“Surprise!!! Look who came early!” Coco Austin and Ice T welcomed their daughter, Chanel, on Saturday, November 28, 2015. The little bundle of joy came several weeks early as a pleasant surprise to the celebrity couple.
Chanel weighed a healthy 5.7 pounds and was 18 inches long at birth. “Ice and I are so proud,” exclaimed Coco. “I cried while she was coming out I was so excited to meet her.” The celebrity mom also shared photos of her little one.
Coco and Ice T announced their expectancy back in July. Austin received much criticism around her seventh month of expectancy because of her barely there bump. “I constantly ask my doctor, ‘Am I healthy? Is the baby healthy? What is going on? Have you seen this before?,'” wrote Coco in a blog post addressing the critics. My doctor said there is no need to worry,” added the star. “I’m not going to try and prove a point anymore. You’re going to believe what you want,” she further explained.
Chanel is Coco Austin and Ice T’s first child together. The bundle of joy makes Ice T a father for the third time.