Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s daughter Esti just turned 1! The happy parents shared adorable new photos of their baby girl — but some of them received a chilly response from the internet.
“happy one to our coconut 🥥 💗,” the Cravings author captioned a post on Instagram Sunday. “we love you so much, mama is just too tired to type!!!”
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She shared two photos with the post, which may hint on why she’s so tired. In the first, Esti wears adorable pink floral pajamas as she smiles next to her beautiful cake, decorated with pink-to-brown ombre icing and a glittery gold “One” decoration. In the second, Esti wears a gorgeous pink outfit and stares guiltily at the camera after shattering a vase in her home. Kids definitely know how to keep us on our toes!
Hurtful Comments
The cute pictures sparked backlash, though, because moms are judged for absolutely everything it seems.
“Put a cute dress on her… happy birthday,” one person rudely wrote. Um, OK? If she wants to wear pajamas for her birthday picture, what’s wrong with that?
“Where is the whole family celebrating??? First birthday should be special,” another person wrote after making huge assumptions about this family’s celebration based on two photos.
One person hated Esti’s cake. “Cute cake. Doesn’t look appetizing with those colors,” they wrote. Cool opinion, bro. Maybe just keep it to yourself next time.
Someone else diagnosed Esti with a medical problem. “How cute!! Poor thing is having an allergic reaction around her mouth to something. Happy Birthday!” they wrote.
Others focused on the shattered plant. “OMG! That looks dangerous! Did she try to pull up on it?” one person said.
Teigen was even judged on her nickname for her baby girl. “What does coconut mean? Asking for a friend 😀😀,” one person wrote.
The best comment (sarcasm, obviously) came from someone who critiqued Teigen for saying she was tired because she wanted to have four kids. “This was your hope and wish – the two that completed your four. You can never be tired,” they wrote. I can’t stop laughing at the ridiculousness of it all. So, because you became a mom and had a big family willingly, that means you can never be tired? Why are people so damn mean? Being a parent is hard work, and no one should ever be judged from feeling overwhelmed or tired from it!
John Legend Shares His Own Tribute
Legend also posted a tribute to his daughter on Instagram, receiving tons of praise (because of course men wouldn’t get shamed like women do).
“Esti Maxine is ONE today! She’s been lighting up the house since day one. ❤️❤️❤️❤️” he captioned the sweet post. He included several photos of Esti, including one with her in heart-shaped sunglasses, one of her kissing a mirror, and tons of her smiling with her adorable toothy grin.
Viola Davis commented, “Happiest of birthdays sweet Esti❤️❤️❤️”
“She. Gorgeous AND BEAUTIFUL. SHE LOOK. LIKE. HER. MOTHER 👩 👩🍼 👪” another wrote.
“Happy 1st Birthday Esti! John, she’s adorable …she looks just like you! ❤️❤️” one person wrote.
Someone else commented, “Aww 🥰 bundle of PURE JOY May God bless you & you’re beautiful family.”
Chrissy & John Are ‘Blessed & Excited’ to Have Four Kids
In addition to Esti, the “All of Me” singer and Teigen are parents to Luna, 7, Miles, 5, and Wren, 6 months. Esti was born on Jan. 16, which Teigen announced with a precious photo of Luna and Miles holding their baby sister. “She’s here! Esti Maxine Stephens – the house is bustling and our family could not be happier 💕,” Teigen wrote.
“Daddy sheds nightly tears of joy seeing Luna and Miles so full of love, and I am learning you still need diapers with a c section!?” she added. “We are in bliss. Thank you for all the love and well wishes – we feel it all! X”
In an interview with PEOPLE in Oct. 2023, the “Wild” singer revealed that Esti and her younger brother Wren, who was born via surrogate in June, are pretty happy babies. “They don’t cry a lot, so we feel really blessed and excited to have them as part of our home and part of our family now,” he said.
He added that all four kids “bring a lot of joy to the house and a lot of positive energy.” So sweet! Hopefully they can hang on to that joy and ignore all the haters.
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