Sophie Delezio Gives Birth! Burns Victim Welcomes First Child With Fiancé Joseph, Shares Son’s Precious Name In Sweet Post
Sophie Delezio welcomed her first child with her fiancé Joseph Salerno on Friday.
The 23-year-old survivor of a two-car crash announced the happy news on Instagram, sharing an adorable photo of their newborn son and revealing his adorable name.
They previously confirmed that they were expecting a boy and on Friday she gave birth to their little miracle.
“Welcome to the world Frankie. Our hearts are so full,” Sophie wrote alongside a photo of her hand holding her bub, adding a blue love heart to confirm it was a boy.
They were soon inundated with congratulations from their friends and loved ones as they celebrated the wonderful news.
“Oh my god!!! Frankie!!!” cheered heavily pregnant reality star Alisha Aitken-Radburn.
Meanwhile, disability advocate Carly Findlay wrote, “Congrats,” and Bree Lenehan added, “Awh!! Congrats, you did it, mama! Enjoy the newborn bubble.”
Just a few weeks before she had her first child, Sophie announced at a gender reveal party that she was expecting a boy.
Sophie Delezio welcomed her first child with her fiancé Joseph Salerno on Friday. Both pictured
She shared a video of the moment she dropped confetti to reveal she was having a baby boy, and Sophie seemed overjoyed at the news.
“It’s a… BOY!! We can’t wait to welcome you into the world little guy! Your mommy and daddy are so excited to meet you,” she raved in a caption at the time.
‘@thetroseph and I are beyond grateful for the love, laughter and amazing memories we’ve made with friends and family near and far. Our little bubba is so loved already.’
Sophie shared the exciting news of her pregnancy on social media in April, along with a gallery of celebratory photos.
The 23-year-old double car crash survivor announced the happy news on Instagram, sharing an adorable photo with their newborn son — and revealing his adorable name
They previously confirmed they would be welcoming a baby boy and on Friday she gave birth to their little miracle
In the first photo, Sophie and her partner Joseph pose proudly on the beach in Manly, Sydney.
The couple look delighted as they hold Sophie’s growing baby bump together.
“The most beautiful gift is coming in September!” she wrote, with a baby face and a heart emoji.
Sophie has been in a relationship with her partner and childhood friend Joseph for many years. The couple got engaged in April last year.
He made a surprise proposal to her on Valentine’s Day after making a scrapbook with a photo of a ring on the last page.
“I had no idea,” Sophie told The Australian Women’s Weekly at the time.
“Our favorite song is ‘Be My Baby,’ so I just asked Sophie if she wanted to be my baby and luckily she checked the box on the back of the scrapbook saying yes,” Joseph added.
The couple first met at a swimming class when she was six years old, and they became close in high school, when she was 14.
The two reunited after Sophie moved back to Sydney in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and they became a couple in 2021.
Sophie shared the wonderful news of her pregnancy on social media in April and confirmed she was having a baby boy a few months later
Australia took action when Sophie was rammed through the car window of her daycare centre in 2003, when she was two years old, leaving her trapped inside.
Burns was left with 85 percent of her body covered after the tragedy, which also affected both of her feet, several fingers and her right ear.
Three years later, tragedy struck again when the five-year-old girl was hit by a car near her home on Sydney’s Northern Beaches while out with her babysitter.
The impact threw her 60 feet from her wheelchair, leaving her with a broken jaw, a broken collarbone, nine broken ribs, punctured lungs, two broken vertebrae and a brain injury.
Sophie suffered a heart attack during the ordeal and doctors at Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick twice asked her family to turn off her life support.
She made another remarkably good recovery and just a month later she was allowed to leave the hospital and return to school.