Bekah Martinez’s daughter Ruth.Photo: Kinda Arzon Photography
Bekah Martinezis introducing her newborn to the world!
A week after the formerBachelorcontestantwelcomed her first child via a water birthin Los Angeles, Martinez, 23, finally announced her daughter’s name and its meaning on Instagram Friday.
Martinez, who shares Ruth Ray with boyfriendGrayston Leonard,explained that her daughter’s name held extra significance to the couple’s family members.
“Ruth= Grayston’s grandmother’s name, and one of my favorite biblical stories. Hebrew for friend or companion,” she explained of her daughter’s first name.
“De La Luz= My dad’s middle name. Spanish for ‘of the light’. A tribute to my Mexican heritage,” the former reality star continued, before adding, “Leonard= Her Daddy’s last name. ❤️”
While Ray was simply chosen because “Ruthie Ray is too damn cute.”
Lauren Guilford @laurenguilfordbirths
Martinez opted to welcome her bundle of joy through a water birth at the Natural Birth Center in Los Angeles, which she later shared stunning photographs from on her Instagram.
Bekah Martinez’s water birth.Lauren Guilford @laurenguilfordbirths
One day later, Martinez shared another intimate photo of her breastfeeding Ruth Ray in bed, with the lyrics to Paul McCartney’s “Mama’s Little Girl” in the caption.
“Looking like a rosebud, Mama’s little girl, Pickin’ up a mountain, Mama’s little girl, Better give me some time for this heart of mine, Cause I just can’t take it all in,” she lovingly wrote.
Martinez has even shared the not-so-glamorous side of things to her Instagram Stories. In the photo posted on Friday, the new mom explained how she was stressed, tired, and getting breast milk all over everything — yet was “feeling so lucky to be going through this.”
Bekah Martinez’s Instagram Stories.
Martinezannounced her pregnancyin October, revealing that she learned that she was pregnant three months into her relationship with Leonard. Shesaid her pregnancywas unplanned, explaining, “I was in disbelief and thought, ‘Is this really happening?'”
She continued, “I immediately called Grayston and then went across the street to the Dollar Tree and bought two more pregnancy tests. They, of course, were both positive.”
The Bacheloralum broke the news to Leonard onFather’s Day. She told PureWow, “I was crying … and said, ‘You’re going to be a dad!’ We hugged, and it was the first time we really got to be overjoyed. We were finally able to celebrate and soak up all of that emotion.”
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“I’ve gone back and forth on theidea of marriage and relationships, but I’ve always felt sure that I want to be a mom,” she said.
Martinez was a contestant from Arie Luyendyk’s season 22 ofThe Bachelorin 2018.
source: people.com
