Gwen Stefaniis sending her youngest son a special birthday message!
On Friday, the No Doubt singer helped to ring in her son Apollo’s sixth birthday with a sweetsocial media tribute, featuring boyfriendBlake Shelton.
In the adorable selfie, Stefani, 50, poses next to Apollo while Shelton wraps his arms around the birthday boy and shows off his Oreo-topped celebratory cake.
“6 years ago GOD blessed us w this little angel ? boy ??,” the “Hollaback Girl” artist captioned the photo, adding the hashtags “thank you GOD,” “happy birthday” and “APOLLO.”
Inhis own post, ex-husband Gavin Rossdale, 54, wrote, “my love turned 6 – endless magic endless joy endless nutella———apollo we all love you so much —-? xx”
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Over Stefani and Shelton’s four years of dating, the country star, 43, has become a strong male figure to Stefani’s three sons, Kingston, 13, Zuma, 11 and Apollo, multiple sources previously told PEOPLE exclusively.
While staying respectful of Rossdale’s role as their father, Shelton has also had a large part in raising the boys over the last few years.
Bringingjoy and laughter into their lives, Shelton is also more than happy to shoulder more responsibilities.
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“Heisa good dad, actually,” Stefani said in early 2019 on theTodayshow. “He’s been helping me out a lot. I literally get to the point where I’m like, ‘You gotta get home—I need help!’ It’s hard.I got three boys.”
Early on in their relationship, Stefani and Shelton’s loved ones quickly became “one big family,” and over the holidays the couple and their extended family traveled to Oklahoma together for their annual holiday get-together.
“They’re all very like-minded and comfortable with each other,” added the friend.
source: people.com
