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Yee Lim Photography
Kelly Mi Liis soaking up every moment as a new mom.
TheBling Empirestar, 37, tells PEOPLE that becoming a mom to daughterMili, born in April, “still feels like a dream sometimes” as she reflects on her first month of motherhood.
“It’s also an excuse for me to just take some time for myself,” says Mi Li, who shares her daughter with partner William Ma. “I feel very lucky in a sense, I have a lot of support around.”
Mi Li explains that in Chinese culture, the confinement period is for 30 days, while in other cultures it can be even longer. During this time, Mi Li says a confinement nanny, called a yuesao, comes to live with the family.
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“The nanny cooks all the meals for you, and it’s different every night,” Mi Li continues. “At night she normally does a massage, and then I soak my feet in ginger water for 30 minutes, which is supposed to warm up your body.”
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“I just watch her sleep and it’s the cutest thing. When she sleeps, she makes different facial expressions. It’s like she’s in a dreamland or something,” she says. “I also love that when you’re feeding her, her little tiny hand just grabs onto yours. It’s just the cutest thing.“As she looks toward the future with her daughter, Mi Li says she’s “really looking forward to showing her everything that’s new to her.”
“Seeing that wonder in her eyes, it’s so priceless,” she says. “The more she grows, the more she’s going to discover, and I’m just really excited for that.”
For more on Kelly Mi Li’s new life as a mom, pick up the latest issue ofPEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
source: people.com
