An Emotional Hoda Kotb Returns to ‘Today’ After Two-Month Maternity Leave With Adorable Photos of Baby Haley Joy

After a two-month maternity leave, Hoda Kotb returned to Today, and she brought along plenty of photos and video of her new, 8-week-old adopted daughter, Haley Joy Kotb.

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Hoda Kotb (Photo: Kristin Callahan/Everett Collection)

Kotb was ecstatic and emotional when talking about her new daughter, saying, “I think that she’s the puzzle piece. When they first handed me Haley, I was scared to hold her. And the minute she was in my arms, it was a perfect fit.”

Haley Joy has already gotten to meet most of her mommy’s co-hosts, posing for photos with Matt Lauer and Al Roker. “I want her to know that she is loved by me, by family. And by everyone who has held her. I don’t think she’s going to know what to do with all the love,” Kotb said.

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