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Since October last year, The Michael Phelps family hasn’t hidden their joy in welcoming their upcoming family member. The glimpse of the mindset gave its hook through the IG posts and interviews. However, for a couple staying together for the last 17 years and giving birth to three sons, the eruption felt different this time in Nicole’s wish to have a girl child. Michael Phelps didn’t reveal much of his wishes for his newborn. But in the question of preferring career choices for his sons, the swimming legend vigorously had supported providing a free hand once. As of now, that has resonated relevantly. 

On Tuesday, the Phelps couple welcomed the baby boy. Tuning with that, the fans appeared with their wishes and predictions for the latest Phelps. 

Michael Phelps and family welcome Nico

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The IG had been playing the role of showcasing the shares and predictions from both the Michael Phelps family and their fans for the last several months. This time, it was no different. Michael Phelps shared the ultimate post, giving the news of their newborn tagging wife, Nicole Phelps. The caption of the collaborative post conceded, “@mrs.nicolephelps and I wanna welcome Nico Michael Phelps to the world. Born on 1/16.” Being the family’s funny bone, the most decorated Olympian also quipped, “We’re so blessed to be given a 4th child. We’re now a family of 6!”  Definitely, the long wishes coming in the way had to note that. But a few celebrated faces sealed their wishes as they suited. 

 

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Pop star Ludacris made his sign by adding a crown emoji to celebrate Nico Michael Phelps’ coming to the earth. So did Lindsey Vonn, the Alpine ski legend. Inspired by the 38-year-old swimming luminary in life, she registered her love-filled note with the word, “Congrats”. Dr. Bhrett McCabe, the mental coach of Michael Phelps, wished the family in the same manner. Now, in the crowd of fans, the showering of praises took a different height. 

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The 4th baby and the imaginary relay team 

Nico Michael Phelps made his attendance after Boomer, Beckett, and Maverick. So obviously the imagination of a swimming relay was bound to come, linking the Flying Fish’s extraordinary Olympic feats. “The Phelps relay is complete!!!”, the fan handle, autumsong commented. That echoed in grant_hackett’s comment, “CONGRATULATIONS! Welcome to the Wolfpack, Nico”. The fan account, pelay01, described the success of Michael Phelps in his comment. It fell in as, “He managed to win everything on the pool and now he wins it outside it too by having a lovely family of 4 little boys”. But still, the crowd seemed to be bifurcated at the question of swimming preference for Nico Michael Phelps. 

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“No pressure little guy…”, the user handle, gusschultz made the signing in the comment box that once senior Phelps outpoured for his elder son, Bommer Phelps. But till now, there’s no such announcement for Nico Michael Phelps yet. So, eventually, if the fans’ wishes of the relay team have to come true, future proceedings might be the better option to look upon.

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