A proud newbie mom! Nikki Bella has been relishing the joys of motherhood in the two weeks since she welcomed her first child with her fiancé, Artem Chigvintsev.
The Total Bellas star, 36, shared a selfie via Instagram on Friday, August 14, after battling it out against her twin sister, Brie Bella, at the EA Sports UFC Virtual Fight Card.
“Two weeks postpartum and I kicked @thebriebella butt playing @easportsufc live on @espn 💋💪🏼 lol nothing like breastfeeding as you’re being counted down going live! 😜” she captioned the post.
Nikki also thanked her fans for being understanding as she prioritizes her time for her baby boy.
“Thank you all so much for understanding my maternity leave,” she continued. “I have taken in every single second with our baby boy. And will continue to do so. I have never cried so many happy tears in my life. God truly has blessed me in the most amazing way ever! The love, goodness, it’s just indescribable.”
The retired WWE star closed out the post by teasing “something fun” that she filmed with Brie, who welcomed her second child with her husband, Daniel Bryan, one day after her sister.
“We shot something fun for you all today to introduce our baby boy 🥰💙 The Bella Boys I should say!” Nikki wrote. “😍🦋🦋 Trust me it’ll be worth the wait! Love you all! And thank you all for your constant love, support and well wishes!!”
Nikki announced the arrival of her son via Instagram on August 2. “7/31/2020 Our baby boy is here and we couldn’t be HAPPIER and more in LOVE! Everyone is safe and healthy,” she captioned a photo of her son’s tiny hand.
Earlier that day, Brie revealed she had given birth to her son one day after Nikki. She and Bryan, 39, are also the parents of 3-year-old daughter Birdie.
“It’s a BOY! 8-1-20,” she wrote alongside the photo. “We are overwhelmed with joy and everyone is healthy!!!”
Nikki detailed her plans for staying happy and healthy postpartum on an episode of the twins’ “The Bellas Podcast” earlier this month.
“I’m also gonna make sure though, at the same time, that I’m making ‘me time,’ even in the beginning, so I know that I stay a happy, healthy mom,” she said. “Like, I have goals for wanting to get my body back in a very healthy way and keeping meditation and just like I’ve been doing with him right now in the womb. We keep going with that.”
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