MSNBC host and Tulane professor Melissa Harris Perry and her husband, former New Orleans mayoral candidate James Perry, welcomed a new baby girl on Valentine’s Day.
The couple shared the happy news and surprise announcement on Twitter:
Here’s the wonderful Valentine’s day gift that @MHarrisPerry & I received yesterday! A beautiful baby girl pic.twitter.com/dTD9mnxdbU
— James Perry (@JamesHPerry) February 15, 2014
Best Valentine Ever! @JamesHPerry and I welcomed our daughter yesterday! #TinyNerdinNerdlandpic.twitter.com/PEHuBdUaRG
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) February 15, 2014
Harris-Perry and Perry married in October, 2010. Harris-Perry also has an 11-year-old daughter named Parker.
Congratulations to the new parents!