ASHLEY Cain has welcomed an adorable caller babe lad into the fold - yet his parenthood travel has been acold from smooth.
The erstwhile footballer, 34, announced his caller arrival, small Atlas, connected Instagram this week alongside an adorable enactment of snaps.
Yet contempt the sheer happiness of the summation to his family, who volition beryllium a small member to lad Aliyas, was tinged with a bittersweet notation to his precocious daughter.
In his affectional caption Ashley wrote: "Atlas, you volition ever person the astir beautiful, strong, and courageous guardian angel watching implicit you successful your large sister, Azaylia."
Here we instrumentality a look astatine the MTV star's household life.
BABY AZAYLIA: BORN 2000
Ashley is dada to small miss Azaylia, who was calved successful August 2020.
The tot tragically died from a uncommon signifier of leukaemia aged 8 months successful 2021.
He shared his babe with ex Safiyya Vorajee - with the small miss diagnosed with just 2 months aft her birth.
Ashley revealed his lasting feelings of grief on Good Morning Britain last year.
He admitted: "You tin consciousness truthful lonely.
"Other times, you tin consciousness truthful guilty."
The world TV prima past broke down successful tears arsenic helium told however he "counted her last breaths."
Ashley Cain acceptable to go a begetter again arsenic helium says precocious girl Azaylia volition person different member to look after
Since then, the prima has battled a fig of endurance challenges successful the tot's sanction - keeping her astatine the bosom of household life.
Ashley and Safiyya split successful 2022 aft the household tragedy.
Yet things became tricky successful their household portion erstwhile Ashley told of the "guilt" helium felt after helium revealed helium was to go a dada for the 2nd time.
Safiyya past exclusively told The Sun that he stood astatine Azaylia's sedate and asked to person different baby.
In response, the Ex On The Beach alumni said "recollections whitethorn vary."
BABY ALIYAS: BORN 2024
Ashley revealed his first son's accomplishment earlier this year.
When Aliyas was born, he confirmed that helium was not successful a relationship with his mother, but said that she was a “close friend.”
Welcoming his lad into the satellite Ashley hinted astatine small Azaylia being his protector.
In his Instagram representation caption, helium wrote: "And you volition person the astir beauteous guardian angel eden holds watching implicit you and protecting you too.
"Welcome to the satellite my son."
BABY ATLAS: BORN 2024
It's unclear if Aliyas and Atlas person the aforesaid mum.
Yet Ashley's household welcomed a blessed caller accomplishment this week with the commencement of his 2nd son.
He lone announced past week helium was acceptable to go a dada for the 3rd time.
Ashley said astatine the time: "My small miss volition soon person different small member to ticker over, and my small lad volition not lone beryllium a babe member but a large member too.
"With each the heartache I’ve been through, I’m genuinely grateful that I tin truly commencement counting my blessings again!!"
He told however the tot has arrived prematurely - and that helium sadly missed the commencement owed to filming commitments.
In his caption, helium wrote: "Atlas Diamond Cain – 29.11.24. Welcome to the world, my son!"
He continued: "When you rearrange your last 2 filming dates 3 times to marque definite you’re backmost for your son’s birth, afloat expecting him to beryllium conscionable similar you - LATE.
"He surprises everyone by showing up a period early!
"Even though I’m perfectly gutted I couldn’t beryllium there, my bosom is bursting with emotion and excitement.
"I can’t hold to permission the information zones down and travel location to the champion invited ever - hugs, kisses, and sleepy snuggles connected the sofa with my beauteous babe boy."