Ex-Today weather presenter Natalia Cooper insists she left the show to focus on her baby son Ezra... and NOT as part of the shake-up that axed Karl Stefanovic By Ekin Karasin For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:21 BST, 13 April 2019 | Updated: 00:25 BST, 13 April 2019 Viewcomments Natalia Cooper has claimed her decision to leave the Today show isn't linked to the shake-up that got Karl Stefanovic, Sylvia Jeffreys and Tim Gilbert axed. The 35-year-old, who gave birth to son Ezra in January, decided during her maternity leave that she won't be returning as the show's weather presenter. 'We were discussing it last year and, with a baby, it probably wouldn't work with all the travel and the craziness of a job that is on the road a lot,' she told Stellar magazine. Her choice: Natalia Cooper has claimed her decision to leave the Today show isn't linked to the shake-up that got Karl Stefanovic, Sylvia Jeffreys and Tim Gilbert axed Natalia added: 'It was definitely time to make a change. I've always had my identity tied up in what I do for work. But now my identity is shifting and that's OK.' She said she has the full support of her musician husband Carl Fox in bidding farewell to the 2am wake-ups. Natalia and Carl welcomed their son Ezra on January 28, and announced the exciting news with an Instagram snap of their newborn swaddled in a hospital blanket. 'It's a boy! Our beautiful son was born late on Monday night. (28.01.19),' Natalia wrote. Family: The 35-year-old, who gave birth to son Ezra in January, decided during her maternity leave that she won't be returning as the show's weather presenter. Pictured with husband Carl Fox New look: The Today show's Karl (L) has been replaced by Deborah Knight, while Tom Steinfort is now newsreader instead of Sylvia Jeffreys (R) 'We've named him Ezra and we are completely in love. So thrilled that our family of two is now a trio. We love you gorgeous boy,' she added. In September, Natalia announced her pregnancy and revealed the happy news on Today, by sharing an ultrasound of her baby. 'I have a long range forecast for February and it has nothing to do with the weather!' she told former host Karl Stefanovic and Georgie Gardner at the time. New priorities: Natalia said: 'We were discussing it last year and, with a baby, it probably wouldn't work with all the travel and the craziness of a job that is on the road a lot' 'I'm forecasting a lot of sleepless nights for me because my husband Carl (Fox) and I are having a baby.' Natalia surprised her co-stars when she explained she was already halfway through her pregnancy, but had only just started to show. 'Not much of a bump yet. I think because it is my first time. It's kinda all in there somewhere, I look like I have perhaps had a few too many years off or pies,' she laughed while pointing to her stomach. The bubbly weather girl married musician Carl Fox in March 2016, after meeting at a Perth pub more than eight years ago. Cute: Natalia added: 'It was definitely time to make a change. I've always had my identity tied up in what I do for work. But now my identity is shifting and that's OK' Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility