It’s a boy for Love is blind former student Giannina Gibelli and Bachelor NationIt’s Blake Horstmann!
On Tuesday, the couple said they welcomed their first child last week, a son named Heath.
In a joint post via Instagram, the reality TV stars introduced their little bundle of joy to the world.
“Your first breath took ours away 💙,” the post read. “Meet Heath Orion Horstmann, born on Good Friday, 3/29/24 🦋 everyone is home happy and healthy – your pregnancy and birth was a dream come true ☁️ our lives are brighter, fuller and forever better. thank you for all the love and well wishes, Heath has so many people who love him 💫 we’re parents! 📸: @madison.doula 🤰🏽: @allizenlove.”
Giannina and Blake’s birth announcement included a series of black and white photos from their son’s birthday. The post began with a photo of little Heath – with his eyes open – looking at the camera. In the photo below, the new mom is all smiles as she gets skin-to-skin with her son, while Blake rests his hand on her head for support.
The post also included a photo of the new parents sharing a sweet hug for the camera and two photos of Giannina in labor.
The comments were received with affection by fans and followers.
“Congratulations!!! And thank you for sharing this journey with all of us! What a beautiful family! 🩵,” wrote one fan.
“Hi Heath, YOU’RE GONNA GET KILLED,” added another.
“His face is so cute!! What a Good Friday for sure! Congratulations to you and your family!”, wrote another.
Giannina also took to her Instagram Story to share a series of photos from Heath’s first day out, including a photo of Blake sharing a special moment with him and another funny photo of Blake showing off the scale of his son’s body with his hand.
Before the son’s arrival, the Love is blind alum shared a beautiful photo from her maternity shoot.
“the butterflies in my belly turned into two little feet 👣,” she wrote alongside the black and white photo of her and Blake.
Blake and Giannina shared that they were expecting their first child together in November.
“First comes love, then comes baby H,” they captioned the post. “We are so grateful that life has brought us here and on cloud nine to be parents to our sweet baby in the spring of 2024!” the post read.
Along with the news, the couple shared photos from a maternity shoot. One photo shows Blake kissing Giannina’s exposed stomach, while another captured him gazing lovingly at her. Other photos show Giannina posing as Blake takes a photo of her smiling with her boyfriend.
After competing on two separate reality shows, Giannina and Blake met during the first season of Costa All Star. In January 2022, a source told ET that the couple were dating. They made things official on Instagram six months later, before celebrating their one year anniversary in December 2022.
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