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age – while still having somesemblance of a routine.When I reflect on their earlychildhood now, it comesback to me in snapshots: thegirls playing on the beachin Goa or toddling aroundour home in Ibiza.Before I knew it, my firstbaby was an adult anddeciding to have a baby ofher own. When, at 21, Assisitold me that she waspregnant, I panicked, even though she was older than I hadbeen when I had her. I learnt first-hand that becominga mother ends your childhood and changes your life in a waythat nothing else can. As an added complication, I had recentlyfound out that I was pregnant as well. It was a shock to bothme and my husband, Adrian. I was 42 by that point, so thetwo of us thought that we had reached a different stage oflife. Instead, I was starting the journey to parenthood allover again.As an older mother, I had to keep my pregnancy a secretfor months – a difficult task in a family as open as ours. Thatsaid, once I told Assisi that she was going to have a littlebrother – and wrapped my head around the idea of becominga grandmother in my early forties – being pregnant at thesame time as my daughter became a truly bonding experience.The two of us bought copies of The Contented Baby by GinaFord and studied it religiously. Our due dates were only weeksapart, which meant through the last trimester I had somebodyto confide in about cravings and feeling the baby kicking.My confidante just happened to be my first-born.Just weeks after Assisi had Ezra, I gave birth to Ray. Thetwo of us supported each other through all of the ups and``````downs of that first year with anewborn. I was the person she wouldcall in the middle of the night whenthe baby was screaming or refusingto breast feed. In turn, she counselledme through all of the doubts that area fundamental part of earlymotherhood: “Am I doing this right?Is the baby OK? Will I ever sleepagain?” Even though I was a generation above her, itstill felt like we were going through the same learning curve.It had been nearly two decades since I last had a baby, andthe experience was totally different – as was I.As the years have gone by, the two of us have grown inconfidence and started to rely on each other less – relaxinginto our own parenting styles. Assisi has settled into rurallife on a farm in the countryside, where Ezra follows heraround like a shadow. I technically reside in north London,but, in reality, I’m still constantly on the road for my business,whether to make jewellery in Jaipur or build fincas inFormentera – frequently with Ray in tow.In the end, though, the ties that bind us are stronger thanever, not just within our immediate family, but the Jagger clanas a whole. My father now has eight children with five partners- a globetrotting support network that seems to be everexpanding. In any given year, the whole lot of us might decampto the Caribbean for a holiday or hit the road in Europe for aRolling Stones tour – family gatherings where traditional roleslose all meaning amid the chaos and laughter. As a generalrule, we’re too busy trying to find a restaurant that willaccommodate several dozen screaming Jaggers for the eveningto worry about someone’s place in the family tree. Recently, my husband and I bought a house inGloucestershire as a gathering place for all of us. It’s atraditional British home – for a less than traditional Britishfamily. At get-togethers this summer, my son will teararound the garden with his niece, who’s less than a montholder than him. My father might show up with his new son,Deveraux, the youngest of us all, ready to play hide-and-seekwith the children. My half-sister, Georgia May, will likelydrop in to catch up with Assisi and Amba – both of whomare more like friends to her than nieces. Maybe it is all partof some eccentricity that we seem famous for – or maybe it’sjust part of being a modern family. QBeingpregnantat the sametime as mydaughterbecame abondingexperienceINTERVIEW BY HAYLEY MAITLAND. HAIR: CHI WONG. MAKE-UP: LOTTEN HOLMQVIST.THIS PAGE AND PREVIOUS PAGE:JADE WEARS PRINTED DRESS, GUCCI. MULES, CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN. BLACK PLEATED DRESS, DIOR. TIGHTS, FALKE. CRYSTAL-EMBELLISHED SLINGBACKS,GUCCI. ASSISI WEARS PINK RUFFLE DRESS, ALEXANDER McQUEEN, AT HARRODS. BLACK MULES, CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN. EMBELLISHED SWEATER, GUCCI, AT NET-A-PORTER.COM. PLEATED SKIRT, CHANEL. METALLIC MULES, CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN. EZRA WEARS GREEN TIERED DRESS AND EMBELLISHED SLEEVELESS DRESS, BOTH GUCCI, AT HARRODS. PINK BELTED DRESS, DOLCE & GABBANA, AT HARRODS. SHOES, BONPOINT. RAY WEARS CHECKED SUIT AND T-SHIRT, GUCCI, AT HARRODS. TRACKSUIT, ADIDAS. TRAINERS, CONVERSE``````87VIEWPOINT