Photo: Courtesy Shawniece Jackson and Jephte Pierre
Laura Denise Pierre has made her debut!
Born after just five hours of labor at 7:47 a.m., the newborn — who was named in honor of Pierre’s mom Laura and Jackson’s mom Denise — weighed 5 lbs., 15 oz., and measured 17¾ inches long.
“Seeing my daughter and holding her for the first time was magical,” Jackson tells PEOPLE. “There are no words that can describe that feeling. I remember, before she was born, thinking about her features and if she’d have hair. I was born bald. So the first thing mymama said as I pushed her out was, ‘Look at her hair.’ What a moment we all had in the delivery room. I’m just so honored to be her mom.”
“Seeing my daughter for the first time was so overwhelming,” Pierre adds. “Watching Shawniece push her out drew me to tears. Watchingher birth has to be the best momentof my young life. It’s incredible to think she’s all ours.”
Courtesy Shawniece Jackson and Jephte Pierre
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Jackson, 30, revealed her pregnancy news exclusively to PEOPLE in late April ahead of the show’s “Decision Day” finale, sharing a gorgeous maternity photo andadmitting she was “absolutely shocked”to find out she was expecting.
“I was in the emergency room because I felt awful and had no idea what was wrong,” she told PEOPLE. “They came back and told me all my symptoms were from pregnancy and that I was pregnant. I was totally shocked.”
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In theMAFSseason 6 finale, viewers learned that Jackson and Pierre, 27, had decided to stay married after the duo — who met for the first time on their wedding day, as the bride walked down the aisle — fought throughthe ups and downs of marriagethroughout the previous months.
As Pierre told PEOPLE in May, “I want to be a proud, present father who shows and gives their child all the love I can possibly give.”
“I have no doubt in my mind that Shawniecewill be an amazing mother,” he added about his wife. “She’ll be loving, caring and selfless. Any amazing quality a great mother should have, Shawniece already has and more.”
source: people.com
