- Nicki Minaj on Saturday shared full photos of her young son for the first time.
- Minaj revealed that she was pregnant in July and gave birth to her son on September 30 in Los Angeles, almost a year after marrying her husband, Kenneth Petty.
- Neither she nor Petty publicly revealed the child’s name.
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Nicki Minaj shared complete photos of her three-month-old son for the first time.
Rapper “Barbie Dreams” gave the world its first glimpse with a series of photos posted to her Instagram account on Saturday morning.
“#PapaBear, thank you very much for choosing me to be your mother,” wrote Minaj in the caption. “I wish you a happy and prosperous New Year.”
The 38-year-old woman thanked her followers for their “love and support throughout this journey”, by taking on what she called “the most rewarding job”.
“Becoming a mother is by far the most rewarding job I’ve ever undertaken,” wrote Minaj. “Sending love to all the superhero moms out there. Big hugs to all the women who were pregnant during this challenging period.”
Pictures of the baby, whose name has not been publicly revealed, showed him wearing Fendi, Burberry and Versace overalls alongside other luxury items. He also seemed to wear a chain that said the nickname “Papa Bear”.
Minaj followed the Instagram photos with a video of the son she posted on Twitter.
Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, announced their pregnancy in July after tying the knot on October 21, 2019. The couple took a photo of their son on Instagram in October, but only showed his foot. In November, Minaj also shared the child’s audio on Twitter.
-Mrs. Petty (@NICKIMINAJ) November 28, 2020
While responding to fans on Twitter, Minaj opened up about the details and challenges of being a new mother.
She told a user on Wednesday that her purse burst after leaving the shower.
“I was naked. I just got out of the shower and asked him to rub my back. As soon as I started to approach him in bed, I felt the water start to come out ”, wrote Minaj. “I was strangely calm and said quietly, ‘Oh, I’m almost in labor. He was very scared and I was laughing at him.”
Minaj added that her son was “full of personality” even before he was born.
“He used to kick me a lot every night at the same time if I didn’t get up and walk with him,” she wrote. “He had a full personality in my belly and knew how to do what he wanted. It was so intriguing to me. He does the same thing now.”