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“I was surprised Cody named him after his dad because Cody knew what it was like to grow up in the shadow of a great man,” she said. “But I guess he’s never gotten over, really, and he never will, the loss of his dad at an early age and he was his hero and he still is.”
As for what Kathie Lee wants to be called as a grandmother, she quipped, “I didn’t give anybody a choice of what they’re going to call me. I took the matters into my own hands.”
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“I have a dear friend down here and his Israeli mother, I asked her, ‘What’s a good word for a Jewish grandmother?’ " Kathie Lee shared. “And she goes, ‘Bubbalah. It’s Bubbie.’ It’s a Yiddish word … and it means dearest one, like cherished one. And the little kid only goes ‘ba ba ba ba ba’ anyway, so I think it’s going to be easy.”
“I guess I’ll have to wait until they have their second child to name it after me,” she added with a laugh.
Kathie Lee shared the exciting news of the infant’s arrival onInstagramWednesday, writing, “My heart is bursting. Frank Michael Gifford is here, confirming that our God is good and merciful and faithful. And he loves us!”
Erika shared the same images and wrote, “Frank ‘Frankie’ after C’s pops & Michael after my uncle who passed away last year at 61 whose name also means ‘gift of God’ / Two strong men — gone but never forgotten.”
The new mom called the day of little Frank’s birth the “best day of our lives.”
The formerTodayco-host announced on Instagram in December 2021 that her son and daughter-in-law,who tied the knotin September 2020, wereexpecting their first child. Ina heartfelt videoon social media, Cody and Erika were seen dancing on their wedding day before the clip cut to a positive pregnancy test.
source: people.com
