Meredith Gaudreau Celebrates Son Carter's First Birthday Over a Year After Husband Johnny Gaudreau's Death
Meredith Gaudreau Celebrates Son Carter's First Birthday Over a Year After Husband Johnny Gaudreau's Death
Hannah SacksThu, April 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM UTC
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Meredith and Johnny Gaudreau; son CarterCredit: Meredith Gaudreau/Instagram -
Meredith Gaudreau celebrated her son Carter's first birthday while honoring her late husband Johnny Gaudreau
Family and friends shared heartfelt posts, including photos of Carter and Johnny, calling them "twins"
Meredith revealed Johnny knew about her pregnancy before his death and shared his candid reaction to the news
Meredith Gaudreau is celebrating her little one's first birthday over a year after losing her husband Johnny Gaudreau.
In a series of Instagram Stories from Wednesday, April 1, the mom of three reshared posts from friends and family that honored both her son Carter and her late husband Johnny on the special day.
One photo showed Carter and Johnny side-by-side, both smiling. "Twins," Meredith's friend had written over the snap. Another post showed several different photos of Carter, along with the words, "I wish you would stay small forever."
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Meredith Gaudreau and her kids.Credit: Meredith Gaudreau/Instagram
Others posted photos of Carter from throughout the year, from the little one sitting in a pumpkin to chowing down in his highchair.
There was also a post from Meredith's sister-in-law, Madeline Gaudreau, who was married to Johnny's brother Matthew Gaudreau. She wrote, "Happy birthday Carter!!! Feels like you were just this small yesterday! I loveeee you big."
Johnny and his brother Matthew tragically died in late August 2024 when an allegedly drunk driver crashed into them while they were biking. Shortly after, Meredith shared that she was pregnant with the couple’s third baby at Johnny’s funeral.
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Last month, Meredith appeared on an episode of the Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce podcast and shared that although she publicly announced she was expecting at the funeral, her husband Johnny knew of it before his death. Meredith and Johnny also share daughter Noa, 3, and son Johnny, 2.
Meredith Gaudreau and her kids.Credit: Meredith Gaudreau/Instagram
“I think I was only in my seventh week,” Meredith recalled, sharing that the family was attending a close friend’s wedding at the time.
It was Johnny’s brother, Matthew, who seemed suspicious at first. “Matty at the rehearsal dinner was sitting across from me, and I was like fake drinking beer," said Meredith. "And he kept looking at me and I was like, I have a 5-month-old. I'm not pregnant, Matty.”
Meredith said the pregnancy was “such a shock to both of us,” adding, “I wanted to tell him in a way cooler way than that, but I was like, ’Your siblings were all over me!’ ”
As for Johnny’s reaction, Meredith said her NHL star husband was in shock, jokingly asking her, “Are you insane?”
“He was like, ‘Three kids? Like, this is insane.’ He's like, ‘I'm excited. I'm really nervous, though,’ ” she added, noting that she still has text messages from her late husband giving his candid reaction to the news.
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