Kobe and Vanessa Bryant are expecting their fourth child. Find out if it's a girl or a boy! - BabyNames.com Celebrity Baby Blog
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Retired basketball player Kobe Bryant and his wife, Vanessa, kicked off the new year with a big announcement: they’re expecting their fourth child together!

Kobe took to Instagram to share the happy news with an image that read “New Year, New Baby! Baby Mamba on the way 2019.”

He captioned it with the following: “Vanessa and I are beyond excited to announce that we are expecting another #mambacita to go along with Natalia, Gianna and Bianka #blessed #bryantbunch #daddysprincesses #love #2019.”

Vanessa shared the baby news on Instagram as well, noting: “Bianka will have a new baby sibling to play with and Natalia and Gianna are super excited to welcome another little baby sister to love.”

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