Johnny Gaudreau’s widow, Meredith Gaudreau, gave beginning to their third little one, seven months after the NHL participant’s tragic loss of life.
“I had our third child! 4/1/25,” she wrote alongside hospital photographs by way of Instagram on Monday. “One other child boy.”
Meredith went on to introduce Carter Michael Gaudreau, noting that the toddler has the “similar center identify as his daddy.”
She continued, “8lb 3 ounces, 20.5 inches – very same as his daddy. He seems to be precisely like his daddy too.
“I really like you a lot my child!” Meredith concluded. “We’re going to have a lot enjoyable. I can’t wait to provide the greatest life, my particular boy eternally.”
Within the candy snaps, Meredith posed together with her and Johnny’s eldest two kids: daughter Noa, 2, and son Johnny, 1.
In a single shot, Carter slept with a framed picture of his mother and father arrange beside his bassinet.
Meredith introduced in September 2024 that she was pregnant with child No. 3 whereas honoring her late companion with a eulogy.
“We’re really a household of 5,” she revealed at Johnny’s funeral. “I’m in my ninth week of being pregnant with our third child. A complete shock.”
She recalled the late athlete’s “beaming” and “excited” response to the information.
Johnny and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, died in August 2024 after being hit by a suspected drunk driver throughout a motorcycle journey.
The siblings had been killed on the eve of their sister Katie Gaudreau’s marriage ceremony.
Matthew’s spouse, Madeline Gaudreau, was additionally pregnant on the time of the brothers’ deaths and welcomed son Tripp in December 2024.
“Mommy & Daddy’s world,” she captioned the new child’s Instagram debut final 12 months.
Madeline celebrated Carter’s arrival on her Story on Monday, calling her “second nephew … Tripp’s greatest pal.”