Married at First Sight couple Deonna McNeill and Greg Okotie have welcomed their first child, a baby boy, into the world.
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"We are so blessed and excited to welcome our baby boy, Declan, into the world," the couple told E! News in a statement.
"We're all healthy and doing well, just happy to be home as a family of three!"
Deonna and Greg, who starred on Season 9 of Married at First Sight, announced they had a baby boy on the way just days before Deonna apparently went into labor late last month.
"We're blessed and overjoyed to be welcoming a baby boy into the world and the third little boy into the MAFS family," the couple told Reality TV World in a statement at the time.
Deonna recently told Us Weekly that she couldn't wait for Greg "to have a little mini me," and Greg shared, "I can't wait to participate in father-son activities and watch him grow up to be a fine gentleman... like his dad."
Deonna and Greg's first child is the eighth baby to be born out of the Married at First Sight franchise.
During a Season 2 episode of Married at First Sight: Couples Cam that aired last month, a pregnant Deonna was shown giving her dog Bailey special attention and affection since her furbaby was no longer going to be her only baby in the house.
Deonna and Greg discovered they're going to be parents of a boy all the way back on November 1, but they clearly waited a while to share the news with fans.
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Deonna shared a photo of Greg on Instagram at the time that showed her husband about to hit a ball with a golf club that would expose pink or blue color once launched into the air.
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"Baby O's Gender Reveal was today! It went off without a hitch. The reveal was so much fun," Deonna captioned the video of Greg swinging his club.
"Greggie knocked it out of the park with this one. Reveal to come... #TeamPink or #TeamBlue."
Deonna and Greg first announced they were expecting Baby No. 1 together in September 2020.
"It's true, we're expanding our family!!" Deonna captioned an Instagram photo showing the couple holding a "Okotie Party of 3" sign that she posted shortly after Lifetime aired a Season 1 Married at First Sight: Couples Cam episode that concluded with Deonna receiving positive results of an at-home pregnancy test.
"What a blessing?! Thank you all for all of the well wishes and blessings on our family," she continued. "Yay! [Our dog] Sandy is going to be a big sister! #marriedatfirstsight #mafslifetime #teamparents #babyontheway #teamchocolateybaby."
Deonna and Greg were the third Married at First Sight: Couples Cam couple to be shown discovering they are expecting on Season 1 of Married at First Sight: Couples Cam.
Since the spinoff debuted in May 2020, Married at First Sight: Couples Cam has also documented pregnancy and birth stories for Danielle Bergman and husband Bobby Dodd as well as Ashley Petta and husband Anthony D'Amico.
In June 2020, Deonna and Greg reportedly told In Touch Weekly that they'd like to have "two to three kids."
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