The View

And whoever said that was easy?! I did not enjoy that, not for one minute…I heard Savannah come out cause I knew she was coming out first and Iwas waiting and waiting for Eden. But I didn’t realize they got themout so fast that they were both out. I was thinking something is wrongand she was already out. 

Jenny agreed, saying, ‘It’s horrible, it’s horrible — it’s hard when they have you strapped down ’cause you’re like, ‘I just want to hold my baby!” Rosie shared, ‘[My wife] Kelli had one too [with their daughter Vivi] and she was in bed for a long time afterwards.’ Joy lightened the mood, saying, ‘But the babies probably look beautiful, because they don’t have to go through that tunnel — they don’t get mushed — their head squashed. They just come out — ‘Hi, I’m gorgeous!”

Rosie said, ‘I always thought, if you don’t believe in God, watch a baby get born — and it will change your perspective. It was really the most amazing thing I’ve ever witnessed in my life.’ Jenny agreed, saying, ‘Your heart — you feel it explode.’

About her twin daughters Eden and Savannah, Marcia said,

I’m so deliriously happy, I just can’t even breathe. They’re fraternal and they’re already so different, they’re just completely different beings. They’re on the same schedule right from the beginning – every three hours.They’re still in that narcissistic phase – ‘No, I’m the only baby. No, I’m the only baby.’ 

She shared the story again about how the girls’ got their names, and mentioned, ‘I don’t think Tom was crazy about Eden, but he went with it.’

Marcia also mentioned that she’s a fan of The View - she tapes it and watches it while she pumps her milk!

What was your c-section experience? Do you agree with Rosie and Jenny’s views on witnessing birth?

The View

Grace will turn 2 on April 6, which is her dad’s as well, posing a slight problem for Elisabeth.

She shares a with Tim, which is bad. I keep forgetting him. I’m blinded by her ice-cream cake and can’t see through to the presents I want to get him!

She says Tim is a great dad and the two often fight over who gets to hold Grace, who does have a favorite.

She totally prefers him, which is annoying sometimes when I’m having a bad day. The other night she wanted only him to read her a story. She essentially kicked me out of the room. I was like, ‘No! I birthed you!’ But I wouldn’t trade it for the world. They’re totally in love.

The couple want to have more children – Elisabeth says, "If I could have five kids right now, I’d love that!" – and hope to get pregnant in the next year. But first, the former Survivor contestant must prep her body for pregnancy.

I just need to get to a place where my body is ready to have another child. I think I’m the only TV person who’s trying to put on 10 lbs.! I tend to train really hard. That lifestyle, combined with my celiac disease (an immune-system reaction to gluten), sometimes makes for an environment that’s not the best for holding a child.

As for those rumors that she and Rosie O’Donnell are enemies, Elisabeth say there’s no truth to that and the two, plus their families, are close.

I’ve been to Rosie’s house. We went swimming with the kids (Rose has four children with partner Kelli Carpenter, sons Parker Jaren, 11 and Blake Christopher, 7, and daughters Chelsea Belle, 9, and Vivienne Rose, 4). We hang out. It’s a nice friendship, and it’s one that no one would have expected – even us.

Elisabeth hopes they both return next season because of that and because "it’s a mom’s job."

I can go home after the show, be a mom, clean the closet…Some days I can be home for lunch with Grace. She spits out her grilled cheese and we talk about our day.

Source: People, April 9 issue, pg 73-74

Rosie O’Donnell

See heaps more pictures here.

Source: Rosie’s Flickr account

Thanks to CBB reader Bella.

The kids are wearing matching pajamas from Hanna Anderssen, which are currently sold out.

Source: R Blog