Mother's day Muse - Interview with Lauren Hill

Because today we are celebrating our Mother's, we thought we would share with you a little interview with one of our muses, mother, surfer and all-round incredible woman, Lauren Hill. We have always loved watching Lauren approach surfing with such poise and grace,  hearing and reading her eloquent views of the big issues and now seeing her sailing through the stars and seas of motherhood, we are over-joyed to have had the chance to ask her a few things about being a mum... 

This is where I surprised my self. My body really feels different after having a baby. I mean, everyone tells you that, but it's a totally different thing to actually "feel" your own body rearranged inside (and outside). To my own surprise though, I feel stronger. Also, I'm more interested in pushing my surfing now than I was before Minoa. I think I'm more willing to take risks now, take later drops, risk falling on steeper sections, because I feel less overly protective of my body. I'm having more fun in pushing my capabilities in many aspects of life. I think  it has to do with having "free time" so limited now, so I really want to make "my" moments really count. 

I hope he discovers exactly the messages he needs in a lifelong connection with the ocean.

Don't get freaked out by any phases, whether annoying, challenging, worrying, or developmental stages they're going through, because they just keep changing. Sleep patterns keep changing, their movement, their brains, their bodies. Most of the hardest moments of parenting have been when I got too caught up in future projections, like "is he ever going to sleep 4 hours in a row" or "will he ever stop saying the word 'no'" ?  It all comes and it all goes, mostly. So far. But I guess I'm only two years in, haha. What do I know?