Blippi, meet child.
Stevin John, the orange bowtie-wearing kids’s performer finest referred to as Blippi, is now a dad. The YouTuber introduced on Instagram on Sunday that he and fiancée Alyssa Ingham have welcomed their first youngster, a child boy named Lochlan David John.
In keeping with John’s publish, by which he and Ingham are seen cuddling their new child, the newborn was born on March 9, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz.
“Welcome to the world child boy,” the proud papa’s publish learn. “We love you a lot.”
“He’s so cute,” John instructed Dad and mom, which was the primary to interrupt the information. “We love him a lot! It has been heaven having him with us!”
Having carved out a profession in entertaining children, John famous that he is desperate to be a hands-on dad.
“Since I am a really curious particular person and wish to be taught all the things — that is why Blippi movies are the way in which they’re — I’m very excited to show our personal youngster the curiosities and joys of life,” John added. “I had an incredible childhood and spent plenty of time outside, so I’m excited to expertise that by means of his viewpoint.”
A pair for seven years, John and Ingham introduced their engagement final August, adopted two months later by the information {that a} child was on the way in which. John will take a month-long paternity depart in his residence state of Washington earlier than returning to work as Blippi. Although Lochlan will not seem in Blippi movies, he’ll be “watching Daddy dance round in blue and orange,” his father instructed the journal.
“I feel having my very own youngster within the Blippi age will make it actually particular and much more thrilling,” he added.