Gretchen Rossiis getting real about leaving her daughterSkylar Grayfor the first time.
“Even though she was with her grandparents (best people on earth for her to be with) I couldn’t stop thinking about her and missed her so much,” she wrote of their eight hours apart. “I was so happy when I got home last night and got to see her and kiss and love on her! 🙏🏻“
The reality star also documented her sweet reunion with Skylar on her Instagram Stories, where she admitted that she “missed Sky soo much!”
Gretchen Rossi, Slade Smiley and daughter Skylar.Gretchen Rossi/Instagram
Since welcoming her first child with partnerSlade Smileyon July 10, Rossi has been very candid with her followers about motherhood.
In the week following Skylar’s birth, Rossi revealed that she had a c-section and needed some time away from Instagram after her fanscriticized her for not immediately showing photosof her newborn.
Speaking to her followers in apost on July 16, Rossi directed them to her Instagram Stories where she shared her thoughts and told the haters that they “can go suck it.”
Gretchen Rossi and Skylar.
The following day, Rossishared a slideshow of photos, which show herself and Smiley doting on the newborn.
“And then there were 3 ❤️🙏🏻👼🏻 ,” Rossi captioned the post. “Thank you to the good Lord above for the most precious gift we have ever been given! Our perfect little miracle! 🙏🏻 ”
Two days later, Rossi shared a glimpse from the sweet moment shegot to hold her daughter for the first timeafter having surgery.
“This was the most amazing exhilarating feeling, and a moment that will be forever engrained in my mind,” she continued.
Gretchen Rossi/Instagram
Rossi and Smiley, who endured multiple rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and a vasectomy reversal, were elated when they first found out about the pregnancy.
Instead, the former Bravo personality said she and Smiley, 45, wanted this time to bond with their new daughter.
“We really wanted to take some time to bond and get to know our little girl!!” she wrote on Instagram. “To me that is called being a good Mom!”
source: people.com
