Vanessa Morgan of Riverdale welcomes her first child with distant husband Michael Kopech

Vanessa Morgan of Riverdale welcomed her first child, a son, with her ex-husband Michael Kopech, according to E! News.

Although the pair has yet to confirm the boy’s exact date of birth or name, the 28-year-old CW star and 24-year-old professional baseball player is “both excited” about the recent arrival of his bundle of joy.

Over the summer, they announced their exciting news about the baby with an exciting Instagram post with photos of their gender reveal party, a snapshot of their positive pregnancy test and a video of their first ultrasound.

Parents: Vanessa Morgan of Riverdale welcomed her first child, a son, with her ex-husband Michael Kopech, according to E! News; seen in 2018

“I was debating keeping this part of my life hidden, but I knew that people would see pictures eventually with my stomach and I wanted you to hear from me,” started Vanessa, who has 8.6 million followers on Instagram.

Although she wanted to be the “first to share the news”, Morgan emphasized that she intends to “keep this chapter of [her] private life. ‘

“I am very happy to welcome my son to the world in January. It is almost as if everything I thought important in this life had changed completely. We are here for a much greater purpose and life is so precious. ‘

Making it work: Although the duo has yet to confirm the boy’s exact date of birth or name, the 28-year-old CW star and 24-year-old professional baseball player are “both excited” about the recent arrival of their bundle of joy (pictured in 2018)

Shaking along: Morgan posted on Instagram to announce that she was on maternity leave last year, writing that she is so ‘proud’ of her body for allowing her to ‘work almost 9 months before she was born’

Halfway through the legend, Vanessa went directly to her unborn child and was amazed at the impact he had on his life.

The first-time mother later revealed that she found out she was pregnant on May 20 – a month before her husband filed for divorce in Morris County, Texas, on June 19, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Morgan’s representative confirmed to the Illinois newspaper that “Michael is the father”, but that did not stop him from ending his five-month marriage.

It’s a boy: Morgan and Kopech announced they were expecting a boy over the summer

Expected for January: In an exciting post shared with his followers on Instagram, the 28-year-old Riverdale star revealed she would be ‘welcoming [her] boy to the world in January ‘

After a six-month engagement and a year of dating, Kopech and the 5ft2in brunette were married at their ‘fairy tale’ wedding on January 4 at the Historic Walton House in Florida for 35 guests.

Vanessa has dated NHL player Nathan MacKinnon (2014-2016) and Degrassi: The Next Generation, Munro Chambers (2008).

Meanwhile, the 1.8-meter tall athlete dated the famous star of the Don’t Be Tardy reality show, Brielle Biermann, but they ended their two-year long distance relationship in March 2018.

Journey: Along with his long caption, Morgan included photos from his gender reveal party, a snapshot of his positive pregnancy test and a video of his first ultrasound

Made with love: ‘Lil, you were made with so much love and already exhales a light so strong that it warms my belly. Thank God for this blessing ☺️ I’m so happy and I can’t wait to dedicate every day to being the best mom I can be, ‘wrote Morgan on Instagram