Denise Richards adopts a baby
(CBS) - Denise Richards has some big news to share.
The 40-year-old actress has adopted a baby girl domestically, her rep confirms, and she also tweeted about it on Wednesday.
Richards' named her baby daughter Eloise Joni partly after her mother, who passed away in 2007 after a long battle with cancer, her rep tells People. She joins Richards' two daughters, Sam, 7, and Lola, 5, with ex-husband Charlie Sheen.
"Eloise Joni Richards is named after Denise's mom (Joni), and Denise and her daughters Sami and Lola chose the name Eloise," the rep says. "Denise and Eloise's big sisters couldn't be happier and feel incredibly blessed."
The actress also shared her excitement about the new addition on Twitter Wednesday.
"Thank you all for your sweet messages," she wrote. "The girls and I are over the moon and so is my dad Grandpa Irv...xo"
