Ms. Rachel knows a thing or two about babies and toddlers but even she sometimes gets overwhelmed by motherhood.
In a note posted via Instagram on Wednesday, May 7, the children’s YouTuber, real name Rachel Griffin-Accurso, shared a relatable parenting moment involving her and husband Aron Accurso’s baby daughter, Susannah “Susie.”
“Good thing you are so cute, my little ducky! 🐥,” Rachel, 42, wrote alongside a picture of her baby girl wearing a green and yellow plaid outfit adorned with chicks.
“Yesterday she spit up all over us both. No problem! I changed my clothes and we did a nice bath to get her clean to get in those neck creases! 🛁🫧🧼As I was drying her off, she spit up on us again, worse. No worries! I changed my clothes again and this time I just wipe[d] her off. As I’m wiping her off, she pees and it squirts on our bed and goes on the floor. Now I kind of want to laugh and cry (I had 3 hours of sleep the night before!) 😴🥱💤,” she continued. “I take off the blanket and sheet from bed and wipe up the floor. I come out and realize I’m walking around with a diaper stuck to my leggings. I laugh. It’s crazy and I wouldn’t have it any other way! Love you sweet girl!”
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Commenters loved the story, expressing how relatable it was and how great she’s doing as a mom. (Rachel also shares son Thomas, 7, with Aron.)
Ms. Rachel told Today in an interview published on April 30 that the first few weeks as a mom of two have been “beautiful, joyful and so tiring.” She and Aron welcomed Susie via surrogate earlier this year and revealed her name had a special meaning.
“She’s named after my incredible mama!” Rachel told Today of her daughter and mom, “Nana Zannah.” “My mom raised us with so much unconditional love and joy. She raised my sister and I as a single mom. I’ve always been in awe of her strength. She even built us an epic tree house all herself!”
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Rachel also shared she’s been relying on the advice of Dr. Becky Kennedy, a clinical psychologist and mother of three, who offers parenting support on social media.
“That made me feel better about the mess, the exhaustion and feeling like I can’t possibly do everything,” Rachel said. “Susie has started sleeping better, and now I’m functioning better.”
Although Ms. Rachel has been enjoying her maternity leave — leaving fans clamoring for updates — she assured new content will be available soon in the form of a potty training special.
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Before she announced the arrival of baby Susannah, Rachel shared a reason behind her hiatus via Instagram comments.
“I’m sorry. We’ve had some family things to attend to. Nothing to do with Netflix, as that is content from YouTube,” she responded to a fan who questioned her whereabouts in March. She added to another fan, “I will make a little video tomorrow to help ❤️.”
Since then, she’s shared her baby news and continues to keep followers updated with the latest Susie content.
“CAN YOU SAY MAMA? 💕,” she captioned an April 14 photo of herself matching with her baby girl in her quintessential overalls, pink shirt and headband.
Celebrity fan Reese Witherspoon commented, “So adorable ! 💕💕💕.”
