Photo: Jill Knox/Instagram
Just over a year after the former30 Rockstar and his wifeJill Knoxlosttheir stillborn son Greyson, the actor announced on social media Sunday that the couple welcomed a daughter on Saturday, March 9, at 1:01 a.m.
“After 5 years of trying, and the loss of our dear sweet stillborn Greyson last year, my wife and I are proud and happy to announce the birth of our daughter, Dolyn Reed Powell,” Powellcaptioned a snapshot ofthe newborn’s hands on a bare chest — right atop a silver necklace bearing a nameplate that read, “Greyson.”
“(Dolyn, short for Gwendolyn, my grandmother’s name) on 3/9/19,” added the proud new dad. “Love!”
Knox “sat for 3 days attached to a monitor,” she explained, before her body “went into labor on its own” right on her induction date — something the couple considered “a great sign.” But ultimately, Dolyn’s heart rate “took a very bad turn,” she revealed.
Thankfully, their daughter arrived safely and “We couldn’t be happier and we can’t wait to get her home,” Knox concluded her post. “Thank you all, once again, for surrounding Dolyn with love.”
In October 2018, Knox used Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day tohonor the son she and her husband lostthe previous February.
“This is the only outfit I ever selected for our Greyson,” she candidlycaptioned an imageof her stillborn son’s tiny burial attire. “He was buried in this little white onesie, blue hat, booties and gloves. Wrapped in this hand knitted [blanket]. Crowned in a garland made from my and Keith’s old clothes.”
On Feb. 18 of this year, Knox shared a snapshot of herself and Powell standing at their son’s grave, beginning the heartbreaking caption with, “Happy Birthday, kiddo. ❤️💛” before going into the reason why she “laughed so loud” after going to the store to buy red and yellow Gerber daisies for the grave.
“Planning Greyson’s funeral was a real challenge butI found myself getting very aggressiveabout certain decisions,” she recalled. “The flowers were a huge one. I was not about to pay full price for an arrangement meant for an adult casket. I hated the color choices presented in the book etc … it showed how vulturous the death industry was. White daisies were so boring and I wanted Gerber daisies.”
“I asked them what other color options were available and Keith blurts out, ‘I want the colors of Africa!’ Maybe because wehad just seenBlack Pantherandfelt an attachment or we wanted our son rooted in his blackness, I don’t know,” Knox continued. “But whenever I see red and yellow Gerber daisies I laugh. ❤️💛❤️💛”
source: people.com
