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118 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM Stylish Mama Three months after giving birth to a second son with husband Jay Cutler of the Chicago Bears, fashion figure ristin Cavallari is back in the game and busier than ever. BY J.P. ANDERSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACK PERNO T alk about a working mom: From cohosting E's style-savvy show The Fabulist to designing a popular shoe line for Chinese Laundry—all while raising sons Camden and Jaxon and cheering on hubby Jay Cutler as he leads the Chicago Bears into a new season— Cavallari gives new meaning to the term. In an exclusive interview for Michigan Avenue with All- Pro Bears guard (and Cutler pal) Kyle Long, the fashionista shares what she loves about Chicago, how Jay stacks up as a father, and why mother- hood is even better the second time around. Kyle Long: Hi Kristin. How's Jaxon doing? And how did you come up with the name? Kristin Cavallari: He's doing great. He just started smiling about a week ago, which is the best feeling in the world. He is a good little baby. He's a happy baby, except that he's not a great napper, so I'm working on trying to get him to take better naps right now. He's sleeping well at night, which is all I can really ask for. I saw [the name Jaxon] in a magazine when I was pregnant with Camden, but we had already picked out his name, so we just held onto it. We decided if we had another boy, that's what we would name him. KL: I love those names, Jaxon and Camden. KC: Thanks! KL: I've gotten to hang out with Camden a little bit, and I've seen Jaxon being rocked away to sleep. How do their personalities differ? KC: It's a little soon to tell because Jaxon's so young. Jax loves to be held—obviously, he's a baby—but Camden was the same way. They're both—when Camden was his age—just really smi- ley, happy babies. Camden is incredibly sweet and sensitive, but we don't know how Jax is going to be yet. We'll see. KL: I asked my mom, because she has three boys, how different it was the second and third time around. This is number two for you. How has this experience been the second time? KC: Well, it's a lot easier in the sense that you know what to do and expect, so you have a lot more con- fidence. But you have zero time to yourself now. Camden takes a nap at one o'clock, so when Camden's going down, Jax is just waking up to eat and play, so there's literally no time. But it's amaz- ing and really sweet seeing Camden love being a big brother. Plus, you're definitely more relaxed with the second one because you're not stressed out by questioning everything that you're doing. KL: It's been documented that you want a large fam- ily. What is it about big families that appeals to you? KC: [Laughs] I think I said that before I had any kids… but no, it's great. Before we had children, Jay and I both wanted four, and now we're thinking three, but we're just going to have to see how it goes. Right now the last thing on my mind is having another baby, but it is a ton of fun. We love having kids; Camden is going to be two in August, and it's

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