Amid Split, Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker Share Sweet Birthday Moment With Daughter md13

Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker Celebrate Their Daughter’s 6th Birthday Amid Their Split

The estranged RHOA couple sent birthday wishes to Blaze Tucker just a day after Kandi announced she would “move forward with a divorce.”

Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker are sending love to their youngest daughter, Blaze Tucker.

A day after Kandi announced her marital split from Todd, The Real Housewives of Atlanta parents took to Instagram to celebrate Blaze’s 6th birthday. Kandi began by posting a quick but very adorable video of the little girl standing in their Georgia home as she revealed her “first gifts of the day.”

RHOA daughter Blaze Tucker rings in her birthday with Kandi Burruss

“Yeah, it’s my birthday today!” Blaze shouted.

“Yeah! What’d you get?” Kandi asked from behind the camera.

The 6-year-old proceeded to show off two boxed Labubus — one large and the other small — as well as some clothes for the dolls.

“And I love this ginormous one because it’s so ginormous,” Blaze added, causing Kandi to laugh. “But I don’t know where to put it, mom.”

“Well, we’ll find a place to put it,” Kandi replied. “I love you. Happy birthday.”

Kandi returned to the ‘Gram a few hours later to share a heartfelt message for her “little twin,” and more than a dozen pictures of their most memorable moments together.

“Happy birthday to my little twin @blazetucker!!! Time is flying by! I can’t believe you’re six years old already… so strong, smart, talented, creative, big personality, & a winner! My beautiful little princess! I love you so much. Everybody give @blazetucker some bday love!

Todd Tucker pens birthday tribute to Blaze Tucker: “Where did the time go?”

Todd also marked the special day with a sweet Instagram post featuring photos of Blaze’s morning car rides, Start2Finish race, a family vacation, and more.

“Happy Birthday to my Baby Blaze!” Todd captioned the November 22 carousel. “She my Beautiful little princess! She warms my heart every time I see her. [Blaze Tucker] where did the time go 6 yrs old! Daddy. Loves you with all his heart!!!”Blaze was born via surrogacy about five years after Kandi and Todd got married. The couple is also parents to a 9-year-old son, Ace Tucker, as well as two adult daughters from previous relationships. Kandi is a mom to Next Gen NYC’s Riley Burruss, and Todd is the dad of Kaela Tucker.

Kandi Burruss and Blaze Tucker pose for a photo together while on a red carpet.

Kandi spoke candidly about Blaze’s arrival in a 2020 episode of Parents magazine’s We Are Family podcast, admitting she felt a bit of “guilt” about using a surrogate. The Atlanta mom said it was a “tough decision,” but chose to take the surrogacy route for health and safety reasons. Kandi explained she had previously undergone surgery to remove uterine fibroids and was left with heavy scar tissue. She said the complications would make any subsequent pregnancy “high risk.”

Kandi insisted her surrogate, Shadina, was great, but she couldn’t help but feel bad watching another woman carry her child. She recalled a particularly upsetting comment from one of her relatives, who questioned whether Kandi would be able to bond with a child born through surrogacy.

“It really hurt my feelings because you already know it’s a hard decision to make, to go through a surrogate,” she said. “But then you’re making me feel bad because you’re saying that I’m not even going to have a bond with my baby… being a woman who has birthed my previous children, [that] automatically was a concern of mine. Like, will me and Blaze have the same connection? So I didn’t need somebody else chiming in saying that.”

Kandi Burruss on her immediate bond with daughter Blaze Tucker

Kandi Burruss gives a peace sign in an Instagram photo wearing a bikini with her husband Todd Tucker and children Blaze and Ace

Kandi’s bonding concerns immediately dissipated once Blaze was born.

“When Blaze got here, I didn’t feel any less of a connection than I have with my previous children,” she continued. “I still feel super bonded when I come in the room. Blaze lights up — her smile is so huge when I walk in there — so it’s still this same love, the same connection.”

Blaze rang in her 6th birthday just hours after Kandi announced she was pursuing a divorce from Todd. The Grammy winner didn’t share any details on what prompted the decision, but said she was now focusing on her kids, work, and “protecting [her] peace.”

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