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Kaley Cuocois loving every moment spent watchingTom Pelphreybe a dad to their newborn daughterMatilda.
The actress, 37, chatted with PEOPLE at the Rock4EB event in Malibu, California, on Saturday evening — whichbenefits the fight to find a cure for the rare skin condition epidermolysis bullosa.
When asked to describe what has surprised her most about seeing her boyfriend in his new role as a father, Cuoco said, “I cannot believe how natural he is, how much he loves it.”
“I mean, when we were in the hospital, he did everything — every diaper, he’s the swaddle king,” she continued. “All the nurses said, ‘Oh my God, you’re the best guy swaddler we’ve ever seen.’ "
Noting that Pelphrey, 40, “just loves” Matilda, Cuoco added, “She looks exactly like him. And he has a very distinct voice, so when he talks to her, she’s like 360. Her head turns around, and she’s like, ‘I know that voice.’ It’s very sweet.”
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Cuoco and Pelphrey announced their firstborn’s birth last month, calling her the “new light of our lives” alongside a set of family photos shared on Instagram at the time.
“Introducing, Matilda Carmine Richie Pelphrey, the new light of our lives!“The Big Bang Theoryalum wrote. “We are overjoyed and grateful for this little miracle 💓.”
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At the Rock4EB event, Cuoco posed for photographs with Pelphrey, as well asCourteney Cox, who was also in attendance.
Speaking with PEOPLE, Cox, 58, said the event is close to her heart given that her manager’s 19-year-old son has epidermolysis bullosa. She said: “It’s such a rare disease that it’s so important to bring awareness to it, and to raise money and keep the research going.”
The evening benefitted The Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation (EBMRF), which is the only all-volunteer, non-profit funder of research for epidermolysis bullosa.
Cuoco and Pelphrey firstshared their pregnancy newsin October. He later toldExtrathat the pair was “so excited” to be welcoming a little girl.
“I never thought I would have kids, so this is very special,” she added. “Neither of us thought we would be here.”
Though she noted that there are “so many things people tell you,” and that she was told to “read books” before welcoming her daughter, Cuoco admitted, “I didn’t read s—.”
“Tom and I are very natural and we kind of go with the flow,” she said. “We found that [Matilda] really tells us what she wants when she wants it, and we’re not stuck on any weird schedule.”
source: people.com
