Moms Adriana Lima and Karolína Kurková were thrilled to be back on the catwalk at this month's Victoria's Secret show in New York.

“Coming back this year is quite exciting,” Adriana, who is mom to 1-year-old daughter Valentina, told Access Hollywood. “It was a long road of waiting and I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to lose the baby weight.... To find time to go to the gym with sleepless nights is not easy — trust me! Every time Valentina would take a nap, I would go to the gym. So, 50 lbs later, I’m here!”

Karolína, whose son Archie is 1, adds that she feels like she can do it all now that she's a mom.

“You become this powerful big mama who can deal with anything, do everything. I take care of the house, I cook, I work, I walk the runway.

“I said to my son this morning, ‘Mommy’s gonna be an angel for a day, and then she’s gonna be right back, OK?’”