
With a husband, a teenage son and new twin boys on the way, how do you feel about being the only woman in the house?
I am surrounded by boys; even the dog is a boy! But I am treated like a princess!
I always wanted a girl, because I am such a girlie girl, and always said that my little girl's first word would be Gucci...but I guess that just wasn't meant for me.
We know twins can and do arrive a bit early sometimes. Your due date is in late November. Do you feel prepared for their arrival? Can you tell us about how you're decorating their rooms? Will they share a room?
I do think the babies will come early...and I feel somewhat prepared. We just had a baby shower, and people were beyond generous! But like I said before, there's just so much we won't know until they get here. I bought a doll and some diapers, and am going to teach Oliver and my husband Mike how to diaper - they seem willing! I think as women, we tend to tell our men to hold them this way and do this that way, but I think I need to just let them find their own way - as long as they're supporting their neck!
The boys will share a room, and will share a crib for the first three months, or until they "let me know" they're ready for their own crib. The books say they'll let me know! But their room is a zoo theme, with giraffes and monkeys and zebras painted on the yellow walls. It's really colorful, without being full-on Disney!
Having new babies in the house adds abundant love, but also requires abundant energy and often - trust me on this - extra help. With two on the way, are you organizing double the support squad...whether family, friends, nannies, au pairs, etc.?
Besides Mike and Oliver, we will have family staying with us, and we told them they can't all come at the same time, because then they would all leave at the same time. They have to spread it out! I am also interviewing baby nurses, and depending on my work schedule, we will more than likely have a nanny once they're older, too.
Speaking of your work schedule...as a working actress, beautiful sex symbol, wife and mother, how do you balance everything? Do you feel pressured to "do it all?" Do you have any tips for our reader mamas who are also trying to do it all?
Yes, I think we all feel pressure, but this time I'm trying to find more balance. This time, I'm more secure and at peace work-wise, and I won't feel pressured to get right back to work and lose all the weight the first week. I was on a red carpet last week and a reporter was asking how I planned to lose the weight - and I'm not even done gaining it yet! I said "I won't let you pressure me!" I will lose the weight, in a healthy way, and at the right pace for me.
As for other mothers, I think the most important thing is to prioritize. You put your family first, and then everything just falls into place after that. Don't try to do too much! Figure out what can wait and then do what you can. But why don't men feel that pressure to do it all? It's amazing. We could borrow a little of that from the guys, I think.
Recently, I pulled a muscle and was down for about five days. The doctor said it was because my equilibrium was off as my body is expanding. Mike had to take care of everything for a weekend, and at the end of it, he said, "I don't really do too much around here, do I?" It was good for him to realize how much I do - and Oliver, too. He said Mike can't do the grocery shopping anymore - he bought the wrong Gatorade!
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