Little Women: Los Angeles star Christy Gibel welcomes his seven-week premature daughter: ‘We welcome your thoughts and prayers’
Christy Gibel and Gonzalo Justo Carazo welcomed a little girl.
The Little Women: Los Angeles star daughter Violet Eva Carazo arrived Friday – seven weeks earlier – weighing 3 pounds and 15 ounces. and measuring only 15 inches in length.
“The family welcomes your thoughts and prayers, but requests privacy during this difficult time,” a family representative told PEOPLE.
Welcome baby Violet Eva! Christy Gibel welcomed a seven-week premature baby girl with partner Gonzalo Justo Carazo
In a photo shared with PEOPLE, the couple can be seen smiling with their little newborn baby lying on a pink blanket hanging from a heart monitor and an intravenous drip.
Christy is also the mother of her daughter Autumn, 20, and her son Trenton, 22, from a previous marriage.
A week ago, Christy, 42, and Carazo, 33, shared an ultrasound of their little girl with the legend of Carazo: “The ultrasound of our beautiful little girl. The experience of this whole journey taught me a lot about life and opened my eyes to the magic of this journey of becoming a parent for the first time.
He finished his message: “I can’t wait to meet our little girl! #VioletEva #BabyC # 1srTimeDad #DadToBe #Inlovewithlife ‘.
Christy, who has appeared on Lifetime since 2014, announced in September that she is having a baby with Carazo.
“ I can’t wait to meet our little girl! : Gonzo last week revealed his enthusiasm for becoming a father for the first time while shredding a photo from an ultrasound
Worried: in February, Christy revealed that she was having contractions and shared that snapping of her belly with an attached monitor
“I’m so excited that we’re going to have a baby. What a great blessing. Good things happen to those who wait, ”she said.
“Our bundle of joy arrives in April 2020,” she added.
In February, Christy revealed that she had contractions.
Next to a photo of her belly, she wrote: She is not ready. Please pray that the contractions will stop. ”
Christy was previously married to Todd Gibel whom she married in 2014 before requesting cancellation last June. The previous month, she had asked for a restraining order against her husband.
Their marriage was dissolved last month, according to TMZ, which said the two men had not yet figured out how to divide their marital property, including a dog named Elvis.
“ What a great blessing ” The couple posed for these sweet photos for their baby’s announcement