Katharine McPhee Feels ‘Mom Guilt’ About Missing Son Meeting Santa

Katharine McPhee Foster

Katharine McPhee
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The fact of motherhood. Katharine McPhee opened up about lacking son Rennie’s main Christmas milestone.

“Thanks @jordiedos for taking Rennie alongside whereas mother and pop had been on stage. Have robust mother guilt!” the actress, 38, wrote by way of her Instagram Story on Monday, December 5, alongside a photograph of husband David Foster‘s daughter Jordan Foster along with her 22-month-old baby.

Within the social media add, McPhee joked that Jordan, 36, “appears scorching” whereas her child “appears scared” and the Santa “appears drunk.”

McPhee, who exchanged vows with David, 73, in 2019, turned a mother for the primary time two years after their nuptials. The composer, for his half, beforehand welcomed 5 daughters — Allison, 52, Amy, 49, Sara, 41, Erin, 40, and Jordan.

After welcoming her child boy, the Smash alum gushed about getting to look at him become old. “He’s nonetheless not crawling however has six enamel in order that’s a reasonably large [deal]. I imply, for a 7-month-old, it’s form of loads. It’s like a mouth filled with enamel,” McPhee completely advised Us Weekly in October 2021.

Katharine McPhee and David Foster Son Rennie

David Foster, Rennie, and Katharine McPhee
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On the time, the Nation Consolation alum famous how “smiley and comfortable” Rennie has develop into as he picks up on traits from his mother and father. “Proper now, I really feel like he’s a extremely good mixture of the each of us,” she continued. “Lots of people say he appears similar to his dad — I see it loads, however an excellent mixture I might say.”

For McPhee, her high quality time with Rennie has been a serious spotlight of motherhood. “I’m wanting ahead to the standing, strolling stage. Mother and father are, like, ‘Oh you don’t need him to stroll for so long as potential,’ however , it should simply be a enjoyable form of transition,” the singer mentioned. “He hasn’t began crawling but, however I actually loved watching him learn to sit up. That was actually enjoyable. That was a extremely thrilling milestone.”

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David Foster and Katharine McPhee
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In the meantime, David praised his spouse for her “incredible” parenting with their baby. “[She’s] an incredible mom,” he advised Leisure Tonight in April. “We’re having the most effective time.”

Throughout the joint interview, the American Idol alum mirrored on the challenges that include elevating a toddler. “It’s simply nice being a mother. I adore it. I imply, final evening was somewhat tough,” she defined. “He was up and whenever you’re touring with a child, you have got your moments the place you get over-tired and annoyed, nevertheless it’s simply so valuable as a result of it’s a second in time that isn’t going to final perpetually. So in my perspective, I simply cherish.”