Aston Merrygold and his fiancée Sarah Lou have shared the first photo of their newborn son Macaulay Shay, three days after becoming parents for the second time.
In the black-and-white image shared to his Instagram account on Monday, the JLS star, 32, appeared on cloud nine as he and his partner, 36, kissed his eldest child Grayson Jax, two, while cradling the latest addition to the family.
The new father-of-two wrote: ‘I thought life was complete on January 30th 2018.. but June 5th 2020 3 just became a perfect 4!’ [sic]
‘The perfect four’: Aston Merrygold and Sarah Lou shared the first photo of their newborn son Macaulay Shay on Monday (also pictured with eldest son Grayson Jax, two)
Aston opted for comfort for the sweet family portrait by wearing a cosy sweatshirt and a beanie hat, while dancer Sarah Lou was dressed in a baggy jumper.
Grayson, who was showered with affection from his parents, was every inch the proud older brother as he looked on at his new sibling.
On Friday, the musician announced the birth of Macaulay with a picture of his baby boy holding onto his and Sarah’s fingers.
The Beat Again hitmaker penned: ‘Macaulay Shay Merrygold 12:52pm 5/6/2020.’ His fiancée also shared the same post.
Doting father: The JLS and Strictly star, 32, gushed his family have become the ‘perfect four’ in the photo’s accompanying caption
Oh baby! The couple introduced their son to the world three days after becoming parents for the second time
The Strictly star’s news sparked a slew of congratulatory posts from stars including his JLS co-members, pregnant Rochelle Humes and Kimberley Wyatt.
This Morning presenter Rochelle put: ‘Angel boy’ followed by a blue heart emoji, while Pussycat Dolls’ Kimberley said: ‘Oohhhhh!!!!!! Yay!!!! It’s a little boy!!! How beautiful!!! ♥️♥️ So happy for you guys!’
Bandmate and close mate Oritsé Williams also shared his well wishes by adding a collection of blue heart emojis.
New addition: On Friday, the musician announced the birth of Macaulay with a picture of his baby boy holding onto his and Sarah’s fingers
Yay! The Strictly star’s news sparked a slew of congratulatory posts from stars including his JLS bandmates, fellow pregnant star Rochelle Humes and Kimberley Wyatt
Aston and Sarah welcomed their first child together in January 2018, and revealed in December that they were expecting their second.
Aston and Sarah’s news comes just days after the couple shared an energetic dance TikTok video outside their home to Doja Cat’s hit Say So.
Sarah captioned the video: ‘Suns out bump out. 1 week til due date so we celebrate by dancing.
‘Can’t believe how quick this pregnancy has gone, any day now we get to meet you little one.’
Family-of-four: Aston and Sarah welcomed their first child together, son Grayson Jax, two, in January 2018. They revealed in December that they were expecting baby number two (pictured with first son Grayson Jax in December 2019)
While Aston added: ‘Just one more week to go until and my baby really dancing like this at 39weeks. I think this could be the last one @sarahlourichards.’
Last month, Aston ensured his fiancée got the baby shower she deserved as they prepared for the birth of their second child.
Despite ongoing restrictions, the singer went out of his way to give Sarah a surprise by filling their living room with balloons and inviting close friends and family members to attend via video-link from their respective homes.
Taking to Instagram later that night, the performer admitted he was determined to give his fiancée an adequate celebration regardless of the ongoing health crisis.
Wow: Aston and Sarah’s news comes just days after the couple shared an energetic dance TikTok video outside their home to Doja Cat’s hit Say So
‘Sun’s out, bump out’: Sarah captioned the video: ‘Suns out bump out. 1 week til due date so we celebrate by dancing. Can’t believe how quick this pregnancy has gone, any day now we get to meet you little one.’
Addressing Sarah while sharing a series of images from the baby shower, he wrote: ‘You deserve the world. So last night we tried our best to give you a baby shower in these crazy times!’
The couple announced their engagement on Boxing Day 2018, and subsequently admitted their wedding had been delayed due to work commitments.
Aston and Sarah announced in December they were expecting their second child, one year after his proposal.
It’s all for you: Last month, Aston ensured his fiancée got the baby shower she deserved as they prepared for the birth of their second child
Lovely: Despite ongoing restrictions, the singer went out of his way to give Sarah a surprise by filling their living room with balloons and inviting close friends and family members to attend via video-link from their respective homes (pictured in April)
The couple performed a choreographed dance routine to Pharrell Williams track Happy, Aston wrote: ‘So we’ve got something to tell you and the only way to do it is… 3 just became 4 (I really am the luckiest man alive!!!!!!!!) love from the Merrygold family.’
Speaking to OK!, Sarah admitted her pregnancy is something of an early Christmas present because neither of them had planned to extend their family.
‘It was a very pleasant surprise!’ she said. ‘I felt different for a week, and Aston was away filming. He came back at the end of the week and we took the test and it was a very clear, definite yes.’
She added: ‘I was quite shocked and it took me a minute to get my head around it because I just wasn’t expecting it.’
Daddy again: Aston and Sarah announced in December they were expecting their second child, one year after his proposal (pictured)