Hoda Kotb To Adopt A Second Daughter

Hoda Kotb launched a heartwarming secret project while covering the Winter Olympics in South Korea — the recently promoted "Today" anchor is ready to adopt another baby girl to be a playmate for her daughter, Haley Joy!

“Ever since adopting Haley Joy last year, Hoda has desperately wanted a little sister for her,” The National ENQUIRER learned from a source, confirming our earlier reporting. “Now, her dreams could be coming true!” Friends are already calling the child, “Hoda’s very own little Olympic miracle!”

Hoda's eagerness to have children turned desperate after breast cancer treatments in 2007 robbed her of the ability to conceive. She adopted Haley in February 2017 after financier-beau Joel Schiffman said he was totally on board with starting a new family.

“One of the things in my life I’ve always wanted was to be a mom,” Hoda confessed. “Sometimes in your life, things just don’t work out for whatever reason, so you say, ‘Well, I wasn’t meant to have that.’ “But it was really hard to come to terms with it.”

Hoda adopted Haley Joy through a New York agency shortly after the girl was born on Valentine’s Day last year. The adorable tyke was soon “the light of her life” and Hoda decided it would be wonderful if she had a sister, dishes the pal.

This time, Hoda “fell for a little girl she saw while she was in South Korea, covering the games,” says the insider. “And now, she’s ready to begin the legal process to adopt!” Under South Korean law, women over 44 aren’t allowed to adopt, but Hoda’s seeking an exemption, which is frequently granted.

“Hoda can’t believe how lucky she is to be a mom at this later stage of her life!” adds a source.