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With two young kids, multiple books, television movies, promotional deals and a reality show between them, Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have limited free time!
Luckily, they recently carved out a few minutes for Celebrity Baby Blog, opening up about their little ones Liam Aaron, 2 ½, and Stella Doreen, 20 months next week (as well as Dean’s son Jack Montgomery, 11), and their favorite family traditions.
Though Tori grew up in the spotlight, she takes pride in her normal family — and we love watching them grow here on CBB!
Click below to read our interview!
How are Liam and Stella doing?
Dean: They’re great! They’re getting big — growing like weeds!
Dean: They’re great! They’re getting big — growing like weeds!
How do they get along? Is this a fun age?
Dean: They’re like best friends. They do everything together. Stella is obsessed with Liam, and they’re both obsessed with their big brother, Jack.
Dean: They’re like best friends. They do everything together. Stella is obsessed with Liam, and they’re both obsessed with their big brother, Jack.
Tori: At this point you can’t really tell them apart, actually. A lot of people who don’t know us see them out and think they’re twins. Stella’s pretty tall for her age, and her communicative skills are unbelievable. It’s amazing how having an older brother has helped her. Everything he says, she says. She even recites the complete ABCs.
What inspires Stella’s style? Do you have trouble getting her dressed?
Tori: She’s super girly. At 19 months, which I think is early, she’s getting into saying “no” to things. She’s starting to want to pick out her own jacket and shoes. She actually has really good taste (laughs), and is good with her color coordination — she knows the names of colors already! I have to admit, I’m pleased she has good style.
Tori: She’s super girly. At 19 months, which I think is early, she’s getting into saying “no” to things. She’s starting to want to pick out her own jacket and shoes. She actually has really good taste (laughs), and is good with her color coordination — she knows the names of colors already! I have to admit, I’m pleased she has good style.
Do you have a favorite baby product?
Tori: Both kids are obsessed with a blanket called the Ambajam. Liam calls it his “beady.” It’s a super-soft blanket that comes in three sizes. So they have a small one they can carry around, a large one they can each sleep with in their cribs, and a medium they take on walks. Liam has turquoise, and Stella has pink. They’re so well-priced and cozy, that I even slept with one on the plane! Dean and I have our own beadies.
Tori: Both kids are obsessed with a blanket called the Ambajam. Liam calls it his “beady.” It’s a super-soft blanket that comes in three sizes. So they have a small one they can carry around, a large one they can each sleep with in their cribs, and a medium they take on walks. Liam has turquoise, and Stella has pink. They’re so well-priced and cozy, that I even slept with one on the plane! Dean and I have our own beadies.
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Do you have a go-to family meal? How do you get your kids to eat healthfully?
Dean: Our go-to-meal is macaroni and cheese with broccoli (laughs). We make a lot of dishes — you try and incorporate everything into one meal.
Dean: Our go-to-meal is macaroni and cheese with broccoli (laughs). We make a lot of dishes — you try and incorporate everything into one meal.
Tori: I make lots of casseroles that have protein, veggies, carbs and good fats all together. We also make a lot of pasta dishes because we can sneak the broccoli and chicken into the dishes.
What’s Liam and Stella’s bedtime routines?
Tori: We like to read to them, and we talk about “getting cozy,” which is when we tuck them in. Stella goes down around 7:30 p.m., and Liam around 8:30 p.m.
Tori: We like to read to them, and we talk about “getting cozy,” which is when we tuck them in. Stella goes down around 7:30 p.m., and Liam around 8:30 p.m.
How are you instilling family values in your kids?
Tori: The most important thing to us is spending family time together, and communicating. We try to really carve out special time together, since Dean and I both have busy schedules. It’s about the quality, not the quantity. It can be hard! But we make sure we have that special time together every day, and really utilize it.
Tori: The most important thing to us is spending family time together, and communicating. We try to really carve out special time together, since Dean and I both have busy schedules. It’s about the quality, not the quantity. It can be hard! But we make sure we have that special time together every day, and really utilize it.
Do the kids find it normal to be photographed? How do you deal with paparazzi?
Dean: We just protect them as best we can. We try to keep them out of situations that aren’t kid-friendly — often paparazzi are in places kids shouldn’t be. But they’ve grown up with it so far, so it’s nothing out of the norm for them.
Dean: We just protect them as best we can. We try to keep them out of situations that aren’t kid-friendly — often paparazzi are in places kids shouldn’t be. But they’ve grown up with it so far, so it’s nothing out of the norm for them.
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