A fractured back & a baby NÁDIA'S SILVER LINING

A skiing accident has seen the star slow down and delight in wee Arlo

- Sophie Neville

Long before Nadia Lim married now-husband Carlos Bagrie, the Kiwi food star told him that one day they would end up on a farm with three sons. More than a decade on, Nadia's prediction has come true she and Carlos are living their dream on a slice of rural paradise in Central Otago with their boys Bodhi, seven, River, four, and Arlo, seven-and-a-half months.

"Believe it or not, I always had a strong feeling I'd end up with three boys," says Nadia, welcoming us into her lovingly restored farmhouse to introduce her adorable addition Arlo, who was born at home on the farm on February 15.

While Carlos had been sure their third child would be a girl, Nadia says even though they didn't find out in advance, she was sure all along that Bodhi and River would be getting a little brother, and she couldn't be happier with her blue-eyed bundle of joy.

"He's been such a delightful addition to our family," says Nadia, bouncing her little boy on her knee as she chats at the kitchen table. The 485-hectare farm overlooks Royalburn Station, between Arrowtown and Cardrona, which the My Food Bag co-founders moved to four years ago.

"He has been pretty easy-going right from the start and just slotted in so well," she enthuses. "The boys now adore him and it feels so right having him here."

While it's been a happy time adjusting to three children, Nadia, 37, has had a very difficult few weeks after a terrifying ski accident, which left her with a fractured vertebra. On the day the Weekly visits, Nadia insists she's doing okay, but it's clear she's in pain as she gingerly lowers herself into a chair and winces as she bends down to pick a toy up off the floor.