And while she has noted that it is often “so scary to talk about motherhood”—especially because it can be so different from person to person—she‘s discovered a new side of herself after becoming a mom.
“The morning after I gave birth, I felt like my whole life had started over,” she told Vogue that same year. “Like, ‘Now is day one of my life.’ I just stared. I was just so in love.“
Jennifer jokingly added that she also “fell in love with all babies everywhere.”
“Newborns are just so amazing,” she gushed. “They’re these pink, swollen, fragile little survivors. Now I love all babies. Now I hear a baby crying in a restaurant and I’m like, ‘Awwww, preciousssss.'”
To see more of Jennifer over the years, keep reading.