Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black Welcome 'Precious' Baby Boy — and His Name Holds Special Meaning
Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black are new fathers!
The couple welcomed their first child, Robert Ray, via surrogate on Wednesday, Daley and Black announced in a statement appearing in the U.K.’s Times newspaper on Saturday.
“Black-Daley: On 27 June 2018 to Thomas Robert Daley and Dustin Lance Black, a son, Robert Ray,” the brief statement reads.
The moniker holds special significance: Robert was the first name of the athlete’s father, who died in 2011 after battling cancer. It is also Daley’s middle name.
In one of the baby’s first photos, both fathers cradle their son’s head in their intertwined hands.
“Welcome to the world little Robbie Ray,” Black wrote in the caption on Instagram on Saturday. “Thank you for bringing so much love and light with you. And thank you to those who helped make our dream of having a family into this wonderful reality. ?#AFamily #HappyBirthday ]]>👨👨👦👶🏼
