Mary Lou Retton is about to take on a new role — grandma!
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The former Olympic gymnast’s daughter Skyla, 24, is expecting her first baby. In a photo shared by her sister Shayla, 29, on Instagram on Saturday, May 11, Skyla can be seen posing next to Retton, 56, with her baby bump on display in a fitted blue dress.
According to Shayla’s caption, the family was celebrating sister Emma’s graduation.
“The best weekend celebrating my baby sister’s graduation ! @emmajeankelley we are SO proud of you and can’t wait to see you crush it in adulthood !” Shayla wrote.
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In addition to Shayla, Skyla and Emma, 21, Retton is also mom to daughter McKenna, 27, whom she shares with ex-husband Shannon Kelley. McKenna is set to get married this fall.
The Olympic gymnast spent several weeks “fighting for her life” in the ICU at a Texas hospital in October but was able to spend Christmas with her kids, sharing one sweet photo on Instagram.
Retton documented the holiday with a photo of her mini-me daughters. “Merry Christmas 🎄🎁,” the gymnast captioned the post, a mirror selfie of the four daughters sporting matching Christmas-light headbands.
The former professional athlete’s daughter McKenna was the first to break the news that her mother was in a Houston-area hospital in early October.
“My amazing mom, Mary Lou, has a very rare form of pneumonia and is fighting for her life,” she wrote in a message on a Spotfund fundraising page for Retton.
When Retton was released from the hospital in late October, Shayla shared her gratitude in a statement on social media.
“We are overwhelmed with the love and support from everyone,” she continued. “Grateful doesn’t scrape the surface of the posture of our hearts.”