LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Melissa Gilbert is a proud grandmother of a little girl and she often uses social media to flaunt her new title with her granddaughter. The actress recently turned 59 and to express her gratitude to her fans for all the warm wishes, she posted a very sweet photo on her Instagram.
The former president of the Screen Actors Guild entered her 60th year on May 8 and posted a picture with her grandchild, Ripley Lou Brinkman. She wrote, “This is 59. This is heaven. Thank you all for the wonderful heartfelt birthday wishes. This Nana sends you oceans of love. Xoxo.” The post attracted several comments from fans.
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‘I agree, this is heaven’
A user said, “Happy Birthday @melissagilbertofficial ! Looks like you've already received the best gift you could ask for. ❤️ Wishing you many more happy birthdays!” Another commented, “HBD Melissa! You and I are born 2 days apart, I watched you on LHOTP, and I’m a Nana as well. I agree, this is heaven 💖🎂.”
The third user shared, “❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ oh goodness what a sweet moment. Happy happy birthday to such a sweet and kind soul.” Another added, “You are absolutely a beautiful soul in the world who has made such a profound impact in our world…. with your love, grace, kindness, generosity and living your authentic beautiful best life! What a gem 💎!! Happy Birthday to one of the best hearts I know! 🎉💜💐💐💐💜🎉.”
Gilbert is the biological mother of two children – Dakota Brinkman and Michael Boxleitner - from two different marriages. She is also the stepmother of five, whom she has from her second marriage to Bruce Boxleitner and third marriage to Timothy Busfield.
‘So proud’
Ripley is the ‘Little House on the Prairie’ star’s elder son Dakota’s daughter. The baby was born in June 2021. At the time, Gilbert posted multiple pictures with a lengthy caption that read, “So so happy to tell you all that @timbusfield and I are Nana and Papa to this sweet angel. Ripley Lou Brinkman arrived last night at 6:18 pm central time. She weighs 7lbs 7oz and is 19.5 inches long.”
She added, “Everyone is healthy and doing well. So proud of my son Dakota and his wife @martobes. She was a warrior through the whole process, and he was the perfect partner for her. Next up, traveling to Texas to meet our new granddaughter.”
The comment section of that post was filled with congratulatory messages. A fan wrote, “Congratulations to parents and grandparents. Precious baby God Bless 👼🙏.” Someone else stated, “Congratulations Melissa, I’m a grandma of 8 and I love them all but the first one was special.” “Congratulations on becoming a grandma. It's fun and loving and awesome being a grandma,” another comment added.
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