Working Mom Shares She ‘Cried Instantly’ When Baby Monitor Captured a Sweet Moment Between Her Daughter and Husband

One mom was overcome with emotion after watching a touching moment between her husband and daughter caught on the baby monitor.

Arizona mom Allie Osugi, 33, shared a sweet clip on Instagram featuring her husband, Travis, 35, and their 3½-year-old daughter, Sloane, having a loving bedtime chat. Sitting beside the toddler’s bed, Travis asks Sloane who her favorite person is. After a playful countdown, the two chant “Mommy!” together, then spend time talking affectionately about Allie.

Allie says that watching the video gave her a “wave of gratitude,” especially during a hectic period of her life.

“I cried — instantly. It was just this wave of gratitude,” she says. “My husband, Travis, and our daughter, Sloane, are my entire world. Seeing that moment felt like a reminder that even in the chaos of building a business and raising a little human, we’re doing okay.”

As a business owner and mom, she admits that balancing both worlds can feel overwhelming.

“This season has been beautiful, but stretching,” she explains. “I’m the founder of Honor Aesthetics & Wellness, and as the business grows, it asks so much of me — leading a team of women, caring for patients, keeping our vision moving forward. Then there’s motherhood, which is its own full-hearted job.”

She says the push-and-pull often comes with guilt — but also growth. “Some days I feel torn, wanting to be the grounded, present mom and the strong, capable leader,” Allie adds. “But I’m learning as I go.”

Watching the bedtime clip helped her feel reassured in a way she needed most.

“It honestly felt like God was winking at me — reminding me that she knows she’s loved, even when I feel stretched thin,” she shares. “About a year ago, we used to do little mirror affirmations together — ‘I am strong, I am kind, I am loved.’ Hearing her say those words now, on her own, felt like everything came full circle.”

Though she loves watching her business grow, Allie admits she misses the slower, cozy mornings she once enjoyed with her daughter.

“Probably the slower mornings — the unhurried, stay-in-jammies kind of starts where nothing was scheduled,” she reflects. “Lately it’s been a lot more structure, and I miss that freedom sometimes. But I’m learning that balance doesn’t always mean equal time — it means being truly present in the moments we do have.”