Actor Mandy Moore has shared a beautiful photo with her newborn baby in hospital as she announced the birth of her third child.
The Disney star, 40, posted the black-and-white photo to her 5.5million followers on Wednesday of her on a hospital bed looking overjoyed while she held her newborn and gazed into her husband, Taylor Goldsmith’s eyes.
‘Lou is here! Louise Everett Goldsmith arrived happy, healthy, expeditiously and right in time for Virgo season,’ she wrote in the caption.
She continued: ‘She is our absolute dream girl and her big brothers are already as obsessed with her as we are. Endlessly grateful for our family of 5 (and our very own big three) and soaking in every moment of this special time.’
The ‘big three’ refers to Mandy’s hit show This Is Us which featured three siblings affectionately known as the big three – leading to fans in the comments gushing about the sweet nod to her past role.
What’s more, in the show, her character Rebecca Pearson has two boys and a girl -now reflected in real life.
Her husband – the lead singer of Dawes – 39, and Mandy are also parents to August ‘Gus’, three, and Oscar ‘Ozzie’, 22 months.
‘Okay now I’m definitely crying. “Our big 3”,’ @heater_xo wrote.
‘Our very own big 3” brb sobbing. Congrats, you guys!’ @theblackswandiaries echoed.
‘A girl and 2 boys, you actually made it happen in real life!’ @lizamarieconnoxx added.
‘Congratulations!! Gus and Ozzie are going to be the best big brothers and be super protective of her!!’ @vintagerachel82 wrote.
The couple announced the pregnancy in May via Instagram, sharing a photo of her two sons wearing white T-shirts that read “Big” and “Middle”.
Earlier this month the Walk to Remember actor took to social media to share that she was being ‘followed by a car’ while heavily pregnant.
‘‘I’m literally about to give birth, like, any second, any day, and for the last few days, there has been someone who has followed me, or us, in their car, everywhere,’ she told followers.
‘We live very much off the beaten path. We live a quiet life. I’m 40-years-old. I’m not anybody. I’m not someone who is trying to have my picture taken,’ she added as she regaled the full story, adding that it is an ‘annoying part of her job.
Last year, Mandy opened up about how she juggled life as a then mum-of-two.
‘You wake up with endless gratitude every day, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that it is hard work.
‘And the lack of sleep is something that is a constant and makes everything feel all the more challenging.
‘But, I think, it’s just having grace for ourselves as parents and as humans and recognizing that each day is going to present its own challenges, but its own immense joy as well,’ she told People.
She met her musical husband over Instagram in 2015 after sharing that she was a big fan of his band Dawes online.
‘Somehow, Taylor saw it and sent a note to me. We started emailing back and forth, then we went on a date and the rest is history. Thanks, Instagram, for helping me meet my fiancé!’ she told People at the time.
The couple tied the knot in 2018 among friends, family and her This Is Us co-stars in a romantic sunset ceremony.