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Brooks Reich and his fiancée Katrin Tanya Davizsdottir have welcomed their first child together.
The couple announced the birth of their daughter Emberly Heba Laich on Wednesday, October 15th via Instagram.
“Our hearts are filled with love as we welcome our daughter into this world. Becoming her parents has been the greatest gift we could have ever imagined. Our precious, peaceful and powerful baby girl born under a full supermoon!” the couple captioned a carousel of photos taken shortly after Emberley’s arrival.
The new parents continued: “Our world is forever brighter with you in it, our Emberly ❤️”
The couple previously announced Katrin’s pregnancy in an Instagram post on May 4th. In a series of photos, Katrin poses with an ultrasound photo, kisses in front of the image and shows off her pregnant belly.
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“Our greatest blessing🤍🫶🏼✨ Baby Lychee is coming this fall. Mom and Dad can’t wait to meet you, our little baby!!!!!,” the couple wrote in a joint post.
In the comments, Reich’s ex-wife Julianne Hough, 36, left a kind comment of support for parents-to-be.
“Congratulations to both of you on the addition to your family. This baby is already so loved ✨,” Hough wrote. The 37-year-old dancer and the former NHL star began dating in 2014 and were married from 2017 to 2020.
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Reich and CrossFit champion athlete Davizsdottir officially announced their relationship on Instagram in August 2021. Reich, who watched her compete at the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin at the time, praised Davizsdottir’s athleticism.
“I’m so proud of the way she competed this weekend. It showed the hard work she put in to get here,” Reich wrote. “Rest assured, the next time she takes the field, I’ll be there watching. You’ll be witnessing one of the greatest competitors I’ve ever met!”
