It's been one year since Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets and she did some reflecting recently on raising 14 children.
Here are some HIGHlights:
On resting:
"I don't get much sleep. About two or three hours a night. But I'm continuing to move forward with my life and trying to be the best mother I can be."
On growing up:
"I've definitely matured a lot. When this started, it was all about me. But now I find myself in a situation where I have to support a large family and take care of a large household. I've been through more in the past year than most people go through in a lifetime.
"I've been sued, harassed, abused, but I've held my own. I think about others now and not so much about myself. I spend more time thinking about paying bills, paying my mortgage and paying attention."
On parenting challenges:
"One of the biggest challenges is bonding with my babies. I need the help of my nannies, but I don't want my children being raised in something that resembles a group home."
On fitness and going to the gym:"I go several times a week, usually in the middle of the night when everyone is asleep. I push myself pretty hard. I'm lucky. I've got good genes and my body just always seems to bounce back after my pregnancies."
On the octuplets' birthday:
"It'll be a quiet celebration. You definitely won't find a bouncy house here … We had birthday cake and pizza on Sunday. It was quite a mess, quite a mess."
On if she'd do it all again:
"No, no, no … I love kids, but I also recognize that things could be better for mine. I never planned on eight. I wanted one or maybe two more. But I had eight. It's not the best situation, but I'm doing what I can do."
She still sounds insane to us!
[Image via AP Images.]
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