New dad Ricky Martin has twin boys, and being a first-time parent is hard enough with one baby, and having two doubles that! The 36-year-old admits he needed help, so he finally let his mom step in.
Ricky says he was overcome with emotion when he held his sons - Matteo and Valentino - for the first time.
"I was sweating because I was so nervous.
"My family was there, and friends. But I just needed to look at my sons. They were swaddled but I was like, 'I want to see their toes, I want to see their bellies. I want to touch their hands!'"
He adds, "I needed to hold them. I wanted them to know my scent. It was a special moment."
Martin wanted to prove he was a good dad, so he refused to accept any help from his family members.
He says, "The first two weeks I did everything for them myself."
But his mom stepped in - she knew he needed help. Ricky says, "One day my mum said, 'Ricky please! Allow us to help you. You're a zombie already.'
"I wanted to change them, feed them, burp them, bathe them, all with no help. Mum said, 'Okay, enough is enough, please, can I burp the child? It's not about you, it's about the baby.'" He realized, it's OK to ask for help.
"So that's when I realized there was nothing to be ashamed about asking for help."
Nothing at all Ricky - all new parents need help - even experienced parents want a break now and again!
Ricky's twins were born in August, 2008 by surrogacy.
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