Mae Whitman with son Miles.Photo:Mae Whitman/Instagram
Mae Whitman/Instagram
The new mom added a few other photos, which also showed Miles pressing his face against his hers. “When all the airline has left is the fava bean/Chianti entree,” Whitman joked in her caption, as she made aThe Silence of the Lambsreference.
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Whitman also took a moment to share more about her son in her caption, revealing that she’d chosen the name Miles in honor of her friend Miles Heizer, who played her brother Drew Holt onParenthoodfor six seasons. The two were also roommates for a time.
“Not to be a Bieber about it but I too just gave birth to our son, Miles. From the moment we heard the first tiny sound out of his tiny piggy mouth we were besotted,” Whitman wrote in her caption. “He is the kindest, gentlest, smartest, funniest little beebee and he’s our best friend (pretty much exactly like his namesake Uncle Miles@younggoth).”
She continued, “We are infinitely grateful he chose us as his parents. thank you to@kaiserbenteand@carynfieldsand everyone at@moxiebirthand@huntingtonhospitalfor guiding our little family through all the unexpected twists and turns safely and with love and grace and to everyone in our circle who has shown us such radical generosity and support. We love you! We’re so happy!♌️ 👶🏼🦁.”
Whitman’s character, Amber Holt, was pregnant in the sixth and final season of the show. The actress' post featured photos of her with her onscreen mother,Lauren Graham, and onscreen brother, Heizer, from the time her character was pregnant.
source: people.com
