Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez are showing their gratitude for the outpouring of support online following the loss of their son.
The couple shared an Instagram post on Thursday showing them at home with their family and their new baby girl.
He captioned the post, “Home sweet home. Gio and our baby girl are finally together with us.”
“We want to thank everyone for all the kind words and gestures. Your support is very important and we all felt the love and respect that you have for our family,” he continued. “Now it’s time to be grateful for the life that we’ve just welcomed into this world. 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻”.
The Manchester United soccer player, 37, and Rodríguez, 28, were expecting twins, but announced on Monday that their son had tragically died.
Ronaldo said the only thing giving the pair “strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness” was the birth of their baby girl.
Ronaldo and Rodríguez both posted a shared statement on social media, which read: “It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away.
“It is the greatest pain that any parent can feel. Only the birth of our baby girl gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness.
“We would like to thank the doctors and nurses for all their expert care and support. We are all devastated at this loss and we kindly ask for privacy at this very difficult time.
“Our baby boy, you are our angel. We will always love you.”
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) April 18, 2022
Ronaldo and Rodríguez announced they were expecting twins in October 2021.
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The pair also share 4-year-old daughter, Alana, together, while Ronaldo is dad to 4-year-old twins, Eva and Mateo, as well as an 11-year-old son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr.
Ronaldo’s sister, Katia Aveiro, shared took to Instagram to share an emotional message.
“I love you and my heart is all there on this side…” she wrote in Spanish. “May God take care of everything and strengthen your path more and more…Our little angel is already on her father’s lap. 🙏 and our little girl who is here firm and strong and full of health will teach us more and more that only love matters…❤️”
