Nick Jonas' Quotes on Daughter Malti, Kids, Fatherhood

And another Jonas brother has become a Jonas father! Nick Jonas announced the birth of his child with wife Priyanka Chopra on January 23, 2022. Since then, he’s only spoken out a handful of times on his journey into fatherhood.

The couple, who have been married for three years, announced the arrival of their daughter via surrogate on Instagram. “We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate. We respectfully ask for your privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much,” read the statement on the actor and singer’s respective Instagram pages.

The pair was relatively quiet about their daughter, named Malti Marie Chopra Jonas, up until May 2022. Nick gushed about his wife on Instagram on Mother’s Day, saying: “Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible mothers and care takers out there, but I want to take a minute to say a special Mother’s Day wish to my incredible wife @priyankachopra on her first Mother’s Day.”He continued, “Babe, you inspire me and every way, and you are taking to this new role with such ease and steadiness. I am so grateful to be on this journey with you. You are already an incredible mother. Happy Mother’s Day. I love you.” Aww!

The post began with an explanation of their birthing experience. “After 100 plus days in the NICU, our little girl is finally home. Every family’s journey is unique and requires a certain level of faith, and while ours was a challenging few months, what becomes abundantly clear, in retrospect, is how precious and perfect every moment is,” both of their Instagram captions said.

“We are overjoyed that our little girl is finally home, and just want to thank every Doctor, nurse and specialist at Rady Children’s La Jolla and Cedar Sinai, Los Angeles, who were there selflessly every step of the way. Our next chapter begins now, and our baby is truly a bada–. Let’s get it MM! Mommy and Daddy love you.”

Since their Mother’s Day post, Nick has started to slowly open up about becoming a parent during an appearance on Today. “Life is beautiful,” he said.

He added: “She’s a gift and we’re just so blessed that she’s back home.” He also shared that fatherhood “has changed everything! For the better, of course!” in an interview with Entertainment Tonight in May. We love to hear it, Nick!

Scroll through our gallery for all of the times Nick opened up about becoming a father.

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Announcement

In January, Nick and Priyanka announced the birth of their child on their respective Instagram accounts. “We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate. We respectfully ask for your privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much,” read the statement.

Mother’s Day Post

Nick and Priyanka revealed per Instagram about their birthing journey after their daughter spent 100 days in the NICU. “We are overjoyed that our little girl is finally home, and just want to thank every Doctor, nurse and specialist at Rady Children’s La Jolla and Cedar Sinai, Los Angeles, who were there selflessly every step of the way. Our next chapter begins now, and our baby is truly a bada–. Let’s get it MM! Mommy and Daddy love you.”

Singing Lullabies

“I sing to her. You know, I love to sing to her, and yeah, it’s beautiful,” Nick told Entertainment Tonight on May 25, 2022. “I’m singing just a lot of you know old classics. My wife kind of plays her more of the stuff that’s on the iPod or whatever, but I sing.”
He also added that fatherhood “has changed everything! For the better, of course!”

A Parent’s Perspective

Nick spoke to Variety on May 28, 2022, about how parenthood has weighed on him. “The weight of everything is much more intense. I think it’s now about trying to be as present as possible and as thoughtful as you can be for your family, but also for other people’s journeys. I’m so grateful for [Malti Marie] and the wonderful perspective of being a parent.”

‘She’s Beautiful’

“She did [turn 1] over the weekend,” Nick shared on The Kelly Clarkson Show in January 2023. “We did [have a party]. We had to celebrate. She went through a pretty wild journey in the early part of her life, so we had to celebrate in style,” he continued. “She’s 1. She’s beautiful.”

The former JoBro then called parenthood “amazing” and “the best.”

‘New Meaning’

Nick spoke about what it was like for his daughter to attend his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in January 2023.

“It’s a crazy thought,” Nick told Entertainment Tonight. “I think I even said something about hoping to come and embarrass her here some day. It’s a special thing and I think as parents, everything has a new meaning and has even more meaning, moments like this, especially.”

No JoBro Advice Here

The JoBros explained that, while they all have children, they don’t ever give one another advice when it comes to raising them.

“It’s a really healthy thing that we never really spoke about, but I think it’s the right thing,” Nick explained on SiriusXM in April 2023. “So to all the siblings listening, this is some advice for you.”