Nikki and Brie Bella cover People together with newborn sons Matteo and Buddy

Nikki and Brie Bella covered the new issue of People cradling their new baby boys after giving birth within a day of each other.

After Nikki, 36, welcomed her son Matteo on July 31 with fiance Artem Chigvintsev, Brie, 36, delivered baby Buddy with her husband Daniel Bryan on August 1. 

While Buddy is Brie’s second child, Nikki the first-time mother told People: ‘I’ve been up since 3 a.m., but this is what I’ve wanted my whole life. The fact that he’s here – I’m just so in love and happy.’

So sweet: Nikki and Brie Bella covered the new issue of People cradling their new baby boys after giving birth within a day of each other

Her twin sister chimed in: ‘That’s what happens when you’re on an infant schedule. But like Nikki said, the love is just so overpowering that even though you’re so tired, that bliss just takes over.’

Calling the newborns ‘calm and patient’ she dished: ‘We’re the wild ones and very feisty. Our little boys don’t have our personalities yet. Birdie does. Birdie is our mini.’ 

Brie also has a three-year-old daughter called Birdie with her husband and former WWE co-star Daniel, whom she married in 2014.

Meanwhile Artem, who rose to fame as a pro hoofer on Dancing With The Stars, proposed to Nikki in France last November.

Baby mine: Meanwhile Nikki waited to declare she had given birth until this Wednesday, the day that her joint People cover with Brie and the babies dropped

Baby mine: Meanwhile Nikki waited to declare she had given birth until this Wednesday, the day that her joint People cover with Brie and the babies dropped

'Overwhelmed with joy': Brie announced her new baby's birth on Instagram a day after it occurred and shared: 'It’s a BOY!!!' while not revealing his name or face

‘Overwhelmed with joy’: Brie announced her new baby’s birth on Instagram a day after it occurred and shared: ‘It’s a BOY!!!’ while not revealing his name or face

Welcome to the world: After the People cover went public Brie also posted her own picture of her baby to Instagram, captioning: 'Hi I'm Buddy'

Welcome to the world: After the People cover went public Brie also posted her own picture of her baby to Instagram, captioning: ‘Hi I’m Buddy’

The two couples and Birdie went into lockdown together amid the coronavirus pandemic and the Bella twins got to experience pregnancy in tandem.

Brie announced her new baby’s birth on Instagram a day after it occurred and shared: ‘It’s a BOY!!!’ while not revealing his name or face.

She debuted both in the latest People magazine, dishing that her baby’s name is Buddy Dessert and explaining that she had a cesarean.

After the People cover went public Brie also posted her own picture of her baby to Instagram, captioning: ‘Hi I’m Buddy.’  

Happy couple: Brie also has a three-year-old daughter called Birdie with her husband and former WWE co-star Daniel Bryan, whom she married in 2014

Happy couple: Brie also has a three-year-old daughter called Birdie with her husband and former WWE co-star Daniel Bryan, whom she married in 2014

Spouses to be: Nikki, 36, welcomed her son Matteo on July 31 with fiance Artem Chigvintsev whom she is pictured with last July

Spouses to be: Nikki, 36, welcomed her son Matteo on July 31 with fiance Artem Chigvintsev whom she is pictured with last July

Meanwhile Nikki waited to declare she had given birth until this Wednesday, the day that her joint People cover with Brie and the babies dropped.

Sharing a picture of the baby’s face as she held him, she revealed Matteo Artemovich Chigvintsev was born 19 3/4 inches long weighing 7 lbs 3 oz.

Her plan had been to get induced exactly a week ahead of her August 6 due date as her blood pressure had the doctors concerned.

However when she popped by her doctor’s office ahead of the inducement her water broke and ‘Artem and I were so not prepared,’ she said. 

A fine romance: Artem, who rose to fame as a pro hoofer on Dancing With The Stars, proposed to Nikki in France last November

A fine romance: Artem, who rose to fame as a pro hoofer on Dancing With The Stars, proposed to Nikki in France last November

Side by side: The two couples and Birdie went into lockdown together amid the coronavirus pandemic and the Bella twins got to experience pregnancy in tandem

Side by side: The two couples and Birdie went into lockdown together amid the coronavirus pandemic and the Bella twins got to experience pregnancy in tandem

‘We barely had bags packed. I labored for 22 hours, and I pushed for two hours while wearing a mask because of COVID-19. It was 118 degrees in Phoenix, and our room wouldn’t get colder than 76 degrees, so I was burning hot the whole time.’

She recalled: ‘I had two more rounds of pushing [to go] until my doctor said: “You’re going to have to have a c-section.” I said: “No, he’s coming out vaginally.”‘

Nikki instructed her fiance to play the Lumineers in the delivery room so ‘we Hey Ho-ed and Ophelia-ed Matteo into this world. I have never pushed so hard in my life. I almost tore off the handlebars!’

Brie revealed: ‘I was trying to have a VBAC [a vaginal birth after a previous cesarean section] because I had an emergency c-section with Birdie, but I forgot I make stubborn babies, and they don’t like to come out. 

Mother of two: Brie is pictured one week after welcoming Buddy cradling him beneath a blanket while sitting next to Birdie

Mother of two: Brie is pictured one week after welcoming Buddy cradling him beneath a blanket while sitting next to Birdie

The result was that she was booked in for a cesarean on August 1 and that she was, she said in fun, ‘upset’ that Nikki had Matteo before she could give birth.

‘When Matteo came on the 31st, I was like: “No matter what, my baby is coming at 9 a.m. tomorrow.” We didn’t know it was a boy yet,’ she noted.

‘This experience was so different from my last – just to walk into a c-section and be completely alert. When they pulled out Buddy, they put down the curtain, and my husband was like: “Oh, I got a boy!” We were really overwhelmed with joy.’

She found: ‘Buddy loves kicking. I actually was really nervous, because everyone’s like: “If you have a good baby, you’re going to have a really bad one.” I was like: “Well, Birdie was so good. So here comes my wild one.” He’s calmer than what Birdie was.’ 

Going through it together: Nikki and Brie frequently kept their fans updated about the concurrent pregnancies on social media and their Bellas podcast

Going through it together: Nikki and Brie frequently kept their fans updated about the concurrent pregnancies on social media and their Bellas podcast

Nikki dished: ‘What’s crazy about Buddy and Mateo is, they both have the same scream-cry. It’s the cutest high-pitch noise and they’re identical. Even their coos are identical and they’re so cute.’

The mother of one said: ‘Now, Mateo, he will grunt and like punch my boobs when he’s breastfeeding. Artem and I will sit and laugh because it’s perfect little punches he’ll do. He grunts at me, so I feel like I have a little boxer on my hands.’

A Good Morning America promo recently referred to Nikki as Artem’s ‘wife,’ setting of a swirl of rumors about a secret lockdown wedding.

However this Tuesday TMZ insiders clarified that the morning show goofed and that Artem and Nikki want a full ceremony after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. 

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