White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt celebrated her first official Mother’s Day with her husband Nicholas Riccio and their 10-month-old son on May 11

Karoline Leavitt, 27, admits she feels ‘grateful’ as she opens up about life with husband, 59

Karoline Leavitt shared a little insight into her family life over the weekend as she celebrated her very first Mother’s Day with her baby boy Niko.

The White House press secretary shared a touching social media post with her son, who was born in July 2024 – and captioned it: “There’s nothing I love more than being his mom. Happy Mother’s Day.”

Leavitt, who works alongside US President Donald Trump, also shared pictures on her Instagram Story, including one that featured two beautiful bouquets of flowers, which she captioned: “Grateful.”

She also shared an adorable snap of Niko’s feet next to two cards and captioned it: “Mother’s Day wake up call.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has celebrated her first Mother’s Day with son Nico

Her followers were quick to comment on the post as one said: “My husband and I were visiting the White House yesterday and saw your family out walking. Y’all are adorable.” And another shared: “Happy Mother’s Day Karoline!! Beautiful photo!!”

“Happy Mothers Day Karoline! Thank you for your service to our country!” a third person added.

The Mother’s Day content comes ahead of Leavitt’s trip to Saudi Arabia. The business trip comes just a week after Leavitt spent time with her husband and son as they enjoyed a short but sweet vacation in Palm Beach.

Leavitt shared photos of her family holiday to the Florida hot spot on Instagram. She captioned her post, “Weekends in Palm Beach,” with a camera emoji and green heart emoji.

Her relationship with her husband has come under scrutiny due to their 32-year age gap. The couple got engaged in December 2023 and married in January of this year.

Leavitt has previously spoken highly of her husband, saying in an interview, “He is my greatest supporter, he’s my best friend and he’s my rock. He’s built a very successful business himself so now he’s fully supportive of me building my success in my career.”

Karoline is also flying off to Saudi Arabia on a work trip, after spending time with her son and husband(Image: instagram/@karolineleavitt)

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Balancing a demanding career in the spotlight with motherhood has been tough, but Leavitt has been open about being a working mother. She admitted that she feels “guilty” about being away from her son due to her job.

In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Karoline said, “I spend every second that I possibly can with my son when I’m home on weekends and evenings.” She then added: “I try to make it home for bedtime as much as I can throughout the week.”

She also shared that she found being a new mom “challenging,” especially with the demands of her job. “I think every working mother understands the demands,” she said. “No matter where you are, what you’re doing, there is a sense of guilt.”