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Vanessa Morgan is opening up about the birth of her son!

The 28-year-old Riverdale actress revealed that she and estranged husband Michael Kopech, 24, welcomed their baby boy River into the world on January 29.

“The most challenging, beautiful experience of my life. On January 29th, Michael & I Welcomed our beautiful baby boy River into the world,” Vanessa said.

She continued, “Words cannot describe this kind of love. We are enjoying this time home with him, being present, & giving him all the lovin in the world🤍👶🏼 Becoming parents is the most rewarding gift in the entire world. Thankyou God. 🙏🏽 Isaiah 66:9.”

Vanessa also shared the first photo of her son, which just gave a peek at his tiny hand. You can see the image below.

Vanessa Morgan is a mom!

The 28-year-old Riverdale actress welcomed a baby boy with her estranged husband Michael Kopech, E! News confirms.

“Vanessa had the baby, and Michael is with her as well,” a source revealed. “They’re both thrilled.”

As of right now, Vanessa and 24-year-old pro baseball player have not revealed their son’s name. It’s also unclear when she gave birth.

Vanessa first announced back in July 2020 that she was pregnant with her first child. Just three days later, Vanessa and Michael shocked fans when it was revealed that Michael had filed for divorce a month earlier.

Vanessa and Michael married in an intimate ceremony in Florida back in January 2020.

Ahead of the Riverdale season five premiere earlier this month, it was revealed that Vanessa‘s pregnancy would be written into the show.

Congrats to the new parents!

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Vanessa Morgan is seen out in public for the first time on Thursday (October 8) in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The 28-year-old pregnant actress joined her co-star Madelaine Petsch to film scenes for their show Riverdale.

Vanessa announced her pregnancy back in July, and shared a sonogram photo of her baby boy in August.

There has been no word on if her pregnancy will be written into the show, which will have a seven year time jump in the upcoming fifth season.

Also seen on set that day were Cole Sprouse, Lili Reinhart, KJ Apa, Camila Mendes, Charles Melton and Casey Cott.

The cast is back to work after being off for a week when production was shut down temporarily due to COVID testing delays. Many other productions in Vancouver were also shut down.

Riverdale is set to return on Wednesday nights in January 2021 on The CW.

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Vanessa Morgan‘s baby boy is growing!

The Riverdale actress shared a sonogram with her fans on social media, showing off the baby’s foot taking over the shot.

“He’s a lil kicker,” she wrote on Twitter, with the cute hashtag of bigfoot.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Vanessa Morgan

Just last month, Vanessa made the announcement that she was expecting her first child, and revealed the gender at the same time with a fun video on her social channels.

However, a few days later, it was also revealed that Vanessa‘s estranged White Sox pitcher husband, Michael Kopech, had filed for divorce from her.

No other information is known about the reason Michael filed, with the case being sealed in Northeast Texas.

See the sonogram below:

If you missed it, one of Vanessa‘s Riverdale co-stars spoke out about the hateful comments directed at her from White Sox fans.

Riverdale‘s Madelaine Petsch is defending her co-star Vanessa Morgan amid a ton of hateful comments she has received.

If you missed the news, Vanessa announced she is pregnant with a baby boy due early next year. Just after her pregnancy news was announced, it was revealed that Vanessa‘s husband, MLB player Michael Kopech, had filed for divorce after around six months of marriage.

One troll commented on Vanessa‘a pregnancy announcement post, “Don’t disrespect our pitcher like that.”

Madelaine took to the comments and defended Vanessa, saying, “Honestly if I see one more comment like this I’ll lose it. Vanessa is a beautiful mother to be and the hate and disrespect I’m seeing on this post about her bringing a new life into this world is disgusting.”

Just a few weeks ago, Madelaine addressed another controversy that involved some of her Riverdale co-stars.

Michael Kopech has filed papers for divorce from Vanessa Morgan, the Chicago Tribune reports.

According to the player, the White Sox baseball player filed documents back in June in northeast Texas. No other information is known about why he filed for divorce from Vanessa, as the case has been sealed.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Vanessa Morgan

Vanessa and Michael got married at the start of the year in Miami, and she just announced that she was expecting a baby, although Michael seemed to be absent from the gender reveal video.

“I do want to keep this chapter of my life private but did want to be the first to share the news. I am overjoyed to be welcoming my baby boy into the world this January 💙,” Vanessa shared with her fans on social media.

A rep for Vanessa did confirm that Michael is the father of the baby, but his team was unavailable for comment on the situation.

Stay tuned to JustJared.com for updates.