HGTV designer Vern Yip tells People magazine that having his 4-month old son, Gavin, has changed his outlook on work.
"Everybody tells you, a baby makes you more balanced in life and I think that portion of it is really true," Yip told People. "It’s just not feasible to dedicate yourself 24-7 to work like maybe you used to do."
Instead, Yip says that having a baby has forced him to become "more efficient" since he only has a set amount of time while Gavin’s with a nanny each day to get his work done.
"I know during the day I have to get my stuff done. At night it forces me to have to relax and have to unwind and have to focus on him and being a family and that part is really great. I think the quality of my work has actually improved."
The TV personality and his partner adopted Gavin as a newborn this winter. Yip says that the baby is already showing signs that his personality is much like his father‘s.
"He seems to be a very opinionated baby, which I love, cause I’m extremely opinionated."
A new season of Yip’s HGTV series "Design Star" premieres June 13.
So sad they used a surrogate and did not adopt one of the many kids waiting for loving parents! Also sad they leave the kid w/ a nanny instead of caring for it themselves as one of them could certainly afford to take time off from work…. which they apparently think is more impt than the kid. Sad!