Photo: Getty; Hilaria Baldwin Instagram
In an open letter to her newborn daughter shared on Instagramalongsidea video of the little girl, the new mom of seven told her 6-day-old that she wants her “to know how happy we are that you came into our lives.”
“Our names mean ‘happy,’ and to share this connection with you feels like an honor to me,” the yoga pro continued.
Speaking candidly about being “exhausted” while “trying to juggle this transition,” Hilaria noted that she and husband Alec Baldwin are “trying to be as good parents as possible to your siblings, trying to be as present and active as possible.”
“It pulls at my heart in such a painful way when I feel I’m not giving enough to all my children,” she wrote, noting, “Mom guilt…it’s real.”
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“Our name means happy in all languages. A few letters different here and there…same meaning,” she continued. “Hija mía, sometimes we have to lean into happiness, choose the warm and supportive people, because there are so many, and dial down the negativity to absorb as little of it as possible.”
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The couple is also parents to sonsEduardo “Edu” Pao Lucas, 2,Romeo Alejandro David, 4,Leonardo Ángel Charles, 6, andRafael Thomas, 7, and daughtersMaria Lucia Victoria, 18 months andCarmen Gabriela, 9 . Alec is also dad to 26-year-old daughterIreland Baldwin, whom he shares with ex-wifeKim Basinger.
In her Instagram Stories on Monday, Hilaria shared a photo pushing Edu and Maria in a stroller as she snapped a mirror selfie.
She added, “I am trying to balance [being a] new mom again. With breastfeeding, healing, and hustling to make sure all my children feel that I am there to be the best mama I can be.”
“Am I getting it right?” she asked. “Def not all the time…mama guilt? Obviously. Emotions: all over the place. 7th time around. I know this is a process.”
source: people.com
