Meredith Gaudreau, the widow of hockey star Johnny Gaudreau, introduced the beginning of her third baby.
“I had our third baby! 4/1/25,” she captioned a collection of images. One other child boy. Carter Michael Gaudreau — similar center identify as his daddy. 8lb 3 ounces, 20.5 inches — very same as his daddy. He appears precisely like his daddy, too.
“I love you so much my baby! We are going to have so much fun. I can’t wait to give you the best life, my special boy forever.”
“We’re actually a family of five,” Meredith mentioned throughout her husband’s eulogy. “I’m in my ninth week of pregnancy with our third baby. A total surprise, but again, John was beaming and so excited.
“In less than three years of marriage, we’ve created a family of five. It doesn’t even sound possible. But I look at it as the ultimate blessing. How lucky am I to be the mother of John’s three babies? Our last one being a blessing and so special, despite these difficult circumstances.”
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Johnny Gaudreau of the Calgary Flames in motion towards the Ottawa Senators in 2014. (Picture by Derek Leung/Getty Photographs)
Johnny Gaudreau, a 31-year-old star winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and his 29-year-old brother Matthew Gaudreau have been each killed final August after being struck by a drunk driver whereas biking in New Jersey.
Meredith Gaudreau initially introduced her being pregnant through the brothers’ funeral service. The couple beforehand had daughter Noa, 2 and son Johnny Jr., 1.
Sean Higgins was indicted for the deadly crash. He reportedly had a blood-alcohol stage of .087 and failed a area sobriety take a look at on the scene. He pleaded not responsible in February.
The beginning of child Carter comes after Madeline Gaudreau, Matthew’s widow, introduced the beginning of their first baby, a boy named Tripp Matthew, in December.
