Hoda Kotbis feeling grateful for the outpouring of love she’s received since welcoming homedaughter Hope Catherine.
Days after she announced via phone on theTodayshow that she had adopted her second child, Kotb, 54, thanked her fans for their well wishes and support.
“Hope is sleeping soundly…and i am reading all of your beautiful messages. I am overwhelmed with your kindness …thank you for the love you have shown us,” Kotb captioned an Instagram photo of herself holding Hope while sitting on the couch beside smiling daughterHaley Joy, 2.
“It means so much,” she wrote in the Thursday post.
The NBC anchor also encouraged those who are also waiting for a miracle in their own life to keep the faith.
“If you are waiting for your miracle…” said Kotb, “have faith. I am with you ❤️❤️.”
On Tuesday, the outlet shared a photo of the longtime television journalist holding her new addition, with Haley Joy standing next to her mama and new little sister with a big smile on her face.
“It’s a girl! And her name is Hope!” Kotb could be heard saying through tears over the phone as her fellowTodaypersonalities wiped their eyes.
The showshared the same photoKotb posted Thursday to their Instagram account, writing alongside it, “Congratulations are in order for @hodakotb, who adopted a second little girl, Hope Catherine, this week. 💕.”
Kotb teased her new addition on her own Instagram account Monday,sharing a snapshotof the words “CHOOSE HOPE” in front of a stunning sky filled with clouds.
Kotb further raved about her newborn on the phone Tuesday, saying she “can’t believe” this is her new reality and adding that she’s “so happy” and having “so much fun” with her two girls.
“How’s Haley liking having a little sis? How’s she doing? Is she helping?” askedSavannah Guthrie.
“This morning at breakfast, she was trying to feed her her raspberries and I was like, ‘Not yet, babe,’ ” recalled the new mother of two.
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Haley hascompletely taken to her new role, Kotb said: “She was literally marching around saying, ‘I’m a big sister!’ ” — so much so that “she did try to crawl into [Hope’s] bassinet.”
Kotb explained that she thought she was “full” when it came to giving love after welcoming Haley in February 2017, but her experience when she and boyfriendJoel Schiffmanbrought Hope home proved otherwise.
source: people.com
