Alaina Gates, ND, LMT

Sweet naptime cuddles🥰 It's not always easy to be my little one's place of refuge, but it is definitely a privilege. Many times in my child's infant stage, I had to remind myself that in these moments, my baby needed peace, calm, and comfort from me. I had to quiet my mind of the million things I needed to do, or was worried about, etc. Once I was able to calm my own thoughts, my baby would start to relax, too. Now, it's second-nature when I sit in our "rock-a-bye" chair to feel a sense of relaxed calm and soak in the sweet cuddle time.💖

Hello Instagram!! Been a minute...😆
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I offer you pics (ha! Yes, *just* pics!) of the cutout cookies I made this year. A selection of gluten-free and organic wheat flour, all with food-based dyes (no red 40 in these babies!) and frosting made with grass-fed butter and beef tallow (and non gmo cane sugar😉). These are (were)*chef's kiss* and borderline healthy 😆 Good enough to please just about any cruncy parent!