The Today show host Hoda Kotb adopted her first child, Haley Joy, in 2017. Now, the anchor surprised her co-hosts again and announced she’s adopted a second child, Hope Catherine. The news comes one month after Hoda revealed she planned to give her first daughter a sibling. Click through the gallery for all the info on Hoda’s growing family.
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On April 16,
Savannah Guthrie told her co-hosts she had some fun news for them. She called up Hoda, 54, and asked, “Do you have something to tell us?”?
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Hoda, overjoyed, said, “Yes, I do. It's a girl! It's a girl!” Her co-hosts —
Al Roker,
Willie Geist,
Jenna Bush Hager,
Dylan Dreyer and
Sheinelle Jones — reacted with shouts of joy.
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“Her name is Hope,” she added as the group congratulated her and Haley, 2.
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“She is laying on the pillow right now,” Hoda said about her new baby. “I'm feeding her. I can't believe it. Like I'm sitting here and, you know, you think that maybe you have gotten what you deserve, but man, I'm so happy she is here.”
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They asked how Haley was adjusting to her new sibling. Hoda said, “She is digging it. At breakfast she was trying to feed her raspberries. I was like, ‘Not yet, babe.’ She was literally marching around saying, ‘I'm a big sister.’ Like, I mean, she did try to crawl into her bassinet.”
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She described what the moment of Hope’s birth felt like for her and boyfriend
Joel Schiffman. “On that moment I was like, ‘My god, my heart just grew ten times.’ It's amazing. Anyway, I just, I can't believe it's happening, y'all. I can't.”
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Hoda also revealed that Hope’s middle name, Catherine, is in honor of her best friend Karen.
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What do you think of Hoda’s baby news? Sound off in the comments!
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On April 16,
Savannah Guthrie told her co-hosts she had some fun news for them. She called up Hoda, 54, and asked, “Do you have something to tell us?”?
Hoda, overjoyed, said, “Yes, I do. It's a girl! It's a girl!” Her co-hosts —
Al Roker,
Willie Geist,
Jenna Bush Hager,
Dylan Dreyer and
Sheinelle Jones — reacted with shouts of joy.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“Her name is Hope,” she added as the group congratulated her and Haley, 2.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“She is laying on the pillow right now,” Hoda said about her new baby. “I'm feeding her. I can't believe it. Like I'm sitting here and, you know, you think that maybe you have gotten what you deserve, but man, I'm so happy she is here.”
They asked how Haley was adjusting to her new sibling. Hoda said, “She is digging it. At breakfast she was trying to feed her raspberries. I was like, ‘Not yet, babe.’ She was literally marching around saying, ‘I'm a big sister.’ Like, I mean, she did try to crawl into her bassinet.”
She described what the moment of Hope’s birth felt like for her and boyfriend
Joel Schiffman. “On that moment I was like, ‘My god, my heart just grew ten times.’ It's amazing. Anyway, I just, I can't believe it's happening, y'all. I can't.”
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Hoda also revealed that Hope’s middle name, Catherine, is in honor of her best friend Karen.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
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What do you think of Hoda’s baby news? Sound off in the comments!
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