UPDATE:
Mario and Esmeralda Rios are bringing their baby home.
The “Let Me Love You” singer (born Mario Barrett) announced Jan. 26 that he welcomed his first baby, a little boy, with his girlfriend.
“Doctor Barrett,” the singer captioned a selfie wearing surgical scrubs on Instagram Stories Jan. 26. “Women are God’s greatest creation cuz what I [witnessed] today was ONLY GODS work!”
He also revealed the sex of the couple’s little one, adding, “Healthy baby boy!”
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Mario’s heart is crying out in joy.
After all, the R&B singer is stepping into a new chapter: fatherhood. On his 38th birthday, he announced that he’s expecting his first baby with girlfriend Esmeralda Rios.
“It’s a whole universe in there!” Mario captioned the Aug. 27 photo on his Instagram Stories, which sees him placing his hand on Esmeralda’s baby bump. “I can’t wait.”
Shortly after, the “Let Me Love You” star also gushed over this new milestone in his birthday post on Instagram.
“BDAY VIBES #virgoseason,” he wrote on the photo dump, adding a video of him rubbing his girlfriend’s growing stomach. “Thank you God! WE LOCKED IN.”
