Kate Hudson’s Daughter Rani Rose Makes Her Social Media Debut

Welcome to the world, little Rani Rose! 

On Saturday, Kate Hudson introduced her new baby girl to her 9 million followers on Instagram. “Our little rosebud,” the actress captioned the first public photo of her daughter, who’s swaddled in a hospital blanket. Wearing a pink knit cap with a bow, the newborn sleeps peacefully. 

Hudson gave birth to her first daughter and third child (the Bride Wars star has two sons from previous relationships: Bingham Hawn, 7, and 14-year-old Ryder Russell) on Tuesday. This is her first child with boyfriend Danny Fujikawa. 

Announcing Rani’s birth on Wednesday in a social media post, Hudson explained the sweet meaning behind her name. 

“We have decided to name our daughter Rani (pronounced Ronnie) after her grandfather, Ron Fujikawa. Ron was the most special man who we all miss dearly. To name her after him is an honor,” she wrote on Instagram. Fujikawa’s father, Ron, died in 2012. 

Throughout her pregnancy, Hudson expressed her excitement for having a girl, saying she’s “excited that we’re going to even out the gender ratio in the house.”

Hudson’s brother Wyatt Russell previously told People about how his sister always wished to be a mom to a girl. “I was happy. I was teary-eyed because I know how badly she wanted a girl,” said Russell. “I know Danny, I’m sure in some part of every man’s brain you’re like, ‘I’d love to have a little me.’ But when he met my brother’s little girl Rio, who’s the cutest thing in the entire world, she made him be like, ‘Okay, I want a girl.’”

We hope the new family of five is settling into their new normal seamlessly.