Emily Ratajkowski beams over son Sylvester on his third birthday
Emily Ratajkowski can hardly believe her son, Sylvester “Sly,” is three years old — and her birthday tribute to him will make fans ugly cry.
“Three years ago I felt the soul of my beautiful baby come into the world and held him to my chest and my god – how time has flown,” Ratajkowski, 32, wrote via Instagram on Friday March 8. “Watching Sly become the loving, curious, funny and kind person that he is has been the joy of my life. I feel so lucky to call myself Sly’s mother. I can’t wait to see what comes next 💞.”
Ratajkowski has one TikTok video reel of some of her fondest memories with her toddler over the years. The clip featured travel videos of the mother-son pair, cuddling moments in the snow and park, and Sly placing stickers on Ratajkowski’s face.
After welcoming son Sylvester “Sly” Apollo in March 2021, Emily Ratajkowski continues to give fans a glimpse into her life as a mother. The model announced in October 2022 that she was expecting her first child with then-husband Sebastian Bear-McClard after two years of marriage. A month after her son’s arrival, a source spoke exclusively […]
“My love, my, all of me” by Mitsky played in the background as the footage of Ratajkowski holding Sly close and smiling at the camera continued.
Ratajkowski, who shares Sly with his estranged husband Sebastian Bear McClardchose sentimental lyrics from the song for her heartfelt tribute.
@emrata Sly is THREE! Watching my baby grow into the kind, funny, loving, determined and curious person he is is the greatest joy I have ever known. Every day I feel full of wonder and gratitude. On to the coming years. I love being your mother, Sly. I love you!
“Cause my love is mine, all mine / I love mine, mine, mine / Nothing in the world is mine / But my love is mine, all mine, all mine / My baby, ” sang Mitski, 33.
Ratajkowski and Bear-McClard tied the knot in February 2018, just weeks after the couple confirmed their relationship by packing on the PDA on Valentine’s Day.
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The pair announced in October 2020 that they were expecting their first child. “I dreamed of you for the first time the other day,” Ratajkowski said via an Instagram video at the time of her baby bump. ‘We were wondering who you would be. Soon, so very soon, your presence will be real.”
Ratajkowski revealed in March 2021 that Sylvester, whose middle name is Apollo, had joined the couple ‘Earth side’ on the “most surreal, beautiful and loving morning.”
Months later, Ratajkowski released her debut book, My body, which she dedicated to the men in her life. “To my husband, for showing me how transformative love can be,” she wrote in the November 2023 inscription. “To Sly, to whom this book is dedicated. As you grew inside me, I wrote, hoping to become the best version of myself for you.”
Despite the heartfelt tribute, Ratajkowski and Bear-McClard called it quits after four years of marriage. The July 2022 breakup came amid speculation that Bear-McClard had been unfaithful.
Ratajkowski filed for divorce in September 2022.
“I haven’t had the courage to leave for a long time. I was really, really unhappy,” she revealed about the toxic relationship during a March 2023 appearance on the “Going Mental With Eileen Kelly” podcast. “I weighed about 100 pounds and I had just had a baby. I became very thin because I was not doing well.”
Embracing the dating scene. Emily Ratajkowski has been open about life as a newly single woman following her July 2022 divorce from ex-husband Sebastian Bear-McClard. “I can tell you that I have never been single before,” the model told Harper’s Bazaar in October 2022, a month after the producer filed for divorce after four years. […]
That same month, Variety reported that Bear-McClard was accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct, some of which allegedly occurred while he was married to Ratajkowski. Bear-McClard has not made the allegations publicly.
Ratajkowski, meanwhile, has remained focused on work and her son since the split. Last month, she shared a few photos with the toddler as they enjoyed some time between mother and son.
“I really love being Sly’s mom,” she wrote in the caption Instagram post from February.