Meet Valerie Metz.
A California beachside based content creator, lifestyle photographer, wife to Zach, and mama to her two kids Hendrix (3) and Rio (9months). I sat down with her (virtually) to hear her authentic truth, her story, her advice, her love. We hope that this conversation either guides you before becoming a mom or inspires you as a mom to know that you aren’t alone. #MomToMom
Q: Please introduce yourself, where you're from, and what you do.
Hi! My name is valerie metz. I live beachside in Costa Mesa, CA and i'm a lifestyle photographer and content creator.
Q: I am inspired by you and your hubby's love and your beautiful family. What's your story?
Thanks so much! My husband and I met when I was 18 and got engaged after FOUR months of dating! We got married really young and waited a few years before we (unexpectedly) added kids to our family. We now have two sweet babes and are in the process of fostering!
Q: What's your birth story? Was it easier with one kid than the other? Seamless all around? Any tips or thoughts you can share?
I had both kids in an amazing hospital with midwives. Both experiences went well- my first one was long and had a few hiccups and scares because it was taking so long to get him out but all went well. My second one was way easier and quicker, I think because my body already knew what it was doing. The best tip I could offer is to listen to your body! I had planned to go as natural as I could. The pain level with contractions was tolerable but I had NO idea I would feel so nauseous and be covered in chills. I was shaking uncontrollably and couldn't get my anxiety down so I ended up getting epidurals both times which calmed my mind and body down.
Q: How old were you when you had Hendrix? And how has the transition been seeing him as an older brother and now seeing yourself as a mommy of two?
I was 24 when I first became a mom! The transition has been really sweet. Hendrix has adjusted amazingly and loves his baby sis so well. He does crave one on one attention and acts naughty to me to get that attention so instead of getting bothered by his behavior, I prioritize quality time with him which always helps!
Q: What's been the most challenging parts of motherhood and the most rewarding parts?
The most challenging part of motherhood for me personally, has been the pressure it comes with. I sometimes romanticize what it would be like to raise kids 2 decades ago before social media. I have to be extra careful with what I allow myself to feel affected by because everyone's opinions will make me anxious and feel like I'm not doing enough. However, it is pretty amazing to have current research on parenting styles and effective discipline. The best parts have been watching my and my husbands personalities in tiny humans develop and it’s also been VERY healing for me to raise kids. There are some parts of my childhood that were rough and being able to learn and grow from those experiences has been redeeming.
Q: Do you feel like motherhood has transformed you in any way?
Yes its taught me (and currently still teaching me) what sacrifice is! I feel like i'm constantly learning to put my selfish and unhealthy aside and be the best version of myself for my family.
Q: What have you learned from your two lil's?
They've taught me to love endlessly!!! Even on bad days, I need to pull myself together and keep loving their pure and innocent souls. such good practice to love on others!
Q: Do you have a specific story or experience you want to share that either challenged you, uplifted you, was a beautiful moment –– anything.
I can’t recall a specific story but everyday is an adventure! (even on hard days) the most life giving moments are when we spend hours at the beach in the sunshine with the waves. our babes love playing there and we are just our happiest there!
Q: Do you have any advice for moms to be, current mamas, or women in general?
The best advice is to ASK FOR HELP! practice and normalize asking for extra hands! It's humbling for our kids to witness that and we take care of ourselves that way. Also listen to your body and your gut- only we know what's best for our families, we are all different!
Q: How do you take care of YOU? Do you have a routine that keeps you grounded?
Oh yes I do! I wake up (almost every morning) before the kids and sacrifice the extra hour of sleep for alone time. I do yoga, sip on some coffee, read, etc. I feel like I can start the day off better that way. My husband is also really good about pushing me to get alone time! I instantly feel refreshed after getting some alone time in or quality time with a close friend! 
all the babies.
12214 comments
https://knowt.com/flashcards/e2595f89-2b8a-4921-8d47-a17bda4a4452
https://knowt.com/flashcards/b92defdb-c5de-44cd-ae8b-7d54f0961858
https://knowt.com/flashcards/8396c459-e77c-4116-8b3e-917ec3214869
https://knowt.com/flashcards/1308cadd-ccce-49ed-a5d2-c41992f9da25
https://knowt.com/flashcards/aee8d0fc-65d5-47a7-9465-7ba936794db1
https://knowt.com/flashcards/fc160cdb-baf0-4636-8633-ba03fbc63797
https://knowt.com/flashcards/34755a62-1841-427f-978b-19c279d22a4a
https://knowt.com/flashcards/43663556-a53a-4f0b-a7fc-ddeb49cc6fd2
https://knowt.com/flashcards/021dfb15-18e5-4597-92b8-42a94dc84d0a
https://knowt.com/flashcards/6f953651-5d04-4725-80eb-1f5c3f7446a8
https://knowt.com/flashcards/de58ae02-58d7-4152-b0e0-f044c29f4737
https://knowt.com/flashcards/92987396-6cb5-4df6-8830-83957af6c10d
https://knowt.com/flashcards/0e409693-a7a0-4369-aba5-a6ec33b759c4
https://knowt.com/flashcards/5d8bf38e-dcf0-4dbf-8820-65a6342de861
https://knowt.com/flashcards/60567053-80ce-412d-9631-64ec965c43eb
https://knowt.com/flashcards/9222d7cf-10de-4cbc-90e5-abea36dbc4da
https://knowt.com/flashcards/02da41f8-1eec-44bd-b039-c0337506f05c
https://knowt.com/flashcards/1bc0789e-c4bd-4712-ab54-3bba7da07503
https://knowt.com/flashcards/baa49351-925a-4136-8570-ba891a6159e5
https://knowt.com/flashcards/55ff561b-9bd7-46f4-9541-329f7d16283e
https://knowt.com/flashcards/2a8e2ab7-94fc-4882-8f86-62e3a2a5c886
https://knowt.com/flashcards/a2f9cdcb-5605-45ad-b301-d409becfcc28
https://knowt.com/flashcards/bf96a6b3-3f2f-43f3-89fc-3d523767e20e
https://knowt.com/flashcards/3a430318-11bd-4648-939b-5049eb5f7dec
https://knowt.com/flashcards/d3079475-a7e9-4121-8437-ad6e450d2cc9
https://knowt.com/flashcards/88ec8125-5ce1-4ee9-8446-a4005cee0d79
https://knowt.com/flashcards/b2ef3f37-06a4-455f-a245-1a9c5fc79f76
https://knowt.com/flashcards/35866464-e580-402d-8258-1d632a9e6fd9
https://knowt.com/flashcards/f48a233f-a4d9-4c35-a045-68ca018263ec
https://knowt.com/flashcards/44bbc7e4-7c09-43f1-8db8-25f3c600be02
https://knowt.com/flashcards/b433f08a-582e-428c-a5e8-f91704c303c7
https://knowt.com/flashcards/376bd059-000e-46b2-8519-1b92bceeff7b
https://knowt.com/flashcards/924b395d-d44c-48ad-8e5e-a88283e1675b
https://knowt.com/flashcards/648651bd-dd0b-4543-83f4-6adc23d56dfc
https://knowt.com/flashcards/6e518403-3e39-4153-8168-cff143d564ee
https://knowt.com/flashcards/f308fc03-a01e-4ce5-8a9d-78c68e0bf2d9
https://knowt.com/flashcards/e96f8e3f-7e43-4425-81a1-cf1f8d520580
https://knowt.com/flashcards/0784b2a1-67ee-4a5e-94b1-acefd61231ed
https://knowt.com/flashcards/aa867fbd-30cd-4ad1-8a2f-22947852be7e
https://www.bankier.pl/forum/wiadomosc-zapisana?post_id=71416619&obs=&emal=&st=1&thread_id=
https://matters.town/a/y54f0j7doszy
https://www.nehannn.com/artist-detail/18.html
https://www.asteriskguru.com/tutorials/comment_add.php
https://peoplefirst-hamburg.de/index.php/guestbook/index/index
https://tooter.in/parfumharum
https://pastelink.net/sa6s0f0p
https://snippet.host/fwtzzy
https://jsitor.com/oh0YlGxXZFP
https://jsfiddle.net/
https://paiza.io/projects/7BqMucpDkf0qbMX2yzTxqg?language=php
https://www.wowace.com/paste/0fbedfd9
https://codepen.io/haruumm/pen/MYwRyJo
https://knowt.com/flashcards/e67f025f-5d5e-45aa-b954-7c3196a59525
https://knowt.com/flashcards/a14b573b-9f0b-439c-8e1f-b8f48a4333e0
https://knowt.com/flashcards/18f41bc3-93dd-479c-a19a-fe4784d9e668
https://knowt.com/flashcards/642cc5c1-5acc-401b-b358-684e634304fe
https://knowt.com/flashcards/102c2fdd-159e-46dd-bb60-16e7fd16768f
https://knowt.com/flashcards/a199452b-8f20-484c-9172-61e536f50feb
https://knowt.com/flashcards/c98e9e58-6970-4b6e-83c5-1b55579a99f3
https://knowt.com/flashcards/53de04f0-3be9-43fc-837d-91d9882d1218
https://knowt.com/flashcards/a9540ceb-bf99-4fe1-bb7f-129c610bcaae
https://knowt.com/flashcards/948b9869-2d29-4db2-8ee1-2c4a27139286
https://prezo.ai/public/jak-vycviit-draka—cel-film-online-zdarma-2025-cz-dabing-i-titulky—aeb7174f-0792-4d85-856d-154bea756677
https://prezo.ai/public/jak-vycviit-draka—-cel-film-online-zdarma-2024-cz-dabing—baff7e7e-e345-4135-b692-472394c33744
https://prezo.ai/public/jak-vycviit-draka—cel-film-online-zdarma-2025-cz-dabing-i-titulky—fdac631f-ef2b-4565-a31f-18c6059e98a3
https://prezo.ai/public/jak-vycviit-draka—cel-film-online-zdarma-2025-cz-dabing-i-titulky—5d881303-6e81-4759-beca-7b9f77afcf6b
https://prezo.ai/public/jak-vycviit-draka—cel-film-online-zdarma-2025-cz-dabing-i-titulky—205cd590-c9d4-4c1f-94a5-adddff9a8cc4
https://prezo.ai/public/vyehrad-dvje—cel-film-online-zdarma-2025-cz-dabing-i-titulky—eb251ae8-a63f-49f5-9523-51c648df4056
https://prezo.ai/public/vyehrad-dvje—cel-film-online-zdarma-2025-cz-dabing-i-titulky—38bf37a9-a43c-4cf0-b91d-be5ef4b2cd31
https://prezo.ai/public/vyehrad-dvje—cel-film-online-zdarma-2025-cz-dabing-i-titulky—f1c47a6f-a3cc-443b-aefe-57d4b134fb9b
https://prezo.ai/public/vyehrad-dvje—cel-film-online-zdarma-2025-cz-dabing-i-titulky—512e58d2-1b7b-428c-bf50-49534d633cde
https://prezo.ai/public/vyehrad-dvje—cel-film-online-zdarma-2025-cz-dabing-i-titulky—b02c3397-f294-4df5-a6fd-5f80965caffb
sub-eng-hd top
https://github.com/GremYauhi/trYuikayu/discussions/1
https://github.com/GremYauhi/trYuikayu/discussions/2
https://github.com/GremYauhi/trYuikayu/discussions/3
https://github.com/GremYauhi/trYuikayu/discussions/4
https://github.com/thkBashgio/triXshio/discussions/1
https://github.com/thkBashgio/triXshio/discussions/2
https://github.com/thkBashgio/triXshio/discussions/3
https://github.com/thkBashgio/triXshio/discussions/4
https://github.com/RangKhutyio/micBhast/discussions/1
https://github.com/RangKhutyio/micBhast/discussions/2
https://github.com/RangKhutyio/micBhast/discussions/3
https://github.com/RangKhutyio/micBhast/discussions/4
https://github.com/JayUdation/kulKatrus/discussions/1
https://github.com/JayUdation/kulKatrus/discussions/2
https://github.com/JayUdation/kulKatrus/discussions/3
https://github.com/JayUdation/kulKatrus/discussions/4
https://github.com/tricKylior/praGenet/discussions/1
https://github.com/tricKylior/praGenet/discussions/2
https://github.com/tricKylior/praGenet/discussions/3
https://github.com/tricKylior/praGenet/discussions/4
https://www.deviantart.com/kasminop/journal/sub-eng-hd-top-1212550579
https://medium.com/sapilaut2.7/sub-eng-hd-top-006141a3a0ae https://gns3.com/community/discussions/sub-eng-hd-top https://www.tumblr.com/susumuda/787732546262859776/sub-eng-hd-top https://tooter.in/sapilaut27/posts/114769281413663333 https://mymediads.com/sub-eng-hd-top/ https://herbalmeds-forum.biolife.com.my/d/253733-sub-eng-hd-top https://hackmd.io/susumadu22/B1ShkI1Ble
https://letterboxd.com/lowblokino/list/sub-eng-hd-top/
https://wokwi.com/projects/435140082564512769
https://www.wowace.com/paste/ef2f2e51
https://groups.google.com/g/taikusing/c/ONFKnsTUpDo
https://forum.thecodingcolosseum.com/topic/69006/sub-eng-hd-top
https://dojour.us/e/57835-sub-eng-hd-top
https://werderbremenfansclub.com/read-blog/18697
https://www.diigo.com/item/note/bhsc5/d1hs
https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=25193478
https://app.daily.dev/posts/sub-eng-hd-top-fuq94bw5i
https://magic.ly/ikthasolorlok/sub-eng-hd-top
https://challonge.com/iaykx6ba
https://chobaolam.vn/threads/sub-eng-hd-top.702367/
https://scrapbox.io/susumacan21/sub-eng-hd_top
https://thangs.com/designer/lowblokino/3d-model/1367119
https://lowblokino.graphy.com/courses/como-entrenar-a-tu-dragon-6861e0beed6b06743f6ba035
https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/susumadu/diary/202506300000/
https://telegra.ph/sub-eng-hd-top-06-30
https://celtindependent.com/advert/sub-eng-hd-top/
https://ghiassets.com/advert/sub-eng-hd-top/
https://icimodels.com/advert/sub-eng-hd-top/
https://clubdetiropinto.com/advert/sub-eng-hd-top/
https://susumadu21.pixnet.net/blog/post/187153438
http://forums.graphonomics.org/index.php?threads/sub-eng-hd-top.209092/
https://forumforex.id/forum/forumforexid/perkenalan/208623-sub-eng-hd-top
https://xenbulletins.com/threads/sub-eng-hd-top.621297/
https://diendannhansu.com/threads/sub-eng-hd-top.805379/
https://postheaven.net/jek1tacos9
https://sharing.clickup.com/9018325712/t/h/86eu05vpy/GR1HZ16383RXGWG
https://siletireng.hashnode.dev/sub-eng-hd-top
https://katakbrio.theblog.me/posts/57061914
https://start.me/w/wa9AYL
https://developers.fogbugz.com/default.asp?discuss.1.1089.0
https://www.tadalive.com/forum/thread/50756/sub-eng-hd-top/
https://forums.siliconera.com/threads/sub-eng-hd-top.107518/
https://saphalaafrica.co.za/wp/question/sub-eng-hd-top/
https://start.me/w/wa9AYL
https://developers.fogbugz.com/default.asp?discuss.1.1089.0
https://www.tadalive.com/forum/thread/50756/sub-eng-hd-top/
https://forums.siliconera.com/threads/sub-eng-hd-top.107518/
https://saphalaafrica.co.za/wp/question/sub-eng-hd-top/
https://jsbin.com/nazusecapu/edit?html,output
https://jsitor.com/eeQ962Q8VgF
https://onecompiler.com/html/43p97wp34
https://tech.io/snippet/8ASRF9P
https://glot.io/snippets/h8rlfhg2t6
https://ideone.com/GGkca1
https://rentry.co/s76bsk78
https://sebsauvage.net/paste/?818177b3f1b2d7fd#OpOLJAzOt7X96lGTA8UMDOFa/DzILRK/p96ODgMP6B4=
https://tempel.in/view/xV7y
https://justpaste.it/bjpyb
https://snippet.host/aeseou
https://pastelink.net/2vuvawrs
https://paiza.io/projects/rTwefyevI59Xlo835QebRw?language=php
https://paste.intergen.online/view/5de99254
https://ivpaste.com/v/y4ich3EQWV
https://paste.chapril.org/?64764f368c92529c#EsFv93as962XMfrLECZH79Rcs2Q7mHP3A8q9kF6RWufy
https://ctxt.io/2/AAB4f7-BFw
https://pastebin.com/jqbnEwau
https://paste.centos.org/view/305d39fa
https://anotepad.com/notes/mb66reri
https://paste.myst.rs/dfbjdu7q
https://binshare.net/mz0jW3dHiJbZkqIKFhuT
https://paste.ee/p/7uWQrA3v
https://paste.thezomg.com/351212/17512508/
https://paste.ofcode.org/J5f64WvFuJ8VNmKZYxAGMH
https://paste.rs/MvLyn.txt
https://paste.jp/78d613b3/
http://pastie.org/p/6SaLT1kfyEFZRwGeLNajPb
https://paste.laravel.io/030bef85-89d1-4278-bd3d-c73d4e4a8549
https://paste.feed-the-beast.com/Tl0ps8zuvqo
http://nopaste.ceske-hry.cz/1547830
https://paste.gd/9xTfaKAA
https://paste.enginehub.org/40mpOXybK
https://paste-bin.xyz/8167567
https://paste.vpsfree.cz/qmAeRwhQ
https://notepad.pw/L1Zh8eMFgoOEpoZj8q86
https://paste.toolforge.org/view/f2fa4efc
https://etextpad.com/rkdjzqgjym
https://onlinegdb.com/BcqWKTPOA
https://github.com/Prisera-z-CELY-FILM-ONLINE
https://github.com/Uz-ty-pilky-dozpivaly-CELY-FILM-ONLINE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/jakvycviitdrakacelyfilm
https://www.facebook.com/groups/eliocelyfilm
https://www.facebook.com/groups/28letpotcelyfilm
https://www.facebook.com/groups/jursksvtznovuzrozencelyfilm
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bachanadruikucelyfilm
https://knowt.com/flashcards/c62e088c-3470-489c-a057-ee0391caa9cf
https://knowt.com/flashcards/8a8437e9-fcdf-42a6-9d9c-e77f65cd1715
https://knowt.com/flashcards/b9c6fa8d-73a9-48bc-806d-38311be07d70
https://knowt.com/flashcards/d6812753-6124-4b00-b99e-36bbfa14299f
https://knowt.com/flashcards/fecf3b23-5218-41b4-a8f5-d44edf6aa635
https://knowt.com/flashcards/7a46a351-bfa6-4135-bb48-2b088573d882
https://knowt.com/flashcards/575d6aad-3de5-4be4-929d-73ade58ba71c
https://knowt.com/flashcards/6017a434-6eec-495a-8e3b-5554653da123
https://github.com/sLedujte-F1-C-F-ONLINE
https://github.com/Jak-vycvicit-draka-C-F-ONLINE
https://knowt.com/flashcards/1c954689-43d3-4592-ad99-d36f17d5778f
https://matters.town/a/0ty34rvu98ad
https://peoplefirst-hamburg.de/index.php/guestbook/index/index
https://tooter.in/parfumharum
https://pastelink.net/mpo9r31g
https://snippet.host/xjqwet
https://jsitor.com/7jcWM745nEA
https://jsfiddle.net/
https://paiza.io/projects/04rJvHSCH2C_4w8qEDT0vQ?language=php
https://www.wowace.com/paste/2b268422
https://codepen.io/haruumm/pen/qEdwdQw