Michelle Kwan\u2019s favorite early Christmas present this year? It\u2019s a little girl, gift-wrapped in a hospital blanket and ready to meet Santa. <\/p>\n
The Olympian and former ambassador to Belize just welcomed her second child, Della Rose Kwan, according to a Thursday post on social media. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy heart doubled in an instant the moment I held her in my arms, and watching my daughter walk into the hospital to meet her baby sister brought tears to my eyes,\u201d the Torrance native wrote on Instagram<\/a>, captioning a photo of her holding baby Della in the hospital, then talking about her first child, who was born in early 2021. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always dreamt of having children, and when Kalista came into the world, I was already beyond grateful for a miracle that once felt impossible after years of trying.\u201d<\/p>\n The 45-year-old is a five-time world champion<\/a>, nine-time U.S. champion and two-time Olympic medalist, winning a silver and a bronze for figure skating in the 1998 and 2002 Winter Games, respectively. She was an ambassador from 2022 to 2025, during the Biden administration. <\/p>\n Kwan posted additional pictures showing herself and Kalista eating ice cream on the couch in matching Christmas pajamas when mom was still pregnant, an ornament on the Christmas tree holding a photo of the family of three and a short time-lapse video of herself in a black bodysuit showing her midsection growing until she finally holds baby Della in her arms. <\/p>\n Writing that \u201c[g]etting here again has been its own rollercoaster,\u201d she thanked all those who helped \u201cthis miracle\u201d to happen. Included in her appreciation was \u201cmy love, who I\u2019m so lucky to share my life with,\u201d though she didn\u2019t share that person\u2019s identity. <\/p>\n