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Alysia Reiner: "Motherhood Has Been Amazing"
| Oct 23, 2009 by JENNY SCHAFER |
Alysia Reiner and her husband, fellow actor David Alan Basche, just became first-time parents to daughter Livia last December. While Livia's entrance caused a "massive shift in [their] familial universe," the 39-year-old Sideways star said there's nothing quite like Liv's "very generous smiles, giggles and babbles."
Alysia sat down with Celebrity Baby Scoop for an exclusive look into her "whirlwind life" which includes appearing on TV shows such as 30 Rock and Law & Order, promoting her newest film Speed Grieving which she created, produced and starred in, and of course making all of Liv's food from scratch!
CBS: Your daughter Livia is turning 1 this December. How has the first year of motherhood been? How has your life changed?
AR: "Motherhood has been amazing. I truly had no idea of my capacity to love until I met Livia. Everyone says that, and I feel like a cliche, but it's so true. Having said that, I'll also say the first few months are rough, and if you're a new momma going through it, the change in your life/body/marriage/identity are cosmic. Don't underestimate hormones either! Be kind to yourself, and give yourself a break - both mentally and actually - whenever you can.
I had a wonderful post-natal doula named Patty who kept saying 'happy Momma, happy family.' It's SO HARD in the beginning to take care of yourself, you just want to take care of this wonderous creature, but truly the best way to take care of her is to take care of yourself too.
Click below to read Alysia's birth story - Livia was almost born in the car! - and hear all about her deeply personal film, Speed Grieving....
David Alan Basche & Alysia Reiner Introduce Livia Charles
| Jan 15, 2009 by JENNY SCHAFER |
David Alan Basche, 40, and Sideways star Alysia Reiner, 38, introduce their 7-week-old daughter, Livia Charles Basche.
"She knows how to mess up that diaper right on cue," David, 40, tells Life & Style about his new baby girl. He went on to say, "She has perfect comedic timing, just like her mom."
Incidentally, timing was everything when it came to Livia's birth. "We made it to the birthing center just in time," says Alysia describing their ride in rush-hour traffic on Dec. 5. "I went into labor at 2:45 p.m. and gave birth at 5:14. She came so quickly. I was very, very lucky." David went on to say, "I think it happened too fast for me to be a basket case," says David, who stars on USA's The Starter Wife. "I'm a little bit of a basket case now."
Congratulations to the Reiner-Basche family!
David Alan Basche & Alysia Reiner Expecting 1st Child
| Aug 20, 2008 by JENNY SCHAFER |
Starring in The Starter Wife isn't the only joint project for David Alan Basche and Alysia Reiner. The couple is also expecting their first child together this winter.
Alysia, who starred in the miniseries The Starter Wife, will be reprising her role on the network series this fall. David is a regular cast member on NBC's Lipstick Jungle and will be joining the cast opposite Debra Messing as her character's ex-husband, Kenny Kagan.
David and Alysia first met during a summer theater program in Vermont several years ago and fell in love,
"The script said fall in love," David said. "You don't argue with Shakespeare!"
Source: People
Photo: Pacific Coast News
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