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Labor Day took on new meaning for Dave and Odette Annable, whowelcomed their first child to the world earlier this week. The pair announced the arrival of daughter, Charlie Mae Annable, on Instagram on Thursday, with the already smitten papa sayingthat she is “made from heaven.”
“Odette and I couldn't be happier to announce the arrival ofthe love of our lives,” wrote the Brothers and Sisters star, next to aphoto of Charlie’s tiny hand gripping his finger.
“Team Annable did not get the memo that "LaborDay" wasn't to be taken literally. Charlie is a holiday all on her own.Mom and baby are in great health, and dad hasn't stopped crying since. Shocker.Charlie is one lucky girl to have you as a mother @odetteannable. You are madefrom heaven.”
Odette, who stars in The AstronautWives Club, showed off one of Charlie's new blankets with a tag reading "trust the journey."
“I took Labor Dayquite literally this year. Dave gave me this blanket on Mother's Day and babyCharlie and I slept with it our entire hospital stay,” Odette wrote onInstagram. “Charlie is a lucky lady to have you as a papa, we love you so much @dave_annable. Thank you all for the lovethat you've shown us through this journey.”
The day before giving birth, the couple spent some quality time together. Odette posted a pic of the two of them taking a mini road trip in California.
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Throughout her pregnancy, the former Housestar kept fans up to date with her progress, sharing regular photos of her growing bump, as well as Dave attempting some DIY and buildingCharlie’s crib. In June, they revealed the baby’s gender at a party by poppingbig black balloons filled with colored confetti.
Pregnancy seemedto suit the actress. “I’ve beenfeeling, I know I feel bad saying this, but I felt really great,” she told HELLO! in May. “Ihaven’t had any cravings. I’ve been craving cucumber with lemon and salt whichis so bizarre. But I’ve been feeling really great.”
The happy couple, who have been married nearly five years, seem to have sorted out their roles as parents already, with Odette saying that she knows she’ll be the bad cop. “The word no will be erased from myvocabulary,” Dave shared with HELLO! “That’s going to be trouble for me.”
Meanwhile, it seems thatOdette’s prediction that Dave would be a great dad is already proving true. “Dave is meant tobe a father,” she said. “He’s been talking about this ever since I methim, and I even said to myself when we were first dating ‘if I don’t end upwith this guy, I want him to be the father of my children.’ No joke.”
