Bachelorette Clare Crawley reveals her newborn daughter's name
Clare Crawley.
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for AloThe bachelorette'S Clare Crawley revealed her and husband's name Ryan Dawkins'Newborn daughter.
“Welcome to the world Rowen Lily Dawkins 🤍 01/15/24 • 6lbs10oz,” Crawley, 42, wrote, captioning a Instagram video on Tuesday, January 16, one day after she and Dawkins welcomed their daughter via surrogate. “I have prayed for you all my life and to finally hold you in our arms is nothing short of a miracle and a dream come true!”
The clip features an acoustic cover of “My Girl”. Tiffany Alvord, Rowen was fast asleep next to a gray bunny stuffed animal and a cute white knit hat. Dawkins gave his wife a sweet shout out in the comments of the post, writing, “It's like I'm falling in love with you all over again ❤️👶🏻👰♀️.”
Several of Crawley's fellow Bachelor Nation stars shared their congratulations for the response in the comments. “Amazing! She is beautiful Clare…congratulations to you both,” she wrote The Bachelorette season 17 alum Michael Allio. “What a special experience❤️.”
Sienna Miller and more stars have expanded their family in 2024. On January 3, news broke that Miller had given birth to her second baby earlier that month, her first with boyfriend Oli Green. Miller also shares eldest daughter Marlowe with ex-fiance Tom Sturridge. “I spent so much time preparing for the birth [with Marlowe], […]
Ashley Iaconetti called Crawley's baby daughter “so beautiful,” adding, “Congratulations to you and Ryan!! So happy for you!!” Blake Moynes commented one emoji raising his hands, while Natasha Parker wrote: “Congratulations Clare!!!!😍😍😍🥺.”
Crawley confirmed on Monday via her Instagram Story that her daughter was born. “She's here! Healthy + Beyond Loved🤍. Dream come true😭.” Dawkins is also the father of 12-year-old and 10-year-old daughters from a previous relationship.
Days before Rowen's birth, Crawley shared her excitement about welcoming her bundle of joy. “Baby girl we're here for you when you are,” she wrote alongside one Instagram video of the horizon through an airplane window. The video also included a quote that read, “She looked at her old life one last time, took a deep breath and said softly to herself, 'It's time. I'm ready to start my new storybook. ''
Crawley started dating Dawkins in 2021, not long after she and her last rose winner Dale Moss ended their engagement. The couple tied the knot in February 2023 and announced five months later that they were expecting their first child together.
Clare Crawley first hooked up with current husband Ryan Dawkins the same month her engagement to Dale Moss officially ended. “This photo was taken exactly one year ago,” the former Bachelorette wrote via Instagram on September 25, 2022. “He asked me out for dinner. I had no appetite. (Stressed and depressed) But I said yes to tea […]
“Our laundry will be a lot more fun in 2024!” Crawley captioned them Instagram pregnancy announcement video in July 2023, in which they hung a baby romper on a clothesline. “This is REALLY what my dreams are made of! I can't tell you how hard it has been to keep this secret hidden as I have shared the last 10 years of my life with all of you! However, this is a journey that Ryan and I have held close to our hearts as we navigate the uncertain world of IVF and all that comes with it thus far.
Crawley also opened up about her and her surrogate mother's special bond in an Instagram Story video from August 2023. “So we're going to see our surrogate, who I just love. I feel like I've known her my whole life,” the reality star said at the time. “She and I are alike in so many ways.”