9 Best Quotes About Motherhood by New, A-List Moms

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There was a baby boom in Hollywood this year, and those babies' mothers had a lot to say. ETonline breaks down the greatest new mother quotes of 2014!


1. Eva Mendes on vomit and the struggles of being a baby:

"I've learned that it's way harder to be a baby. Everything is a struggle for her. For instance, I haven't thrown up since the '90s and she's thrown up twice since we started this interview. Motherhood is cake compared to what it's like to be a baby." – The Violet Files 

Mendes welcomed baby Esmerelda with Ryan Gosling on Sept. 12.


2. Olivia Wilde on the selflessness of motherhood:

"The amazing thing about becoming a parent is that you will never again be your own first priority. The gift of motherhood is the selflessness that it introduces you to, and I think that's really freeing... I think it allows you to put yourself in other people's shoes...the empathy that it slugs you with, being a mother. And I think it makes you a better storyteller." – E!

Wilde welcomed son Otis with her fiance Jason Sudeikis on April 23.


3. Kerry Washington on how her she-roes will help her be a better mother: 

"I have really amazing role models and she-roes who have found ways to balance work and home life, and so I am just looking to them and trying to live in the amazing abundance of blessings that I have in my life right now." – Associated Press

Washington welcomed baby girl Isabelle Amarachi with husband Nnamdi Asomugha on April 21.

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4. Emily Blunt on not knowing what to expect:

"You don't know what to expect because it's just completely, existentially out of anything that you've ever experienced before, and it's quite indescribable. It's heaven." – People

Blunt welcomed baby Hazel with husband John Krasinski on February 16.


5. Ginnifer Goodwin on the lack of sleep:

“He also has not slept since mid-May. I’m always telling him, 'You can sleep,’ but he won’t, he always helps. He’s my knight in shining armor." – Us Weekly

Goodwin welcomed baby Oliver with her Once Upon a Time costar Josh Dallas on May 29.


6. Mila Kunis on passing the buck to dad:

Craig Ferguson: "Girls are easy – until they are teenagers."
Kunis: "That’s not my problem. That's daddy's problem!"
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Kunis welcomed baby Wyatt with Ashton Kutcher on Sept. 30.


7. Scarlett Johansson on the magic of being a mother:

“It's wonderful. It's very, very magical — and exhausting. The love is just unbelievable. It's very overwhelming." – Barbara Walter's Most Fascinating People of 2014

Johansson and Romain Dauriac welcomed Rose to the world on Sept. 4.


8. Gwen Stefani on the chaos:

"Everybody knows that 4-8 at night is like chaos. It's like the crazy time in our house. The other day we were driving home and I was thinking, 'Ok Motel 6. If I can just find one and go there and disappear – disappear from my life.' But no, they're incredible." – The Ellen Show

Stefani welcomed third son Apollo with husband Gavin Rossdale on Feb. 28.


9. Alyssa Milano on breastfeeding:

"Wait! I don't get it. No disrespect to Kim but... people are offended by my breastfeeding selfies & are fine with her (amazing) booty cover?" – Twitter

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Alyssa Milano and David Bugliari welcomed Elizabella on Sept. 4.

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