joy in a meal you’ve prepared, a quite moment to yourself, sharing laughter with a friend, finding adventure, looking into the eyes of someone you love, finding joy in your work or a hobby- whatever it may be, don’t delay enjoying it (the reminder I need to tell myself daily!) Relishing in these last days here in the Mentawais before we go back home!! It’s been the summer of a lifetime! Thanks @kanduivillas for letting us be apart of your world! Time flies I tell ya! So grateful for this time with my family! What is the your favorite thing you have done this summer?! or going to do?! #family #surftrip #indonesia #travel #love #joy #gratitude #mentawais 📷 @def_mentawai x @jaketaiwan4

Don’t ya love a gummy smile!!😭😍Okay question for you! would you…like to do a 30 day plant over processed challenge with me?? i’m going to do it regardless and wondering if you’d like to join me. 🤗If so you can frame it/add in however to suit you best- as in make you’re own rules but keep the one rule of eat more plants and less processed for the 30 days and just focus on making some habits for self supporting love! I’m in need of cutting out the sugars and consuming more beneficial foods to support this growing angel (and myself) and so feeling very motivated. If you need some encouragement to do the same for your own reasons, we can do it together! If you’re open to sharing- let us know in the comments your reason! And lastly would you like a move your body each day element added to this? 🏃‍♀️🧘‍♀️🏄‍♀️🧗‍♀️lemme know your thoughts! I’ll try and document as much as possible but we will be in California for the last half of this month and so it might be a lot of take out/on the go options featured as well. golden rule is basically eat better to feel better! this will look different for each of us but can do together! 🤞💪💛🍉 i’m excited! if you would have asked me to do this 2 weeks ago i’d say nooo thank you i don’t want to but funny how that can shift and now im pumped to the shifts! you don’t need anything to join, just a IM IN👋👋👋

Good morning! I wrote out below and on the slides all the things i’ve been doing to help my sensitive lil babe! Keep in mind this is just my experience and everyone is different but for what’s it’s worth here it is 💕So based off my natural paths suggestions I started giving her a baby probiotic daily. it’s been about 10 days. It’s also been about a week of diet changes from me to help change my breast milk and i noticed an improvement within her in the last few days! So since she was born i have been eating a lot of foods i don’t usually eat and basically just ate what was available/given or can be eaten with one hand, and eating a lot of sugar and baked goods and carbs and ya- not my normal diet but my milk was abundant so i thought it was all good. my dr told me to try going back to exactly how i was eating when i started my health changes 8 years ago - she said focus on foods from the earth- eliminate any processed foods and drinks, avoid sugar and load up on mostly fruits and veggies and if my body is craving animal proteins to include lean meats- this was her suggestion. So basically I’m eating exactly how I did when i went plant based for my digestive health 8 years ago and this is now my plan for breastfeeding at the moment to help my babies digestion. So I’m eating quite simple/bland right now- couple protein smoothies a day, simple soups, lots of boiled potatoes, sweet potatoes, salads, fruits, avocados, roasted root vegetables, granola, date balls, oatmeal, nuts, trail mix and filling up on that sort of thing. Im avoiding bloaty stuff like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beans, garlic, spices, and limiting baked and processed goods, oils/fried foods, and sugars. So far it seems to be helping so it’s very worth it! We will see how the next weeks go and adjust as needs be and eventually try adding in foods/spices etc and see how that goes! Living and learning, is the name of the game!! keep in mind just that-im learning- and not a person to take advice from! 💕 just sharing as i’m going along crossing my fingers it keeps working and for anyone out there looking for answers for their babies i pray you do, know you’re not alone and love you!!

First time on a surf board for baby girl!!🏄‍♀️🧸😍 shes so happy and content now!! convo cont. -first- would you like to me share what I’m doing to support her stomach issues? In less than a week it’s drastically improved her-💜 sleeping (we have had to hold her night and day for her to sleep and needs additional comforting through it all since she’s been born up until a few days ago.. 💚when she fed she would get upset, cry, stomach harden and legs kick most of the time/ obvious she’s frustrated and having a tough time being comfortable, 💛she spat up constantly- 💙poo’d constantly, and just went through ❤️spells every day of having a tough time which has made it very scary to even leave the house. when she wasn’t uncomfortable she was so cute and happy but a lot of the day she was dealing with some issues that were getting worse over the weeks. She’s 7 weeks old now and with a week changing my diet and adding a baby probiotic she is truly SO MUCH MORE content, at peace with her body, sleeping on her back and for 3 times as long, barely spits ups, and poo’s regularly instead of squirts every time she cries and stuff like that! Oh and her skin has cleared, is way less sensitive, and the whites of her eyes are noticeably whiter… very interesting. It’s only been 3 days of massive improvement but I’m feeling so motivated to make the efforts to support her and so glad to be on the right track because this entire time i have been trying just that- dedicating every minute to her well being but not knowing i could help her state through my breast mmilk😭 So grateful and happy she’s happy! and honestly very inspiring to see how foods can directly affect someone like that. Ciel ill do anything for you!!! let me know if you want more info and if you want to start reading what others have done and worked-read yesterdays post! thank you for sharing!!! so helping to not just me but anyone looking to learn and just know they are not alone💚❤️💙💜💛 #breastfeeding #breastfeedingjourney #newborn #7weeks #sograteful

Is it just me or is she so scrumptious!! 🥰🧁 So part two of my health issue convo is how it seems to be affecting my baby girl. It seems whatever it is i’m eating is affecting her tummy too since she’s been born really. I had a doctor say what I eat won’t affect my breast milk to her and she will grow out of the stomach issues she’s having sometime this year and maybe it’s my lack of sleep for not questioning this more but it made me rule out looking at my diet to help her ah I can tell it’s her stomach cuz it gets really tight, kicks her legs and she gets frustrated and starts to cry (or scream) when she breastfeeds (i’ve never experienced this with my 3 other children- maybe she inherited my sensitive tummy… but the best I thought I could do is comfort her… and have stayed home or really close to home since she’s been born because of i. I don’t know why it took me seeing @drjoyostroff to basically say, of course what you eat will affect your baby- she is still an extension of you and yes you can help her! and basically told me what to eliminate from my diet, told me that these same guidelines will help improve my state as well and ooooh my gosh it’s been three days and she’s a completely different baby- a happier, more content, starting to maybe even sleep longer (knock on wood hehe), her baby acne seems to have cleared up and even the whites of her eyes went from a dull color to whiter i noticed! I’m sooo happy for her!! I felt so bad for her that she’s been distressed off and on every day and so glad it’s starting to get figured out now instead of later annnd we even ventured out for the day yesterday and she was happy all day!! 🎉🎉🎉And even tho it’s been 1-2 days of a more mellow content existence- i’m feeling like it’s positive signs we are on the right track! did you experience this with any of your babies? I’d be so interested to hear if you figured it out and what you did, what you didn’t eat and what you did! oh ya and she’s taking a few tiny drops of this baby probiotic that i’m sure it’s helping strengthen her too! So grateful and wanted to share incase it helps someone else know it’s something to consider looking at if experiencing! 🫶🫶🫶

Real talk- okay…since giving birth my health has been all over the place and besides fluctuating hormones from postpartum giving highs and lows, insomnia, etc ive suspected my thyroid is off again- one sign something is up is i’ve gained almost 15 lbs in 5 weeks- a record for me😂. i don’t usually weigh myself and didn’t need a scale to see i’m not feeling right but found it interesting. I’m retaining water like no other and it’s uncomfortable, feels very inflamed. in saying this-don’t worry i’m not worried about my weight… I know i’m going to get comments about that and i can assure you bouncing back is noooot a priority for me -but i just had my 4th kid and need health on my side to take care of… them, me, life! 💪♥️💙💜💛💚 And this is an entirely new topic but i wonder if my health is what’s making my baby’s stomach hurt from my milk so often 😭. i’m grateful my baby girl is growing and she is priority, and like pregnancy she is still an extension of me so extra motivated to figure things out if it’s affecting her. my general practitioner did blood work which lead me to want to see @drjoyostroff - got some additional blood work done, get checked out and an allergy test. Anyway, i just wanted to keep it real with you guys. i’ve had health issues my entire life, eating plant based has been the biggest strength to me over the past 8 years and lately (past year) i’d say my diet had been more all over the place from having a pregnancy that made it really difficult to eat good consistently-tried different things and right now i don’t know what is the right thing to do as something is throwing me through a loop so we will see what shall be done. hoping to get some answers , if you’re interested and like me to update you i’m happy to be open about it. i started this page to help my health and so want to continue to be honest with it💕 it’s hard to be vulnerable but the reality is what it is and want to honor that and don’t want you guys to think things are perfect when they arnt ya know ah okay love you!! maybe some of you relate or have advice so wanted to share ur not alone💕💕💕💕

PROTEIN PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL BITES! costs a fraction of the store larabars or balls you see on the counter and soooo delicious! I’m back to making lots of balls these days!! They are such a good sweet tooth fix to try, get in a hit or protein, omegas and nutrients and dodge the processed stuff! And then best thing about these is you can make endless variations and have fun with combos! annnd don’t really need to measure out stuff once you know the basics! basic rule is use dates as your base to hold it together and make sure your dough is not dry and falling apart. if your dough sticks together and is a bit shiny they should stay beautiful balls and not be those ones that are like 2-4 dollars in the store and taste like hay🐴 store in fridge and freezer for best texture! kids are obsessed with them too and have fun making them! I can give ya the recipe for this one if you want exact measurements! inside is protein powder dates hemp hearts oats sea salt nut butter dark chocolate that’s it! (oodles of recipes in meal planner and protein powder linked in bio ✌️)

Can you see anything different in this photo?! I have a good prize to mail out to one of you if you guessed right!!(tomorrow) 🤩 Clue- I’ve never seen Nalu so excited to run into the water! And I may or may not have been watching from the side lines tearing up with happiness! 😂💕 So excited for that chapter to come to a close for him!🎉🎉

Something cute for your feed! Baby’s first swimsuit!! 😭👙🌸Gotta document the important stuff! 😂💕obsessed with her! Wishing you a beautiful weekend!! Have you started summer vacation yet? when does that start for you in your part of the world!?🌎☀️👙🍉 hawaii started yesterday! 🎉 #firsts #babysfirst #newborn #summer #summerbreakben

Save these for laters!!🍫🥨🤤🤩 Just 4 ingredients to make these treasures! a simple twist on the snickers one we always make and that pretzel really does make it it’s own thing! Put them in the freezer to turn into a caramel chewy treat wrapped inside a chocolate melt in your mouth shell! Find endless recipes and inspo on my meal planner linked in my bio! for this one all you need is medjool dates peanut or almond butter chocolate for melting pretzel (we used gf) oh ya i forgot i added my protein powder too! optional! just stir it into the peanut butter! linked in bio- it’s so good!🤤💪 that’s it! just take your date, remove pit, create a little date peanut butter taco then dunk it, top it, freeze it enjoy it!! these lasted t minus 5 minutes in my house. shoulda made 50 of em! haha. such a good grab and go sweet treat fix with some really nice beneficial ingredients in there too! have a beautiful day! 💕 #recipes