Celebrity·Posted on Feb 21, 2017Hoda Kotb Is Now A Mom To Baby Haley JoySurprise!by Whitney JeffersonBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Hoda Kotb has been known to post an inspirational quote or two to her Instagram account. But when she didn't appear on the TODAY show for over a week and was posting ~cryptic messages~, fans started to wonder what was really up. View this photo on Instagram Like this one from a week ago. View this photo on Instagram And this one from early this morning. View this photo on Instagram So in an effort to dispel rumors, Hoda called in to the TODAY Show and set the record straight. TODAY @TODAYshow WATCH: “You were made to be a mom.” @kathielgifford told @hodakotb https://t.co/UJom0hKR2O 01:25 PM - 21 Feb 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite As it turns out, she adopted a baby girl! View this photo on Instagram Later on, she sent this sweet tweet: Hoda Kotb @hodakotb Be still my heart. My prayers have been answered #HaleyJoy and as a friend said today-- she is "right on time" ❤ 04:36 PM - 21 Feb 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite Congrats, Mama Hoda! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF