Inspirational pro-surfer Bethany Hamilton welcomed her first child with husband Adam Dirks on June 1. She recently shared the news on her Instagram account and revealed her son's name - Tobias.
She shared an adorable family photo where the couple gazed adoringly at baby Tobias. She captioned: "Blessed to welcome our son, Tobias, into the world. Born June 1st, 7.9 lbs. and 21" Long."
"He is named after his great grandpa Tobias meaning, 'The goodness of God,'" Hamilton explained on an Instagram post. "Adam and I so in love with our lil guy and are stoked to share life with him!"
A photo posted by Bethany Hamilton (@bethanyhamilton) on Jun 15, 2015 at 10:14am PDT
The happy couple first announced that Bethany was pregnant in a sweet video that they posted on Instagram.
“We have a little surprise for you… baby on board!” the 25-year-old surfer revealed at that time. Adam quickly followed up with “She’s pregnant!”
A video posted by Bethany Hamilton (@bethanyhamilton) on Feb 9, 2015 at 9:38am PST
She happily gushed and stated,”Life’s kinda gonna be changing and kinda just starting to prep for bringing a new little being into the world.”
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Bethany also has been snapped surfing all throughout her pregnancy. “I’ve been surfing throughout my whole pregnancy,” she stated in the video. “I plan to surf as long as I can. Once the belly’s pretty big maybe just like mellow it out and spend more time swimming and just enjoying the ocean and doing other activities.”
A photo posted by Bethany Hamilton (@bethanyhamilton) on May 8, 2015 at 5:51pm PDT
A photo posted by Bethany Hamilton (@bethanyhamilton) on May 2, 2015 at 3:01pm PDT
She has come a long way since her accident in 2003, when she lost her arm in a shark attack at age 13. But that did not stop her from embracing motherhood.
A photo posted by Bethany Hamilton (@bethanyhamilton) on May 13, 2015 at 4:48pm PDT
"I often forget that I have one arm. But when I think about it -- like a squirming baby and changing the diaper -- and just me and this squirming baby could be really challenging," she said.
A photo posted by Bethany Hamilton (@bethanyhamilton) on May 15, 2015 at 4:01pm PDT
"But I think how I live life now. I just adjust and adapt to different things, especially things that are a lot easier with two arms, and I think there's going to be things that are going to be very challenging with one arm but I'll just have to find my own way to take care of the baby."
