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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nModel Olivia Culpo and NFL star Christian McCaffrey have officially welcomed their first baby together. <\/p>\n
The couple, who have been married since June 2024, shared the exciting news in an Instagram post on Sunday.<\/p>\n
In a series of black-and-white images from the hospital, the pair announced the birth of their newborn daughter: Colette Annalise McCaffrey.<\/p>\n
In one of the pictures, the San Francisco 49ers running back is seen leaning over 33-year-old Culpo, who is holding the baby. <\/p>\n
Another shows the 29-year-old footballer supporting the former Miss Universe as she undergoes what appears to be a C-section. Culpo can be seen holding onto McCaffrey\u2019s arm tightly. <\/p>\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>Christian McCaffrey and Olivia Culpo announced they were expecting their first child together in March (Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201cLook at that grip,\u201d she pointed out in a subsequent Instagram Story. <\/p>\n
Describing childbirth as \u201cthe scariest and most rewarding of all experiences,\u201d Culpo recalled that once McCaffrey \u201ccame into the room, I felt most at peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>Olivia Culpo described childbirth as ‘the scariest and most rewarding of all experiences’ (oliviaculpo\/Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nThe baby\u2019s arrival comes months after the first-time parents announced they were expecting. <\/p>\n
\u201cNext chapter, motherhood,\u201d Culpo wrote in a March Instagram post. She additionally included two monochrome pictures from a maternity photoshoot.<\/p>\n