AlthoughDanielle Fisheland husbandJensen Karphave been vocal about their decision to maintain sonAdler Lawrence‘s privacy, the couple also want to raise awareness around the struggles parents and babies who spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit can face.
As excerpts from the story were published online, along with their family snapshots, the new dadwrote a lengthy Instagram postexplaining why the couple made an exception to their decision not to post photos of Adler’s face.
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Karp, an executive producer ofDrop the Mic, went on to share that the couple had also decided to “publish our family pictures once” — just not on Instagram.
“To combat the fact that Danielle had paparazzi follow her to our favorite deli and our bankduring her pregnancy, we wouldpublish our family pictures once, with a magazine, away from anonymous accounts and tummy tea ads,” he went on in his Wednesday post.
Danielle Fishel and son Adler.Justin Coit
Earlier in the summer, Fishel explained that not sharing photos of their son’s face “wasn’t an easy decision for us.”
The formerBoy Meets Worldactress added that she also has a good deal of respect for fellow famous parents who have made different choices.
“I look at people likeChrissy Teigenand I love howshe posts about her kidsand I respect her decision. It makes me think I can/should do the same thing. But then I seeKristen BellandDax [Shepard]and I respect and understand their decision too!” she wrote.
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However, just because they weren’t showing their son’s face at the moment didn’t mean Fishel and her husband wouldn’t be documenting some of Adler’s adorable moments.
“He’s giving us lots of smiles and he’s very strong. He’s holding his neck up, he’s looking around. When he is awake and alert, he makes very intense eye contact. He’s very curious,” the actress says, adding that their son was also born with “an insane amount of hair.”
Adler Lawrence Karp.Justin Coit
Danielle Fishel and Jensen Karp with son Adler.Justin Coit
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source: people.com
