Jennifer Lopez On Her Babbling Babies: 'Mama When They Want Something!'

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Watch out! Little Maximilian ‘Max’ David is on the move, says his mom Jennifer Lopez. With the 14-month-old up and running, the proud mama reveals that his fraternal twin sister Emme Maribel prefers to take things slow. “Emme is a little bit more careful about not falling,” says Jennifer during a recent appearance on Good Morning America.

Although the dynamic duo is, for the most part, sticking to baby babbling, the songstress laughs that the two already have a favorite word among their limited vocabulary and it isn’t mama!

“There’s dada, there’s mama. Mama when they want something, dada just for fun all the time — yeah it’s awful!”

Completing her first triathlon only six months after the birth of the twins, Jennifer looks back on the experience and takes extreme pride in all of her hard work. The decision to participate, she says, was an easy one. “I just felt like I needed to do something to regain myself back again because when you have babies, your body becomes kind of a temple for the babies,” she explains. “I just felt like I needed to feel like Jennifer again.” Fortunately for the new mama, her husband Marc Anthony supported her completely, although he took the opportunity to playfully poke fun at his wife’s strong inner drive.

“Of course, true fashion, like Marc says, [I] don’t go for the simple thing, [I] go for, like, the crazy thing that I’ve never done. Actually, it was really great for me, not just physically, but emotionally and mentally just to get me back thinking about achieving again and doing things again.”

Source: Good Morning America

– Anya

Comments

Is it just me, or does she look different?

- Leigh on April 25th, 2009

I think she looks the same, I do not think she looks different at all. She looks like a happy mother and a secure woman who has been through good and bad times. She has to read all the negative things people say about her. I guess the haters will always do that. Good luck J-Lo in all you do and God bless your family. Marc & your babies, continue moving forward with your head up high..

- Elida on April 25th, 2009

Blue is an amazing color on her. She to me is a quintessentially self-made woman. Big props.

- sat on April 25th, 2009

Leigh,
I thought the same thing, but then I realized it’s probably her bangs. I’m used to seeing pictures of her without bangs. I don’t keep up with JLo that much though, so I’m not really sure if she’s had them awhile or not.

- Hilary on April 25th, 2009

Not to be negative but her triathalon was a mini one…I’d hate to see other mothers come on here and feel bad about themselves.

- Alicia on April 25th, 2009

I think it’s great that she worked to compete in something right after giving birth to get back in shape and accomplish something. I made it a point to work out every night after the kids went to bed 4 months after my second was born. It’s not a triathalon, but it was something for me to do to feel like I was doing something for myself.

I don’t think other moms need to feel badly about Jennifer’s triathalon. Every new mom’s goals to get back in shape can be different. Mine was 30 min/night. Some moms it’s just a 10 minute walk to try and get back into a pair of pants. Denise Richards goal was to have a Playboy ready body after Sam was born, Katie Holmes ran a marathon. I think every woman can work towards a goal, without feeling badly that it’s not lofty.

- Mary-Helen on April 26th, 2009

How do you pronounce her daughter’s name? It is “Em” or “Emmy” like the award?

- Kimberly on April 28th, 2009

Kimberely- From what I’ve heard, it’s pronuced like Emmy.

- CelebBabyLover on April 28th, 2009