It’s a third boy forMichael Phelps!
The gold-winning Olympic swimmer, 34, has welcomed his third child with wifeNicole, a former Miss California USA. A son namedMaverick Nicolas Phelpsjoined the family on Monday, Sept. 9, the couple shared on Instagram Wednesday alongside two sweet snapshots.
In addition to newborn Maverick, Phelps and Nicole, 34, are also parents to sonsBeckett Richard, 18 months, andBoomer Robert, 3, who joined them for their professional photo session.
Then, in October, the twohad a second ceremonyin Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with Boomer as the ring bearer. The couple both posted photos of the intimate gathering on Instagram. “My best friend … I love you!!” the retired pro swimmer wrote, while Nicole changed her Instagram handle tomrs.nicolephelps.
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Boomer and Beckett helped the familyannounce their third child on the wayin April, with a photo of the brothers sitting together in a ride-on toy car. “BABY” was notably spelled out below them, in gold balloons.
“Oopswe did it again,” Nicole wrote. “I get to be a mama x3!!”
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Phelpstalked to PEOPLE last yearabout still learning to parent with his two young children, saying, “I believe we are just getting started.”
“I have learned a lot of patience,” he said. “Being able to be at that point where we are able to teach and raise our two kids exactly how we want is a journey we are really looking forward to and is going to be super fun.”
The athlete also reflected on taking on more parenting responsibilities after the2016 Summer Olympicsin Rio de Janeiro, praising Nicole for “everything she does for me and our kids.”
“I asked Nicole after the games, ‘Well, honey, what do I do?’ And she was like, ‘I don’t know, let’s just figure out what works and go from there,’ ” Phelps said. “Nicole and I have been through everything you can imagine publicly and privately and this is only going to help and grow and strengthen our relationship.”
source: people.com
