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Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent welcome baby son Oskar Michael

the couple already have a three-year-old daughter

Published

8 years ago

March 30, 2018

Mariah Cooper

Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent with their daughter Poppy (Photo courtesy of Instagram)

Interior designers Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent welcomed their second child, Oskar Michael Brent-Berkus, via surrogate in Los Angeles on Monday.

Berkus and Brent announced the happy news on Instagram posting a black and white photo of their son’s foot.

“It is with so much love that we welcome Oskar Brent-Berkus to our family. We have waited for you, we already love you, and we as a family stand on the shoulders of so many people who have made it possible for families like ours to continue to grow,” Berkus writes.

It is with so much love that we welcome Oskar Brent-Berkus to our family. We have waited for you, we already love you, and we as a family stand on the shoulders of so many people who have made it possible for families like ours to continue to grow. – Nate, @jeremiahbrent, and big sister Poppy

A post shared by Nate Berkus (@nateberkus) on Mar 28, 2018 at 4:30pm PDT

Brent also posted the photo captioned, “Yesterday, life cracked open in a way I didn’t think it could again with the birth of our son Oskar Brent-Berkus. Love multiplied. How can love continue to expand like this. Hand in hand our family is basking in the phenomenon of it all. We love you little Oskar. How thankful we are. How beautiful it all is.”

Yesterday, life cracked open in a way I didn’t think it could again with the birth of our son Oskar Brent-Berkus. Love multiplied. How can love continue to expand like this. Hand in hand our family is basking in the phenomenon of it all. We love you little Oskar. How thankful we are. How beautiful it all is.

A post shared by J E R E M I A H B R E N T (@jeremiahbrent) on Mar 28, 2018 at 4:30pm PDT

Berkus and Brent also have a three-year old daughter, Poppy, who was also born via surrogate.

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