Food Network's Tyler Florence Welcomes Daughter, Dorothy Tyler

Food Network’s Tyler Florence and his wife Tolan Clark Florence welcomed daughter Dorothy Tyler Florence on Friday, August 8th at 8:08 am. She weighed 9 lbs and was 19 inches long. Dorothy is the second child for the couple; son Hayden is 14 months. Tyler, 37, is also dad to son Miles, 12, from a previous relationship.

Tolan announced on her Facebook page that Dorothy "is perfect." To view a photo of Dorothy, click here.

Source: Food Network Addict; Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images.

Thanks to CBB reader Steph.

Comments

absolutely adorable,yummy & makes me want more……..

- @ndie on August 9th, 2008

hmmm…seems like tyler and clay had the same idea for that scheduled c-section!

not that it matters…it’s a cool idea.

they probably figure it might bring good luck and, heck, the baby is due anyway!

- SH on August 9th, 2008

Congrats to him and his family. But i think both him and Clay had planed arrives since everything is on the dot. But i think it’s kool to have a birthday with numbers like that.

- Gena on August 9th, 2008

How cool that she was born on 8-8-08 at 8:08am.

- Jennifer on August 9th, 2008

Another 8/8/08 at 8:08 baby? What are the chances????

Congrats, she’s a cutie!

- Heather on August 9th, 2008

A close friend of ours had a baby girl on 08-08-08 … Kennedy weighed 8 pounds and 8 ounces, lol and she was 19 inches long (so another 8 if you add the numbers together!) The only thing is, she missed being born at 8:28 pm by 30 seconds, haha.

- Cait on August 9th, 2008

I wonder if it can still bring good luck if it the time and date were forced. I think probably not. I have to admit it looks great, but I don’t agree with it.

- sarita on August 9th, 2008

I love the name Dorothy. I think it’s so cute on a person.

- poppy on August 10th, 2008

How sweet! You don’t hear of too many girls being named Dorothy these days; I wonder if it’s a family name, or if the Florences are big fans of “The Wizard of Oz.”

- SAR on August 10th, 2008

Yeah, I can imagine the look on the Dr’s face when these people supposedly planned the c-section for that day and time.

Congrats to the family and I’m all for the idea of a crazy random birthdate and time.

- Jen on August 10th, 2008

What an interesting name!

Aw bless her timing of birth!

- babyboopie on August 10th, 2008

Yay Tyler and family!

And from experience, you can’t place the exact time of birth for a baby. That’s for sure.

- Monika on August 10th, 2008

Dorothy is so cute.Not too big on the name, Dorothy, it sounds Old-Fashoined.Anyway,Congrats to the Couple!

- anonymous on August 10th, 2008

Despite what is said in the comments on this site, I have NEVER known an ETHICAL doctor who does scheduled c-sections based on the patient’s desire. It is a major surgery! When you have a schedule c-section, you are given a week or so to pick the time. To my knowledge, no doctor would give a c-section just because the patient wants one. I had a scheduled c-section for my first. Had it not been scheduled, it would have been an emergency c-section. I think there are a lot of people spreading some urban legends and misinformation regarding c-sections. C-sections are done when medically needed, not to fit into work schedules or anything else.

Celebrities who have had scheduled c-sections most likely had medical reasons that they do not wish to share with strangers/public.

- MizMolly on August 11th, 2008

MizMolly,
I’ve heard of a lot of c-sections that are scheduled to fit into a persons life for convienence…a big one is for husbands that are over seas at war. Lots of those going on right now…People schedule it so the husbands can be there for the birth. I think it happens for other reasons more than you think…and it really doesn’t sound unethical. Sometimes things just come up and you have to schedule for convienence sake. I’ve heard of this too when family members are from another country and want to be there for the baby’s birth…

And even if they did have a medical reason, than fine…they can schedule it for a medical reason for 8/8/08 at 7:30 or 8am…and the baby would be born accordingly…doesn’t sound “unethical” to me…

- SH on August 11th, 2008

Where I work as an L&D nurse, patients have pretty much free run of their desired schedule. Now, people getting repeat cesarean sections have their pick of the dates and approximate times.

- Amy on August 11th, 2008

Very cute baby, looks just like Tyler! Dorothy sounds a little “old” for a baby; maybe she could be Dot, Dottie or Lil’ Dot for short!

- Sarah on August 11th, 2008

Aren’t we all just as bad as the tabloids when we go accusing people of having planned c-sections and criticizing every aspect of these people’s lives and the birth’s of their children when we don’t have any of the facts to back it up. Congrats for a healthy baby. That’s all that matters. We should be fortunate that they share the information with us.

- Gigi on August 12th, 2008