American Idol alum Fantasia Barrino brings daughter Keziah home after newborn spent a month in NICU

Fantasia Barrino and husband Kendall Taylor have brought their newborn daughter Keziah home after she spent almost a month in the neonatal intensive care unit after she was born May 23.

The 36-year-old vocalist took to Instagram Tuesday with a shot holding her little one, who was donning a lace white romper with booties. 

The winner of American Idol’s third season also shared a shot of the festive set-up she had on her front yard hearkening the child’s first trip home. 

The decorations included outlines of the baby, and a collection of light blue and pink balloons and a crown, with a sign reading, ‘Welcome home Baby Keziah.’

The R&B singer captioned the shot, ‘Thank You So Much for making me Cry Lol!!! My Baby Deserved it because kicked the NICU BUTT.’

Barrino last month revealed on the site that her daughter was battling after she was born prematurely.

‘Keziah was born a little too early but she is a fighter just like her Mother,’ said Barrino, who is also mom to daughter Zion Quari, 19, and son Dallas Xavier, nine.

Days after she gave birth to Keziah, Barrino took to social media to tell her fans that ‘Keziah was born a little too early but she is a fighter just like her Mother,’ adding, ‘When you see the words Strength, Determined, Perseverance, and Unbreakable think of Fantasia Monique Taylor.’

Earlier this month, she posted a selfie in which she was holding the child with the caption, ‘Almost Home.’

Barrino publicly revealed her pregnancy with Taylor last November on Instagram Live, in a candid chat in which they spoke about fertility issues.

Speaking on the Tamron Hall Show the following month, Barrino said she and Taylor had been on ‘a three-year journey’ to conceive their newborn.