Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl adopts baby
Filed under: Celebrity babies — Alan @ 9:28 am
Rocker Josh Kelley and Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl welcomed a new baby into their family after the adoption of a baby girl from South Korea was completed.
The child was named Nancy Leigh after Heigl’s sister and mother, and is 10 months old.
The proud parents placed photos of Nancy Leigh on the Jason Heigl Foundation website which is an organisation that was set up after Heigl’s brother Jason was killed in a car accident in 1986.
Earlier in the month Heigl was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where she said that the child will use the nickname Naleigh. At the time she said that they had a picture of the girl from the adoption agency and knew it was a little girl six months ago.
She said that they knew it might be awhile before they were able to receive the little girl for adoption because at times the process can take years.
However, the adoption was pushed through a little faster because Naleigh has special needs which is why they wanted the child to get settled into a home as quickly as possible.
Heigl stated that she had already bonded with the child because it was born a day before her birthday which she saw as a sign. She added however jokingly that this means she has given up her birthday for the rest of her life.
The couple has been married since 2007 and Naleigh will be their first child.
