EVERY chance he gets, Erwan Heussaff calls his wife Anne Curtis an “amazing” mom.
The first four months of their new lives as parents to daughter Dahlia Amelie have been an eye-opener for Erwan.
In an interview with Magic 89.9 radio DJ Boom Gonzalez on the show The Magic Chatroom on Tuesday, Erwan shared his parenting realization.
It was clear from the moment Dahlia was born on March 2, 2020 that Anne’s “mother switch” went on instantly.
But for Erwan, the fatherly instincts took a while to kick in.
“This is one thing Nico and I were talking about,” Erwan said, referring to his brother-in-law Nico Bolzico, who is also a first-time father.
“We were saying, for dads, it’s like a process to understand what’s happening.
“For moms, it’s immediate. Like, that connection is forged from Day One. Whereas for dads, it takes a couple of days.
“You’re kind of looking at your child like, ‘Huh? How did this third person just come out all of the sudden?’
“Like I still look at her from time to time and I look at Anne, I’m still like, ‘I can’t believe that came out of you.’
“Because you know, as Dahlia grows, it’s mind-boggling when you think about it.
“And I think that’s why people call it ‘the miracle of life’ because it is. It’s insane when you think about it…
“I guess for women, it’s just automatic. Just how motherly the instinct is incredible.”
Erwan still has moments when he doesn’t know how to comfort Dahlia.
But when Anne holds their daughter, everything appears effortless.
He recounted in the interview, “That, for me, has been amazing to see. It’s just kind of how she’s embraced that role, and I’m so impressed by it.
“I’m catching up by reading books, educating myself. Her, obviously, she’s educating herself.
“But most of it is ingrained, and I think that’s amazing.” (Pep)
