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Brooks Laich and fiancée Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir have welcomed their first baby together!
The couple announced the birth of daughter Emberly Heba Laich via Instagram on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
“Our hearts are overflowing with love as we welcome our daughter into this world. Becoming her parents has been the greatest gift we ever could have imagined – our precious, peaceful, powerful little girl who was born under the full supermoon!,” the couple captioned a carousel of photos captured just moments after Emberly’s arrival.
The new parents continued: “Our world is forever brighter with you in it, our Emberly ❤️.”
The couple previously announced Katrín’s pregnancy in an Instagram post on May 4. In a series of photos, the couple posed with sonogram pictures, kissing in front of the images and showcasing Katrín’s pregnant belly.
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“Our greatest blessing 🤍🫶🏼✨ Baby Laich coming this fall. Mom & Dad can’t wait to meet you, our little one!!!!!!” the couple wrote in their joint post.
In the comments, Laich’s ex-wife Julianne Hough, 36, left a sweet comment in support of the parents-to-be.
“Congratulations you two on expanding your family – this baby is already so loved ✨,” Hough wrote. The dancer, 37, and former NHL star began dating in 2014, and were married from 2017 to 2020.
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Laich and Davíðsdóttir, a champion CrossFit athlete, went Instagram official with their relationship in August 2021. At the time, Laich praised Davíðsdóttir’s athleticism after watching her compete at the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Madison, Wis.
“So proud of the way she competed this weekend, which was the expression of the hard work she put in to be here,” Laich wrote. “Rest assured the next time she takes the field, I will be there watching — bearing witness to one of the greatest competitors I have ever met!”
