On Saturday October 23 at 11:11 a.m. and 11:12 a.m., at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, Canadian singer Céline Dion, 42, gave birth to healthy fraternal twin boys, reports People.
“Celine, René and their son René-Charles are thrilled,” says her rep. The singer underwent a Caesarean section a few weeks before the expected delivery date. One of the babies weighed in at 5 lbs., 4 oz., with the other at 5 lbs., 10 oz. The twins are healthy, says Dion’s rep, but will spend the next few days in an incubator because they were born premature.
Dion’s doctor, Ronald Ackerman, said at a press conference outside the hospital Friday evening that the delivery, done via C-section, went as expected. He also revealed that the twins were both born with a good amount of hair.
“Celine is resting now and they plan to discuss what to name the boys when she wakes up,” the rep adds. “René-Charles has been to the hospital to visit his brothers and is just so excited they are here.”
Husband René Angélil, 68, told the Journal de Montreal : “We’re still overwhelmed with emotion…we haven’t slept much in the past couple of days. For Céline, it’s definitely harder because of the caesarean section—it’ll be a few days before she feels 100 per cent.”