Photo: Hunter Berry
Jenny TolmanandDave Brainardare officially Mom and Dad!
Sharing photos from a newborn shoot exclusively with PEOPLE, Tolman opened up about her “long labor” and “intense” delivery.
“I got to labor most of the time in a big tub at the birthing center, which was a really cool experience. We had music and affirmations playing, and prayers being said. It was really beautiful, but definitely a lot of work and harder than I ever expected,” the new mom shares.
“My husband was the strongest support for whatever I needed, and I felt so comforted knowing he was there with me every step of the way.”
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His middle name, Harrington, is tied to Tolman’s family. “Harrington is my grandmother’s maiden name, and my dad’s middle name, so we used that as a sweet ode to family. We surprised my dad at the hospital when we told him his middle name, and it brought tears to his eyes, so that was a really special moment for us,” she says.
Speaking about motherhood, Tolman says, “It’s the honor of a lifetime to get to raise up a little man in this world, and his daddy and I will do everything we can to make sure he shares his light everywhere he goes.”
“Dave and I are so thrilled to get to share the most exciting news of our lives!” Tolman told PEOPLE at the time. “We wrote ‘Same Train as You’ during our second co-writing session together, before we were together as a couple, when we hardly even knew each other.”
“It’s very special to now make this announcement with the song that foreshadowed so much of what was to come for the two of us,” she added.
source: people.com
