Back in February, Channel Nine host Jayne Azzopardi gave birth to her first child, a beautiful baby boy called Joey.
Joey’s arrival was extra special because like many women, the Weekend Today presenter and her cinematographer husband Trent Butler had battled with infertility in their quest to have a child together.
But eventually, the 35-year-old and her hubby got their wish, with the couple welcoming their family’s newest addition on February 4th.
“Little Joey Lance Edward Butler arrived at 11:31am on Tuesday and mum says ‘he’s perfect,'” Channel Nine said in a statement at the time.
And a few days later, Jayne herself took to Instagram to share the first photos of Joey, taken by his Dad, and a heartwarming message.
“Our beautiful boy Joey arrived this week and his dad and I are completely besotted,” Jayne wrote alongside a gorgeous photo of herself and Joey having a snuggle.
“Turns out dad is not only a whiz behind the 📸, he’s a total legend on the frontline of nappy-changing & baby-wrapping. I hit the jackpot with both of them.”
Jayne has been a presenter with Channel Nine for years and is currently working on Weekend Today and hosting Talking Married.
(Image: Instagram)Jayne has been very open about the fact that falling pregnant certainly wasn’t a walk in the park.
“I feel compelled to say that it hasn’t been easy for us and I know that there will be people watching who are struggling to conceive or… have experienced loss themselves and I know they’ll be happy for me,” she told Today viewers last year.
“But I also know that it can be extra painful to hear somebody else announcing happy news so I hope everybody gets their happy announcement, but we are just, we are just delighted.”
Jayne (left) with her fellow Channel Nine colleagues Tracy Vo (centre) and Sylvia Jeffreys, pictured when Jayne and Sylvia were both pregnant at the same time.
(Image: Instagram)She first alluded to her fertility struggles in an Instagram post announcing her happy news back in September.
“It’s getting a bit hard to suck this belly in now! Baby boy is due in Feb and Trent & I are delighted,” she wrote at the time.
“It wasn’t an easy road for us to get here so sending all our love to those hoping for their own happy news one day soon. 😘.”
So to celebrate Jayne and Trent’s gorgeous (and long-awaited) baby boy, take a look at these beautiful photos of this loved-up mother and son duo.
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This is the first-ever snap Jayne shared on Instagram of her newborn son – and the pic was taken by her cinematographer husband Trent. Such a sweet moment.
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Little Joey staring deep into his mother’s eyes during his first few days on earth.
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“My little Joey. He’s been with us almost a month. I’ve never loved so hard, slept so little, cried so much or worried so irrationally. He’s got me good,” Jayne wrote on Instagram a month after she gave birth.
Joey looks like he’s found the perfect napping spot!
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Any new mum will be familiar with the adorable, yet extremely annoying habit all babies have of pulling on your hair.
And about a month after Joey was born, Jayne shared a hilarious selfie of her baby doing just that.
“Our fun new game. Clothes horse not included. #mumlife,” Jayne captioned the photo, referring to her clothes horse in the background of the image.
Ah Jayne, we can definitely relate!
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Jayne and her Channel Nine colleague Sylvia Jeffreys, who gave birth around the same time as Jayne, had a cute playdate with their respective sons. The new mums were careful to adhere to the social distancing rules advised by health experts in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Sylvia captioned this photo of her and Jayne’s sweet bubs: “Joey and Oscar’s first park date 🌳💙 No hugs, no worries. We still felt the love from 1.5m away. @jayneazzo xx”. Too cute!
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With people’s newsfeeds filled with doom and gloom during the coronavirus pandemic, Jayne posted this unbelievably cute photo of Joey all wrapped up in a monogrammed robe, to try and brighten the mood.
“We all feel a bit sad at the moment, so here’s a cute baby to make you smile 😊,” she wrote, adding that the cute robe was a “Gorgeous gift from my Italian friend Anna.. giving Joey the Royal touch in a @my1styears robe. Totally squishable and isolation-approved 💙”
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The “royal touch” Jayne referred to was this iconic moment, when little Prince George met former US President Barack Obama in his robe, when Obama and his wife Michelle met with the Cambridges in 2016.
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Jayne dressed Joey up in the most adorable outfit for Easter.
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Looking fit and healthy as she pushed Joey around in the pram during their social distancing mother-son walk.
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“One more week of maternity leave with my beautiful baby boy,” Jayne captioned this cute selfie of her and Joey, spending some precious time together before Mum returns to work as host of the Weekend Today show.
“The time has flown! See you next weekend @richardwilkins @rebeccamaddern @kendallbora @erin_bouda @thetodayshow,” Jayne wrote, tagging her Nine colleagues.
“I expect fewer tears and less screaming & dribbling than my current co-worker, but nowhere near as much cuteness! ❤️ #howwillileavehim?”
