--- title: Erika Christensen Shows True Motherhood in Tweet description: Parenthood star Erika Christensen gets real about motherhood in this cute tweet. canonical: https://time.com/4436558/erika-christensen-baby-clothes-comparison/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-03T16:07:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:03:03.837Z og:title: 'Parenthood' Star Erika Christensen Posted the Perfect Mom Tweet og:description: #Motherhood og:url: https://time.com/4436558/erika-christensen-baby-clothes-comparison/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce2af8b00cda5e1b/6988a0ec0b72e303396ea849/erika-christensen-baby-photos-clothes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4928 og:image:height: 2772 og:image:alt: 14th Annual VES Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Parenthood' Star Erika Christensen Posted the Perfect Mom Tweet twitter:description: #Motherhood twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce2af8b00cda5e1b/6988a0ec0b72e303396ea849/erika-christensen-baby-photos-clothes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Parenthood_ Star Erika Christensen Posted the Perfect Mom Tweet > Sponsored content. 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It is a free newsletter available at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-worth-2026q3/newsletters?i=f79fec8e-7f18-44a0-8b5e-b32fbc430168&cr=time-nl-worth-2026q3-v1) by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Aug 3, 2016 4:07 PM UTC  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 02: Actress Erika Christensen arrives at the 14th Annual VES Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 2, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage) BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 02: Actress Erika Christensen arrives at the 14th Annual VES Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 2, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage) Amanda Edwards—WireImage/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Aug 3, 2016 4:07 PM UTC _Parenthood_ actress Erika Christensen took to Twitter Tuesday with a reality check: Mom edition. Christensen [shared](https://twitter.com/ERIKAjaneC/status/760664254135492609/photo/1) a view of her laundry night on that gave the motherhood perspective of how her clothing stacks up with her daughter’s. Christensen, who is married to cyclist Cole Maness, gave birth to her daughter, Shane, on June 21. Before Shane came along, Christensen’s Instagram was filled with photos of her growing baby bump in locations all over the world, from [movie premieres](https://www.instagram.com/p/BDqpNnrP0dQ/?taken-by=erikachristensen&hl=en) to [tropical hikes](https://www.instagram.com/p/BErLkIgv0Z7/?taken-by=erikachristensen&hl=en). Even though baby Shane is still a young ‘un, Christensen brings humor to her baby photos, as evidenced in her social media presence. > [](https://twitter.com/ERIKAjaneC/status/760664254135492609) Many of Christensen’s fellow _Parenthood_ costars voiced their love and support for her along the way. > [](https://twitter.com/daxshepard1/status/745275590651981824) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4436558/erika-christensen-baby-clothes-comparison/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4436558/erika-christensen-baby-clothes-comparison/"},"headline":"Parenthood Star Erika Christensen Posted the Perfect Mom Tweet","datePublished":"2016-08-03T16:07:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:03:03.837Z","description":"#Motherhood","url":"https://time.com/4436558/erika-christensen-baby-clothes-comparison/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce2af8b00cda5e1b/6988a0ec0b72e303396ea849/erika-christensen-baby-photos-clothes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce2af8b00cda5e1b/6988a0ec0b72e303396ea849/erika-christensen-baby-photos-clothes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"14th Annual VES Awards - Arrivals","caption":"14th Annual VES Awards - Arrivals","creditText":"Amanda Edwards—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4436558/erika-christensen-baby-clothes-comparison/","name":"Parenthood Star Erika Christensen Posted the Perfect Mom Tweet"}}]}] ```