The National Enquirer is claiming Lucia’s birth has inspired Mel.

After a tough year struggling with the fallout from the collapse of his marriage, Mel Gibson has something to smile about. Proud dad Mel is telling friends that his new daughter with Oksana Grigorieva has given him a second chance at happiness.

Oksana gave birth three weeks early to a healthy baby girl on October 30 at a LA hospital.

Now pals say Mel is “thrilled to death with his second family. He’s behaving like a first-time dad – deliriously happy and telling anyone who will listen about the joyful news.”

Although the delivery went smoothly, there were concerns early on about Oksana’s pregnancy.

“Oksana remained quite thin and then the birth turned out to be about three weeks premature,” said the friend. “Mel asked his friends and family to pray that everything would go well for Oksana and the baby. Thankfully, it all went perfectly in the end, and Mel’s ecstatic.”

“He really sees the baby’s arrival as the beginning of a new life for him after a difficult few years.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, November 16 2009]

Source: Celebitchy

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