Disney Star Debby Ryan Welcomes First Baby via ‘Incredible’ Home Birth
What To Know
- Debby Ryan, known for her Disney Channel roles, welcomed her first child with her husband Josh Dun.
- Ryan shared heartfelt details and photos of the birth on Instagram, expressing gratitude for her birth team and the support from loved ones.
- Fans and celebrities congratulated the couple online, celebrating the arrival of baby Felix and Ryan’s new role as a mother.
Disney Channel star Debby Ryan, known for her roles in The Suite Life on Deck and Jessie, just welcomed her first baby via home birth.
On Saturday, December 13, Ryan, 32, took to Instagram with a carousel of photos of her newborn daughter and an intimate video of herself in a birthing pool while in labor.
“We sat under the full moon — the cold super moon — reminiscing on our life as a family of two, and told the child I was harboring that we were ready to become three,” the former child star captioned her update. “By midday, Felix was born under Christmas lights with snow outside our bedroom window, right into her father’s hands.”
Ryan detailed how her husband, Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun, 37, was “an incredible teammate,” and “somehow didn’t get pulled into the tub and drowned and is taking such good care of his girls on this side of things.”
She added, “I was fortified by an incredible birth team, and the strength and wisdom of some women who have supported me on this journey near and far.”
In her post, Ryan described her baby girl, writing, “Her hair is made of silk and her breath smells like vanilla ice cream and every chirp, squeak and whimper is music and every time I look away and look back, she’s gotten smaller somehow. I know too soon, I’ll look away and look back and she’ll be bigger and bigger still so for now I’d like to spend my days trapped under the immovable 8 pounds of Felix Winter Dun.”
To conclude the birth announcement, the Disney Channel alum shared, “I’ve been a lot of things but her home, a grow light, a portal to bring a new soul into the world — these are my greatest honors. Welcome to earth lil moonbeam. Love you forever 🌙✨.”
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In the comments, Instagram users flooded Ryan and her husband with congratulatory messages. Grey’s Anatomy star Caterina Scorsone wrote, “Debby! I’m so happy for you! So much love to you and baby Felix! Powerful Mama! ❤️🔥🌊.”
Another follower declared, “Felix ❤️❤️❤️ you are perfect and so are your parents.”
Someone else shared, “Women are amazing! Congratulations 🥹.”
A different fan echoed, “So happy for y’all!!! CONGRATS! Adorable!!”
Meanwhile, yet another Instagram user commented, “OMG CONGRATS ❤️ she’s gorgeous, welcome to the world little Felix ❤️.”
Ryan played Bailey on The Suite Life on Deck — a spinoff of Cole Sprouse and Dylan Sprouse‘s The Suite Life on Zack & Cody — for three seasons from 2008 to 2011. She then portrayed the titular character in Jessie, which aired for four seasons from 2011 to 2014 on the Disney Channel.