Like mother, like son.
On Thursday, new momMandy Mooreshared an adorablesnapshot to Instagramof her 6-week-old sonAugust “Gus” Harrisonhappily enjoying one of theThis Is Usstar’s favorite at-home activities: a bath.
In the photo, Gus is all smiles with his body submerged in the water as dadTaylor Goldsmithsweetly looks on while keeping his son afloat with his hand.
“He may be@taylordawesgoldsmith’s twin but he sure does love a bath, just like his mama.#thisisgus,” Moore, 36, captioned the post.
Mandy Moore’s son Gus.Mandy moore/ instagram; Michael Bezjian/Getty
“Gus is here💙💙💙💙,” she wrote alongside a photo of the newborn. “Our sweet boy, August Harrison Goldsmith. He was punctual and arrived right on his due date, much to the delight of his parents,” the mom of one added. “We were prepared to fall in love in all sorts of brand new ways, but it goes beyond anything we could have ever imagined.”
Goldsmith, 35, similarly shared the same photo and caption as his wife when heannounced the arrivalof his son on his Instagram account a few days later.
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Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith.Mandy Moore/Instagram
Moore — whoreturned to workon the set ofThis Is Usa month after welcoming Gus — shared details about her natural birth and caring for her newborn son on a March episode ofInformed Pregnancy Podcastwith Dr. Elliot Berlin.
Noting that she feels “lucky” that breastfeeding hasn’t been a hassle, Moore said, “I think maybe because Ihad such a grueling labor, the gods were smiling down on me in terms of breastfeeding.”
“Because it’s been, knock on wood, relatively easy,” the actress continued. “He latched immediately. I haven’t had any issues with supply. He is a very hungry, well-fed dude. I had the newbie nipple soreness and had to build up my tolerance and threshold for … I liken it to playing guitar where you get your calluses on your fingers. You know what I mean? You get calluses on your nipples and then it doesn’t hurt as much.”
“But he’s a great feeder, he’s a great sleeper,” Moore added. “And that really hasn’t been an issue thus far,so I’m grateful of that.”
source: people.com
