When Rachel Fuda made her Bravo debut on Season 13 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, fans quickly came to learn how much of a dedicated mother she is. Now, Rachel is praising her own mom as she celebrates another year around the sun.
Rachel, more specifically, took to Instagram on July 28 to share a slideshow of photos featuring her and her mother, as well as her husband, John Fuda, and their three children, Jaiden, Gianella, and Giuliana.
“Happy Birthday Mommy!!!!! I love you so much!” Rachel’s heartfelt caption began. “I am who I am because of you. You have always been my pillar of strength and one to lean on, on my worst days and my best days.”
“I couldn’t have asked for a better Grammy & LaLa for my kids,” the New Jersey ‘Wife continued. “I am beyond grateful. You always put your family first and you have truly engrained that into us. I look at the family and life you created and can only hope to carry that on and make you proud. No matter how much time goes by you will always be my safe place. I hope you have an amazing day! I love you!”
Several of Rachel’s castmates wished her mom a happy birthday in the comments section, including Melissa Gorga and Danielle Cabral.
Rachel Fuda posts an image with her mother to her instagram in celebration of Mother’s day. Photo: Rachel Fuda/Instagram
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In addition to celebrating her mom’s birthday, Rachel recently shared an update on her 2-year-old daughter Giuliana’s progress.
“Giuliana is doing so well. She’s putting her little sentences together, and she’ll ask for things instead of signing or pointing,” Rachel explained in an interview with BravoTV.com. “She has made such tremendous progress.”
Melissa shared a similar sentiment in her own BravoTV.com interview after recalling that Rachel was “stressed about the baby, and I said to her, ‘Do not worry. It’s all gonna work out. She’s gonna be fine.'”
“And she’s doing great. She’s thriving,” Melissa continued. “Both of her little girls, oh my god, they’re so cute.”
When Giuliana isn’t making tremendous progress, she’s busy being “obsessed” with her big brother, Jaiden. “That is the apple of her eye. [Giuliana and Gianella] call him ‘bubby’ because they couldn’t say ‘Jaiden’ or ‘Jai,’ so they call him ‘bubby,’ ‘bubba.’ That’s like their pet name for him.”
Gianella has also been acting as “a little mommy” to Giuliana. “[She’ll say], ‘Giuliana, no, you can’t do that. No, you’re gonna get hurt,'” Rachel shared. “Like, just there parenting her.”
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-with reporting by Tina Santomauro