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Joss Stone says 'not long to go' as she shares pregnancy update six months after adopting son

Joss Stone has shared a new pregnancy update, saying there’s only days to go until her baby arrives - six months after adopting a baby boy.

The Grammy winner, 38, told her Instagram followers the baby will be arriving by C-section on Saturday and that’s she’s “so excited” for the arrival.

In a video update, she also said she had the time of her C-section moved to later in the day, so she can watch a dance recital by her three-year-old daughter, Violet.

Stone also said her mum intends to be at the C-section, as she has always wanted to watch one of her children give birth, with her husband Cody DaLuz letting her mum be there instead.

Joss Stone revealed her bump on Instagram (Joss Stone / Instagram)

“Cody [DaLuz, her husband] did a very, very sweet thing, on my mum’s birthday he told her he was going to let her sit in and have his spot for the C-section,” she said,

“I’m so ready now, and the baby’s coming early, and I’m still ready - I can’t imagine if I had to wait until the due date,” she added.

Stone adopted a baby boy called Bear with her husband in late November.

The Super Duper Love hitmaker instagram-adoption-bear-b1201133.html">announced just weeks later that she was pregnant, admitting that “shocked was an understatement”.

The Devon-born singer already shares daughter Violet, three, and son Shackleton, two, with DaLuz - who was himself adopted as a child.

Earlier this month, she gave fans an update on her pregnancy, revealing Bear and her unborn child will be “Irish twins” as they will be “the same age for four months”.

Stone with her adopted baby son Bear (Instagram)

The term “Irish twins” is sometimes used to describe two children who were born within a year of each other.

Sharing a video of herself cradling Bear on Instagram, Stone explained in the text: “Soon this little love is going to become a twin.

“They will be the same age for four months. What a beautiful happening. Baby comes on the 14th of June now.

“So excited. And a little scared. I just can’t wait to get all of my babies safe in my arms finally.”

She added in the caption: “Happy #mummymondays. Hope you have all had a great start to the week. Baby is coming in 26 days!!!!

“Eeek. So excited. Irish twins incoming. Slightly nervous about the way babe is turning up but I’ve done it before I’ll do it again. I’m just suuuuuper ready now. #love #expandingfamily.”

In December, Stone announced that she and DaLuz had adopted Bear, writing on Instagram: “We can not quite believe it. We are in love big time with this little guy.

“The reason why Cody even exists is because his bio mum loved him enough to make an adoption plan for him and the same goes for Bear.”

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