The next chapter of his life! Heather Rae El Moussa (née Young) has often opened up about being a parent and mother.
At Sell Sunset star, who started dating Tarek El Moussa in 2019, gushed about the bond he formed with his children who are now his wife. The HGTV star, for his part, shared Taylor and his son Brayden with his ex-wife Christina Hall (née Haack).
In July 2022, Heather and Tarek announced that they would be expanding their family. “Surprise!!! Baby El Moussa is coming early 2023!! 🤍,” she captioned a photo of her mom at the time.
Before the child was born, real estate experts discussed the coparenting approach with Hall.
“Communication is important and to be honest, we’ve talked about this before, it’s great to have a good relationship with the other parent because everyone is happier, the kids are happier, it’s just amazing,” Heather exclusively said. Us Weekly in December 2022. “We have 50/50. So, in our house, I am his mother and then he has his mother, and he and I communicate very well, and almost every day we talk about the children and that’s all that matters. We raise a good human.”
Tarek added: “The key is just putting the kids first. Our feelings or emotions don’t matter, but the truth is, we’ve all gotten along really well. It’s funny, now we’re fighting the kids because they don’t know what we’re talking about, so it’s like, ‘Hey, I talk to your mother, I heard what you’re doing.’
The couple, who married in October 2021, welcomed their first child together in January 2023. Heather discussed her first day as a mother after introducing her son, Tristan.
“I have this new appreciation for mothers,” said the real estate agent us in February 2023. “I love being a stepmom to Tay and Bray, but to be on my own and carry them and then go into labor and go through all the experiences, of course I’ve never experienced. … All the first things — a little nervous.”
After initially struggling with breastfeeding, Heather praised her little one for adjusting to the routine.
“Despite all this happening, I really love breastfeeding,” she wrote via Instagram in the same month. “I love the skin-to-skin connection and think it’s a wonderful bonding experience. It may be difficult and challenging now, but it’s a special experience that I want with my baby boy and we work together to make it easier as we are a small team.
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