Tara Lipinski is feeling “grateful” after her first Thanksgiving as a mom!
The Olympian, 41, posted photos of herself with daughter Georgia and husband Todd Kapostasy on Instagram on Friday as they celebrated their first Thanksgiving as a family of three.
“I have never felt MORE GRATEFUL. EVER 🍁❤️,” Lipinski wrote in the caption. “My heart is so full of gratitude and so thankful that this little nugget came into our lives. Life with her is just like a dream.”
“I love love you @toddkap and can’t believe we created this little turkey. 🦃 #myfirstthanksgiving #newborn #holidayswithbaby,” added the proud mom.
Tara Lipinski celebrates her first Thanksgiving as a mom with baby Georgie.
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Tara Lipinski dressed her daughter in her Olympic gold medalist outfit for Halloween
Georgie looked adorable in the photos as she smiled and rolled on the floor as Lipinski crouched next to her in one shot.
The newborn was dressed for the occasion, wearing an orange plaid dress with a turkey on the front, as well as a matching bow on her head as she lay on a fluffy white blanket.
The former Olympic figure skater is seen in another photo smiling as she sits and holds Georgie indoors. In another touching snap, Lipinski was joined by her husband, who held their daughter as they posed for a family photo.
The final photo showed Georgie bonding with her grandparents as she was held by Lipinski’s mother Patricia, while her father Jack knelt next to the couple indoors.
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Tara Lipinski celebrates her first Thanksgiving as a mom with baby Georgie.
Tara Lipinski/Instagram
Last month, Lipinski and Kapostasy confirmed to PEOPLE exclusively that they had their baby girl via surrogate. “I’ve been dreaming about this for so long,” the new mom said at the time.
After years of trying to conceive successfully, Lipinski – who suffers from endometriosis – and Kapostasy learned that there was a reproductive immunity problem where her body would reject their fertilized embryo.
“I went through four pregnancies, four miscarriages, four D&Cs [dilation and curettage, an often painful procedure to remove pregnancy tissue from the uterine lining],” she said.
After her last miscarriage, Lipinski said, “It was like, ‘Okay Tara, you’ve exposed your body enough.’ Then I decided to think about other options.”
She then formed an instant relationship with her surrogate Mikayla, who became pregnant with one of the couple’s fertilized eggs earlier this year.
During Georgie’s birth, Lipinski described, “I had Dave Matthews’ ‘You and Me’ playing and I couldn’t stop sobbing. Then the baby came out, and it was such a relief. I felt like I could breathe again.”
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