Giannis Antetokounmpo And Fiancé Mariah Welcome A Baby Girl!
By Melanie VanDerveer on September 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM EDT
Giannis Antetokounmpo is officially a GIRL DAD!
The Milwaukee Bucks star and fiancé Mariah Riddlesprigger just welcomed their third child, and first girl, and shared the news on their Instagram pages.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Is A #GirlDad!
The "Greek Freak" is about to have some new dad jokes for his postgame interviews and maybe even for the joke book he's working on releasing now that he's a girl dad.
The new baby, Eva Brooke, joins big brothers Liam Charles, 3, and Maverick Shai, 2, who seemed very excited to welcome their new baby sister to the family.
"Welcome Home Eva Brooke Antetokounmpo 🤍 Daddy’s Little Girl and Brother’s Baby Sister 👦🏽👦🏽👧🏽," the Instagram post is captioned. Tons of fans left loving, congratulatory messages in the comment section for the new parents and excited big brothers.
Antetokounmpo's brother Alex left a simple comment for the new addition to the family. "Nieceyyyyy🤩," he wrote.
"Omg look how happy those babies look! Congratulations!!" one follower wrote. Another added, "Congratulations. As much as you love your adorable sons, a baby girl has her daddy wrapped around her finger. 💕"
Giannis And Mariah Announced They Were Expecting Their Third Baby In May
In May, the couple announced they were expecting their third child with a photo of the family in front of a giant BABY sign surrounded by pink and blue balloons captioned, "Our dreams becoming reality.🤍"
Less than a week ago, the couple announced they were expecting a baby girl during a volunteer event while helping to pack diapers and baby supplies for area families in need. The supplies will be distributed through the Milwaukee Diaper Mission during upcoming National Diaper Need Awareness Week.
"I'm very excited. It's our third. Our other two boys are excited, so we'll see how it goes," Riddlesprigger said during the volunteer event. Antetokounmpo added, "We want to have a big family. I know my two boys are going to be extremely excited to meet their little sister."
They also said the pregnancy is going well. "He's doing a great job," Riddlesprigger said. "He gets me ice cream when I want it. And everything else."
To add a little more excitement to their announcement, Antetokounmpo called Riddlesprigger his fiancé during the event. The couple has been together since 2014.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Is Gearing Up For His 11th Season In The NBA
The Bucks star has been sharing some photos of his offseason workouts on Instagram. In one photo shared, Maverick is seen helping him out.
"Rehab with a lot of Mav, Paw Patrol and shooting 🤎," the carousel of photos is captioned. He also recently shared a photo of him on the court captioned, "Quietly grinding all summer. 🐺"
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Bucks fans are excited to see him gearing up for the 2023-2024 NBA season.
" GIANNIS MVP SEASON BUTTON ->," one person wrote. Another added, "Things are gonna get serious."
One fan shared some optimism for all of Antetokounmpo's hard work by saying, "Giannis winning his 2nd 💍 this year ❤️🙏🏾."