Chrissy Teigen is "happy and excited" to be a mother.

Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy Teigen

The 30-year-old model and her husband John Legend announced earlier today (17.04.16) their daughter Luna Simone Stephens was born on Thursday (14.04.16), and while she is overjoyed with the new arrival, she is now feeling "awkward" about her presence on social media.

She tweeted: "thank you for all the well wishes!!! we are so happy and excited! i dunno what to tweet now. does my twitter change? this is so awkward (sic)"

And the 'Lip Sync Battle' host joked her 37-year-old spouse was "healing perfectly" after the birth.

She posted: "to everyone asking, john is healing perfectly (sic)"

Chrissy took to her Instagram page to announce the birth of her daughter.

Alongside a picture showing the tot weighed 6lb 11oz, she wrote: "She's here! Luna Simone Stephens, we are so in love with you! And sleepy. Very sleepy."

And John added on his own page: "Our new love is here! Luna Simone Stephens, born on Thursday, the 14th. We couldn't be happier!"

Chrissy previously revealed she had asked US president Barack Obama to approve her choice of baby name.

She said: "I asked Barack - we're like very first name basis.

"I asked President Obama if he liked one of our name choices and he said he did.

"I thought afterwards, I should have came up with two so he could pick one, because if you think about it, you've got to be nice about it if you give someone a name."

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