Naomi Watts always thought she'd have kids by the time she was thirty. The now-40-year-old actress is mom to Sasha, 18 months and Sammy, 2 months, with partner, actor Liev Schreiber, and although she says she'd love to go for another baby, Schreiber walks around saying, "no more babies." Will Watts get her 'Brangelina-sized' brood?
Watts just finished work on a new movie and hopes there's a couple more this year. She admits her life is hectic as a working mom of two. And she'd like to add to that - by having another baby - hopefully a girl.
Watt's on more babies:
"I love babies. I look at this little baby and, even after quite an intense birth – they say you have amnesia, as women – I would go a third. It would be nice to have a girl.
"But you should see our house. It's pretty chaotic right now and I keep making fun of Liev because he keeps walking around going, 'No more babies, no more babies', like Rain Man or something.
"I always thought that I would have had kids by 30. I'd like five more. But five is excessive, particularly for someone my age. We'll see."
How she's balancing life as a mom of two now:
"Everyone did warn us that it's chaotic for the first couple of years, and we're in that period where I'm chasing my toddler whilst feeding my baby. You're nursing and watching your toddler climbing up on a chair or about to pull himself down on to something, and it's pretty nerve-wracking.
"We've definitely got our hands full in our home."
On life with partner Liev Schreiber - will they marry? They've been together since May of 2005:
"We are a family unit and we talk about the future, but we are not in so much of a hurry to get married.
"I'm not against marriage, but I'm not someone who's craving it desperately."
Balancing working and motherhood:
"I have slowed down. Pregnancy and babies tend to do that. The International is the only film I have done since being a mum.
"There was a period of time when there were eight projects in the can or in preparation, but I was burnt out. I had pretty much been on that grind for about five years after Mulholland Drive.
"Once I met Liev I felt I wanted more time to myself and for us to spend time together and then the pregnancy and the baby. Then last year he was shooting (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) in Australia and I like to be there, obviously, and then I got pregnant again.
"So that's kind of how things have gone, but I really had wanted to be a mum for some time and I waited for the right situation.
"I wasn't sure it was ever going to happen and now that I am a mum I still can't believe it. I look at my kids and go, 'Wow, you're mine forever'.
"I get quite moved by that."
Naomi says Liev is an "incredibly hands-on dad" who is "adored" by their oldest:
"In fact, when I'm in the room it's like I don't exist. Daddy plays rough-house. I try to, but I'm just not as fun or rough as Daddy. But it's not just the playtime stuff for Liev. It's changing diapers – he does everything with me."
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