Photo: Kayla Lane Hughes/Instagram
TheBachelorfamily just got a little bit bigger!
Daughter Nelle Eden Lane was born on Thursday, July 21, at 8:16 pm, weighing 7 lbs., 10 oz. She joins big sister Gemma, Lane’s daughter from a previous relationship.
“We are so excited and blessed to be able to welcome Nelle Eden Lane into our family!” the excited new dad wrote in his announcement. “Seeing Kayla hold Nelle for the first time was an amazingly emotional experience and she is already such an incredible mom!”
“Her biggest fan, however, may be her big sister, Gemma, who has been so loving and doting with her and can’t wait for her to get old enough so she can teach her all about the Avalanche Stanley Cup championship!”
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The couple first announced they were expecting in December. “Won’t be able to unwrap this present until July!” Lanewrote on Instagramalongside a sweet shot of the happy couple and Gemma posing in front of a Christmas tree at their home in Colorado.
“The best gift wasn’t under the tree this year… Littlest Lanecoming July 2022💛🎁👶,” Hughes captioned the same shoton her Instagram.
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Lane and Hugheswere marriedin February 2020 after a year engagement. The couple first confirmed their relationship in September 2017 on Instagram and dated for just over two years beforegetting engaged.
After popping the question,Lane told PEOPLEthat it didn’t take him very long to fall in love with Hughes.
“I knew after the first month of dating that she was the one, but I also knew we couldn’t rush in and needed to enjoy the dating stage of our relationship,” he explained. “We dated long distance for six months and then lived together for a year prior to the engagement, and that turned out to be extremely healthy for us.”
“I had a sneaking suspicion that we would get married,” Lane said at the time about the early days of their relationship. “At least I was hoping that would be the case.”
Hughes added, “We instantly connected. I felt like I had known him for years.”
Us Weeklywas first to report the birth.
source: people.com
