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The Bachelorfamily just got a little bit bigger!
The pair tells PEOPLE Grimaldi, 35, was 41 weeks and a day when her water broke, sparking a last-minute change that caused her to undergo a C-section. He was born at 7 lbs. and 9 oz.
Both Grimaldi and the newborn are recovering well.
Grimaldi also announcedthe news on Instagram with a photo of her and Wolfe holding their newborn in the hospital. She added a snap of Wolfe wearing a pregnancy pillow around his neck and holding flowers and a gift for the new mom.
“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!” she wrote alongside the photos.
She continued, “🤍 Mommy & Daddy LOVE you SO SO much!!! Thank you for choosing us and for giving us the BEST gift of all - being YOUR parents! ❤️😍🧿#libraseason.”
Grimaldi first announced the exciting news on Instagram alongside a stunning selection of professional black-and-white maternity shots.
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Grimaldi and Wolfe tied the knot in August last year in anintimate ceremonywith close family at the Le Mount Stephen Hotel, just outside of Montreal, Canada, the pair’s hometown. Their wedding venue wasn’t the first nod to their Canadian heritage within their love story: Wolfe alsoproposed to Grimaldiatop the Saint-Louis Gate in Quebec City, Grimaldi told PEOPLE.
Celebrating their love with traditional vows, live music and a lasagna dinner, Grimaldi and Wolfe’s ceremony (and love story) left Grimaldi feeling “over the moon,” she said at the time.
“Josh is the best partner to have in life and I feel so grateful,” she added. “I know we’re going to be together forever.”
Before finding her forever with Wolfe, Grimaldi had a whirlwind public romance whenshe wonseason 21 ofThe Bachelorin 2017. Grimaldi was engaged to Nick Viall on the show’s season finale, butended their engagementjust five months after the episode aired.
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“We just weren’t able to match or meet each other halfway,” Grimaldi recalled, according toE! News. “Although we thought we were.”
“We would always hear, ‘Everyone fights while it’s airing, everyone does. Once the season’s over, it’s going to get better.’ And it just didn’t for us,” added Viall.
source: people.com
