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Ree Drummond.
Monica Schipper/Getty Images for The Pioneer Woman MagazineRee Drummond officially a grandma!
The Pioneer Woman host, 55, took to social media on Wednesday, December 18, to share the happy news that her eldest daughter, Alex, has given birth to her first child, a girl named Sofia.
“Our first baby had her first baby,” Drummond heading for her Instagram mailwhich included a picture of her holding the little one while sitting next to her husband Kill Drummond in a hospital room.
“Thank you Lord, we will never be the same,” he added, unleashing a flood of comments from family, friends and fans.
“Sofia loves her grandparents already,” Alex, 27, wrote on her mother’s post, adding a crying emoji.
Ree’s daughter Paige, 24, replied, “Reree Grandma ❤️.”
Meanwhile, Sunny Anderson — Ree’s colleague at the Food Network left a sweet note that read, “Sending you all everything you need in good spirits and rest and tissues for happy tears… all the good stuff. Congratulations ❤️.”
Ree shared more snaps via her Instagram Stories, including close-ups of the sleeping baby covered in a blanket with a bow wrapped around her head.
“On a side note… How do hospital swaddling blankets have the same tread pattern from 30 years ago,” she wrote in one Story, adding a laughing emoji. “Okay fun.”
In another Story, she reposted Alex’s Instagram birth announcement that she posts jointly with her husband Mauricio Scott on Wednesday.
“She’s here,” Alex said on their photo carousel. “December 18th 2024. At 2:27am our perfect daughter made her arrival a few weeks early, just in time for Christmas! We are so in love and forever changed. Thank you Lord.”
The black-and-white snaps show Alex and Mauricio posing with their newborn moments after her arrival. In one emotional scene, a tearful Alex meets Sofia for the first time.
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Earlier this year, Alex publish that she and Scott are expanding their family. The pair tied the knot in 2021.
“Can’t wait to meet you little one,” Alex wrote via Instagram. “Baby Scott joins the party this winter!”
At the time, Ree said, “Beyond happy for you both!! (And to the whole family!) Love you, Alex and Mauricio!”
The celebrity chef and lifestyle mogul is also mother to sons Bryce, 21, Jamar, 21, and Todd, 19, whom she shares with Ladd.
Last summer, Ree then set out blog to discuss Alex’s big time milestone.
“My child is going to have a child. It’s surreal, and I’m sure all of you grandparents can relate to the feeling of leaving your body for a moment (after hearing) similar news,” said the chef.
“We have no idea what being grandparents will look like or how much it will change our lives,” she said, explaining that Alex is due in January 2025.
“I guess I’ll watch less Bravo, maybe? (Maybe not.) Can grandmothers have long hair? Can grandpas look sexy in Wranglers? How long before the baby can ride a horse?” she joked.
