From Left: Alexis Ohanian Sr., Serena Williams, Adira Ohanian and Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.Photo:Alexis Ohanian Sr. Instagram
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On Thursday, April 4, the retired tennis pro joinedHoda KotbandJenna Bush HageronToday with Hoda & Jennaand opened up about how her life has been since welcoming daughter Adira in December.
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“We all have sisters. What is it like knowing she has a sister?” Bush Hager, 42, asked.
“That’s one thing Olympia would always say — I want a sister,” Williams said, showing a picture of her holding Adira. “Look at that, I just can’t even take it. So I was so happy when we had the opportunity to have another little girl. I was like, ‘Yes!’ It was like, ‘You want a boy?’ I was like, ‘Uhh…’ I want boys but, I come from, I have four sisters, I’m one of five. So I’m so used to girls.”
Kotb, 59, then asked Williams what it’s like being a mom of two.
“Someone gave me the best advice, they said, ‘Spend more time with the oldest cause they’ll remember,’ " Williams continued. “Isn’t that the best advice? But I do. Because the little one won’t remember. So whenever Olympia’s home, I’m with her. And then Adira, I’m just like, ‘Okay…’ I pretend like I don’t know her as much.”
“You want to make Olympia feel like she’s not replaced,” Bush Hager offered.
“Exactly, exactly. That’s hard,” Williams responded.
Earlier this week, thesports icon was asked in an interviewwithByrdiewhat brought her the most joy out of life, prompting her to say it was her kids. “I can’t say that a Wimbledon trophy holds a candle to volunteering at my kid’s school,” Williams said.
source: people.com
