And baby makes five!
The little boy named Joshua Bishop Kelley Jr. rounded out the family, joining big sisters Adalaide and Naleigh.
But a little over a year after Joshua Jr.’s arrival, Heigl had managed toreclaim her pre-baby body.
Keep reading for more details on her healthy transformation.
After all, you have to do it anyway, right?
“1st day back on the exercise postpartum and I’m feeling fine!”
In keeping with this new-and-improved relationship with food, Heigl doesn’t obsess over what she eats.
She simply sticks to wholesome, nutritious meals chock full of healthy ingredients.
Carving out “me time”
Nobody is saying motherhood isn’t incredibly rewarding.
“It’s really pretty simple but for me it has been life changing.
It has helped me to become a much better version of myself.
I am more often than not the mother I want to be.
The wife I want to be.
The friend, sister, daughter I want to be.
However, it’s probably not what you suspect.
In doing so, Heigl swears she’s created a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy.
But Heigl really raves about the transformative effect of one particular kind of self-care: getting faux lashes.
And, for Heigl, there’s no better buddy than her better half her musician husband Josh Kelley.
The cute couple now continues to cycle together, throwing inthe occasional hikefor good measure.
In February 2018, the star took toInstagramto share just how far she’s come (and how).
The results, well, they speak for themselves.
But how exactly did Heigl find the abs she knew were “buried under that belly somewhere”?
“It goes without saying that the missing is hard,” she opened up.
“On me and my kids.
I chose to be a mother and I chose to continue to work.”
So back to acting she went, which bonus!
boasted some physical benefits.
Get it, girl!
Being a mom requires endless amounts of hustle and heart in equal measure.
Well, that’ll net you a whoppin' 460 calories or more burned.
She certainly doesn’t seem to mind the extra exertion, though.
“I wish I had an even bigger word than gratitude, perhaps grace.
Either way, my cup runneth over.”
