Jimmy Bartel welcomes a baby girl with girlfriend Amelia Shepperd
It is a girl! Jimmy Bartel welcomes a baby girl with friend Amelia Shepperd – before revealing her unusual name
Jimmy Bartel has welcomed his first daughter into the world with girlfriend Amelia Shepperd.
The AFL star, 39, who shares two boys with ex-wife Nadia Bartel, announced the birth of his daughter Paloma Lucie on Tuesday.
In a heartwarming Instagram post, the footy player shared a black and white photo of his new bundle of joy holding his hand.
‘Daddy’s little girl is here. Paloma Lucie Bartel, you already wrapped me around your little fingers,” he captioned the post.
“Amelia, I am in awe of you. Love you a lot. Aston and Henley [his sons] will love you so much.’
Jimmy Bartel, 39, (left) has welcomed his first baby girl into the world with girlfriend Amelia Shepperd
Jimmy’s mail was soon flooded with wishes from his famous friends.
“Great news,” wrote TV presenter Rebecca Maddern.
“Congratulations mate,” former AFL star Brent Staker added, before North Melbourne player Josh Walker wrote: “Congratulations Jim.”
Sportswriter Chloe-Amanda Bailey soon joined the chorus, also adding kind words. “Congratulations,” she wrote.
It comes after Jimmy recently confessed to The Herald Sun that he was “afraid” of fathering a daughter.
“I’m terrified right now. (We’re having) a little girl. My two older sisters, they only have boys. This is my mother’s eleventh grandchild and this is the first girl,” he said.
In a heartwarming Instagram post, the footy player shared a black and white photo of his new bundle of joy holding his hand
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‘Daddy’s little girl is here. Paloma Lucie Bartel, you already wrapped me around your little fingers. Amelia, I am in awe of you. Love you a lot. Aston and Henley [his sons] will love you so much,” he captioned the post
He added, “A few things are going through my mind, how do I do their hair. So I’m a little scared to be honest.’
Jimmy and Amelia announced they were having a girl at an intimate gender reveal party in October, just a few months after their one-year anniversary.
His sons Henley, four, and Aston, seven, were at the party and popped a balloon which exploded revealing a flurry of pink confetti.
“Baby Bartel, you are so incredibly loved already,” the footy star captioned the short video.
Jimmy also shares two sons with his ex-wife Nadia Bartel – Henley, four, and Aston, seven. All pictured