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By Kat Giantis
Special to MSN Entertainment
Custom-made fur wraps from Dolce & Gabbana. Silver Cross prams (retail price: $3,500 a pop). Silver rattles sitting atop silver platters. A chandelier in the nursery. A butler.
Such is the lap of luxury that cushions the twins of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, who, for a rumored $6 million, gave People magazine an intimate peek into their stately, diaper-centric lives.
In the much-touted exclusive, the couple is pictured in a variety of softly lit, sumptuous poses with tots Maximilian David and Emme Maribel, who arrived via C-section Feb. 22.
Among the shots: Lopez looking picture-perfect in a dusty-pink gown and sculpted coif as she feeds one of the infants, and the parents exuberantly pushing the swanky strollers outside their Long Island, N.Y., estate while sporting matching pink ensembles.
"I think I've had a pretty great life so far, but there are moments of magic in your life," swoons Jennifer. "And I think this is going to always be remembered by me as the most magical time."
The duo's domestic bliss comes through during the interview. Here are some of the highlights:
On the conception: "It was natural," says Lopez. "We didn't do in vitro, which I know was reported. Everybody assumed that, because we had twins. I wanted to have a baby, but I've always said exactly what I said all those years they asked us since we've been married: 'Well, when are you guys gonna have some kids?' 'When it happens naturally, I guess!' And that's when it happened. It was a surprise to us."
On her fears it wouldn't happen: "You start getting older, you think to yourself, maybe [having kids] is just not meant for me," she admits. "I knew there was nothing wrong with me. I knew that I could. Deep down, I really wanted it badly." Anthony, however, had no doubts: "It never even entered my mind that it would never happen."
On what they would have done if it didn't happen: "You know, I have three stepchildren [Arianna, 13, Cristian, 7, and Ryan, 4], too," says Jen. "We were really enjoying our lives, and we have Marc's kids that we get to enjoy. They're angels. But I would never rule out adoption."
On discovering they were expecting: "I was in Portugal," remembers Lopez, "performing and dancing my ass off ... " During a phone call with Anthony, he told her, "Baby, I have a sense!" Still, two positive pregnancy tests failed to convince her. "I think I really got to a point where I was like, 'This is not gonna happen for me,'" she acknowledges. "[But by the third test I took] it was right there in my face. At that point, I looked and I said, 'Marc, could this be me?' I had tears in my eyes."
On discovering they were expecting double bundles of joy: "Marc started crying ... and I started giggling," Lopez says. "I knew twins ran in my family, and we always joked, 'Who do you think is going to have the twins?' So, of course, all my sisters were like, 'It's you, it's you!'"
Preparing for Max and Emme's arrival: "An hour before we go to the hospital, she's decorating the bedroom downstairs, making sure that the carpet is in, rearranging the furniture," marvels Marc.
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