{"id":75454,"date":"2026-08-10T18:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=75454"},"modified":"2026-08-10T18:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:19:07","slug":"national-day-gift-tan-kiat-how-becomes-father-for-the-3rd-time-on-aug-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=75454","title":{"rendered":"\u2018National Day gift\u2019: Tan Kiat How becomes father for the 3rd time on Aug 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 East Coast GRC MP Tan Kiat How became a father for the third time on Aug 10, a day after National Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">His wife\u2019s water broke while the family was attending the National Day Parade at the National Stadium on Aug 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Tan, who is also Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and Health, said in a Facebook post on Aug 10 that his third child Micah was born that morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cYesterday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/ndp2026-a-midair-song-a-stadium-of-light-one-pledge-in-the-final-stretch?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">National Day Parade<\/span><\/a> was exciting in more ways than I had expected,\u201d he wrote. \u201cTowards the end of the show, my wife\u2019s water started leaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He said he took his wife to the hospital after the parade, and even had time to drop his two other children, Isaac and Ayla, at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThankfully, baby was patient enough for Isaac and Ayla to enjoy the parade till the very end \u2013 fireworks, pledge and all!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cFeeling incredibly grateful and blessed as we welcome the newest member of our family,\u201d Tan said, expressing his gratitude to the medical team that took care of his wife and new son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cOur best National Day gift.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He previously announced the birth of his daughter Ayla in October 2023. 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