Sam Faiers has shared the first picture of herself cuddling up to her new baby boy.
The former Mummy Diaries and The Only Way Is Essex star gave birth to her third child on May 15.
She is yet to reveal what his name is – but the newborn is already a hit with her older children, Paul, six, and four-year-old Rosie.
In a video montage announcing his birth, the kids are seen kissing their new baby brother.
Daughter Rosie even held her mum’s hand while she was in labour as Sam opted for a home birth in a pool in the living room.
Posting a make-up free snap holding her little bundle of joy, Sam had a message for her 2.5 million Instagram followers.
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The 31-year-old reality star and podcaster said: “Hey everyone. I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all the amazing kind messages.
“My heart is so full right now. I’ve been soaking up every second of newborn loveliness.
“I’m totally besotted with our baby boy, and seeing Paul & Rosie with him is just the most precious thing in the world.
“So much to tell you all soon... but for now I’m taking this time to relax, be at home & just enjoy being a mummy of 3.”
The tot is the third child for Sam and her long term partner Paul Knightley , who is a property developer and estate agent.
The couple met on a night out in Chigwell in 2014 shortly after Sam split from her TOWIE co-star Joey Essex.
They were only dating for five months when Sam discovered she was pregnant with their first child, Paul Jnr, who was born in December 2015.
Daughter Rosie arrived two years later in November 2017 – and Sam had her first successful NHS home birth.
Speaking about her own positive experience, she encouraged anyone who was low risk to do it.
Writing in her book My Baby & Me, Sam said: “I was nervous but that was only because I didn’t know else who’d had one.
“It sounded so relaxed and I fell in love with the idea of being in my own surroundings with all my home comforts to hand.
“I could be in charge of how it all went, have there who I wanted and just make it as stress-free as possible.
“The idea of being in my own space for such a life-changing even really appealed to me, as did the thought of being able to straight into my own bed with fresh sheets and a cup of tea and biscuits – it sounded idyllic!”
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