Congratulations🥳🥳’Big Brother’ alum Cody Calafiore and wife Cristie Laratta welcome first baby

Big Brother alum Cody Calafiore and his wife Cristie Laratta are now a family of three.

Cody, 35, recently welcomed his first child, a baby boy, with Cristie.

Cristie took to Instagram on February 6 to reveal that “Baby Christian” had arrived and was able to come home with his parents.

Cristie tagged Cody in the post and wrote, “Baby Christian is here. [Bear emoji]. Words can’t even begin to describe the joy and love we have for our little boy.”

In the photos, Cody was holding his son as Cristie rested her head on her husband’s shoulder. The couple was cuddling on a white couch with their newborn.

Cody was smiling big in the pictures.

Many Big Brother alums congratulated the couple in the comments.

Derrick Levasseur wrote, “Congratulations guys! We now officially have a third member of The Hitmen!”

Cody’s brother Paul Calafiore gushed, “Love you guys so much! Welcome little nephew!”

Tyler Crispen wrote, “Congrats!!”

And Nicole Franzel chimed in, “Super duper cute!!!!!!!! Congratulations.”

Cody — who competed on two seasons of Big Brother — announced he was expecting his first baby with Cristie in September 2025.

Cristie posted photos of the happy spouses embracing on a beach and showing off a strip of sonogram photos.

“Next chapter starting 2026,” Cristie wrote in her post at the time, tagging Cody. “Huge thank you to our sweet friend for capturing this moment.”

Cody and Cristie got married in front of 200 guests in their home state of New Jersey in February 2024.

The couple honeymooned in Antigua, and Cristie gushed to People at the time, “I can’t wait to continue our adventure and all that is to come from traveling, buying a home together and starting a family.”

Cody added how “hopefully babies” were in the pair’s near future.

Cody and Cristie got engaged in October 2022 after seven years of dating.

Cody, who competed on Season 16 and Season 22 of Big Brother, had met Cristie on the Fourth of July in 2015, and they began dating in September of that year.

“We fell in love during the most challenging time of my life, during my diagnosis of lymphoma [in 2016] at 23 years old,” Cristie recalled to People in 2024.

“Our story will always be special to us because of how we thrived during such a difficult moment in my life, and found joy and love during the darkest times.”

Cristie also shared, “We knew after becoming so strong through our first year together, that we could take on anything in life together — cheesy, but true.”

In February 2017, Cody wrote on Instagram how Cristie had changed his life.

“[Six] months ago, my beautiful girlfriend Cristie was diagnosed with cancer. Today I am very happy to say she’s going in for her last chemo treatment and I couldn’t be more proud of the strength and resilience she has shown through this crazy time in her life,” Cody wrote on Instagram at the time.

“She is such a beautiful girl inside and out,” Cody added, “and I couldn’t have been more proud of how she fought through this! You are one of the strongest and most unbelievable woman I have ever met and I am truly blessed to be with someone like you!”

After Cristie’s last chemotherapy treatment, she entered remission in 2017.

Cody finished as the runner-up behind Derrick Levasseur on Big Brother’s 16th season in 2014.

Cody went on to win Big Brother: All-Stars in 2020, and he told Us Weekly in October of that year he’d only compete on a third season of the show if Cristie is totally onboard and willing to let him go. “The Winners Circle” podcast host said at the time, “If Big Brother ever calls, there’s no way I can not say yes, if Cristie lets me. I don’t know what she went through during this.”

He continued, “I know it was definitely hard for her. I appreciate everything Big Brother’s ever done for me. The first time was a great opportunity. This time was an incredible opportunity. So if they need me, who am I to say no?”