Michael Phelps celebrates the birth of his third child with wife Nicole in sweet family photo

Michael Phelps celebrates the birth of his third child with wife Nicole in sweet family photo shared to Instagram

They’re certainly going to need a bigger car.

And Michael Phelps celebrated the birth of his third child with wife Nicole by sharing a sweet family photo announcing his son’s arrival into the world.

The 34-year-old Olympian posted a charming photo of his ‘family of 5’ just hours after Nicole gave birth to the little boy on Monday.

Bliss! Michael Phelps celebrated the birth of his third child with wife Nicole by sharing a sweet family photo announcing his son’s arrival into the world

‘Family of 5! Welcome @mavericknphelphs to the world,’ he wrote. Born 9-9-19. Mama and baby are healthy and the boys are pumped to be big bros!’

Michael lovingly watched over his children as they met the newest addition to the family.

Nicole sat up in her hospital bed with Beckett resting in one arm while cradling his new brother, and Boomer watching from the side.

Brothers: Boomer seemed to be overjoyed cuddling up to Maverick

Brothers: Boomer seemed to be overjoyed cuddling up to Maverick

Adorable: Nicole sat up in her hospital bed with Beckett resting in one arm while cradling his new brother

Adorable: Nicole sat up in her hospital bed with Beckett resting in one arm while cradling his new brother

Siblings: He enlisted the help of his little boys to announce Nicole was pregnant with her third child earlier this year

Siblings: He enlisted the help of his little boys to announce Nicole was pregnant with her third child earlier this year

Michael and Nicole enlisted the help of their little boys to announce she was pregnant with their third child earlier this year.

The boys sat in a motorized vehicle with metallic gold balloons wrapped across the front which read ‘baby.’

The happy couple have been married for three years and Michael praised his wife during an interview with People earlier this year.   

Sweet: The happy couple have been married for three years and Michael praised his wife during an interview with People earlier this year

Sweet: The happy couple have been married for three years and Michael praised his wife during an interview with People earlier this year

'Nicole and I have been through everything you can imagine publicly and privately and this is only going to help and grow and strengthen our relationship,' he said

‘Nicole and I have been through everything you can imagine publicly and privately and this is only going to help and grow and strengthen our relationship,’ he said

‘I love my wife for everything she does for me and our kids,’ he said. ‘It has been really cool for us as a couple. Nicole and I have been through everything you can imagine publicly and privately and this is only going to help and grow and strengthen our relationship.’

He added that parenthood as taught him ‘a lot of patience’ and that he’s ‘just getting started’ as a father. 

‘It is difficult, but you just figure it out and make it work,’ he added. ‘That is what you do as parents. There is no manual on how to do it. You figure it out along the way.’ 

Family guy: He added that parenthood as taught him 'a lot of patience' and that he's 'just getting started' as a father

Family guy: He added that parenthood as taught him ‘a lot of patience’ and that he’s ‘just getting started’ as a father

 

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