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'My Meatball Nephew'Snooki Meets Deena Cortese’s Baby Boy CJ for the First Time and the Pics Are Too Cute!

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Feb 27, 2019 7:49 pm·

By Emy LaCroix

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Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi finally got to meet the newest member of the Jersey Shore family on February 27! The 31-year-old reality star took to Instagram to share a photo cuddling with Deena Cortese‘s sweet baby boy, CJ. “My meatball nephew 💙🙏🏽,” she captioned the adorable pic of the nearly-two-month-old sweetie. See all of the details of their sweet visit below!

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Auntie Cuddles!

Deena seemed thrilled to have her pal come for a visit, and quickly responded in the comments. “Uhg so happy you came to meet him!” she wrote.

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Besties

She continued, “We love you Aunt Nicole and we can’t wait to meet CJ’s partner in crime in 3 months!” She also shared this adorable photo of Nicole looking right at home cuddling the little one.

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She Came Bearing Gifts

Snooki made sure not to come empty-handed to the visit. She brought the new momma a pile of McDonald’s goodies!

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Look at That Face!

CJ seemed just as excited to meet his new auntie. How cute is he?

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Proud Mom

And Deena looked so proud of the precious little boy she made. How could she not be?!

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Cuddle Puddle

Snooki shared this adorable snap of little CJ fast asleep on her shoulder.

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Her Face Says It All

She’s totally obsessed with her new little buddy … and he seems pretty fond of her too!

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A Great Resource

Snooki is a great friend for Deena to have while she goes through motherhood for the first time, considering she already has two adorable kids of her own.

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Expecting

And as Deena mentioned, Snooki is due to welcome her third baby in just a few short months, so the little baby and CJ can grow up side-by-side. How sweet!

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Not the First

Snooki actually wasn’t the first member of the JS squad to meet the little one.

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Aunt Sammi!

Sammi Sweetheart Giancola got to meet her new nephew on February 21, and she was just as excited!

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Not Done

There are still so many more people that Deena wants her baby boy to meet.

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What’s The Situation?

That’s right, Denna put her little guy in a “Free Sitch” onesie, and wrote, “Can’t wait to meet you aunt @lauren_sorrentino and Uncle @mikethesituation ❤️💚 #freesitch.”

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It’ll Have to Wait

Unfortunately, Mike Sorrentino is still in prison for the time being, so that meeting will have to wait.

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Cutie!

We can’t wait to keep watching this precious little one grow.

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