From the moment Bode and Morgan Miller welcomed their daughter, Emeline Grier, into the world, it was clear that the doting father adored the little girl.
The couple is mourning the death of the 19-month-old, who drowned on Sunday in a pool in Coto de Caza, California, PEOPLE confirms. In a statement post on their Instagram accounts, the grieving parents said they never would have thought they “would experience a pain like this.”
They welcomed Emeline, whom they called Emmy, inan intimate home birth in November 2016. And photos from the 40-year-old’s skier’s social media gives a glimpse into the Olympian’s love for his little girl.
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Millerrevealed the death in an Instagram postMonday, writing that the family is “beyond devastated.”
“Her love, her light, her spirit will never be forgotten,” he wrote of Emmy. “Our little girl loved life and lived it to it’s fullest everyday.”
Miller also shared a new Instagram post on Tuesday morning, thanking everyone for their love and support during this “impossible time,” and name-checking their two midwives in particular.
Even as Miller served as an Alpine skiing analyst for NBC Olympics at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, the doting dad couldn’t get Emmy off of his mind.
“I can’t wait to get home to my little princess,” he captioned anInstagram photo shared in Februaryfeaturing Emmy wearing a pink tutu. “She’s waiting patiently.”
When he returned home in March, the excited father couldn’t help but post an Instagram shot ofhimself holding Emmy and Nash, writing, “Commentating for@nbcolympicswas an amazing experience, but I’m so happy to be home with my littles.”
Ever the athlete, Miller couldn’t wait to get his “littles” out onto the slopes. In February of last yar, he and his family headed to a Swiss ski resort. Although Emmy was too young to strap on a pair of skis, Miller was sure to share aphoto of himself walking with Emmy in a carrier.
“I’m a very lucky man this year,” he wrote next to the shot. “My amazing wife and all my little ones in St. Moritz with me for Valentine’s Day.”
Just months before Emmy’s death, the couple, who wed in 2012, announced Morgan’sthird pregnancy in an April Instagram post, writing: “Happy Easter from our growing Miller Family.”
Miller is also a father to two children from previous relationships: son Samuel, 5, and daughter Neesyn, 10.
source: people.com
