Cardi B just gave her kids, Kulture and Wave, the gift of another sibling.
The rapper announced the arrival of her third child in an Instagram post shared on Sept. 12.
“The prettiest lil thing ๐ธ๐ธ 9/7/24 ๐๐๐,” the mother of three captioned, which included photos of her and her baby, as well as with her two kids and estranged husband, Offset, at the hospital.
Cardi B announced on Aug. 1 that on the heels of her divorce news.
โWith every new ending comes a new beginning!โ Cardi B wrote on Instagram, in part.ย โItโs so much easier taking lifeโs twists, turns and test laying down, but you, your brother and your sister have shown me why itโs worth it to push through!โ
In the photo, the pregnant rapper, 31, posed with one hand on her belly.
Cardi B and Offset are also parents to daughter Kulture, 6, and son Wave, 3.
Offset is also a father to sons Jordan, 14, Kody, 9, and daughter Kalea, 9, from previous relationships.
In 2022, Cardi B,ย โ born Belcalis Marlenis Almรกnzar โ opened up to about becoming a mom early in her music career.
โI didnโt have an album out when I found out I was pregnant,โ she said. โEverybody was so nervous for my future, but I kept telling them, โItโs easy. Trust me, Iโm going to have a nanny and sheโs going to travel up and down with me. Itโs not even going to be a hassle.โ
Then Kulture was born in July 2018, and Cardi B suddenly saw things differently.
โWhen the baby got here, I couldnโt even think about getting a nanny because I was afraid of anybody being around her besides my family,โ Cardi B told Vogue Singapore. โIโve never had a nanny for Kulture.โ
Read on to learn more about Cardi Bโs kids:
Kulture
On July 11, 2018, Cardi B announced the birth of her first child, Kulture Kiari Cephus.
โMy dude named the baby,โ Cardi B revealed on ahead of Kulture’s arrival. Kultureโs middle name comes from her father, Offset, who was born Kiari Kendrell Cephus.
That year, she pulled out of her upcoming tour with Bruno Mars to be at home with Kulture.
โI thought that after giving birth to my daughter that 6 weeks would be enough time for me to recover mentally and physically. I also thought that Iโd be able to bring her with me on tour but I think I underestimated this whole mommy thing,โ . โNot only am I just not ready physically, Iโm not ready to leave my baby behind.โ
When Cardi B appeared on the, she described Kulture as โhaving a very strong personality.โ
โShe wants what she want,โ Cardi B said. โShe knows sheโs famous.โ
While on TODAY, Cardi B also shared an invaluable piece of parenting wisdom.
โThe biggest lesson I learned is donโt take advice from no other mothers, especially the ones on social media, the robot moms, the ones that tell you your kidโs supposed to be off Pampers at 1 years old and then on binkies on 1 years old,โ Cardi B said. โEvery kid is different, every kid develop different, and not everybody elseโs child is like my child.โ
There’s no question that Kulture lives a life of luxury โ she even owns an ย hot pink Hermรจs Birkin bag! In 2020, Cardi B reflected on how different Kulture’s ubringing is from her own.
โShe lives a different lifestyle than I lived. This girl gets in a pool every single day; I canโt swim because I barely went to the pool. … I want her to know that just because you have money, that doesnโt mean youโre super-privileged,” Cardi B explained while chatting with Billboard. “Even me with her dad, we have had really bad experiences with police, and weโre rich and famous. I want her to know that youโre not going to be an exception. I want her to have compassion. I donโt want her to ever have the mentality of, โThis doesnโt apply to me.โโ
Wave
In September 2021, Cardi B announced that she and Offset had . Seven months later, Offset shared that they had named their second child .
Later that year, Cardi B shared photosย ย of her entire family. The shoot included Kody, Jordan and Kalea, Offsetโs children from previous relationships.
โThank you to everyone who helped make this happen for me and our family,โ she wroteย . โI love having a huge family with all of our kids and Iโm grateful that we are making our blended family work.โ
In 2023, Cardi B shared a clip of Wave after he spilled a snack all over the floor. When she tells him he needs to clean up his mess, he makes angry face. “Y’all mad at me,” she wrote alongside laughing emojis.
Cardi B confessed to in 2024 that she was “afraid” to have a boy. But that feeling went away as soon as she laid eyes on Wave.
โItโs like itโs meant to be. The stars align. My kids are the best decisions I ever made,” Cardi B said.
Baby No. 3
Cardi B and Offset’s third child was born Sept. 7, 2024.
The parents did not share their baby’s name at the time of the newborn’s arrival.
Cardi B simply wrote, “The prettiest lil thing ๐ธ๐ธ 9/7/24 ๐๐๐,” on the announcement, implying it was a baby girl with the pink flower and heart emoji, and the pink blanket and beanie the baby wore in the photos.
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