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Derek Hough’s daughter is constantly cha-cha-changing.
Nine months into his new role as dad to his and wife Hayley Erbert’s daughter Everley, the Dancing With the Stars judge gave a peek at how she is growing up too fast.
In a picture shared to Instagram Oct. 4, Hough hugged his baby girl—whose face was turned away from the camera—to his chest with two arms and smiled at her, playfully lamenting in the caption, “She’s getting too big.”
While Everley might be waltzing into a new phase of life as a 9-month-old, her dad has made sure to embrace every unchoreographed step along the way. And yes, that even includes when she left a “nice surprise” (read: the aftermath of a diaper blowout) on his chest after a cross-country flight earlier this summer.
“It’s one of those things, again, whatever you focus on is what you feel,” the 41-year-old told E! News in June. “I was like, ‘You know, what, I’m lucky that I get to have this on my chest right now.'”
As Hough sees it, her laughter, smiles and even minor milestones are all opportunities worthy of a happy dance.
“Every day is something different, something new,” he continued. “It’s been incredible.”
Plus, Hough is grateful to see the world from a fresh and new perspective after living “such a full and rich life.”
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“I was like, ‘Wow, I’ve done so much in my life already, and now I get to start over,’” he explained. “It’s all brand new. I get to do this whole life thing, but in a totally different way now, and it has a lot more meaning and fulfillment and excitement.”
For her part, Erbert has embraced motherhood with a beautiful mix of emotions.
“Motherhood is even more complex and contradicting than I could have ever imagined,” she wrote on Instagram in April. “It feels like living in two places at once. Where joy and heartache can both be true, all of the time.”
Still, the Dancing With the Stars alum addressed Everley directly to share her joy for the future.
“So excited for all the ‘firsts’ and the life ahead of you/us,” she added, “yet wishing I could freeze time and never have any ‘lasts.’”
For a back look at Hough and Erbert’s relationship, including life with baby Everley, keep reading…
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