On Saturday, January 6, one week after soap alum Jordi Vilasuso (“The Young and the Restless,” “All My Children,” et. al) shared an update on the pending birth of he and his wife Kaitlin preparing to welcome their third child, another daughter, into the world, the couple took to Instagram to announce the birth of Lucy Noelle Vilasuso.

“It is with overwhelming joy and the fullest of hearts that we welcome the answer to our prayers, our sweet Lucy Noelle. We have been waiting so long for you, little girl. ‘You are something between a dream and a miracle,'” said the couple in a dually posted message on Instagram.

“Thank you, beautiful friends and family, for the part you have played in this chapter. I wish I could say that it was a purely faith filled journey from our first loss until today, but the God’s honest truth is that knowing you were holding our family in your prayers was often what got us through. I know I’ve said it before, but we are truly forever grateful,” the post continued.

“And to anyone who sees these pictures and feels an ounce of hurt for your own hearts dream- please know that I will never not think about you as I post. I truly never thought this day would come- as evidenced by my complete lack of preparation for this little bundle.. I literally had not bought a thing. But this little girl in my arms is proof that God’s promises are greater than our fears, no matter how big those fears are. I see you, I have been you, I am praying for you. Hold onto your hope. “We love each of you to the [moon emoji] .. and also, Riley and Evie are the best big sisters on the planet.”

Lucy Noelle joins older sisters Riley Grace, 11, and Everly Maeve, 7, into the family.

In the Vilasusos’ previous Instagram post, the couple noted that their new baby was coming early at 35 weeks.

“It looks like we are in for one more surprise before we ring in the new year! Baby girl is a bit early (35 weeks) but we are so blessed that we were able to make it this far. What a miracle! Thank you for each prayer that has been sent up for our family and we ask for one more as this little lady comes into the world! God bless you all!” read Vilasuso’s message. He added, “P.S. my wife has been and continues to be so strong and faithful. I’ve been in awe of how you’ve been able to keep your and our spirits high throughout this arduous and joyous journey…you will forever be my Katie girl…LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!”

In the months and weeks leading up to the birth of the couple’s third child, the Vilasusos had asked for thoughts and prayers as Kaitlin shared in a post on Instagram in September that her body was “struggling to hold her and she’s at risk of coming far too early.” Their daughter was originally due this month but came early, which Kaitlin explained could happen in her post.  

“After many visits with some incredible doctors, we’ve made the decision to undergo a procedure called a cerclage in hopes that it will help keep her safe in my belly. There are risks to the procedure, but we are standing in faith that God did not bring us this far -with Riley and Everly feeling her move in my belly night after night- or bring her this far (20 weeks!) for her to not breathe the breath of life and have a long, beautiful one at that,” Kaitlin said in the post which included a picture of the couple posing for a family photo with their eldest daughters holding a sonogram photo of their baby sister.

A few days after Kaitlin posted her message on Instagram, her sister, actress Bailee Madison (“Good Witch,” “Once Upon a Time”), said in her own Instagram post, “My sister is expecting her 3rd baby, the journey getting here has been filled with faith and heartbreak along the way, however we are here, and this sweet baby girl already has our hearts and our family is so excited to wrap this new bundle of sweetness in our love… however, there’s some big steps that have to be taken to make this happen. My sister is going in for surgery today to try to give her body a little support to be able to carry this sweet little girl. She wrote so beautifully in her last post, and so I will direct you to that for all of the info (and feelings). But for now just want to say thank you for the love, and messages and prayers.” 

Madison’s post included photos of her and Kaitlin and an intimate photo of Kaitlin and Jordi embracing Kaitlin’s baby bump.

In November, Kaitlin posted a message of gratitude towards her sister, thanking her for all the support she provided the family when they needed all the support they could get. In the post, Kaitlin said, “ I can’t stop thinking about what a blessing in disguise it has been to have had my best friend home w/ me during the ups and downs of the past 12 weeks. While there is no doubt that her heart has been with me- grieving with me and hurting for me- in every trial and loss of the past few years, work /distance has often kept her from physically being here. And while the SAG strike has certainly come with its own share of stresses, the fact that she has been able to be here WITH us has undoubtedly been the silver lining in it all. My goodness have I needed my baby sister.”

Kaitlin also thanked Bailee’s boyfriend of nearly five years, Blake Richardson, a singer in the band New Hope Club, for his support as well. “[Blake] has been RIGHT next to her every step of the way, loving on us as if he were an extension of her, fully jumping into uncle mode and bro mode in ways that I wouldn’t have thought even possible. We are forever grateful.”

In sharing congratulations to the Vilasusos for welcoming their newest member, several of Jordi’s former cast members at “The Young and the Restless” and “Days of our Lives,” among other soaps, filled the couple’s comment section with excitement and congratulations, including Jordi’s former on-screen sister, Sasha Calle (ex-Lola Rosales; “The Flash”).