Ellen Pompeo, the Grey’s Anatomy star talks to SELF magazine April 2010 issue about motherhood, being healthy and family.
Mother to Stella Luna who is born in September 15 last year, gushes about her six months daughter and how her daughter love to follow to dance from her favorite music.
“I love to dance with Stella. She’s a big Jay-Z fan. She loves Beyonce, too. I sing ‘Single Ladies’ to her: ‘Put your hands up!’ Even though it’s probably an involuntary movement on her part, I think she’s really doing it.”
Married to Chris Ivery, a record producer in 2007, Pompeo learns to balance her attention and caring, not only to her daughter, but also to his husband and friends. It’s about happiness contamination.
“It’s easy to get lost in the baby. But you have to make the time for your relationships. You have to make sure you give your husband attention. And I still see my friends all the time, too. It’s important to have a well-rounded life. You learn things from your friends, and they bring you joy, and you bring back all that happiness to your baby.”
Being healthy also on her attention since you may notice her thinness especially before she was got pregnant. And get some extra pounds after Stella born, she’s the type of woman that thrilled about it.
“I went up a pants size, I was in size 25 jeans and went to 26. I gained 26 pounds. Now, after the baby, I weigh 10 pounds more than I ever have.”
“I love it, because everyone always told me I was too skinny before, and I thought, Oh, God, what if there are 14-year-olds who think I’m not eating, and then they don’t eat? Do I have a responsibility? But really, I don’t care if people think I’m too skinny. This is my body. If they don’t like it, screw it. [My weight] doesn’t matter to me. I have a healthy baby.”
And how she maintain her figure and still being healthy?
“Take a few hours and prepare lunch for the week,. On Sundays, I premake everything for salads. I boil a dozen eggs and parboil beets. I chop lettuce, cilantro, scallions and parsley and put it all in ziplock bags. During the week, I just grab handfuls, add dressing, dump in a can of beans, some goat cheese, and I’m ready to go.”
