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Brittany Mahomes Shows How Much Daughter Sterling Has Grown in a Year in Fourth of July Photos

BrittanyandPatrick Mahomes' little girl is growing up fast!

One set of photos was particularly emotional as they showed how much their 16-month-old little girl has grown since celebrating the holiday last year.

“Last year,” Brittany captioned a photo in herInstagram Storyof a then 4-month-old Sterling laying down in a striped one-piece bathing suit with a blue headband on her head. The proud mom added the smiling teary-eyed emoji.

Earlier in the day, Brittany shared a sweet photo of Sterling on Patrick’s lap on a plane. In one photo, she’s rubbing her eyes.

“Ster needs a nap, but she’s such a travel trooper,” Brittany wrote, tagging her husband.

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Brittany Mahomes Shows How Much Daughter Sterling Has Grown in a Year in Fourth of July Photos

Last week, the family of three announced they’d be adding a little boy to the mix.

The couple revealed the exciting news in anInstagram video montage, which began with their friends and family at a “gender-revealparty,” putting in their guesses for boy or girl.

After squirting blue liquid from toy guns, the parents-to-be cheered alongside their guests before Mahomes jogged away and jumped, clothes still on, in the pool.

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Brittany Mahomes Shows How Much Daughter Sterling Has Grown in a Year in Fourth of July Photos

The announcement of the newest addition to the family came just two months after Brittany and Patrickgot married in Hawaiifollowingtheir initial engagementin September 2020. They met while attending Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Texas.

Brittany recently shared in a heartwarming post on her Instagram Story that she"cannot wait to add another little babe" to her family.

“Life with these two is just amazing! I truly do get overwhelmed and exhausted at times, but these 2 always make everything worth it,” she wrote alongside a photo of the family on a private plane.

“Love them with my whole heart and cannot wait to add another little babe 😍.”

source: people.com