Mandy Moore Shares Relatable Parenting Moment About Restless Toddlers: ‘I’m About to Go Crazy'

Mar. 15, 2025

Mandy Moore.Photo:John Nacion/Getty

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Mandy Mooreis highlighting a relatable parenting moment.

On Saturday, Nov. 23, the actress, 40, admitted in a candid Instagram Stories post that she was going “crazy” while tending to her sons August “Gus,” 3, and Oscar “Ozzie,” 2, in the middle of the night.

“Guys. What do I do to get my toddlers to not wake up at 4:30 and then stay up?” Moore wrote alongside a photo of herself looking tired and stressed.

“I’m about to go crazy. This is not sustainable,” she added.

Alongside her two sons, Moore also shares daughterLouise “Lou” Everettwith husbandTaylor Goldsmith.

Moore discussed the struggles of parenting three kids on her Instagram Stories.Mandy Moore/Instagram

Mandy Moore/Instagram

Moore next posted a secondphotoof her son Gus in his pajamas, playing with toys in a hallway with the light on in their home.

“I came downstairs to him playing with his toys,” the mom of three explained in a caption over the photo. “Lights on. Cool cool cool.”

Moore then expressed her appreciation for those who shared parenting advice with her. “Thanks to those of you who reminded me it’s a phase. Seems like many friends have been through this or going through it,” she wrote.

“Oooof. Being super sick, with a newborn and a husband OOT. I’m ready for the next phase lol,” she said.

The actress posted a photo of her son Gus playing with toys in the middle of the night.Mandy Moore/Instagram

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Moore announced the arrival of her latest addition onInstagramon Sept. 25.

“Lou is here! … She is our absolute dream girl and her big brothers are already as obsessed with her as we are. Endlessly grateful for our family of 5 (and our very own big three) and soaking in every moment of this special time. 💓💓💓,” she wrote in her caption.

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Moore and her husband Taylor Goldsmith pictured in March 2022.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Moore recentlychatted with PEOPLEabout preparing for her first Christmas as a family of five.

“I am fully channeling my Rebecca Pearson these days,” she said, referencing her belovedThis is Uscharacter. “I don’t know how she did it all, quite frankly.”

“We’re soaking up this special moment. It just feels dreamy,” Moore continued, adding that “it’s very, very sweet” to watch her babies bond with each other so quickly.

source: people.com