Heather Rae El Moussa is discovering new methods to honor her and husband Tarek El Moussa’s 10-month-old son, Tristan.
The Promoting Sundown star, 36, revealed by way of Instagram on Wednesday, December 6, that obtained a tattoo of her infant’s identify behind her ear. The moniker was positioned proper under a coronary heart.
“Earlier than & after Tristan 
Heather additionally took to her Instagram Tales to share movies of herself getting the tattoo, which was crafted by artist Kareem Masarani. She laid down on the desk as Tarek, 41, narrated the large second.
“Received a bit one thing at this time,” she wrote over the clips. “Received my little love’s identify on me.”
Heather and Tarek welcomed Tristan in January after tying the knot in October 2021. Tarek can also be the daddy of Taylor, 13, and Brayden, 8, whom he shares with ex-wife Christina Corridor.
Since asserting her being pregnant in July 2022, Heather has been candid in regards to the ups and downs of parenthood. In October, the truth star revealed that she had been identified with an autoimmune dysfunction.
“I keep in mind saying to my assistant, ‘I really feel like I’m lifeless,’” she advised As we speak.com on the time. “My mind was so drained. My physique was so drained. I used to be exhausted on a regular basis and no quantity of sleep may make it higher.”
Heather initially attributed the problems to “mommy mind” however was later identified with Hashimoto’s illness by her physician: an autoimmune dysfunction that impacts the thyroid gland, per the Mayo Clinic. Signs of the situation can embody fatigue, muscle aches, joint ache and issues with reminiscence. (She has since began treatment.)
Motherhood, nonetheless, isn’t all challenges. Heather solely advised Us Weekly in June that she is “obsessed” with being a mother and famous that she is studying day by day regardless of already being a stepmom to Taylor and Brayden. “Going by the new child stage and having a child is a totally completely different ballgame,” she advised Us.
“At first it’s chaos, proper? You have got this new child at residence you’re attempting to determine the whole lot and also you’re postpartum,” she continued. “The whole lot’s completely different. However I didn’t assume I’d be this obsessed and in love with him. I knew I’d love him, clearly, but it surely’s, like, this obsession and love. It’s so laborious to even depart him and go run errands. It’s laborious to go to the health club.”
Heather added that it didn’t take lengthy for motherhood to fully change her for the higher. “I’m positively extra calm and extra affected person and simply extra loving general,” she shared. “And I’m not letting issues upset me and hassle me. Like if one thing anxious is occurring, or individuals are being unfavorable and speaking s–t out in public, I’m type of like, ‘You already know what? No matter?’ As a result of my peace for Tristan is extra necessary.”
