Heidi Klum Says Her Family Of Six Are 'All One'
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Three months after welcoming daughter Lou Sulola, Heidi Klum is enjoying both her successful career and her new life as a mother of four. And while baby girl’s birth may be a memory by now, its lasting effect continues to shine — quite literally!
Gracing the cover of InStyle‘s February issue, Heidi reveals her husband Seal surprised her with the perfect push present: a sapphire ring. “Blue for Lou,” she laughs.
And Lou’s impact on her mama doesn’t stop there. Having wanted to “dress stylish and sexy” during her four pregnancies –despite her baby bumps — Heidi has collaborated with A Pea in the Pod to launch her own maternity line, Lavish. “I got the idea to design clothes for women like me who want to be fashion forward even with a baby on board,” she says.
Her Motherhood Maternity line, appropriately titled Loved, says it all, Heidi notes. “Everything is about love when you’re pregnant,” she muses. “The baby’s being loved by you, the baby’s being loved by your husband, by the grandparents, by your children. And you’re being loved by everyone: ‘Can I do this for you? What can I get you? Do you want some M&Ms?’”
Despite her take on the benefits of pregnancy, Heidi jokes that she wasn’t as fortunate! “Not that I get that kind of attention!” she says with a smile.
However, it isn’t all blue skies for Heidi. After gaining 45 lbs., the model is determined to get the weight off by cutting carbs, exercising, and breastfeeding. “My boobs are on a schedule!” she jokes. Revealing that she is still sporting maternity pants — belly panel and all! — Heidi insists she is no different from any other new mama.
“You don’t walk out of the hospital and get right back into your 27s.”
Click below to read about Heidi’s feelings on children and nudity, and why she and Seal renew their wedding vows each year.
A stickler for manners and family dinners, Heidi and Seal are more relaxed when it comes to their children seeing them nude. The couple’s bedroom includes “beautiful, artistic” photographs of the couple in the buff, and although she doesn’t bring it to the kids’ attention, Heidi has no qualms about wandering little eyes. “It’s not like, ‘Hey, Mom and Dad are naked, come check it out!’” she laughs.
“But if I go to the bathroom and my kid walks in, I’m not going to be like, ‘Oh my God! Close the door!’ They see their parents naked all the time. We are not ashamed.”
With Heidi and Leni recently changing their surnames to Samuel — although Heidi continues to use Klum professionally — the family is as united as ever. “I want us all to have the same name,” she explains. “So my husband, the children, and me, we’re now all one.”
Their commitment to one another includes an annual renewal of their marriage vows, a necessity for the on-the-go family. “We’re still for a minute and stare into each other’s eyes,” Heidi shares. “Because if we don’t take that time, then it’s karate, then it’s ballet, and then there’s Christmas, and my husband’s flying off to tour around the world.”
For now, Heidi’s hands are certainly full, but the mother-of-four is already planning for the future as she and Seal grow old together.
“At 65 I’d love to be on a boat with my husband, floating around, our kids visiting us with their friends, dropping anchor whenever we want.”
Heidi and Seal are also parents to Johan, 3, Henry, 4, and Leni, 5 ½.
Source: InStyle; February issue
– Anya
