Celeb couple Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn seem to have an arrangement that works for them, as well as their twin baby girls, Charlie and Dolly. Romijn is back at work after giving birth to the girls prematurely four months ago. So who’s taking care of the babies? Why, dad is, of course. Jerry O’Connell has been spotted all over the place pushing his double stroller while his supermodel/actress wife brings home the bacon.
New parents Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell have gone to great lengths to keep their family unit intact.The couple, along with Jerry’s parents and 4-month-old twin daughters, Dolly and Charlie, have all temporarily relocated to Toronto so that Rebecca can work on a film called The Love Child of Andy Warhol and Yoko Ono.
“Rebecca is excited about this project,” says a friend. “Jerry has made it so easy on her. He is doing everything for her to keep her happy. They just want to make sure that the family is all together and the twins don’t feel any change to their schedule.”
Not only have they set up their daughters’ new room and arranged for local doctors, Jerry drives Rebecca, 36, to work every day.
“He drops her off in the morning to the set every day – it’s so sweet and down-to-earth,” says the friend. “He even gets her coffee for her in the morning! They are very normal.”
Jerry, 35, has enjoyed being Mr. Mom. “I watch the kids while she’s at work. It’s good – they like coming to another place!” He said recently, but added with a laugh, “She had a kissing scene today, and it must have been weird for the other actor to know that she has kids and a husband nearby!”
[From In Touch Weekly print version, May 4, 2009]
I don’t know – this sounds like trouble to me. Twin infants are an incredible amount of work for two parents, let alone one parent while the other one is working long hours. In my experience, when one partner is doing absolutely everything for the other one, that kind of unbalanced relationship can cause problems. Jerry is putting all his needs on hold to care for the babies and his wife. He sounds like a great guy. She sounds incredibly high maintenance to me. What is she doing for her husband, I wonder? Maybe I’m reading too much into it. Maybe Jerry really is enjoying himself, taking care of the babies and being an errand boy for Rebecca. But it doesn’t sound all that fun to me.
Here’s Jerry and Rebecca taking their twins Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip for a stroll in Toronto on April 13th. Images thanks to INF Photo.
Gotta agree with you. I heard one of the reasons her marriage to the Full House guy didn’t last is because she didn’t want kids. Jerry certainly looks like he hasn’t gotten any sleep at all in the pic above.
Being essentially the sole caretaker for ONE infant was exhausting enough for me. I was feeling the resentment big time. Taking care of twins (premature ones at that) all by yourself sounds incredibly draining.
Well, babies are tiring, and more babies are more tiring, but don’t you think they probably have lots of help at home? Even if Jerry is mister hands-on-dad, that isn’t AS hard if you don’t have to wash all their clothes, fold the tiny damn things, clean the house, cooking, etc. Watching kids is work, but the hardest work is watching them while you try to do all the other stuff that has to get taken care of.
I think it is sweet as long as she does the same for him when he is filming a movie.
you know its surprising that people still think the father taking primary responsibility (and likely only short-term) is “trouble” whereas if the roles were reversed no one would bat an eye. can we say double standards?? is this the 1950s?
plus hollywood celebs aren’t exactly at it alone.
Mel, I think it’s trouble no matter which partner is the one doing everything for the other partner. I quit my job to stay home with my kids and my ex husband worked an 80+ hour-a-week job. I did all child-rearing, plus I cooked, cleaned, washed his clothes. I loved being at home with my kids, but I also felt very unappreciated and taken for granted much of the time. When your needs come second to everyone else’s for too long, it causes problems in the marriage. Doesn’t matter whether you’re the mom or the dad.
Go Mel.
I think Jerry knows the adage: if momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Good for him.
Like Mel said, I’m sure he’s not cleaning or cooking, as well. Plus, there were photos of his parents helping out last week.
Come on. She was the one who had to pop those beauties out and carry them for 9 months. Is it really a lot to ask from the children’s father to look after them?
By the way, i’m happy to see Rebecca with a nice guy like Jerry. Every time i see Rebecca’s last husband, John Stamos, i think he’s a complete douche (don’t know why, it’s just a gut feeling).
Amen Mel, I was ranting about this on an Angelina thread. Jerry’s the freaking Dad. So what if he looks after his kids, while Rebecca works.
Sigh, I’m in mod again. Probably inadvertently triggered the spam bot.
Spot on, Mel! What is so unbalanced about the woman being the breadwinner and dad pulling diaper duty?
That said, I hope they chuck those unsafe (and tacky looking) carseat covers. Ask any car seat tech worth their salt, they can be potentially dangerous in a crash (not fire retardant, haven’t been tested by the manufacturer, etc.). I also know they void the warranty of the seat in the event of a crash.
Anyone know how premature they were?
I’d love to know how many weeks she was when she delivered.
well i suppose we should be grateful that they didnt say he was “babysitting” his kids.
Thank you, Mel!
If the genders were reversed, would you have remarked on it?
I think this sort of thing as a permanent arrangement generally doesn’t work that well, but these people are presumably doing it on a film by film basis. So it’d be a few months at most?
Well said, Mel. He’s only doing what millions of other men and women are doing. No reason at all to assume he’s putting his needs on hold or that he sees it as a sacrifice. And just because In Touch suggests he’s doing ‘everything’ is no reason to assume it means everything.
I know Mel is right because I have been in that situation myself. No one think it’s wrong for men to be stay at home dads but they are in line for the same trouble we experence as stay at home moms.
Jerry does look really run down. In the long run this isn’t going to pan out very well. He will eventually have to get help from nannies. If not there will be another celeb divorce with the dad getting custody of the kids and support from the women like Britney Spears and Kevin.
Really what career does he have to give up. May be I just don’t know who he is.
Rebecca seems to be the diva in that relationship.
Now I do wonder what happen with her marriage to John Stamos now that she was so ready to have children with this guy here.
I agree with Mel and KLO. Besides, they can clearly afford a lot of help, i.e., cooking and cleaning and errands if he gets too stressed. In fact, it seems like a great way to allocate the time, with hired help doing the drudge work so the caretaker can spend time with the the spouse and kids.
As I read this article, I thought, “But don’t a lot of mothers stay home with the kids all the time while fathers work? And no one ever calls the working father demanding and selfish for asking the mother to stay home.”
Luckily, someone else commented on that.
Jerry O’Connell seems like such a sweetheart – and a typical daddy. The kind that really looks out for his daughters and is already booking rooms at the nunnery (a a joke!). Just very sweet, and I think that if he’s fine with taking care of his children, then so be it. It’s just the reversed roles that’s getting everyone’s knickers in a knot.
He’s still just the fat kid from ‘Stand By Me’.
Loving him! That’s hot that he’s helping! HE is hot!
uh… i know that SHE had the babies, but damn!
can’t a dude get a lil’ assistance?!
even angelina holds the coffee while brad is pushing the stroller. geez!
rebecca has always come across to me as a major pill.
i think jerry is TOO good for her.