Van Jefferson’s kids are loving their new roles as big brother and sister!
The couple — who welcomed son Champ on Feb. 13, the same day Jefferson faced off against Cincinnati Bengals in the 2022Super Bowl— is also parents to 5-year-old daughter Bella while Jefferson is also dad to 4-year-old son Vanchi.
“They’re adjusting fine I think,” Jefferson says of his kids. “They’re happy to be big siblings now.”
“I’m the middle child, so I love having a big sister, so I can just imagine how they are feeling and how they’re excited to have a younger sibling now,” he continues. “They’re taking it in … It was just a great moment overall, and I think they’re happy about it.”
Van Jefferson and wife Samaria’s daughter Bella and son Champ.Ari & Louise
“It’s been crazy, but we’re adjusting for sure,” adds Samaria, whogave birth naturally to sonChamp at a birthing center an hour after her arrival.
It wasn’t until afterthe Rams beat the Bengalsin a final score of 23-20, Jefferson says, that he found out his wife was in labor.
“I was on the field and this lady was like, ‘Your wife is going into labor.’ I was like, ‘Are we serious right now?’ " Jefferson recalls of the now-viral moment that was caught on camera. “We hauled tail. I’m in the car going, ‘We need to go a little bit faster. We need to get there!’ "
Van Jefferson, wife Samaria and their newborn son Champ.Ari & Louise
“We called him and I was like, ‘I can’t wait anymore,’ " says Samaria. “He was on FaceTime watching me give birth.”
For more from Van Jefferson and his wife Samaria, pick up the latest issue ofPEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
source: people.com
