CNN's Abby Phillip on Being Pregnant and Covering 2020 Post-Election Madness

“Shortly after the [2020 presidential] election, I was pregnant covering all the madness while in my first trimester and having morning sickness,” she says in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. “Working with the intensity that I did post-election while carrying a child was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Between that and the delivery, I could accomplish anything at this point.” The Harvard grad, 32, and her husband Marcus Richardson welcomed daughter Naomi Angelina on August 16.

CNN'S Abby Phillip Recalls Cooking Dinner for Family After Going into Labor with Daughter Naomi

The new mom says she “cooked dinner through the first contractions” until “things really going and we were like, ‘Okay let’s do this.’ " Daymion Mardel As for what Phillip cooked for her final meal before motherhood, the senior political correspondent says she made “a sausage dish.” Speaking about her home delivery, Phillip tells PEOPLE it “went pretty well” and was “fairly short.” “We gave birth right here in this house, which was really nice,” she adds.

CNN's Abby Phillip Shares Sweet Photos from Baby Naomi's First Snow Day: 'So Excited'

“Someone was SO excited for the snow that she woke up in the middle of the night for 2.5 hours 😆😩 But our first snow day is here and it’s amazing! ❄️ ⛄️” they captioned the post. Phillip also shared a video on her Instagram Story as she attempted to sit Naomi down in the snow. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

CNN's Abby Phillip Welcomes First Baby, Daughter Naomi Angelina, with Husband Marcus Richardson

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Phillip revealed toThe Cutin March that she was expecting her first child, a daughter. The journalist shared similar messages in a candid post onInstagramfor Mother’s Day, writing, “Before this year, I thought I knew what motherhood was all about. But what I wasn’t prepared for was the emotional fortitude that it requires to really be a mother.

CNN's Abby Phillip: 'I Don't Want Motherhood to Change Me Too Much'

“You only get your first one once, so I’m going to take that time, spend it with her and nurture her until she watches me go back to work and learns that mommy has a job,” says Phillip. Phillip and Richardson have been together for 10 yearsand married for three, and she doesn’t intend on changing their solid framework even with a new addition to the family. “From the beginning, Marcus knew he was dating a journalist who was attached to her phone and working seven [days] a week.