Here's why Gwen Stefani rocks

Not only can she punk it out as part of No Doubt, but she can be totally tough and feminine as a solo artist. She loves her job, she's hot, and also a mom of 3 year old and 10 month old sons. She was recently quoted in an article saying her first son is definitely going through the Terrible Two's.

When Anna was 2.5 months old, she came along with Paul and me to see the Sweet Escape tour concert at the Mitchell Woods Pavillion. It was an outdoor concert where we laid out a blanket and figured if she screamed, we could dance with her and at the very least, no one would hear her over the music :) It was a great night.


At that time, Gwen's first son was 10 months old. I just remember thinking: this woman has a baby on her tour bus and she's breastfeeding and she is on the stage happy and rocking it out. On her own, as a solo artist. Wow.

As I watched her on stage, to me she was not just a rock star. She was a mom. And it was cool to have something in common with her and it was cool for me to see someone who started from nothing in her garage fulfill her career dreams, and now adding a family to it.

Two years later, she was up there last night doing it again with No Doubt at the Mitchell Woods Pavillion. This time I am 25lbs lighter. Paul and I were there last night, but Anna was at home sleeping under CM's watch. Gwen is once again the mom of a 10 month old and she's breastfeeding on tour and changing diapers. And she was totally rocking it out during that 1.5 hours with us, at her job.

During her lyrics to the song Simple Life, "I always thought I'd be a mom..." the audience cheered and clapped, and even I gave a shout out as she bowed with the reception that only moms can relate to. I was apparently surrounded by moms. They looked like me...young like me...and at a concert like me. I wondered if their babies were at home asleep and if they were thinking about Gwen the way I saw her. Probably not. I think I'm the only weird one like that.

It was pretty cool that some kids were at last night's concert. I think I saw some as young as 4 or 5. Then there were the moms of the Tweeners who brought their daughters and their friends to this show. I can't wait till that's me. As soon as Anna's old enough, she'll be back to the Mitchell Pavillion with us for another cool concert on the lawn.


Anna's first concert: