*Teyonah Parris and her husband, James, welcomed their first child a month ago and now the star is sharing a video of the home birth to social media.
In a lengthy message accompanying the video, the actress wrote: “What a friggin whirlwind. ???? I have so much to say, but I’m too sleep deprived and delirious to really articulate it all how I want to, but what I will say is- God bless all yall parents out there.”
Parris continued, “Never in my life could I have imagined all that parenthood requires. It truly takes a village and my God I’m so grateful for the one we have. From coming by and holding the baby, calls to encourage us, sending thoughtful and helpful gifts and parenting hacks, to simply just being on the phone to listen to me cry at 3 in the morning. Thaaaank you a million times over!!!????????”
Parris goes on to thank her “amazing midwife” and “bomb doula and lactation consultant”.
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“Everything truly happens for a reason and being at home was an incredible experience and opportunity for our whole family. I have so much I want to talk about as it pertains to our journey in how we landed at this decision and what it was like. So, more to come,” she wrote.
Parris also showed some love to her own mother, writing, “And thank you to my Momma who came down and spent weeks with us helping us figure out up from down, left from right. I am overwhelmed with gratitude and in awe of you, Mom. And seeing you still taking care of me at my big grown age ???????? (yall I’m talking rubbing my back and head as I cry in her lap cuz I don’t know wtf I’m doing and who trusted me with a whole human!), to cooking for us, and being the daily in-home daycare so we could get more than 90mins of sleep at a time. I love you and appreciate you dearly!”
Parris announced her pregnancy in September, writing on social media: “Whooooo chiiile!! I’m so excited to share that we have a baby on the way. There have been so many feelings since we’ve learned that our dream of becoming parents is finally a reality,” the 34-year-old actress wrote alongside a photo of the two and her pregnancy test. “My husband, James, and I have felt a mix of shock, lots of nerves, but most of all so much excitement! Seeing the word PREGNANT was such an amazing feeling! We are so blessed and so grateful.”
Check out her home birthing video via the Instagram clip below.
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