Eva Longoria’s son falls asleep on her: ‘Pile of pure love’

Eva Longoria was bombarded with hugs by her son Santiago, who postponed her dinner plans – but she’s not complaining.

“I was getting ready for dinner and then this one fell asleep,” Longoria, 48, revealed via her Instagram Story on Thursday, December 28. “So now I’m stuck here under this pile of pure love.”

The Desperate housewives alum shared a video of her 5-year-old son asleep on her chest as the pair cuddled together. The melody of “You Are My Sunshine” played in the background as Longoria smiled at the camera while holding her child.

The sweet moment was one of many glimpses Longoria gave fans into her life as a mother in 2023. In April, the actress celebrated her husband José “Pepe” Baston‘s birthday by sharing a rare family photo on social media.

“Congratulations on being the best father, family man and husband anyone could ask for! 💗,” Longoria wrote of her husband, 55.

Two months later, Longoria made a video look back at Santiago’s best moments in 2023 in honor of his birthday. “Another year of happiness, laughter and joy with this little person. I didn’t know this amount of love could exist,” she captioned the Instagram clip. “Congratulations dad, I love you so much! 💖.”

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Earlier this month, Longoria shared some of her “unseen moments from 2023 😝,” including a video of Santiago on one of her film sets. In the video, posted Thursday, Santiago gives Longoria a kiss as she dances and directs a group of actors.

Since welcoming her only child in June 2018, Longoria has been open about how wonderful Santiago has been to her family. Longoria was already a stepmother to Bastón’s three children, José, Talia and Mariana, whom he shares with his ex-wife. Natalia Esperon.

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“He’s just funny,” Longoria shared exclusively We weekly in May 2019 from her son. “He’s very funny, he’s very happy, he loves everyone [and] he goes to everyone. He’s just sweet and kind. He’s just very interested and curious about everyone, so that reflects quite a bit on me because he’s curious.

She explained: ‘He’s on set with me, [in] meetings with me. I have a photo shoot right afterwards, [and] he is with me in the photo shoot.”

Later that year the Tell it like a woman actress said Parents Latina how Santiago’s birth came at the perfect time. “He was meant to be with me at this stage,” Longoria explained in her August/September 2019 cover story. “I am more patient and don’t work as much, even if it doesn’t seem like it!”