Former child star Aaron Carter welcomes his first child

Aaron Carter, who rose to fame in the early 2000s, announced on Monday that he is officially a dad after welcoming his first child, a son, with partner Melanie Martin.

The I’m All About You singer, 33, took to Instagram to share the news, posting a picture of himself cutting his son’s umbilical cord.

“Emergency C-Section after 13 hours of labor but my fiancé is in great health thank you lord and the incredibly sweet loving staff here,” wrote Carter.

He went on to gush, “Prince is precious I love you son. Your mommy loves you as I drop tears on the phone.”

Carter, brother to Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, went on to laud his fiancé for giving birth to Prince.

“I'm so proud of you hunny you did it I Love you with all my heart my beautiful blessings from god," he wrote.

The couple, who went public with their romance in January 2020, earlier suffered a miscarriage in June 2020.