Laguna Beach Alum Taylor Cole Welcomes Daughter Tatum Woods

Emily Zauzmer
Updated

Taylor Cole‘s baby is here!

The Laguna Beach season 2 star has welcomed her first baby, a daughter with husband Kevin Simshauser.

“Our baby girl, Tatum Woods is here,” Cole announced on her Instagram Story Friday, along with photos of the new dad cradling their baby girl. “Smitten with my daddy,” the mother of one captioned a father-daughter photo.

In addition, Cole shared images of family members holding the newborn.

Taylor Cole
Taylor Cole
Taylor Cole
Taylor Cole

Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Parents newsletter.

Taylor Cole
Taylor Cole
Taylor Cole
Taylor Cole

RELATED: Laguna Beach Alum Dieter Schmitz and His Wife Welcome Their First Child: ‘We Love You So Much!’

Cole looked ready to pop on Sept. 19, when she discussed her concerns about welcoming her baby on Instagram. Then then-mom-to-be captioned a belly-baring selfie, “40 weeks. The end is a real mind F. Everyone keeps asking — are you excited? 100% YES, but also no. Turns out it’s real hard when you don’t know what you are in for this first time around.”

She continued, “Social media can mess with you too. Everyone so in love with these cute AF babies while I’m just feeling huge and really anxious wondering what will this love feel like? And am I the only one who is scared about how our life is going to change? Torn between wanting to do everything in my control to get prepared, but also want to move slowly. Trying to relax.”

“A huge gift in all of this is that I have never loved or respected my body more even though I have never felt bigger, bumpier and lumpier,” she reflected. “I hope I don’t forget this newfound self confidence as life and routine creep back in. I am going to miss this bump of love and quite frankly the things I can get away with because ‘I’m pregnant’. Turns out people are really REALLY nice to you, especially at the end.”

Cole concluded, “Anyway, I am cherishing these last moments before I have to share you with this wild world. The real work starts when you get here, little one and I’m all yours.”

View this post on Instagram

Showering our girl @taylorcolephoto & #BabySimsy ???? #8weeksapart

A post shared by Alex Johnson (@alexmurrel) on Jun 30, 2018 at 12:38pm PDT

View this post on Instagram

40 weeks. The end is a real mind F. Everyone keeps asking - are you excited? 100% YES, but also no. Turns out it’s real hard when you don’t know what you are in for this first time around. Social media can mess with you too. Everyone so in love with these cute AF babies while I’m just feeling huge and really anxious wondering what will this love feel like? And am I the only one who is scared about how our life is going to change? Torn between wanting to do everything in my control to get prepared, but also want to move slowly. Trying to relax. I go to sleep each night thinking ok, one more day closer. Wishing the days away, but also scared by how fast it’s all going. I dream of the moment we get to kiss this sweet baby, but curious to know how it's journey earthside will look. Trying my best to picture that first moment of lying our eyes on you. A huge gift in all of this is that I have never loved or respected my body more even though I have never felt bigger, bumpier and lumpier. I hope I don’t forget this newfound self confidence as life and routine creep back in. I am going to miss this bump of love and quite frankly the things I can get away with because “ I’m pregnant". Turns out people are really REALLY nice to you, especially at the end. I won't miss the sound effects that come with pretty much any movement I make these days, awkwardly bumping the belly into strangers or peeing. And will my shoes ever fit again? I don't care so much about maybe never wearing my jeans again, but the shoes thing is unexpected... Anyway, I am cherishing these last moments before I have to share you with this wild world. The real work starts when you get here, little one and I’m all yours ?? #alifeofsims #sharetheeverymom

A post shared by Taylor Cole (@taylorcolephoto) on Sep 19, 2018 at 8:54am PDT

RELATED VIDEO: Kristin Cavallari Reveals the Only Two Laguna Beach Alums She Follows on Instagram

Cole and Simshauser tied the knot in 2015 at the La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta, California — with her Laguna Beach pals Alex Murrel and Morgan Souders as bridesmaids. During her pregnancy journey, she kept fans in the loop with sweet bump photos.

In June, the new mom celebrated her baby shower with Murrel, who was also pregnant at the time, E! News reported. “I was on Laguna Beach with Alex and she is still my best friend,” Cole told E! News.