Nessa Diab and Colin Kaepernick welcomes their first child

[{"selector":"#anim-586da59b-8c8f-43e7-a013-a71c36f8bc57 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.16562490391763%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] The quarterback-turned-activist welcomed a baby with his longtime girlfriend a few weeks ago, the couple announced Sunday.

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[{"selector":"#anim-f2eb2520-39ae-4ded-8aa2-c2524a3a7c5b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(14.81770811984855%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-29017344-79ad-4838-af36-53a95955ef6b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "I thought long and hard about sharing our life-changing news today," she began her lengthy note, alongside a picture of herself, Kaepernick, 34, and their baby resting together.

[{"selector":"#anim-29e05411-bc04-4864-ad6a-8d5ee7de510a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c7e1b7da-dff3-4d3d-badf-26e370f6b49b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(129.84496%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1fd83702-4350-47db-be8c-80410dea2e44","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6be1ec2a-384a-4222-82de-7db0b59484e0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] “I decided to do so because today is the first day in a few weeks where I stepped out for work with a new life title — MOM!”

[{"selector":"#anim-e6014b29-5964-4505-a6ef-ba0af56d9da0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(14.81770811984855%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8174da2c-cd78-492d-a5d7-e5942e110121","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-129.84496%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-66551a98-0690-4de6-911f-5133ad29e7b7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4efb991-597e-4a5b-accf-7cc263eabcf0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] "Colin and I welcomed our amazing baby to the world a few weeks ago and we are over the moon with our growing family."

[{"selector":"#anim-468c4053-8549-47ca-a44f-caa71d89c0b9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(18.92363626666784%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d5e68e66-7cc5-4bfd-b6b5-29e0ede51b90","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-67f0200d-d41c-46c4-83e1-7826f72d6a50","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-129.84496%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "Recovering after delivery has been a journey (more on that later) and honestly I wasn’t going to share anything because this is so personal to us and I realized I’m a complete mama bear," she added.

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