Actress and singer Erika Christensen, best known for her roles in Swimfan, Flightplan and television drama series Parenthood, has welcomed her first child with husband Cole Maness. People have confirmed that the 33-year-old and her new baby (who arrived weighing 6 lbs., 3 oz.) are doing well, after the birth took place in the star’s California home.
Perhaps most exciting is the fact that Christensen has given her daughter an unconventional, yet surprisingly anti-Hollywood name: Shane. We love it.
Christensen was one of those stars to really embrace their pregnancy, and so it was no surprise that when she went into labour on June 21, she embraced that wholeheartedly, too.
Erika Christensen on Instagram
Taking to Twitter, the star thought it was important that her over 160,000 followers know exactly where she was at. ‘I’m in labor. Right now,’ she wrote.
I’m in labor. Right now. — Erika Christensen (@ERIKAjaneC) June 22, 2016
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Tweeting once "I am in labour right now" during a 10hours+ process, then replying to Dax Shepard is not live-tweeting a birth.
Personally, my partner and I, do not plan to tell anyone - apart from our medical team - until the process is over, baby has arrived and we've had a few hours recovering, resting, feeding and bonding. We'll have no shortage of well-wishers and visitors as soon as we share the happy news. We want the time just for us.
My brother and his wife did that. They had the baby in the early hours of the morning and told us all that night. The way they talk about those precious hours where it was just the three of them is lovely.