The Bachelor star Vanessa Grimaldi has given birth to her first child with husband Joshua Wolfe, after going through a "tough" pregnancy.
The 35-year-old announced the birth of her newborn son on Instagram as she shared a sweet picture of her new family. In the snap, Vanessa and 37-year-old Joshua wore pink and blue party hats as they cuddled their new arrival.
The reality star captioned the post: "Nothing will beat my 35th birthday! Our little miracle decided to be born one day before mommy’s birthday, so we celebrated his BIRTH date and my 35th at the hospital as a new family!
"Mommy & Daddy LOVE you SO SO much!!!Thank you for choosing us and for giving us the BEST gift of all - being YOUR parents!"
The Bachelor alum's co-stars rushed to the comments to congratulate to the new parents.
Raven Gottschalk said: "What an incredible gift!!! Congrats Vanessa!"
Caila Quinn wrote: " Aww congratulations Vanessa," while Annaliese Puccini commented: "Ahhh the sweetest birthday present!!!! Congratulations mama."
Vanessa didn't have a straightforward pregnancy, as she suffered from intense morning sickness and spoke about feeling anxious before the birth.
Taking to her Instagram Stories during the pregnancy, the reality star said: "I was VERY nauesous and felt like I had vertigo for a few weeks straight.
"It was tough being at work wearing a mask all day & feeling sick. But I would crawl from my entrance to my couch after work and chew on crackers & ginger candy all night."
She also opened up about her anxieties writing: "Whenever I get a cold, feel pain from my pelvic area or when I got asked 'do you feel the baby?' - I have an anterior placenta, so it took me longer to feel the punches and kicks from the baby."
Vanessa previously competed for Nick Viall’s heart on The Bachelor and got engaged to the podcast host at the end of the show.
The former couple called it quits in August 2017, confirming the split in a statement which read: "It’s with a great amount of heartbreak for the both us as we have decided to end our engagement. We gave this relationship our all and we are saddened that we did not get the fairy-tale ending we hoped for.
"We will continue to be there for each other no matter what. This hasn’t been an easy decision, however, as we part ways, we do so with lots of love and admiration for each other," they announced.
Vanessa then got engaged to Joshua in August 2020 and tied the knot the following year.
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