Khloé Kardashian Is Confident Tristan Thompson Will 'Step Up' With Their Second Child On The Way

While Khloé Kardashian has gone through some tough times with ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson, she seems pretty confident about his parenting skills. A source close to the star recently revealed to Us Weekly that Kardashian referred to the NBA player as a good dad.

This is "one positive" thing the 38-year-old reality TV star has held on to, as she has "zero doubt he'll step up and do the right thing with their new baby too." This revelation also made it clear to fans that "The Kardashians" star and Thompson, who already share four-year-old True, are expecting another child together. 

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Kardashian confirmed through the source that they were expecting a baby boy via surrogate. She also told fans that the child was conceived in November last year per a Hulu personality rep. The rep also revealed to fans that Khloé was "incredibly grateful" to the surrogate for "such a beautiful blessing" and couldn't wait for the baby. 

They also added that the TV personality asked fans for "kindness and privacy" so that she could "focus on her family," during this period. Sometime after the child was conceived, the news got out to fans. 

Kardashian also reportedly discovered in the same week of the news leaking that Thompson had had a baby boy with Maralee Nichols. This was after Nichols had welcomed the now seven months old in December last year. In response to the scandal, Thompson publicly apologized to the star.

"Khloé, you don't deserve this. You don't deserve the heartache and humiliation I have caused you. You don't deserve the way I have treated you over the years," the Chicago Bulls player said on his IG page in January. 

"My actions certainly have not lined up with the way I view you. I have the utmost respect and love for you. Regardless of what you may think. Again, I am so incredibly sorry," he pleaded. 

His relationship with Nichols isn't new to fans as per Us, the two got together in March 2021 while Thompson and Kardashian were still dating. Some months later, they also reported that the two had split up following the incident. However, Kardashian revealed that they'd settled things and gotten back together.

"We're good. We're actually in a really good place," the "Revenge Body With Khloé" star revealed in "The Kardashians" episode in May, which was reportedly filmed in October 2021. She also explained that the basketball star was trying his best to be better. 

Kardashian said, "We just got back together. He's been going to therapy a lot. There's just been a lot of effort on his part." However, Kardashian was shocked when the Nichols news got out some months later. 

The star spoke about this in an interview during the finale of "The Kardashians" on June 16th. The California native also revealed that she'd have preferred some kind of heads up before news got to fans. This would have helped her manage the situation better.

She said, "I find out what Tristan is doing with the rest of the world. A courtesy would be not doing it. But fine, if you do it, you are not even going to give me a f–king heads-up before the rest of the world?" 

She also revealed how embarrassed and humiliated she felt about the situation. "It is just an additional slap in my face," she said. "It is humiliating. I am embarrassed." Many fans also stood with the star on social media by calling out Thompson for being careless.

While some fans believed that the new baby would bring the two back together, Kardashian has confirmed that she has no plans to get back with her ex. However, they plan to co-parent their two kids. 

A source confirmed to Us some weeks ago that, "There's no place in her mind that wants to take Tristan back." Also, the star had closed the chapter of romance with Thompson for good. "She is really done with him romantically this time."