Former Morning Musume member Iida Kaori announced on her official blog that she gave birth to her second baby at 9:12 on May 13.

Through a blog post titled "Announcement", she wrote, "I'm full of happiness as I am now able to hold my baby who I've wanted to see. Seeing him crying hard, but falling asleep when I or my husband hold him, make me realize that I've become a parent. I'm sure there will be many difficult times ahead, but together with this baby, I want to grow, and become a firm mother."

Iida married Kenji, the vocalist of a rock band 7HOUSE (disbanded in 2002), back in July of 2007, and they were blessed with their first son in January of 2008, but he unfortunately passed away after 6 months due to chronic renal failure. Since then, Iida had refrained from her activities, but made a comeback with a concert in January of 2009. She also became a member of�Dream Morning Musume in 2011.

Congratulations to the family!

Source & Image: Oricon

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