Hayley Erbert Hough Shares Motherhood Emotions on Instagram

Hayley Erbert Hough, the former Dancing With the Stars professional dancer, opened up about the profound emotional layers of motherhood in a heartfelt Instagram post this week, three months after welcoming her first child with husband Derek Hough.

The 31-year-old shared photos of herself bonding with their daughter, Everley Capri Hough, on a picnic blanket outdoors. Born on December 29, 2025, Everley has already prompted a whirlwind of feelings for her mother. "My love. My girl. My world," Erbert Hough wrote in the caption. "Motherhood is even more complex and contradicting than I could have ever imagined. It feels like living in two places at once. Where joy and heartache can both be true, all of the time. My heart is constantly bursting open, while also breaking into a million pieces."

She described the bittersweet reality of watching her daughter grow, celebrating milestones while mourning the fleeting stages of infancy. "I find myself celebrating every little bit of your growth, while quietly grieving the version of you that existed just moments before," she continued. "So excited for all the firsts and the life ahead of you and us, yet wishing I could freeze time and never...