Heidi Klum on Her Hectic Household: 'It's Never Boring!'

Splash News Online

Following suit with other celebrity parents who have declared that the baby factory has been closed down, Heidi Klum is equally as determined that her fourth child — a girl due in mid-October — will be her last addition to her family with husband Seal.

While the Victoria’s Secret Angel notes that the day-to-day balancing act of raising three children has been tough, she tells Ryan Seacrest that the benefit of having her kids close in age outweighs the challenges.

“They kind of run in all different places at the same time so you only have so many hands, so it’s quite exhausting, but it’s a lot of fun. It’s great for them to grow up all together…it’s never boring in our house.”

That house, Heidi recently revealed, is one filled with plenty of clues that the kids have left their mark, with toys and stuffed animals strewn throughout the place. According to the expectant mama, ensuring her children are given as normal a childhood as possible despite their parents’ celebrity status has been the plan since the start. “We try to make [sure] they grow up with … our manners and [what] we believe in and the way we grew up,” she says.

Keeping them grounded, she explains, is easily done with frequent family vacations that often include the grandparents.

“We’re very family oriented. We just came back last night from our holiday, we were in Hawaii. Their grandparents came — my mom and dad. We’re kind of normal in that way…we’re very family people.”

Baby-on-the-way will join Leni, 5, Henry, 4 this week, and Johan, 2 ½.

Source: On-Air With Ryan Seacrest

– Anya

Comments

I suppose she considers hands-on and “normal” to mean 3 or 4 nannies. I just don’t understand how someone could let a nanny raise their children.

- Elizabeth on September 10th, 2009

I agree with you, Elizabeth, but only in the cases of parents not needing to work (financially) but still doing it. If you can afford it, one or both of the parents should stay home with the children, in my opinion.

However, it’s entirely a different story for single parents, or situations in which both parents must work for financial reasons!

(This is JUST my opinion, though!)

- Hallie on September 10th, 2009

Frequent vacations are normal? Most families are lucky to be able to take one vacation a year

- J on September 10th, 2009

I can’t wait to hear what they’ll name little baby girl . Maybe she’ll be born on my birthday (Oct 7), but they said mid-October, so maybe not! LOL

- alana on September 10th, 2009

Maybe they will name her Uli (short for Ulrika?) after the fellow German designer on Project Runway a few years back! (who should have won, in my opinion, Jeffrey’s win was a joke)

- Elizabeth on September 10th, 2009

You always hear about Heidi’s family but very little about Seal’s

- pinky on September 10th, 2009

Elizabeth-i totally agree. Heidi always feels the need to talk about how “hands on” she and seal are with their children. If hands on is bringing along 3 or more nannies, and her mother to most of the places they go then geeze somebody give me the mother of the freaking year award!

- Allison on September 10th, 2009

You guys are so judgmental. She has two nannies for three kids and she takes her kids on vacation twice a year. Its not your life but that doesn’t mean is not raising for her children. You guys see is always with them. For GOD sakes. Why can we let people be? Her children are happy, loving and from everything I’ve read very well behaved.

- Karen on September 11th, 2009

Karen- Exactly! And just because Heidi and Seal have nannies doesn’t automatically mean that the nannies raise the kids. They could very well do most of the child-rearing themselves!

That said, I do want to point out that the posters who have said that Heidi has three nannies are correct. Heidi recently said so herself. She also said, however, that they rotate the nannies so that only two are working at a time.

As for taking the nannies with on vacation…maybe they consider the nannies to be part of the family, so they invite them along on trips and such.

- CelebBabyLover on September 11th, 2009

Hallie- If I had kids, I would stay at home with them if I could afford to. However, not everyone is cut out to be a stay-at-home parent. In fact, on previous posts, some CBB commentors have mentioned that they were raised by stay-at-home moms….who, in retrospect, did not do a very good job of being stay-at-home moms.

- CelebBabyLover on September 11th, 2009

sounds like a normal household with toys all over =)

- cassie on September 11th, 2009

J, that’s exactly what I was thinking! It’s great that they are able to take their kids on so many vacations, but it isn’t “normal.”

- sdfsd on September 11th, 2009

i also agree that it sounds a bit strange when she says that her kids are a handfull and everybody know she doesn’t even leave the house to go to the park without at least her mother plus two nannies. I’m sure for her this must mean a handfull but I guess she has never been alone with ther kids. She would have a shock at how stressful that would be!
I like Heidi and her bunch but she can be a bit prissy at times. Can’t wait for the baby though!!!

- lennie on September 11th, 2009

I like the fact that her kids have such normal names compared to a large number of celebrities who seem to feel the need to find the weirdest name possible for their child. Sparrow being a case in point this week.

- Elby on September 11th, 2009

Elby- How do you know the name Sparrow doesn’t have special meaning to his parents? Sorry, it just irks me when people don’t seem to stop and think that maybe, just maybe, celeb parents choose the names they do because they actually have special meaning to them, rather than just trying to find the trendiest name!

lennie- In all fairness, we don’t know that Heidi has NEVER been alone with her kids. It doesn’t appear that she’s ever been alone with them in public, but it’s very possible that she’s been alone at home with them.

Anyway, here’s Heidi’s full comment about vacations: “We’re very family oriented. We just came back last night from our holiday, we were in Hawaii. Their grandparents came — my mom and dad. We’re kind of normal in that way…we’re very family people.”

To me, it sounds like she’s saying that having the kids’ grandparents and other family members come along on vacations is “normal”, rather than that constant vacations are “normal”.

- CelebBabyLover on September 12th, 2009

Oh, and maybe, when Heidi goes to the park or something similar with her kids, the nannies, and her mom, she actually takes care of the kids mostly by herself. Maybe the nannies come along as friends or as extra eyes and ears or something. And her mom likely just comes along so that the kids can spend time with grandma.

- CelebBabyLover on September 12th, 2009

at least they don’t feel guilty about having nannies like some old time stars did I’m thinking they’ll go with something traditional like Melissa or Sarah

- Courtney on September 13th, 2009