No matter how many parenting books you read, accounts you follow on social media, or conversations you have with mom friends, nothing truly prepares you for motherhood. Jeannie Mai Jenkins is learning that firsthand, and isn’t afraid to share how completely unaware she was.

“Nobody told me it was going to be like THIS,” she said in an emotional Instagram post on Sunday.

The post featured a carousel of pictures with her 1-year-old Monaco, who Jenkins shares with husband Jeezy. The mother-daughter duo seem to be baking, since Monaco is absolutely covered in flour. And we have to say, the look is definitely sweeter than any treat they could possibly make.

In the photos, Jenkins and Monaco are seen lovingly sticking their tongues out at each other and showing off matching ear-to-ear grins. Jenkins also draws a heart for her daughter on a see-through board and writes the nickname “CoCo” in the center.

“This one little person could rewind time, reboot all my emotions, and help me learn what I need to unlearn??” the television host wrote. “Are kids chances to heal from our own childhood? feels like olddd deep wounds finally getting treated. God im always crying i can’t take it I needed u @monacomaijenkins.”

Commenters couldn’t help but relate to this sentiment that was “sooooo well said.”