Hallmark Stars Patti Murin and Colin Donnell have become parents for the second time.
The 42-year-old Broadway star and 40-year-old Arrow actor shared the good news on Instagram with some candid snaps after welcoming their second daughter earlier this month.
Patti — who announced in October she’s expecting a second child — posted a photo of the happy family from her hospital bed, revealing the little ones’ adorable name, which may have been inspired by a Gilmore Girls character.
“Welcome to our sweet, sweet Lorelai Grace Donnell,” Patti wrote. “She was born on April 2 and was so lovingly received by her big sister Cecily.”
“We’re over the moon, feeling great, and we’re taking a lot of naps, too. Love love love ♥️’ she added.
‘We’re over the moon’: Hallmark Stars Patti Murin, 42, and Colin Donnell, 40, announced earlier this month that they’re welcoming their second daughter in a sweet Instagram post
The couple are also parents to daughter Cecily, who is almost three.
Colin also wrote on his own Instagram, “We welcomed Cecily’s (and Petey & Milo’s) younger sister Lorelai Grace into our lives this past week.”
“I have a very full heart and many happy tears have been shed. Biggest thanks to @pattimurin for these lovely gifts.’
Patti made her new mom shine in the no-makeup snaps, smiling brightly as she enjoyed being a mother of two.
In another Instagram post, Patti hilariously compared her newborn to actor Andy Samberg, with a side-by-side comparison.
“Observations from a full week of parenting two children,” she wrote in the caption.
“I cried a lot more for my toddler and her feelings than for the newborn. Finding Nemo is an absolutely traumatizing movie and no postpartum parent should be exposed to it in any way. My baby looks like Andy Samberg [shrugging emoji.]’
Meanwhile, Donnell told People to be a girl dad again: “I really enjoy being a girl dad. I grew up with all the boys in my family, I’m one of three boys, and of course it would have been ecstatic to have a boy, but I don’t know – I think I’ve got this girl-daddy thing invented by now. So I’m ready to have another girl in the house. I just love it. It’s so, so sweet.’
Girl’s mother: The Broadway star, 42, and the Arrow actor, 40, named their new addition Lorelai Grace Donnell. They are also parents to daughter Cecily (L) who is almost three
Hilarious: In another Instagram post, Patti hilariously compared her newborn to actor Andy Samberg, with a side-by-side facial comparison
First daughter: They had their first daughter in the summer of 2020
Sweet: The couple first announced they were expecting a second addition to their family in October; In the photo 2018
Going strong: Donnell and Murin got married in 2015, two years after they starred together in a musical adaptation of Love’s Labour’s Lost; In the photo 2022
Meanwhile, Murin added, “We’re not traditionalists. When Colin wants to throw a soccer ball outside, he takes Cecily outside and throws the soccer ball around. She watches Formula 1 with him and I put on her dresses. As long as she’s happy, we’re happy.’
The couple first announced they were expecting a new addition to their family in October.
Murin shared an exclusive photo to People alongside her husband and daughter Cecily with the whole family beaming.
She captioned the photos, “Oops, we did it again [shrugging woman emoji] Baby girl Donnell, coming April 2023!” Murin also added a series of account tags to the caption.
Donnell and Murin married in 2015, two years after starring together in a musical adaptation of Love’s Labour’s Lost.
The pair have since starred in two Hallmark movies together: Love on Iceland and To Catch a Spy.
Murin played the role of Princess Anna in the Broadway version of Frozen. In addition to Frozen, she has also appeared on Broadway in Xanadu and Lysistrata Jones.
As for movies, she most recently starred in the Hallmark Christmas movie, In Merry Measure.
Love on Broadway: The duo also starred together in Lady Be Good (pictured) and co-starred in two Hallmark movies: Love on Iceland and To Catch a Spy