After months of spotting Rihanna enjoying her pregnancy all over the globe, the singer-songwriter and her boyfriend, A$AP Rocky welcomed a son this week!
The much-anticipated arrival happened on May 13 in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. While there are no pictures (yet) or a name announcement, the news is thrilling for all her millions of fans around the world.
The couple first announced that they were expecting in January 2022, when the singer bared her growing belly to celebrity photographer Miles Diggs. The photographer shared a gorgeous shot of her bump on his Instagram page, captioning the series of gorgeous photos, “SHE IS,” and Rihanna proudly showed off her pregnancy from then on.
The new mom and nine-time Grammy winner has shared a bit about her excitement and fears during her pregnancy, telling Vogue earlier this year that she is worried about postpartum depression. “Will I feel out of control emotionally?” she said. “Those are the stories I hear from other women that scare me.” She was also playful about her pregnancy, like most first-time moms sometimes looking at your body in disbelief. “As much as it’s happening, it’s also not happening,” she said of her belly. “Sometimes I’ll walk past my reflection and be like, ‘Oh shi*!'”
Fans flocked to social media once the news of his birth was announced:
rihanna had her baby on the blood moon eclipse. that energy is legendary.
— BIG EMPRESS ENERGY™️ (@bigempressnergy) May 19, 2022
Congratulations to our sister Rihanna who has given birth to a bouncing baby boy. Thank you Jesus.
— Dr Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) May 19, 2022
aw congratulations to rihanna! she had a baby boy!! 🥺💕
— ShawtyAstrology🧚🏽✨ (@shawtyastrology) May 19, 2022
Rihanna’s baby finding out who his mom is: pic.twitter.com/2hGU2hWM3X
— Best Vision TV (@Bestvisiontv) May 19, 2022
For his part, A$AP Rocky told GQ he’s equally excited to be a father, especially when you’ve found the the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. (It’s) much better when you got ‘the One,’ he said. “She amounts to probably, like, a million of the other ones. I think when you know, you know. She’s the One.”
Rihanna has also been open about watching her child grow up, telling Vogue, “They’re going to teach me more than I could ever teach them. And I want them to go for it. I want to see who they are in the world, who they become. Because I’m just here to keep them on the rails—a passenger as much as the driver.”
Here’s hoping the new parents are soaking in every second of “firsts” with their baby boy and that, when they’re ready, grace the rest of us with a picture (or two) of their son.
