A very warm congratulations to professional surfer Bethany Hamilton, who has given birth to her second son.
The 28-year-old, who announced she was pregnant back in October, decided to keep her child’s gender a surprise, sharing the stunning news with her fans.
Posting a darling snap with her husband Adam Dirks by her side, she penned, “We are overjoyed to welcome our son Wesley Phillip Dirks into the world! It’s been a beautiful time getting life started with the four of us.”
Adding, “We are thankful to God for our two lil guys!!!”
The iconic sporting star is already mum to her 2½ -year-old son Tobias.
Bethany took to motherhood just like she did surfing.
Talking to People, she remarked, “Having a baby, you pretty much have to plan ahead everything, especially [since I’m] nursing him. I’m attached to him in a sense because I have to nurse him every two to three hours.”
“So I’ll feed him and go surf for a little bit, and try to get back in time or sometimes we’ll pump a bottle and my husband will take over,” she continued.
“[It’s] definitely such a big adjustment. Even surfing, I’ll just be thinking of him. I’ll get back from the beach and I’m like, ‘Oh, I’ve missed you, little guy!’ “
Bethany gained recognition when her story was turned into a movie Soul Sourfer in 2011 starring Dennis Quaid and country singer Carrie Underwood.
In 2003, Bethany survived a shark attack and lost her left arm.
She did not let the incident impact her dreams of surfing, and she began competing professionally four years later in 2007.
Three years later she was the twentieth ranked woman among surfers.
