Celebrity Celebrity Family Celebrity Pregnancy Surprise! Hoda Kotb Reveals She's Adopted Daughter Haley Joy: 'She Is the Love of My Life' Today show anchor Hoda Kotb, 52, revealed on Tuesday that she has adopted daughter Haley Joy — born on Feb. 14 By Dave Quinn Dave Quinn Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016, and is the author of the No. 1 New York Times best-selling book, Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of the Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 21, 2017 08:30AM EST Hoda Kotb is a mom! The Today anchor revealed on Tuesday that she has adopted daughter Haley Joy Kotb — born on Tuesday, Feb. 14. “She’s a Valentine’s baby,” Kotb, 52, gushed on Today, calling in to the NBC morning show to announce the big news. “She is the love of my life.” She added that her mother had said, “We’ve been waiting a long time for you.” Courtesy Hoda Kotb Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Babies newsletter. Kotb — who moved in with her boyfriend, Joel Schiffman, last year — was previously married to former University of New Orleans tennis coach Burzis Kanga. The couple divorced in 2007 after two years of marriage, and had no children. Kotb’s Today co-hosts teared up with the news, congratulating the new mom. “This little girl Haley is the luckiest girl,” said Matt Lauer. “You’re going to be one of the most fantastic moms I can ever imagine.” “We are thrilled for you. You were made to be a mom,” said Kathie Lee Gifford. “You’re going to be an incredible mother. You thought you drank a lot of wine before? Just wait,” joked Carson Daly. Later, Kotb tweeted a quote that said: “And then my soul saw you and it kind of went ‘Oh there you are. I’ve been looking for you.’ “