The year 2020 has been filled with a lot of plot twists and surprises, but one important lesson it teaches us is that we can always find blessings and hope in what this life has thrown at us.
Most of us may have lost loved ones, relationships, jobs, opportunities, and dreams but we continue to hope. We may have felt like hitting a wall, doubting our progress or the direction that we're headed to but we still try our best to navigate through these unprecedented times.
But despite the adversities that come our way, there remains something to look forward to and to hold onto. For some celebrities, this includes their family, the birth of their child, and their new journey of parenthood.
A few personalities have indeed been blessed to take on new roles as parents as they welcome their first child in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among those who braved the global crisis and became first-time parents include Solenn Heussaff and Nico Bolzico, Sheena Halili and Jeron Manzanero, Anne Curtis and Erwan Heussaff, Rodjun Cruz and Dianne Medina, Aicella Santos and Mark Zambrano, Coleen Garcia and Billy Crawford, Assunta de Rossi, Ethel Booba, and Baron Geisler.
The year 2020 may have stolen a lot of things from us but for these celebrities, the year has also given them their everything.
Get to know the celebrities who now proudly wear the hats of first-time parents in this gallery.
Solenn Heusaff and Nico Bolzico began the year 2020 as a family of three with the birth of their daughter Thylane Katana on January 1.
Baron Geisler became a doting father with the arrival of baby Talitha Cumi, his firstborn with wife Jamie Evangelista, on January 20, 2020.
The date February 14, 2020 overflowed with love when Ethel Booba and her partner Jessie Salazar welcomed their first child. The comedian became a first-time mom at the age of 43.
Anne Curtis and Erwan Heussaff welcomed a new character in their blissful love story with the birth of their first child, baby Dahlia Amelie on March 3, 2020.
YouTube star Mich Liggayu began a new chapter in her relationship with boyfriend Neo Domingo with the arrival of baby Anastasia Margaret on March 24, 2020.
The three-year-old marriage of fashion blogger and influencer Tricia Gosingtian and husband RG Gabunada has been finally blessed with a child when the former gave birth to baby Leandro on April 11, 2020.
Kapuso couple Luane Dy and Carlo Gonzalez became a family of three with the birth of baby Jose Christiano or baby X in April 2020.
Jako de Leon, content creator and son of Joey de Leon, embraced the title of fatherhood when his wife Gill Salita gave birth to their child, baby Jakob on May 1, 2020.
Alex Medina took on the new role as a father when he and his girlfriend Monique Tolentino welcomed baby Alexandria Mercedes on May 23, 2020.
Influencers Martine Cajucom and Cliff Ho became first-time parents with the birth of their little girl, baby Penelope on May 29, 2020.
Football star Phil Younghusband became a daddy to his mini-me, Philip James Younghusband. His first child with wife Margaret Hall was born on June 12, 2020.
Theater actor Pepe Herrera and girlfriend Sarah Mallari welcomed their firstborn, a baby girl they named Payapa on June 14, 2020.
Blogger Kryz Uy and former actor Slater Young may now call themselves mom and dad with the arrival of baby Scott Knoa on June 22, 2020.
Max Collins and Pancho Magno started living their most challenging yet most fulfilling roles as parents on July 6, 2020 when the Kapuso actress gave birth to baby Skye Anakin.
Paulina Sotto, Vic Sotto's daughter with Angela Luz, and her husband Jed Llanes welcomed their firstborn, Sachi Brielle on September 7, 2020.
Heartthrob Carlo Aquino is now a father after his non-showbiz girlfriend Trina Candaza gave birth to baby Enola Mithi on September 8, 2020.
The year 2020 has also made first-time parents out of Dianne Medina and Rodjun Cruz. The long-time celebrity couple welcomed baby Joaquin on September 10, 2020.
Coleen Garcia gave birth to her first child with Billy Crawford, baby Amari on September 10, 2020.
Assunta de Rossi got her answered prayer when she and her husband, former Congressman Jules Ledesma welcomed baby Fiore on October 4, 2020. They refer to her as their miracle baby after experiencing troubles with pregnancy in their 16 years of marriage and despite the actress being diagnosed with myoma.
'Descendants of the Sun PH' actress Reese Tuazon and her husband Robi Guingona welcomed their firstborn Vianna Lucita on October 30, 2020.
Former 'Ika-6 Na Utos' star Ryza Cenon wore the hat of a mother when she gave birth to a healthy baby boy on October 31, 2020. Baby Night is her first child with partner Miguel Antonio Cruz.
Actress-turned-politician Charee Pineda and her husband Martell Soledad welcomed their firstborn, baby Cesco on November 30, 2020.
Kapuso singer Aicelle Santos and former GMA reporter Mark Zambrano are #blessed to call themselves mom and dad for the first time with the birth of baby Zandrine Anne on December 5, 2020.
Sheena Halili and her husband Jeron Manzanero welcomed their firstborn, a bouncing baby girl named baby Martina on December 12, 2020.
KC Montero and his wife Stephanie Dods welcomed their first child, baby Wyatt Cody Miller on December 14, 2020.