james van der beek is a big child and loves spending time with all her little ones – and documenting their cutest moments on social media.

Dawson’s Creek alum and kimberly van der beek The married in 2010 and welcomed Olivia in the same year. Their daughter became a big sister two years later when Joshua arrived, followed by Annabel, Emilia, and Gwendolyn.

In October 2019, the dancing with the Stars contestant told us weekly Especially how she and the producers discipline so many kids at once.

“Good thing with so many [kids] It is that you see your parenting mistakes in real time, ”explained the actor. “Anything you do to them, they immediately do to each other. You realize, ‘Oh wait, we really have to dial in this conflict/resolution thing. [It’s about] Just setting the right example.

After a week the Connecticut native told We Noting that he and Kimberly were open to having another baby and “haven’t closed shop”, he announced that baby No. 6 was on the way with an ultrasound clip.

“Hearing a heartbeat was something we never take for granted,” he said. dwts At the time, citing his wife’s three previous miscarriages.

She wrote on Instagram: “@vanderkimberly and I have been through those three first appointments with either no heartbeat, or no baby, and she wanted to share this moment. Miscarriage (a term that needs to change – anyone failed to ‘carry’, these things just happen sometimes) is something people rarely talk about, and often go through in secret . But there needs to be zero shame around it, or giving yourself the time and space to grieve. We decided to put ourselves out there – not knowing what we’d find – in an effort to dispel any silly stigmas surrounding the experience and to encourage others who are going through it to be themselves. To open up to love and support from friends and family when they need it most. Happily, for us – this time around – we walked out with tears of joy. #AndThenIDancedAQuickStep.

But just a month later, James revealed that he and his wife had lost their baby boy in a miscarriage. “My wife Kimberly went through every pregnant parent’s worst nightmare. We lost the baby,” he tearfully shared the news during the Nov. 18 episode dwts, “The little soul we had hoped to welcome into our family took a shortcut to whatever lies beyond. You never know why these things happen. That’s what I’m telling my kids.

The couple secretly welcomed a baby boy named Jeremiah in November 2021. “Frankly, I was horrified when I found out.”

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