Introducing Johnnie Rose and Miller Steven Etheridge
In this week’s issue of Us Weekly, rocker Melissa Etheridge and her actress wife Tammy introduce their twins, Miller Steven and Johnnie Rose, to the world. Although the twins are currently 7 weeks old, the photos were taken at 3 1/2 weeks. Look below these two photos for Tammy’s thoughts and click the extended post for more photos and interview highlights.
From Tammy’s blog – her thoughts on the photoshoot:
"We had a photo shoot the other day. My first one in years. They aren’t my favorite. They are a necessary evil to this business. And since we don’t want to be chased by any razzi, we decided to take photos on our own, and run them in a magazine. No chasing, no one sneaking up behind us, no strangers with giant light bulbs no dirty sneaking around to be rewarded with lots of cash…Taking the photos ourselves works for me. (Well- not OURSELVES – there was a photographer there…)
Of course, I saw the photos yesterday. Again – not my favorite. Who wants their photo taken right after having twins, and without a stitch of clothing on that feels real-life? I look like I’m in getting a non-formal mug shot taken: "Here she is in her nursery" –insert a pained smile here– and "Here she is in the music room" –insert a little fear behind the eyes– none really look like I’m having a good time.
None showed the prism of life we experience everyday. The joy isn’t smeared across the photos the way I was thinking it would be. Sometimes photos don’t capture the real moments happening…. granted, I’m exhausted, my breasts are pained (breastfeeding twins, thank you very much), my eyes cross when I’m not concentrating, I didn’t like all of the strangers in my house, staring at my two new pieces of heaven. And yet… my pieces of heaven are so lovely, I want to share them with everyone. There is a happy medium."
Source: Us Weekly
Thanks to CBB reader Frank.
Click here to find out why Melissa and Tammy chose the names they did for their children. In the interview, Tammy says that Steven is the twins’ godfather, and Marcy Miller is their godmother.
- The couple conceived through IVF treatments. Melissa says, "IVF is so painful, that when you’re waiting to see if you’re pregnant, it feels like you’re pregnant anyway because of all the hormones. It’s a really hard thing for a woman to go through. The first month she was recovering from the IVF and then she had morning sickness."
- After that they had issues with people trying to guess the babies due date, which Melissa and Tammy never announced. Says Melissa, "At six months everyone thinks she’s ready to give birth." They were born naturally on October 17th.
Melissa is in awe of the ability of women’s bodies: "It’s so amazing. I was just talking to people about how amazing it is to be a woman and give birth. These two babies came from my wife, it’s the most amazing thing on earth and we don’t treat it as such. The respect is not there. It should be this worship of bringing life into the world. And yet so many things are hushed."
The chair in the background is Babystyle’s Lulu the Lamb stuffed chair ($68).
