With a New Baby and a New Blog, Elisabeth Is Back

Jan. 9, 2008 — -- Elisabeth Hasselbeck has earned a reputation as the feisty blond conservative co-host on "The View."

After giving birth to a son, Taylor Thomas, Nov. 9, she's back at work this week, already drawing attention for controversial remarks.

"I don't even trust any emotion anymore from politicians," Hasselbeck said Tuesday after seeing New York Sen. Hillary Clinton well up with tears.

With a new baby, a new blog and now back in the hot seat on "The View," she's busier than ever.

Hasselbeck spoke to ABC News correspondent JuJu Chang, who welcomed her third child, Mason Blake, just nine days later, about her life, her politics and her rocky relationship with Rosie O'Donnell.

"I look chubby and sleep-deprived and you look like you came back from the spa. How do you do it?" Chang asked.

"You know the secret of hair and makeup," Hasselbeck said jokingly. The talk show co-host says she's started putting herself together again for the show, but was enjoying her hiatus from grooming in the early days of maternity leave.

"Well, most of those days didn't involve a shower. I'll start there and you know, things like deodorant and toothpaste are still hard to come by these days."

On top of juggling her job, handsome quarterback husband Tim Hasselbeck, a newborn and a 2-year-old daughter named Grace, Hasselbeck also now has a job blogging for Dreft.com.

"I'm hoping that moms will go there and just kind of feel maybe like they're not alone in the process," she said. The entries recount her experiences with a good-humored twist, such as the recent title "Mommy, Why Are You Still in Your PJs?"

Now that Hasselbeck is back on "The View," she jokes that her daughter barely recognizes her all made up.

"Grace definitely looks at me now like, 'Ooh Mommy, you look fancy.' And I think it's just because I wanted to sleep but couldn't. And I thought wow, if I just keep the PJs on, maybe my body will feel rested."

She says motherhood is changing her world view, and influencing her politics. "I think motherhood constantly stirs up questions about life. You look at it differently. I'm not voting just as a single woman anymore or just for myself. I'm actually looking at how this world will be shaped so that my kids can live in a place that's safe for them. And that is my main goal."