Zach Nichols and Jenna Compono and their newborn daughter Carmella Jean.Photo:Jenna Compono/Instagram; Brittany Brockie Photography

Jenna Compono Zach nichols new baby Carmella

Jenna Compono/Instagram; Brittany Brockie Photography

“We would like to introduce Miss Carmella Jean Nichols, who came into this world on 2/24/24 at 11:45PM,” the reality star wrote on Instagram.

“Let me just say we only got to the hospital at 11:30 PM, where I was fully dilated and didn’t have time for an epidural 😅 A few minutes later there she was. What an experience 😅♥️ She weighs 7 lbs 2 oz and was 20 inches long,” she added.

Nichols also commented on Carmella’s quick arrival in aposton his Instagram Story. Alongside a shirtless snap of himself cradling his daughter on his chest, he wrote, “Jenna was out of commission due to the shock of the natural birth. So I had to step up and give the little lady the skin to skin she so desperately needed.”

“Personally I just think all nurses wanted to see me with my shirt off,” he added jokingly.

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Zach Nichols with his daughter Carmella Jean.Zach Nichols/Instagram

Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols have had a new baby Zach Nichols instagram 02 25 24

Zach Nichols/Instagram

In the photo, the couple’s son and daughter sat next to each other under balloons that read “1” and “2.”

In a post on his own Instagram, Nichols also shared acarousel of photos, including one picture in which he can be seen holding little Liliana. “Welcome Liliana Marie ♥️,” he wrote in the caption.

The longtime couple got engaged in 2019, with Nichols proposing at New York City’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in December.

source: people.com