“I am endlessly thankful,” Teigen noted, posting photos on Mother’s Day of the many people who help her raise her three children
Chrissy Teigen is soaking up Mother’s Day with her three kids, but also celebrating the people who help her in her mothering journey.
The cookbook author, 37, shared photos to Instagram Sunday celebrating a variety of people who contribute to raising her children with husband John Legend — son Miles Theodore, 4, and daughters Esti Maxine, 4 months, and Luna Simone, 7.
“Grateful for all the people who make it possible for me to be the best mother I can possibly be,” she captioned the carousel of shots. “I am endlessly thankful for your presence in this home and all our lives. We love you.”
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Teigen’s post won praise from many commenters — one noted, “Thank you for being transparent! Such a breath of fresh air!” — but the entrepreneur and women’s health activist is used to having her mothering decisions under a microscope. She recently shared some visual responses to a string of hateful online accusations that she secretly used a surrogate for Esti’s birth.
“Extremely realistic ‘moon bump,'” Teigen, 37, sarcastically wrote over an intimate shot taken on Jan. 13 after her cesarean section.
“Obsessed with this comment,” the cookbook author added about one specific troll, who posted that Teigen was “born male” and “used something called a moonbump” during her pregnancy, before bizarrely claiming that they were also a “huge fan of Chrissy by the way.”
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Teigen spoke with PEOPLE about her first cesarean section in March — and why she was “so excited” about the surgery.
“I was kind of excited because I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’ve done the vaginal thing twice. Let’s try this,’ ” she said of her previous births. “I really love surgery.”
“I like that I’ve seen both experiences,” added Teigen.