Savannah Guthrie's Most Relatable Quotes About Parenting Her 2 Kids

She’s idolized and respected for being one of the best TV hosts out there, but nothing makes Savannah Guthrie more proud than being a mom to her two kids. For this year’s Mother’s Day, the Today personality will be spending the day with her adorable youngsters, 4-year-old Vale Guthrie Feldman and 2-year-old Charles Max Feldman, who she shares with husband Michael Feldman.

Although Savannah, 47, couldn’t picture herself any happier in life, the Princesses Save the World author once revealed the reason why she and Michael almost didn’t have kids. “I always wanted to be a mom, and it took us so long to get married — we dated for so long — that we thought maybe it was too late and we’d lost our chance,” the 47-year-old admitted to People.

Luckily she didn’t. In 2014, Savannah welcomed her and Michael’s first child, daughter Vale. And then two years later in 2016, the couple welcomed baby No. 2, son Charles. So sweet!

Scroll down below to take a look at Savannah’s most relatable quotes about parenting!

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You Can’t Eat Healthy All the Time as a Parent

“I’m not anti-carbs. I just try to do my carbs early in the day, so by the end of the day, I try to be carb-free. And then on Friday and Saturday nights, I eat and drink anything I want. I don’t think you can do this job or parenthood without caffeine, a little wine and dessert,” she told Marie Claire of her diet in June 2017.

The Feeling of Welcoming Her First Child

“You were born, and we both cried. You, because you had suddenly and bravely plunged into a bright, strange world,” Savannah once gushed in a Time article. “Me, because in one instant all my hopes and joys and desires were unlocked and unleashed, poured out in big wet tears, in a cry from deep within, in a sound from myself I had never before heard — because it belongs to you and only you.”

Savannah Was Obsessed With Her First Pregnancy

“With Vale, I was obsessed with those videos that compare your baby to produce. ‘This week your fetus is as big as a spaghetti squash,’” she hilariously admitted to Fit Pregnancy. “I don’t even know what a spaghetti squash looks like! Now, I don’t have time to obsess because I’m chasing a 2-year-old.”

She Got Parenting Tips From Her Mama

“I try to copy pretty much everything my mom did, even though at the time, I probably didn’t appreciate it,” she admitted to People in March 2017. “Now I just love how no-nonsense she was. I’m like, ‘I’m gonna be an ’80s mom, like no-nonsense Nancy Guthrie.’ That’s how I’m gonna roll, too. She was right. She didn’t put up with anything.”

Her Kids Love Playing Around

“Vale is big into Peppa Pig and has a Peppa Pig house,” Savannah dished to The New York Times in September 2017. “She also likes puzzles and blocks and has started to play with Charley. We’re constantly cleaning up their toys, but five minutes later, there are toys all over the apartment again.”

Technology Can Be an Important Life-Saver

“We are pretty strict about screen time at home but our basic policy for travel is ‘Pirate Rules’ — which, loosely translated, means ‘anything goes,’ the TV personality explained to The New York Times in November 2018. “We let Vale watch movies for a long time if it keeps her happy and under control. Same rule for snacks — we let them have treats they wouldn’t normally have if it keeps the peace. We are doing it for fellow passengers as much as ourselves.”