RYAN MASON has welcomed a baby boy to the world.
The birth of his son comes just 11 months after a sickening clash of heads with Chelsea skipper Gary Cahill left Mason fighting for his career.
The Hull City midfielder has still not returned to the football pitch, nearly a year after the horror injury at Stamford Bridge.
But Rachel Peters posted some great news on her Instagram feed, sharing a picture of their baby boy.
She wrote: “Welcome to the world baby boy, you’ve made all our dreams come true.”
Mason commented: “Our special boy.”
Mason, 26, fractured his skull after colliding with Cahill in January.
He spent eight days in hospital after having surgery for a bleed on the brain – he had to had 14 metal plates and 42 staples inserted into his skull by surgeons at St Mary’s in Paddington, London.
During his recovery, he would spend up to 20 hours a day asleep.
Mason, who once feared he may never walk again, will undergo a follow up scan in January to see if the skull has fused.
He hopes to be playing within two months.
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Earlier this year, Mason revealed he had an out-of-body experience in which he saw his future children.
He told The Sun: “I was still in my kit in the ambulance and had a bit of an out-of-body experience.
“It felt peaceful and the last thing I remember in the ambulance was an image of Rachel running on a hill with a dog and a little boy and girl.”