After meeting and falling in love, things were going so well between Hoda Kotb and Joel Schiffman, that they came to the point when they were ready to move in together. However, Kotb also realized that she couldn't take that step until she told her partner that she wanted to adopt a child. Thankfully for the hopeful mother, when she shared her thoughts, Schiffman was on board, and in February 2017, Kotb adopted a daughter, Haley Joy. Kotb exclaimed, "She is the love of my life!"
While Kotb was obviously overjoyed by the addition to her family, she didn't reveal if she was raising the little one with Schiffman even though he was around and seemingly involved. However, in March 2019, while on The Wendy Williams Show, Kotb talked about how they "now have Haley together," which prompted the host to ask if Schiffman is "on the papers." Kotb responded by saying, "He's the father."
That came soon before Kotb announced in April 2019 that she had adopted a second daughter, Hope Catherine. "This morning at breakfast, [two-year-old Haley] was trying to feed [Hope] her raspberries, and I was like, 'Not yet, babe.' She was literally marching around saying, 'I'm a big sister!'" So adorable! What's just as sweet are the examples of "Daddy-daughter" cuteness that Kotb shares of Schiffman and their girls on Instagram which is even cuter now that there are two little ones in the picture.
