Mindy Kaling shared a heartwarming Instagram album this week showing her new baby Anne’s first Independence Day.
The 45-year-old TV star shocked the world last week when she announced she had secretly given birth to Anne, her third child, in February.
Now she’s let her fans in on the glorious Fourth of July she celebrated with her baby girl and two older children: daughter Katherine, six, and son Spencer, three.
In one particularly touching image, Mindy can be seen smiling beatifically at the camera as she cradled her baby, whose face was out of frame.
Little Katherine and Spencer were photographed playing with toys in the backyard and later seen on video running around on rocks at the beach.
Mindy Kaling shared a heartwarming Instagram album this week showcasing her new baby Anne’s first Independence Day.
Mindy also included a video that showed a bird’s-eye view of little Anne sitting comfortably on her lap as they enjoyed the sea air together.
“An Independence Day with sandy, salty skin, no makeup, perfect, icy waves, lots of sunscreen, frost, and being outside for hours,” she wrote.
She clearly made sure the holiday was filled with treats for her kids, including themed cupcakes with American flag-colored frosting.
Mindy revealed that she welcomed Anne in late February following a secret pregnancy in an Instagram post shared last Monday.
He announced the happy news on his 45th birthday, June 24, calling Anne “the best birthday present I could ever have imagined.”
“At the end of February I gave birth to my daughter, Anne. She is the best birthday present I could have ever imagined. When things get tough, when I tend to slip into cynicism, my three children are a great reminder of the pure joy that is in my life,” the new mother of three posted on Instagram.
“I’m so lucky to live in a place where I could do this on my own, at my own pace. Thanks for all the birthday wishes!”
The post included a snap of Mindy’s baby bump, along with a sweet snap of her two other children bonding with their new sibling.
Mindy also included a video that showed a bird’s-eye view of little Anne sitting comfortably on her lap as they enjoyed the sea air together.
She let her fans in on the glorious Fourth of July she celebrated with her baby girl and two older children: daughter Katherine, six, and son Spencer, three.
Little Katherine and Spencer were photographed playing with their toys in the backyard, then seen on video running around on rocks at the beach.
“An Independence Day with sandy, salty skin, no makeup, perfect, icy waves, lots of sunscreen, frost, being outside for hours,” she wrote.
She clearly made sure the holiday was filled with treats for her kids, including themed cupcakes with American flag-colored frosting.
Mindy revealed that she welcomed Anne in late February following a secret pregnancy in an Instagram post shared last Monday.
The post included a snapshot of Mindy’s baby bump.
The post also contained an image of Mindy sitting on the hospital bed, surrounded by her two children.
The post also contained an image of Mindy sitting on the hospital bed, surrounded by her two children.
Mindy has not yet revealed who the father of her children is, and said The New York Times in 2019, before her son was born: ‘My feeling is that until I talk to my daughter about it, I’m not going to talk to anyone else about it.’
However, his co-star on The Office, BJ Novak, is notably Katherine and Spencer’s godfather.
In August 2022, Kaling told Entertainment Tonight: “He’s so good with kids. He literally wrote a best-selling book called The Book of No Pictures for Children.”
The Never Have I Ever creator added: “It’s something that comes naturally to him, like being with children. So he’s a great godfather.”
There have been rumors that Novak is Katherine and Spencer’s father, rumors that the actress has denied.
She had previously addressed these speculations during an interview with Marie Claire, revealing: “I’m not bothered by it. He’s the godfather of my two children and they have a great relationship.”
Kaling has announced that she has welcomed her third child; photographed earlier this month
A host of stars congratulated Mindy after she revealed that she had welcomed her third child.
The Ocean’s 8 actress previously spoke about her decision to become a mother during an interview with Glamor In 2019, she told the magazine: “I always knew I wanted to be a mother, but I would have put it off over and over again. I’m just happy it happened when it did.”
“I would have put it off indefinitely. I have seen first-hand the suffering of women who have waited to get pregnant (and then it doesn’t happen).
She said her late mother Swati, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2012, was a huge inspiration to her and explained: ‘For me, my relationship with my mother was an integral part of my life.
“Thinking about our relationship continues to be a huge source of happiness for me every day, so I am so grateful to have Katherine.”
In 2019, Mindy spoke out about raising Katherine as a single mother: “I’m in a privileged position because I have help, you know, and I know that’s not the case for every American woman,” she said. We weekly.
“I’m a single mother, but I have the means to get help… It is what it is!”
In 2019, Mindy opened up about raising Katherine as a single mother: “I’m in a privileged position because I have help, you know, and I know that’s not the case for every American woman,” she told Us Weekly; pictured in 2023.
Mindy had previously surprised her fans with the news of her expanding family.
In 2017, The Mindy Project star confirmed her pregnancy with Katherine after her Wrinkle In Time co-star Oprah revealed the news several months earlier.
“It’s very unknown to me,” he explained. Today Sunday. “I have a lot of control over a lot of aspects of my life, and in this case, I’m like, ‘OK, it’s out of my hands,’ which is a fun feeling,” she said.
She also did not announce her second pregnancy and once again shocked the world when she announced that she had given birth to her second baby in 2020.
A host of stars congratulated Mindy after she revealed that she had welcomed her third child.
“Congratulations!” Andy Cohen commented while Reese Witherspoon posted: “Very well said.”
John Legend and Julianne Moore also sent their congratulations while actress Lena Waithe commented with a trio of glitter emojis.
Octavia Spencer commented: ‘Happy birthday queening queen and role model,’ while Tan France posted: ‘Oh my gosh Mindy I’m so happy for you!’