It’s a boy forBodeandMorgan Miller— times two!
The athletes welcomed twin sons on Friday, Nov. 8, they revealed Tuesday during a call-in to theTodayshow, sharing the boys’ adorable first photos.
“They finally arrived! They had us waiting and waitingand waiting, driving Morgan crazy,” the proud dad, 42, told the show’s co-anchors during their call. “She carried them full term.”
He noted, “Luckily my momwas a midwife but shehadn’t delivered babies in 20-plus years and she’d never delivered twins. … We were both pretty relaxed and pretty casual, but we were certainly not qualified to be doing that unassisted home delivery of twins!”
The new additions join the couple’s sonsEaston Vaughn Rek, 13 months, andEdward Nash Skan, 4, plus Bode’s son Samuel Nathaniel, 6, and daughter Neesyn Dace, 11. Bode and Morgan’s daughterEmeline Grierdied after atragic drowning accident in June 2018at 19 months old.
Morgan Miller and her twins.McCall Miller Photography
McCall Miller Photography
Bode Miller and his twins.McCall Miller Photography
The Millers revealedtheir exciting pregnancy newson theTodayshow in August.
“From the beginning of our relationship, [Bode] always said, ‘I want identical twin boys, born on my birthday,’ ” she said. “And this time, when we found out I was pregnant, I said, ‘Do you think it’s twins this time?’ And he said ‘No.’ ”
The professional beach volleyball player explained that she went to her ultrasound appointment alone, which is where she was surprised to learn that she wasexpecting not one but two babies.
“Sure enough, identical twin boys,” she added in the spouses’ interview withSavannah Guthrie, going on to reveal inan Instagram postthat the babies were due on Nov. 11 — almost exactly one month after Bode’s 42nd birthday.
The couple’s daughter drowned in a backyard pool in the Coto de Caza neighborhood of Orange County, California, on June 10, 2018. In May, Morgan, 32,revealed she had performed CPRon her daughter before her death. Although her resuscitation efforts initially managed to keep Emeline alive, she ultimately died at the hospital the next day.
“Time is not on our side when it comes to water, and even though my daughter was resuscitated,there was too much damageto her brain for her to survive,” she said tearfully in an Instagram video. “It takes seconds.”
Four months after Emeline’s death, the couplewelcomed son Eastonin October 2018. The parents continue to raise awareness about infant pool and water safety, sharing Easton’sswimming lessonswith followers and providing information about swimming education programInfant Swimming Resource’s Self-Rescue(ISR), where he learns swim necessities such floating with the help of a swim instructor.
Morgan Beck/Instagram
Morgan Beck Miller/Instagram
“If I’m being honest, most days, I hate being pregnant,” she said in the caption. “But today, I wasreminded that this belly has grown5 healthy babies. It has been a home for the creation of life and played a monumental role in providing me with the love I get to feel every day.”
The then-mom-to-be added, “I should give my body the same love it has provided me. Feeling so much love and gratitude 🙏🏼.”
In an Oct. 17 Instagram post, Morgangave another bump update viaan Instagram Story bathroom-mirror selfie, baring her belly for the shot underneath a salmon-colored top. “36 weeks & 2 days,” she wrote on top of the image, adding the hashtag, “#imgoingcrazy.”
source: people.com
