Colton Underwood and husband welcome their son, Bishop

Colton Underwood is finally a proud papa!

On Monday, the former professional football player and Bachelor star shared an Instagram post featuring a photo of himself and husband Jordan C. Brown, a political strategist, with their newborn son.

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“Our world is a million times better with you in it,” Underwood wrote in the post’s caption, adding the infant’s full name, Bishop Colton Brown-Underwood, and date of birth, September 26, 2024.

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Baby Bishop’s arrival follows a fertility journey that involved surrogacy and Underwood’s own struggle with low sperm count, which the reality TV star has talked openly about both in the media and on his podcast, Daddyhood.

“When we first went in [to our fertility clinic], we went in sort of skipping, holding hands, all happy,” Underwood told Parents earlier this year. “We were going to give our sample and freeze our sperm—day one of starting our family—and I got my sperm results back, and I had four sperm. Three of them were dead. One was barely moving in my sample. It was one of those things where [I was basically] considered technically infertile. I was like, ‘This sucks. This is hard.’”

But following a six-month process that involved Underwood getting off testosterone supplements, working out less, not using his hot tub or sauna, and taking morning walks, both he and Brown were able to fertilize several frozen embryos. In May, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child via surrogate.

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Following Monday’s birth announcement, Underwood fielded questions from fans and followers about baby Bishop in his Instagram stories.  

“We were obsessed with ‘B’ names and Bishop was the very first name we loved,” he responded to one question about how he and Brown chose their son’s name.

“We also looked up the meaning,” he added. “It means ‘overseer’ and that solidified it.”

Another fan asked how fatherhood is going so far. “The craziest/best feeling ever,” Underwood replied. “I’m so full of joy and happiness. My proudest role ever.”

Underwood also wrote that the couple’s German shepherd, Zooka, has embraced her role as “protector.”

“Any cry, burp, or snort, she’s all over it checking on him,” he wrote. Their other dog, Scout, on the other hand, “is a tad jealous/unsure.”

On Wednesday, Underwood also shared a post from CNY Fertility celebrating California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signing a bill that requires insurance companies in the state to cover IVF treatment while also expanding coverage of such treatment to include LGBTQ+ families.

NEW: California will now require insurance companies to cover fertility treatments — including IVF.

We’re also expanding coverage to include LGBTQ families.

While the @GOP try to strip away access, we’re expanding it.

It's simple: everyone who wants to should be able to start…

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) September 29, 2024

“This is incredible,” Underwood wrote.  

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