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Below Deck stars Gael Cameron and Nathan Gallagher welcome first child... nine months after rekindling romance
Gael Cameron and Nathan Gallagher, who first met while working as deckhands on season nine of Below Deck Mediterranean, have welcomed their first child.
On Wednesday, the couple announced the exciting news on Instagram as they shared an adorable photo of themselves curled up in a hospital bed cradling their newborn son.
'Welcome to the world my love,' Cameron captioned the sweet shot, uploaded to her Instagram Story. '3.562 kg and 52 cm' — or 7.8 lbs and 20 inches.'
She continued: 'The love it took to bring you into this world. Couldn't be more perfect.'
Gallagher already seemed to be settling into his new role as a dad while gushing on his own Instagram that it was 'time to soak up every minute' of his baby boy.
'Thanks to everyone who sent us a message, it's so difficult to get through them all, but we appreciate you all so much!' he gushed. 'Some fans are just the sweetest!'
Cameron also took a moment after giving birth to express her gratitude for all the well wishes.
'Hey guys, I just wanted to jump on here real quick and say a massive thank you for all the beautiful words you have been sending,' she said in a video. 'It is day two of postpartum, but I think that day four of no sleep. So, I'm not 100 percent myself yet and I don't know if I'll be able to get back to everyone. But I will try.'
The reality star gushed that she was 'super excited' to be coming home with their new addition.
In May, Cameron told People she had a 'mix of emotions' after finding out she was pregnant.
'I was excited, a little scared, but mostly just overwhelmed with happiness,' Cameron explained. 'It felt surreal in the best way, like everything was about to change in the best way possible.'
The couple first revealed they had a little one on the way in late March.
A month later they shared footage from their beachside gender reveal party as they discovered they were expecting a boy.
Last September, the pair revealed they reconciled after a brief split.
At the time, they cited distance and time zone issues as contributing factors of their breakup as Cameron was based in Ireland and Gael was living in Australia.
But on September 23, after the Below Deck Med season 9 finale aired, they shared a photo of them kissing with the caption: 'R3KINDL3D.'
The pair had instant chemistry upon meeting at work, even though she had a boyfriend.
After her relationship ended, midway through filming Below Deck Mediterranean, she quickly rebounded with Gallagher.
