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She is already a parent to daughters Ariana and Brielle, but it seems motherhood is just as exciting for Kim Zolciak the third time round.

The 32-year-old Real Housewives of Atlanta star and her partner, Atlanta Falcons star Kroy Biermann welcomed little Kroy Jagger, affectionately known as K.J. on May 31.

‘It’s unimaginable,’ she tells this week’s issue of Life & Style magazine where she shows off the newborn for the first time. ‘I’m so blessed, so lucky.’

Fortunately, Kim’s labor was ‘easy breezy,’ this time around.

‘It was very short, and the actual delivery itself was very private, very personal,’ she says. ‘I was more nervous for this delivery than I was for my girls.’

To make things even easier, Kim’s partner Kroy was a ‘rock’ during the delivery and is enjoying his first time as a father – Kim’s daughters are from her previous relationship.

‘Kroy is just very calm,’ says Kim. ‘He gets up with me every time I get up. We’ll change his diaper together, or he’ll give him a bottle if I pump.

‘We’re really a team versus me doing a lot of things myself.’

Kroy was named after the boy’s father, with Ariana picking the middle name ‘Jagger,’ as the couple were eager to call him ‘KJ.’

The baby seems to like Kim’s music too, with the star revealing that they have been playing some of her hits to get the tot to sleep.

‘The kids like to play Tardy for the Party for him,’ she says. ‘The other day, he was fussy and we played Google Me for him – he calmed right down. The girls said: ‘Mommy he likes your songs.’

And the other Housewives stars are also thrilled at the new arrival with Kim receiving visits from Sheree, Phaedra and Kandi.

However, Kim has not heard from former friend NeNe Leaks.

‘But I don’t care,’ she says. ‘I don’t want any negativity around me. ‘I’m in a different place in life now and I couldn’t be happier.’

But Kim is already hoping that little Kroy won’t be her last baby.

‘I’d like to get married first,’ she says.

‘But I definitely would like one more child so K.J. has a little playmate. And then I’m done.’

For more on Kim’s little angel, pick up the new issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now in New York and nationwide Friday!

Kim Zolciak proudly showed off her growing baby bump and her new beau as she arrived for a taping of The Wendy Williams chat show in New York yesterday.

Wearing a body hugging black dress, black leggings, boots and a fur coat, The Real Housewives of Atlanta star looked over the moon as she arrived for the show’s taping.

Kim, who claims to be 32, was accompanied by her 25-year-old boyfriend Kroy Biermann, who plays for the Atlanta Falcons.

The two began dating in May after meeting at a Dancing Stars of Atlanta charity event that was filmed for the show.

They have since been trying to keep the relationship low-key.

While speaking with Wendy Williams, the Tardy For The Party singer dished on last night’s season finale of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and her smile quickly faded.

‘It was a snoozefest’, she told the presenter.

‘It was really boring, the whole wedding thing. I just don’t understand the whole thing.’

The show featured self-proclaimed ‘runaway bride’ Cynthia Bailey finally walking down the aisle with her much-older man, Peter Thomas.

But the ceremony, attended by the entire Housewives cast didn’t go off without a hitch, as the couple’s money woes loomed over their special day.

After Cynthia’s restaurateur fiancé was forced to close the business the couple ran, her family wondered if she’d be making the right move getting hitched to Thomas as his finances dwindled.

The reality star’s mother and sister were so alarmed that they attempted to hide the couple’s marriage license so the ceremony would not be legal.

In the end the couple finally tied the knot as Cynthia’s family members looked on.

After the finale, Kim was thrown a baby shower on the recap special.

Kroy also appeared on the live show, where he referred to his girlfriend as an ‘angel’.

When asked what he loves most about Kim, he replied: ‘Her personality. She’s not what people think she is.’

Kim has had numerous colourful romances during her time on the show, including a relationship with an unnamed married businessman she called Big Poppa and a lesbian fling with DJ Tracy Young.

She has two daughters Brielle, 13, and Ariana, 9, from a previous marriage.

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star has ‘fessed up to being in love with a lady and opens up about their first lip-lock.

Earlier this month news of Kim Zolciak’s lesbian relationship with DJ Tracy Young surfaced, although Zolciak claimed to still be involved with the mysterious married man “Big Poppa.” However, the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” starlet has finally broken her silence in the new issue of “Life & Style” and ‘fessed up to being in love with a lady.

“I don’t believe love has a gender. I have a ton of girlfriends who have been with girls, and I could never comprehend that before. Now I can. But I don’t want to define gay, bisexual or straight. I just think it’s too much for me — a woman doesn’t define me, nor does a man,” we can reveal exclusively she told the mag. “I’m among the millions of parents who have been in a gay or lesbian relationship. It hasn’t been an easy road lately, but I feel there are no mistakes in my life. Everything happens for a reason. To have the opportunity to speak for myself and to have people understand what I’m going through is really special. I myself was confused and scared at first. Being able to speak from my heart and get this all out, it’s a huge relief for me.”

Zolciak also opened up about falling for Young and their first lip-lock.

“We were both going through heartbreak at the time. I had split up with Big Poppa, and she had just ended a relationship she had been in for three years. The first night we met, we just connected on a different level. We ended up talking for two hours. After that, we started working in the studio together, remixing ‘Tardy for the Party.’ We gradually became closer,” she added. “There were sparks, but [physically] it was a gradual situation. Tracy made the first move. Our first kiss was passionate and exciting.”

“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” have had their share of ups and downs this season, but after receiving word last weekend that Kandi Burruss’s former fiancé Ashley “A.J.” Jewell had been killed in a fight, they are rallying around her like they’ve never done before. Leading the pack is Kim Zolciak, who befriended Kandi, the newest housewife, this season. Their union prompted Kim to get back in the recording studio, and with Kandi’s help, create a new and improved version of her single “Tardy for the Party.” In the wake of tonight’s episode which centers around Kandi’s engagement party to A.J., Kim tells ESSENCE.com how she and the other housewives are supporting their friend through this sad and awful time in her life, why she missed Kandi’s comeback performance, and puts to bed the rumors about her engagement to Big Papa.

ESSENCE.COM: How is Kandi doing? Have you spoken to her?
KIM ZOLCIAK: I spoke with her mom and texted her just to let her know I’m here. I was one of the first to find out and I called the other ladies. Everybody has been fantastic but it’s unfortunate that it takes a tragedy to bring us all together. We were able to put all our stuff on the back burner and come together for Kandi. It’s not something that I ever thought would happen, no matter how tragic the situation.

ESSENCE.COM: How do you think this will change the show?
ZOLCIAK: At the end of the day, it makes you realize how precious life is. Sheree pulling my hair is so trivial and doesn’t even matter at this point. The dynamics have changed us as a family, because that’s really what we are even though we’ve fought—it has put things into perspective for all of us. I adore Kandi and I know how much she appreciates all the positive reinforcement. We’ll get her through this.

Read the entire interview here:
http://www.essence.com