Moana Hope has revealed her newborn baby’s unique name one day after giving birth, hinting at the special meaning behind the moniker she chose for her little boy.
After 24 long hours of labour, Moana took to Instagram on Sunday night to announce her son’s arrival, as did her model wife Isabella Carlstrom.
But the proud new mums held off on sharing their second child’s name and gender until Monday evening, when Moana shared a slew of touching photos from their first hours as parents of two.
Moana and wife Isabella admire their baby boy.
(Image: Instagram)“We are proud parents of this beautiful little baby boy. His name is Ahi Joseph Carlstrom 24.6,” Moana captioned the first slide, a close up of Ahi’s sleeping face.
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“Coming in at almost 4kgs, we endured 24 hours of labour that was the hardest and most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my life both physically and emotionally.”
Moana concluded: “It brought us to the most beautiful little boy. You my little guy are perfect and your Mums love you.”
Baby Ahi’s name is a tribute to Moana’s Kiwi heritage.
(Image: Instagram)She and Isabella chose to pay homage to Moana’s Kiwi heritage with the name, which is a traditional Māori name that means fire.
It follows the couple’s decision to name their first child, a daughter, Svea in tribute to Isabella’s Swedish background.
“We don’t know which name we’re going with yet, but the names that we have selected are Māori names… that’s what we’re going with for this one, so that way we’ve got one of each,” Moana told WHO in April.
Moana included a series of photos from the hours after Ahi’s birth in her post, including snaps of her and Isabella admiring their son, a photo of her breastfeeding, and the moment Svea met her baby brother.
Isabella also shared a tribute to their newborn son on Monday, penning: “@moanahope you are incredible, I’m so unbelievably proud of you.
“You went to hell and back to get our beautiful boy safely to us. I don’t have words to describe what it feels like to share this experience with you and understand each other on such a deep level.
“You’re so strong and I love you very much. You’re such a natural and Svea and Ahi are so lucky to have you as their Mum. Ahi, we all love you so much everything and shines a little brighter now that you’re earth side.”
The family of four cuddle up after Svea met Ahi for the first time.
(Image: Instagram)She shared many of the same photos Moana did, as well as a rare picture of herself breastfeeding Ahi and Svea at the same time.
Isabella’s sister, Emily Carlstrom, shared even more peeks at the latest addition to the family, posting photos of the moment she met Ahi on Instagram.
Meanwhile proud new mum Moana flooded her Instagram stories with clips of her baby boy cuddled up on her chest.
This was the first time Moana carried and delivered a child, as Isabella chose to experience pregnancy the first time around with Svea. Both children were conceived through IVF with the same donor sperm.
This story was originally featured on our sister site, WHO Magazine.
