DWTS pro Lindsay Arnold posts pics of newborn daughter Sage Jill and reveals she’s named for husband Samuel’s late mother
She welcomed her first child with husband Samuel Lightner Cusick on Monday.
And on Wednesday, Dancing with The Stars pro Lindsay Arnold shared sweet photos of newborn daughter Sage Jill Cusick.
The 26-year-old revealed in her accompanying Instagram post that the infant had been name for her grandmother who has passed away on November 2, 2019.
Introducing Sage Jill Cusick: Dancing with The Stars pro Lindsay Arnold shared sweet photos of her newborn daughter to her Instagram on Wednesday, two days after the baby’s birth
‘She entered this world on the same day that we lost Sam’s beautiful mother just one year ago,’ Arnold wrote.
‘We couldn’t help but see God’s hand in this and know that Sage was handed down to us by her beautiful angel grandmother, Jennifer Jill Gillette Cusick.’
The dancer went on: ‘We could not be more in love with her and feel blessed beyond words to be her parents.’
New mom: ‘We could not be more in love with her and feel blessed beyond words to be her parents,’ the 26-year-old dancer shared
Her name: ‘She entered this world on the same day that we lost Sam’s beautiful mother just one year ago,’ Arnold wrote. ‘We couldn’t help but see God’s hand in this and know that Sage was handed down to us by her beautiful angel grandmother, Jennifer Jill Gillette Cusick’
Arnold had shared photos from the delivery as she announced her baby’s arrival.
And in Wednesday’s update, she described in more detail how the child came eight days early and as she was in a breech position, she had to be delivered via C-section.
The newborn weighed in at a healthy 7 lbs 10 oz and measured 19 inches tall.
Dramatic arrival: In Wednesday’s update, she described in more detail how the baby came eight days early and as she was in a breech position, she had to be delivered via C-section
The first photo of the family of three, shared via Instagram Monday, showed Arnold, Cusick and Sage Jill moments after the delivery.
Arnold held the bundled up newborn close to her face as medical professionals continued to treat her following the C-section.
Proud papa Cusick, dressed in blue hospital scrubs, stroked his daughter’s head as he beamed into the camera.
The couple had announced they were expecting in May and posted a string of ultra sound images on their social media.
The high school sweethearts got engaged in 2014 and married in a ceremony in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2015.
Arnold began her career on season 16 of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars in 2013.
Couple: Arnold married her high school sweetheart Samuel Lightner Cusick in a ceremony in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2015
Fame: Arnold began her career on season 16 of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars in 2013. She is pictured in 2019