MAMA FRIENDS

Here are a few intimate moments from a lovely meet up with Baby Zula (I call her Zula Boo) and her mama Ayaba. Although I had seen Ayaba around Houston a couple times, I never knew how significant she would be years later to my life. Ayaba is an aspiring midwife, she does birth-work AND is an organic hairstylist in Houston.

We began to chat back and forth via Instagram DM early 2017 when we both had announced our pregnancies. Endless hours were spent talking about all the hopes and wonders of motherhood. We had a lot in common. We are the same age, both Pisces women and our babies are just shy of two months a part. And, how cute is it that we showed up with the same shoes on ? When I finally saw her and talked to her in person, it felt just as it did during our many conversations, except we were running after our toddlers the entire time. We talked almost everyday when we were pregnant and still frequently giving each other advice along the way. I think its important to have other moms as friends or communicative support. This was my favorite part about my last visit home to Houston.

Images shot in Third Ward at Doshi House. 11/24/2018

To follow Zula & Ayabas journey :

IG - @iyaearth

Ayabas blog : ileiya.wordpress.com