Kathie Lee Gifford shared a tender photo of herself with her new baby grandson, Finn, on Instagram Sunday.
The former Today Show, 69, host gave her fans a first look at the newest member of her family as she held him while sitting in a comfortable leather chair at home.
The proud grandmother – who welcomed her first grandson in June 2022 – captioned the post, ‘What a joy to spend sweet time with baby FINN. I am the most blessed of women. It seems! Happy Fourth of July everybody.’
Kathie’s daughter Cassidy, 29, welcomed baby Finn with her husband Ben Wierda, 32, on June 24.
‘Our whole entire world,’ Cassidy wrote alongside a photo of the baby’s tiny foot in her hand.
Second grandchild: Kathie Lee Gifford, 69, shared a tender photo of herself with her new baby grandson, Finn, on Instagram Sunday
Happy news: Cassidy Gifford, Kathie’s daughter, gave birth to Finn on June 24 – pictured at the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Winter in January 2017
‘Finn Thomas Wierda 6.24.2023. We are so madly in love with you, buddy,’ she captioned the post.
Cassidy and Ben got engaged in November 2019 and married in a backyard ceremony in June 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cassidy had previously told People about how she had known Ben for most of her life as their mothers had been friends.
‘Our moms met through a mutual friend in the Florida Keys, and my family would always go for the holidays. Their kids matched up with ages with my brother and I. You don’t always get along with your family friends’ kids, but we hit it off,’ she said.
And when the pandemic interrupted their plans for a lavish wedding in Santa Barbara, they winged it and drove across the country to marry in Ben’s native Michigan.
‘We just decided, “We’re going to do the dang thing anyway and get married,”‘ Cassidy told the outlet. ‘I got a sundress two days before, we didn’t even wear shoes, and we just did it in his backyard,’ she Cassidy.
And they had a larger wedding in Nashville – where they moved to during the pandemic – with family and friends in November 2021.
Finn is Gifford’s second grandson as her son Cody Gifford, 33, and his wife Erika Brown welcomed their son Frank, named after his late father Frank Gifford, in June 2022.
Finn won’t be Kathie Lee’s youngest grandchild for long. Cody and Erika are expecting their second child this coming winter.
Cute couple: Cassidy and Ben got engaged in November 2019 and married in a backyard ceremonyin the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020
Long time friends: Cassidy had previously told People about how she had known Ben for most of her life as their mothers had been friends
Gifford worked with Regis Philbin on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee from the late ’80s to the turn of the millennium. Gifford left the show with Philbin to work on her singing and acting career; Kelly Ripa took over Gifford’s seat in 2001, turning the show into Live!
Gifford gained recognition for co-hosting with Hoda Kotb on the fourth hour of NBC’s Today Show for a period of 11 years
The couple announced their upcoming addition to their family in early June while celebrating Frankie’s first birthday.
Gifford is a French-born multitalented presenter, singer, songwriter, actress, and author.
Between 1985 and 2000, Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee co-hosted the popular talk show ‘Live!’.
Gifford gained recognition for co-hosting with Hoda Kotb on the fourth hour of NBC’s Today Show for a period of 11 years.
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