Ice-T and Nicole “Coco” Austin’s holiday season is off to a precious start! The couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter, on Saturday.
“Surprise!!! Look who came early!!” Coco wrote on Instagram, captioning a sweet photo of their baby girl shortly after giving birth.
“Welcome the new arrival of Chanel Nicole,” the TV personality announced in her post, adding that the newborn weighed “a beautiful [and] healthy” 5.7 pounds and measured 18 inches long.
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“Ice and I are so proud!” Coco added. “I cried while she was coming out I was so excited to meet her!”
The rapper and “Law & Order: SVU” actor shared his enthusiasm on social media as well.
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“Ladies and Gentlemen! Please allow me to introduce to the World…. Baby Chanel,” he Tweeted. “Love is Love.”
The new parents revealed they were expecting during a July taping of their talk show “Ice and Coco,” and dished to Access Hollywood in October about what they were looking forward to most about meeting their bundle of joy.
“Dressing her up!” Coco said. “She has a nice little shoe collection, like Mom does. It’ll be nice. I love babies, I love kids.”
Ice-T agreed, joking, “This kid already got a wardrobe you ain’t ready for.”
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The rapper is already planning for him and Coco to influence Baby Chanel’s personality, he told Access.
“Kids take on the vibe and the energy of the house,” he said.
Already parents to two adult children, Ice-T went on to explain how his son, Tracy, grew up to be a “cool cat” after spending his childhood around a recording studio.
Baby Chanel, he said, likely faces a similar future.
“This daughter’s going to be real cool,” he smiled, adding, “If you got square parents, you’re going to raise a square kid. Our kid ain’t going to be square.”
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