Paris Hilton is soaking up her first Mother’s Day.
The 42-year-old new mom enjoyed the day with her husband Carter Reum and their young son Phoenix Barron.
Hilton shared a lengthy description to the family’s photo gallery on Instagram.
The caption began, “I’m so excited to celebrate my first Mother’s Day with my little angel baby Phoenix.” “Being a mother is the most incredible experience I’ve ever had. It’s an unspeakable love, a feeling I didn’t even know existed until I held my little prince in my arms. Watching him grow and learn every day gives me so much. It makes me so happy and puts so much love into my heart.” fills it with 🥹🥰 ”
She continued: “There’s something very special about being a mother, something I didn’t fully understand until I became a mother. This Mother’s Day, I’m involuntarily grateful for this beautiful journey I’ve embarked on. Who brought us into this world, who loves us unconditionally, and who we are today. We celebrate the incredible women who have made us who we are.”
In her words, “My mother is my biggest inspiration and the original queen of my heart. She has always been there for me through the ups and downs and taught me the true meaning of strength and love. To all the moms out there, I want to celebrate your Mother’s Day with my warmest wishes. The backbone of your family. You are the glue that holds everything together and you are the most important person in your child’s life. Appreciate every moment, even in difficult moments, because they are what it should be. I promise to love and cherish her as much as she is. She is my world, the reason I live. I wake up every morning and the light that shines so brightly in my life. Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms out there, you are all true superheroes! #SlivingMom #HappyMothersDay.”
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In an intimate conversation with her husband I am Paris On her podcast last month, she shared how excited she was to see her son bonding as her cousins grew up.
“It’s so sweet for the next generation of cousins to grow up together,” she said.
Hilton and Reum embraced Phoenix earlier this year, while brother Barron Hilton, 33, and wife Tessa gave birth to son Caspian, 39, and sister Nicky Hilton Rothschild, 39, and husband, James, a baby boy, in July, in September.
“Barron had a new baby. My sister Nicky had a baby boy and then she had a sister’s daughter,” she told Reum. Kim Richard’s cousin Brooke Wiederhorn also gave birth to a baby girl in December, adding, “So it’s literally all just a few months.”
“They’re going to make a great group of cousin friends,” the 42-year-old entrepreneur said, naming several other babies in his family.