Photo: Granger Smith/Instagram. Inset: Michael Loccisano/Getty
The newest member of the Smith family is here!
GrangerandAmber Smithwelcomed their fourth child together, son Maverick Beckham Smith, on Friday, Aug. 20, the proud dadannounced the same dayon Instagram.The newborn arrived at 12:45 p.m. CT in Round Rock, Texas, and weighed 7 lbs., measuring 20 inches long.
“He’s here! Wow…so many emotions,” Granger wrote on Instagram, sharing a photo of Amber and their newborn son in the hospital.
“Maverick Beckham Smith made his debut today,” he added. “He and @amberemilysmith are doing great.”
The couple decided on their newborn’s moniker as a way topay tributeto their son River Kelly, who died at the age of 3 after an accidental drowning at their Texas home in June 2019.
Granger, 41, and Amber, 39, are also parents to sonLincoln, 7, and daughterLondon, 9.
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Granger Smith and wife Amber’s pregnancy announcement.Paul De La Cerda
In June 2019, Granger shared the “unthinkable” news that their son River died “following a tragic accident” at their Texas home. The grieving parents will never know how hemanaged to enterinto their fenced pool, whichled to his accidental drowningbut have since become advocates forchildren’s safety around water.
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In March 2021, thecouple announcedthey were expecting their fourth child this summer. The road to parenthood wasn’t an easy one, however. The Smiths turned toin vitro fertilization, as they had planned for River to be their last child and Amber had her tubes tied after he was born.
But things changed when the “Merica” singer realized he had “extra love to give as a father,” and they learned IVF was a way around the fact that Amber’s surgery was irreversible.
Tragedy struck again, though, when Amber miscarried with the first of the two viable embryos they produced via IVF. Thankfully, their second embryo stuck, and the couple told PEOPLE at the time that their family couldn’t wait to meet their new addition.
source: people.com
