Nikki Garcia is having fun with her son this fall!
The 39-year-old WWE student — who previously went by the name Bella along with her twin sister Brie — shared an Instagram post on Saturday in which she can be seen enjoying a fall day outdoors with 3-year-old Matteo, who she shares with her husband Artem Chigvintsev.
Garcia began the post with two smiling selfies of the mother-son duo that showed off Matteo’s big blue eyes, while hers were hidden behind large sunglasses.
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The Total Bellas alum ended the carousel with a photo of Matteo dressed in seasonal gear — an orange Henley, flannel and a pumpkin sticker — concentrating on the waffle in front of him.
“Harvest and Halloween fun with my boy 🥰🍂🎃🍂🍩,” Garcia captioned the cute photos.
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Last December, Twin love co-host told PEOPLE that Matteo’s “toddler phase” was exciting because of his curious, adventurous nature.
At the time, she said her little boy was “so curious about the real world.”
“He wants to play with more than his toys,” Garcia added. “He wants to know, ‘Why are Mom and Dad opening these drawers in the kitchen? How do they cook their food?’ ”
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She continued: “I had to bring so many real-life things into the game. When we’re at home, I let him out in the garden because he’s just obsessed with it.”
Nikki Garcia’s son Matteo in a recently shared photo.
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Although Barmageddon The host’s life as an entertainer is busy, Matteo and his well-being are Garcia’s No. 1 priority, she told PEOPLE.
So when it came to putting together his schedule, she and Chigvintsev, 41, “brought in a sleep trainer when he was six months old” to create a good foundation for the now 3-year-old — “and she changed my life,” he said. is Garcia.
“She even taught me things as a mom and I just knew I would never change that. When I book flights, the flights are around nap time and nap time,” she explained, adding that when the family sticks to his schedule, “We’re all just happier.”
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The key to success? Keeping him “active” between bedtime and sleep, Garcia said.
Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Garcia, who share son Matteo, 3. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty
“Whether he’s doing arts and crafts or playing outside because his energy is so high, I have to tire him out,” she said. “Even if it’s, ‘Mommy has to run some errands,’ and he has to go with me. I make him walk when we have to walk down the street or in stores. And that’s really helped Artem and I in our busy lives as entertainers.
“Matteo never deviated from the right path,” Garcia added.
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