James Van Der Beek rose to stardom during hismemorable run on the drama “Dawson’s Creek.
“But nowadays, the actor would rather be home with his large family instead of on the screen.
On their 10th wedding anniversary, Van Der Beek looked back at his 2009 trip to Israel in anInstagrampost.
I wanted a real relationship.
Someone with whom I could build a family.
Who the hell was stepping all over my moment?
I turned around… it was [Kimberly].”
They returned to Israel a year later for their wedding in 2010.
But Van Der Beek has no complaints about his large family.
In 2023, Van Der Beek spoke withGood Morning Americaabout how he feels in the role of father.
Who is James Van Der Beek’s eldest child?
James Van Der Beek’s first child, Olivia, was born in 2010.
Her birth took place one month after her parents' wedding.
While the pregnancy was easy, the birth was not as simple.
To this day, Olivia is the only Van Der Beek child to be born in a hospital.
“We wanted her to come out and then see what her name would be.
In September 2024, Jamesposted a sweet tributeto his “exquisite” firstborn on Instagram for her 14th birthday.
“I continue to be in awe of the grace with which you teach us how to parent.
Olivia and her dad sang the classic LeAnne Womack ballad “I Hope You Dance” as a duet.
“She’d never sung in front of people before,” the beaming fathersharedon Instagram.
“So proud of my baby girl.
Kid’s still got it.”
The actor added that his daughter’s debut reminded him of how his own mother supported his acting dreams.
“She didn’t hold me back.
She took me to NYC, and she walked me through it.
I let her put herself on tape.
I got her some voice lessons.
And I walked her through it.”
And it looks like Olivia is planning to continue her journey as a singer.
Who are James Van Der Beek’s children?
Unfortunately, the pregnancy did see some complications.
Kimberly Van Der Beek learned that the baby was breech at the 37-week mark.
Joshua was the first Van Der Beek child to be delivered during a home birth.
“Yes, it was painful.
But it was also peaceful and perfect.”
The Van Der Beeks welcomed their third child, daughter Annabel, in 2014.
The couple again waited until the child was born to pick her name.
And they also held off on finding out the baby’s gender until she was born.
Baby number four, Emilia Van Der Beek, was born in 2016.
The couple’s fifth child and youngest daughter, Gwendolyn, was born in 2018.
Finally, in 2021, the couple welcomed their youngest kid, a boy named Jeremiah.
But the journey to welcome their sixth child wasn’t easy for James Van Der Beek and his wife.
Before welcoming their sixth child, Kimberly suffered two back-to-back miscarriages, both at 17 weeks along.
She told"The Make Down"podcast that the two miscarriages were “really extreme.”
And in total, Kimberly had endured five miscarriages over the course of nine years.
One of these miscarriages occurred when James was competing on season 28 of “Dancing With The Stars.”
“My wife Kimberly and I went through every expectant parent’s worst nightmare.
We lost the baby,” he announced on the show (viaE!
And you wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.”
