Connie Britton Adopts Son Yoby


For
years, Connie Britton has been hard at work on her acclaimed show
Friday Night Lights and most recently on the new hit, American Horror
Story.

But the actress, 44, has just been cast in her most
rewarding role yet: Mom. She’s adopted a 9-month-old baby boy from
Ethopia, Britton confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

After a
three-year long adoption process, the actress’s dream of motherhood came
true about a week ago, after she returned from the African country with
her son Yoby — a nickname for Eyob, his given name.

“I am thanking my lucky stars every day,” Britton, 44, tells PEOPLE.

The day she first held her son in her arms was a moment the new mom will never forget.

“It
was such a wonderful moment of completion,” she recalls. “I thought I
was going to collapse into a puddle of tears. I was just grinning from
ear to ear.”

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