Rossum and Esmail welcomed their daughter in May 2021. She announced the happy news on Instagram alongside maternity photos, writing, “5.24.21 On a sunny Monday morning, at 8:13AM, we welcomed our daughter into the world.”
The following month, Rossum opened up about her newborn in a post with a sweet snap of herself kissing the baby girl. “When I was pregnant I got vaccinated,” she wrote, referring to the COVID-19 vaccine. “Not only did we have a healthy, beautiful baby girl but we also just learned our daughter now has antibodies. In short, stop being an irresponsible idiot and get the vaccine.”
In June 2022, Rossum shared that her daughter had also gotten vaccinated. “An exciting day we’ve waited a long time for! Our daughter got her first covid vaccine,” she wrote, sharing a pic of the tot sporting a bandaid.
Rossum shared another of her daughter’s firsts in December 2022 when they visited Disneyland. “My daughter’s first time and she agrees — it is the happiest place! So much joy with friends, family and Star Wars!!!”
The one thing all of Rossum’s photos of her daughter show is that they share the same beautiful curly hair. In May 2022, Rossum spoke to Kelly Clarkson about how her daughter helped her on her journey to embracing her curly hair. “I also had a daughter and I was like, ‘You know, I should just start wearing my hair the way it is,'” she explained. “Why should I tell her that she should make her hair look anything other than how it grows out of her head.”