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Twin Bliss Jennifer Lopez gave birth on the 23rd of February to twins; one girl and a boy, Emme and Max. The singer and actress opens up about her motherhood, how being a mom changed her life, and shares the first pictures of her kids in the nursery. The U.S. singer and actress with her twins in the nursurey
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eeting your kids for the first time: “I remember that day Max and Emme were born so clearly. The first time I saw them, I was in the hospital, lying on that table, having my C section and suddenly, my doctor shouted: “Baby number one on the left!” I looked, and there was my Emme, arms outstretched, legs shaking, a little purple creature screaming at the top of her lungs. “Waaaaaa!” Then someone said, “Baby number two on the right!” I looked again there was another little purple creature, screaming even louder: That was my Max. I reached out and pulled them to my chest, and all I remember at that precious moment was kissing them and saying, I love you. I love you. I love you so much. I love you… It was instinctual. It was pure. It was unconditional. This was love - a love I had never felt before. It empowered me in a joyful way that I could
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have never imagined. After babies were born, as I embraced my strength and regained my sense of self, I began to look around and take stock of the rest of my life, including my career and my relationships. I was on the road toward trusting my instincts, following my own heart, and I was beginning to see things more clearly. When you have children, you feel love, like you haven’t felt before. The first time I held Emme and Max, when they were these tiny, helpless little babies, I felt such a pure feeling toward them.. It wasn’t traumatic, or tormented, or complicated. It was perfect and simple, joyful and true. Any mom will tell you that becoming a mother is one of the most life changing experiences you will have in life. My babies changed me in so many ways, even before they were born, I started to notice the ways in which I started to see life differently.”
