She has openly documented the trials and tribulations of motherhood.
And Kate Ferdinand gave fans a glimpse into another chaotic weekend in her household in a hilarious Instagram post, revealing that her stepson Tate has ended up on crutches and her son Cree has ‘knocked his tooth out’.
The former TOWIE star, 32, took to Instagram to share a gallery of photos from the past week, before giving a more realistic insight in her funny caption.
She wrote: ‘A week of fun. Before Tate ended up on crutches on Saturday, Cree fell over yesterday and knocked out his tooth.”
Kate and Rio are parents to son Cree, two, and daughter Shae, four months, and the star is also stepmother to Rio’s children Lorenz, 17, Tate, 14, and Tia, 12 – who he shared with his late wife Rebecca Ellison.
Oh dear! Kate Ferdinand has revealed her stepson Tate is on crutches and her son Cree ‘fell over and knocked his tooth out’ during nightmare weekend
Funny: The former TOWIE star took to Instagram to share a gallery of photos from the past week, before giving a more realistic insight into her funny caption
Oops! In addition to the family mishaps, Kate’s husband Rio also made fun of his absence from the snaps in a slew of comments
During her busy week, Kate took her children to see reindeer in a winter cave, before taking a walk through the woods and going to an ice skating rink.
She also took part in a night out with husband Rio at the Wish premiere, where she posted a photo of her aquamarine satin pantsuit.
And while it appeared Kate’s husband Rio was absent from the outings, the Manchester United star was quick to joke about his disappearance in a slew of funny comments.
In a series of posts he wrote: ‘Shout out to all the dads who joined in and were left out of the weekend highlights post.
“Wow….I obviously wasn’t there….This is dad yelling and stuff.
“It’s hard here guys…I even took a few pictures of them…”
Kate recently spoke in more detail about her difficult birth with her daughter.
The former TOWIE star described her panic after her newborn baby was rushed to the NICU just minutes after she gave birth in July on her podcast Blended.
Fun: During her busy week, Kate took her kids to see reindeer in a winter cave
Sweet: The adorable images showed Kate enjoying an autumn walk with her children
Fun: The family enjoyed a trip to an ice skating rink during the week before Christmas, before things also took a dramatic turn with two unexpected accidents
Chic: Kate showed off her relaxed sense of style in one fell swoop, four months after the birth of her second child Shae
Looks good! She also took part in a night out with husband Rio at the Wish premiere, where she posted a photo of her aquamarine satin pantsuit
Live it up! Kate enjoyed a trip to the ice rink with her children and friends
The couple were shocked after learning their second child had been born with congenital pneumonia.
Kate spent days without her baby amid the health scare.
Congenital pneumonia can cause breathing problems within the first 24 hours of life and can be caused by an infection in the fetal fluid.
‘As soon as I entered the theater, I panicked. “I’ve never had a panic attack before, but I can imagine what a panic attack feels like,” Kate said.
‘I had a spinal cord, so I was numb from the waist down and I felt so claustrophobic.’
“Rio tried to talk to me, but I literally couldn’t talk to anyone. Everyone was happy in the room and I kept saying, “Should I be excited right now?” I don’t know what happened to me.’
Kate’s panic increased after Shae was born when she remembered her daughter not crying immediately.
‘She was really cold and very blue. I felt very distant when they gave her to me, so it felt very different for Cree, I had no connection.
“Then she was in the recovery room screaming. Normally you can calm them down, so I asked the midwife “can I feed her”. I’m bottle feeding, and she looked at me and said, “I’m going to feed her.” And when she said that, I knew something was wrong.”
Mom: Kate has taken time out of the spotlight since welcoming Shae in July, and has since shared that their second child was born with congenital pneumonia
Shae was then taken to the NICU and Rio went with her, leaving Kate alone. ‘I’m sitting in the room, no Rio, no baby and I’m watching Love Island. I just felt like it was a complete experience. I’ve given birth, there’s no one here, how guilty I feel when I’m watching Love Island and my baby is in the NICU,” Kate explained.
Later, Kate was allowed to go to the intensive care unit to see Shae. ‘I was hysterical. I couldn’t pick her up. I didn’t really want to be there,” an emotional Kate recalled.
“It was harder being next to her and not being able to be with her and just staring at her when she wasn’t well than it was not being with her. Then I felt terrible guilt because I didn’t want to be there. My mother’s guilt overcame me from the moment she was born.’
After five days in the hospital, both Kate and Shae were allowed to go home, but Kate admitted that she “felt a little more needy around Shay, I want to feed her more and have her next to me.” The first few weeks I just needed her next to me.’
