by Carolyn Robertson posted in Parenting

Finally, a celebrity "mom moment" we can all relate to.
Earlier this week, Jessica Alba shared a selfie on her Instagram stories that was all too familiar to moms everywhere. The post shows the new mom-of-three nursing her one-month-old son Hayes, drawing particular attention to her "tired eyes" and the fact that she's breastfeeding in a Target dressing room. (Click here to see it!)
There is so much to love about Jessica's post, I hardly know where to start.
How about the fact that The Honest Company co-founder, also mom to daughters Honor, 9, and Haven, 6, is shopping at Target, which is basically a second home for moms. The closest Target to me is an hour and a half drive away, but it's still worth the trip. I grab a coffee and a shopping cart and two hours later I find myself at the checkout with twice as many things as I'd planned on buying. Every. Single. Time.
I also appreciate that she's turned the changing room into her own personal nursing station. I'm sure most breastfeeding moms have done the exact same from time to time.
And then there are the "tired eyes," noted with a pointing arrow and big letters. With three children, including a newborn, in the house, I'd say Jessica has earned the right to have tired eyes. I just like that she's keeping it real.
Photos like this go a long way to normalize not just breastfeeding, but the day to day of motherhood in general. It's not often glamorous, b...