On what kind of mother she will be:
“I don’t want to be my child’s friend; I want to be a mom. But I do want my child to come to me when they have problems and need to talk, so it’s going to be about treading that line.”
On being a young mother:
“I think I’m the perfect age—young enough to be a young mom but old enough to be prepared and totally ready for it. My parents were 19 when they had me, and that is different from being 27. And I’ve lived many different lives, so I’m excited and happy to be a mom right now.”
On whether she is having any cravings or aversions: “I suddenly love citrus stuff, oranges and lemonade; I can’t get enough of it, and I didn’t really care for any of that before. And I can’t deal with things that are too pungent. I used to love truffles; now I can’t. I also have a hard time eating a big steak.”
On how she think Cash Warren will be as a father: “We are pretty similar in our views on parenting. But I really don’t want my kids eating McDonald’s, and Cash will probably be the kind of dad who’ll sneak off and get McDonald’s for them and tell them not to tell mom!”
On how she will introduce her diverse cultural heritage to her baby: “Mostly it will be the Mexican traditions that will be important. At Christmas we sing Las Posadas, which is like a Christmas play, and we sing all of the Christmas carols in Spanish and English. My grandmother has traditions I will definitely be exposing my kid to. As far as food goes, we are pretty diverse. Cash grew up with soul food, I grew up with Mexican, but we both love sushi and lots of other kinds of food, so we will be able to expose our kid to so many different things.”
On her delivery plans: “I want to spend as much of my labor as possible at home, and I’m taking a HypnoBirthing class. It’s a relaxation technique that allows you to avoid going into panic mode and tightening up. If you are calm and relaxed, your body will just do what it has to do.”
Oh, those baby binkys! It can be so frustrating when your baby drops their binky on the dirty ground or just plain loses it! Problem solved, thanks to new Bink-Tees!
