LITTLE People, Big World star Matt Roloff praised his son Jacob and wife Isabel on “rocking parenthood” since welcoming their first child a few weeks ago.
Isabel gave birth to their son, Mateo, on December 4 and has been honest about her early days of motherhood.
In her latest update, the new mother shared that her son has completely changed her outlook on life.
She shared a beautiful photo of herself hanging out on the beach, sitting and smiling in front of a raging bonfire.
In the caption, Isabel shared with fans: “I have started to measure my days by degree of presence.
“Having a kid changes everything in that regard.
“You know the saying, ‘You don’t know you’re in the good old days until you’ve left them.’ Well I KNOW I’m in the good old days. Right now.”
She continued: “Yes, the big world feels chaotic and crazy and unpredictable. But my little world is flourishing and blooming with new life and wonder.
“And I plan to soak up every moment I can.
“I used to be so hard on myself if I didn’t get enough done in a day. But now I know my days don’t need to be productive to feel good at the end of them.
“Did I do my best as a mom? If yes, it was a good day.
“Reminding myself that right now, Mateo needs a present parent, not a productive one.”
Roloff family patriarch Matt sent love and support to his daughter-in-law in the comments.
He let her know just how proud he is of both her and Jacob, noting how good of a job they are doing of raising baby Mateo.
“You are both definitely very present parents,” Matt wrote. “I have totally witnessed that in the past 5 weeks that I’ve seen you both with Little Mateo almost every other day.”
The LPBW star continued: “Keep up the amazing great work Izzy (and Jacob). You guys are rockin parenthood!”
He added that they’re “natural parents” and “making grandpa proud.”
The mother of one has been candid about her early days of motherhood and admitted her postpartum experience has been tough.
Earlier this month, Isabel took to her Instagram Story to open up to fans in a couple of personal posts.
She wrote: “… I have had some postpartum anxiety of course, but I think that’s really normal as a first time mom.”
The LPBW alum then urged those that suffering in “any capacity” to have “safety measures in place and be prepared for any variation of experience during the postpartum period.”
In a following Story, the TLC star wrote: “I am speaking mostly emotionally and mentally here, but did I mention being grateful for the abilities to go on walks?
“With that said, physically I see a long road to recovery ahead of me. I’m only five weeks [postpartum] but I’m in a lot of pain still…”
She concluded: “We’re still deeply healing over here, but still so much gratitude for the whole journey.”
Recently, Isabel shared a video of her rarely seen newborn son as the star walked on the family’s famous farm.
Despite welcoming Mateo in December, Jacob and his wife have not yet shown Mateo’s face yet to fans.
