Cardi B simply stunned followers with the announcement of her latest bundle of pleasure — and a brand-new period of her life.
The rapper, 33, revealed in a November 13 Instagram submit that she quietly welcomed a child boy with boyfriend Stefon Diggs, marking the couple’s first little one collectively. The emotional reveal was tucked inside a reflective video of Cardi lip-syncing to her observe “Good day,” the place she opened up about main modifications in her private {and professional} worlds.
“My life has all the time been a mix of various chapters and completely different seasons. My final chapter was the start of a brand new season,” she wrote. “I introduced new music and a brand new album to the world! A brand new child into my world, and another reason to be the very best model of me, another reason to like me greater than the rest or anybody else so I can proceed giving my infants the love and life they deserve. This subsequent chapter is Me vs. Me! It’s me towards all odds me towards every part meant to get in my manner.”
Her son’s arrival got here simply weeks earlier than Diggs turns 32. The New England Patriots extensive receiver and the “WAP” rapper went public with their romance in June after sharing a comfy, PDA-filled yacht video on Instagram. Their relationship rapidly heated up, with Cardi praising how “supportive” they’ve been of each other as she balanced new motherhood with the rollout of her second album, Am I the Drama, launched in September.
On her Instagram Story, Cardi gave followers a tiny peek into her new mother life, excitedly displaying off a pair of pink floral strollers and joking, “I simply had a boy; I really like this stroller!”
Cardi shared throughout a September CBS Mornings interview with Gayle King that she felt “very highly effective” navigating being pregnant whereas persevering with to work nonstop. “I really feel like I’m in a very good area. I really feel very robust… me and my man, we’re very supportive of one another,” she stated.
The rapper is now a mother of 4: the brand new child boy with Diggs joins her three youngsters with ex Offset — daughters Kulture and Blossom and son Wave. Cardi and Offset break up after years of ups and downs, although she stays centered on elevating their youngsters to be pushed, grounded adults.
Throughout an October look on the On Objective with Jay Shetty podcast, she admitted her largest parenting concern is laziness. “Please don’t be lazy,” she instructed him. “Don’t be a bum… Some folks have the look, the intelligence, the expertise… however they don’t go nowhere as a result of they’re lazy.”
She added she’ll all the time assist her youngsters financially however hopes they work arduous to “turn into one thing.” “Please don’t be nothing,” she stated. “That might be the worst disappointment they may ever do.”
