Brittney Aitken is a new mom!
Ja Rule’s daughter has welcomed her first child, a baby girl, with her husband Tevin Aitken. The new dad shared the news on Instagram, posting a photo from the hospital that showed Brittney holding their newborn in the hospital.
“She is here. Truly an amazing moment to experience with my wife. A pain I would never want to endure. Thank you for giving me my baby girl. Thank you to all friends and family for all the love and support you guys continue to give us. Now it’s time for the sleepless nights lol #TeamDad,” he wrote.
The couple had been counting down to their daughter’s arrival in recent weeks. Earlier this month, Brittney and Tevin celebrated with a strawberry-themed baby shower at The Grand Lux Venue in New Jersey.
News of the pair’s pregnancy first surfaced last year when Ja Rule spoke about it during an appearance on Sherri. At the time, he said he was getting ready to become a grandfather for the first time.
“I’m about to be a grandfather,” he said. “That don’t even sound right.”
He also explained how Brittney revealed the news to him and his wife.
“It was very cute the way she did it. She put the sonogram in a box and it was a card that said, ‘You’re now grandma and grandfather,’ and the sonogram was in the thing,” he said.
“And she said, ‘I got a gift for you guys.’ And we thought it was a real gift,” he continued. “So, we go into the room … and we open it up and she got the camera on.”
“You can see my expression, see me and wifey’s expression,” he added. “And it was an amazing moment.”
Ja Rule also shared that he already has a nickname in mind for his new role.
“I think I’m going to steal my name from the Notorious B.I.G. Yeah. I love it when they call me Big Poppa,” he said.