Hoda, 59, adopted he two girls in 2017 and 2019
when they were newborns, and they often make sweet appearances on the anchor's social media accounts, and even occasionally on NBC'sHope and Haley are both growing up knowing they are adopted, with Hoda once sharing that when Haley asks if she came from her mommy's tummy, Hoda replies:They often join their mom in the New York studios – in April, after Hoda wrapped up her duties in studio 1A, sfor a surprise visit, where they met Kelly and Meghan Trainor.
Haley was named after Halley's comet, which can be seen once every 70 years, and her middle name, Joy, was picked because of the emotion she brings to her family. "She seemed so one in a million," she told Today co-host Jenna Bush Hager during a June 2022 episode.on February 21 2017 to confirm she had become a mother seven days earlier, breaking down in tears as she told her co-anchors including Al Roker that "she is the love of my life!"overjoyed. In 2021, Hoda opened up about the moment she first saw Haley, admitting she couldn't "even remember who was carrying" the baby because "all I could see was her".
"She felt like mine right then," Hoda continued. "It didn’t take any time. It happened instantly for me."Two years after Hoda adopted Haley, a new baby joined their family, Hope, and when it came to naming Hope, Hoda called the decision a "no-brainer".n, she explained: "That's what we'd been doing, was hoping, and then she came. That was just simple.
and in the hospital for a little more than a week," Hoda said at the time. "I’m so grateful she’s home. She is back home. I was waiting for that day to come. And we are watching her closely. I’m just so happy.
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