NFL player JJ Watt is growing his family! The retired defensive end announced on Instagram that he and his wife Kealia Ohai are expecting their second baby together. “Can’t wait to welcome new love into our lives. ❤️.”

To share his family’s news, the couple posted images of Kealia’s baby bump with their whole clan. In the first image, the couple’s son Koa James kissed his mom’s stomach while the family’s dogs Tex and Fin crowded around the family. The couple didn’t reveal their baby’s due date or sex.

The couple’s pregnancy news comes just five months after the former Arizona Cardinals player’s brother TJ Watt announced he was growing his family. In September, TJ, who also plays in the NFL, shared that he and his wife Dani were expecting their first baby together. Their little one is due this month. TJ took to the comments to congratulations his brother and sister-in-law in their post writing, “Let’s Go‼️❤️.”

JJ and Kealia, who played on the Chicago Red Stars, first met through the athlete’s former Houston Texans teammate Brian Cushing. Brian is married to Kealia’s sister Megan. The couple dated privately for a year before they officially announced they were together in 2017. In May 2019, the couple revealed they were engaged and the two tied the knot in the Bahamas at The Ocean Club on Valentine’s Day in 2020. They welcomed their little one Koa two and a half years later in October 2022.

Congratulations to JJ and Kealia on the news of their second baby! We wish them all the best as they await their newborn’s arrival.

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