Gisele Bündchen Shares Rare Photos of 5-Month-Old Son as She Celebrates 45th Birthday “In Nature”

“I’m so grateful for another trip around the sun.”

To celebrate her 45th birthday on July 20, supermodel Gisele Bündchen shared photos from her life lately—including a rare shot of her newborn baby boy, whom she shares with boyfriend Joaquim Valente.

“I’m so grateful for another trip around the sun and even more grateful to have spent it in nature, surrounded by love and my family,” she wrote on Instagram on July 23. This marks Bündchen’s first post on the platform since May 27.

“Haven’t been around here much, but I wanted to take a moment to say thank you for all the warm birthday wishes,” she continued in the caption of the carousel of photos, which included a shot of her 12-year-old daughter Vivian, whom she shares with ex-husband Tom Brady. They also share a son, 15-year-old Benjamin, and Bündchen has long been an involved and loving stepmother to Brady’s son Jack from his previous relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan. 

“I continue to trust and welcome life with an open heart, holding gratitude for all that is still to come,” Bündchen continued her Instagram post. “Sending love to everyone.”

Bündchen and Valente’s baby boy was born in February, but his first name has never been revealed. People reported, however, that the boy’s middle name is River, which gives him a special connection to his older siblings, who both have water-themed middle names: Benjamin Rein and Vivian Lake.

“Now that my little one is sleeping through the night, I’m back in control of my routine,” Bündchen told Vogue France in May. “As any new mom knows, it’s incredible how much sleep—or lack of it—can change everything!”

“But once again, I feel truly grateful,” she added. “Being able to be home with my kids and enjoy every moment with them is priceless.”

At the end of January—just before her son’s birth—a source told People that “Gisele’s doing great. She seems the happiest she’s ever been. She’s truly thriving.”

She has been dating Valente, a Jiu-Jitsu instructor, since June 2023, and co-parents Benjamin and Vivian with former NFL quarterback Brady. In March 2024, she told Robin Roberts that learning to co-parent together was a work in progress: “I think there are easier days than others, but I think it’s amazing that the kids—they’re super smart children,” she said. “They know what they can get away with.”

“So I think it’s natural that [our houses] have different rules, and then kids just adapt,” Bündchen continued. “And they’re going to try to do what they want. And I can only control what I do. And I think for me, now is really about the balance.”