Angie Asimus’s new joy as she becomes a mother of two
Angie Asimus, best known to Australians for her work as a reporter for Channel 7, has welcomed her second child on the very first day of her maternity leave.
The news was shared on behalf of Angie and her husband, Chris Abbott, by Angie's 7News co-star Edwina Bartholomew.
“Some very exciting baby news,” Edwina told viewers, “our very own Angie Asimus has welcomed her baby girl.”
In the announcement, Edwina shared the name that Angie and Chris had chosen for their new bundle of joy - Scarlett.
“She was born late last night, weighing in at 3.27 kilos,” Edwina went on, “Wednesday was supposed to be mum's last day of work, so poor Angie on her first day of maternity leave - no rest there.”
Edwina shared with viewers that Angie’s two-year-old son and Scarlett’s big sister was unaware that he had a sister, but that he was “on the way to meet her.”
She also confirmed that Angie and her baby were in a good place after their big and exciting day, “Mum and bub are both healthy and happy and doing very very well.”
On Monday, Angie posted to Instagram to announce her “last 6pm read of the summer. Not long to go now.”
Along with her caption for the image, featuring Angie in a blue dress at the 7News desk, she added the hashtag “countdown”. A fitting choice, given how soon afterwards baby Scarlett came into the world.
Angie confirmed the news of Scarlett’s birth with another post to her Instagram, this time sharing a video from 7News to her feed.
“What was supposed to be my last day at work ended up being a little more labour intensive than expected!” Angie captioned the clip, “a big thank you to my @7newssyd family for all the support and sorry about the flowers! We are feeling so very lucky to have welcomed our baby girl into the world.”
Friends and supporters flooded her comments section with well wishes and congratulations, with more than a few well known Australian faces joining in.
“Breaking News! Congratulations Angie,” wrote fellow 7News reporter Michael Usher, who also appeared in the video.
“Congratulations!!” TV presenter Melissa Doyle said, “welcome to the world beautiful Scarlett.”
Edwina, who like Angie is a mother of two, wrapped up the delightful news announcement with an entertaining plea for advice from Channel 7 viewers.
“I spoke to Angie this morning,” she began, “she said she's looking for tips on how to handle two. So if any viewers have them, please provide them to both of us.”
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