India Oxenberg Cuddles with Her Baby Daughter in Adorable New Video as She Announces 'Something Special'

The author welcomed her first baby, a daughter, in September with husband Patrick D'Ignazio

India Oxenberg is giving a glimpse into her life as a new mom.

On Monday, Dec. 2, the podcaster and author, who's a survivor of the NXIVM cult, posted a sweet Instagram Reel that begins with herself cuddling her baby daughter, whom she welcomed in September with her husband Patrick D'Ignazio. The little one can be seen lying on her mom's chest in a yellow tee and diaper.

The video then shows a large cardboard box of the new paperback versions of her 2021 book, Still Learning: A Memoir. "One of my favorite ways to start the day 👶💕" the proud mom shared in her caption. "Cuddles & Unboxing something special."

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Oxenberg shared the exciting news that she welcomed her first baby with an Instagram Reel set to "Baby Love" by The Supremes on Sept. 4.

The new mom, 33, showed a few quick clips in the video, including one of her newborn lying on her lap, her Baby Buddha breastfeeding machine and a lit candle that read, "motherhood."

"Baby🫧," she wrote over the Reel, adding "Bubble 🫧" in her caption.

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Back in March, Oxenberg spoke to PEOPLE about how she initially discovered she was expecting.

When her mother, Catherine Oxenberg, got married in October, the former Dynasty actress had an important message for her daughter. "Literally at her wedding, she was like, 'Alright, so have a baby!'" she told PEOPLE.

India and her husband of just over three years had talked about starting a family but "we were waiting for both of us to feel settled," she said.