The Bachelor couple Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham have brought their baby girl home from the hospital and revealed her name a week after the newborn and her twin brother were born.
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Senna had remained in the hospital in the NICU with respiratory issues for seven days after her June 11 birth. The couple's newborn son, whom they named Lux, was able to go home on Tuesday, June 15.
"Best early Father's Day gift, our baby girl is home!" Arie Luyendyk Jr. captioned several photos of himself holding his twins ahead of the holiday.
"Lauren surprised me this morning when she came home from the hospital with her."
Arie subsequently shared a picture with his babies on Instagram Stories, according to People, and wrote, "First night with these two... wish us luck!"
Lauren also posted about her baby girl coming home on Saturday via Instagram Stories.
While Senna was in the hospital, Lauren explained, "I just felt like I needed to pull back a little bit and have some privacy," People reported.
"I was going through something that was pretty vulnerable, having our daughter in the NICU and also going through the postpartum period," she continued. "Your hormones are just wacky."
"I took some time for myself but she is officially not in the hospital anymore. I've got both my babies home and it was the best day ever... It's a really, really happy day," Lauren concluded.
Lauren then confirmed the twins' full names in a post on Sunday.
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"Senna james + lux jacob," she wrote.
Lauren also wished Arie a Happy Father's Day on Instagram by writing on her Instagram Story -- which Arie later reposted -- "Happy father's day to you my love. Thank you for being an even more incredible daddy to our babies than I ever could've imagined."
Arie and Lauren were thrilled to welcome their baby twins via C-section on June 11, but Lauren said several days later it was "so bittersweet" to leave the hospital with Lux considering Senna had to stay behind.
Lauren uploaded a video on Instagram in which she was rubbing her baby girl's hand, and she wrote, "I've never felt heartbreak like this. Pls say prayers for our girl."
Senna apparently "needed oxygen" and "a little support" four days after her birth while Lux only spent "a few hours" in the NICU after his arrival.
Arie and Lauren are also parents of a two-year-old daughter, Alessi, who was born in May 2019.
Now that the whole family is together, Arie hasn't refrained from posting adorable photos of Alessi holding her infant siblings on Instagram Stories. Alessi is also apparently practicing how to be a good big sister with her dolls.
Arie shared the first photos of the newborns with their mom on Monday, June 14, when he gushed about Lauren.
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"Never been prouder of my wife than in this moment," Arie wrote on Instagram. "She is the strongest woman I know and I'm lucky to be on this incredible journey with her. We are proud parents of a healthy boy and girl!"
Arie surprised Lauren with a backyard baby shower for their twins in late April when Lauren was 29 weeks along in her pregnancy.
The couple announced Lauren was pregnant with twins in December 2020, not long after Lauren suffered a miscarriage in May of last year.
Arie and Lauren then revealed in January 2021 they had a baby boy and a baby girl on the way, who were due to arrive in June.
As for where they plan to live with their three children, Arie and Lauren recently bought a house in Hawaii, although they won't stay there "full-time." The pair reportedly plan to split their time between Hawaii and Arizona, according to Us Weekly.
Lauren finished Arie's season of The Bachelor in second place when Arie actually chose Becca Kufrin as his winner and popped the question to her during the Final Rose Ceremony, which aired in March 2018.
But weeks after getting engaged, Arie decided to dump Becca because he claimed he was still in love with Lauren, and so he begged Lauren for a second chance.
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Arie proposed marriage to Lauren in March 2018 on The Bachelor: After the Final Rose after Season 22 aired on ABC.
The couple then moved into their first home together in Phoenix, AZ, in April of that year.
The pair announced they were expecting their first child together in November 2018 and revealed two months later that Lauren was pregnant with a daughter.
Arie and Lauren tied the knot at Haiku Mill in Maui, Hawaii in January 2019 and then welcomed Alessi on May 29, 2019.
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