Carly Rae Jepsen has found motherhood to be a "fascinating" experience.
The 40-year-old pop star has a seven-month-old son called Ilya with her husband, music producer Cole M.G.N, and Carly has now opened up about the challenges of motherhood.
Asked what it's like being a first-time mom, Carly told The Independent: "If I could describe it in one word … fascinating. It’s fascinating to see how every single day he changes. I wake up and he’s found a new facial expression, he’s becoming his own person. I love it."
Carly feels fortunate that Ilya is a "super chill baby".
The pop singer travels a lot with her family and other passengers are often struck by Ilya's good behaviour.
Carly - who married Cole in 2025 - shared: "They’re like, ‘That is the best-behaved baby'."
Carly recently revealed that she was relishing her "fresh new chapter" after giving birth to her baby boy.
The chart-topping star also explained how motherhood has changed her life.
She told People: "You can see us coming from a mile away. We’re carrying strollers and diaper bags and eight other things.
"We’re figuring it out together, and it’s all so new to us. We’re really enjoying it."
Carly relished working on new music while she was still pregnant.
She said: "I’ve had other chapters that have been lonelier, like I was on a journey not knowing where it was leading. It feels like a really fresh new chapter that I’m in now, with a family that I couldn’t be more grateful for."
Carly has always found music to be cathartic for her.
The Call Me Maybe hitmaker explained: "I’ve always felt like music is a beautiful place to go when you want to feel all the things. It can make even the hard feelings a little more poetic, a little more beautiful.
"Even when I was a child and had yet to experience love or loss, I remember hearing Willie Nelson saying something so pining that I was excited to participate — like, I want to know what heartbreak feels like; he made it sound so bada**."