Motherhood has been expressed to be one of the most beautiful woman experiences across the board. The 47-year-old actress, Gabrielle Union-Wade, has been open with her fans about her infertility struggles and her journey through surrogacy. Now as a full time mother to four beautiful children, she has insight on the stages of motherhood.
According to ESSENCE, in an interview on Instagram Live, Union-Wade shared how the birth of her daughter, Kaavia James Union-Wade, inspired her new children’s book Welcome To The Party. During the interview, she expressed how Kaavia “came into our lives and changed everything.”
“The party has officially started! No matter how you family, we welcome you and we love you. Sweet baby, Welcome to the Party. Link in bio,” she said to her 16 million Instagram followers.
Union-Wade continued the interview by stating, “There’s nothing that we’re ashamed about with our family. I don’t want to hide myself. We are imperfectly perfect. If you have a problem with it, then it’s going to be your problem.”
This book was Union-Wade’s first experience writing a children’s book. The book’s illustrator, Ashley Evans, collaborated on the project to bring the book to the public based on real life experiences. Union-Wade was also proud to state that this was an all black woman project.
The book is now available for purchase at participating retailers.