Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin says he can’t wait to be a father again as he and heavily pregnant wife Jesinta await the arrival of their second child – and he lets slip the baby’s due date
He is set to welcome his second child with wife, Jesinta Franklin, in the coming weeks.
And on Friday, Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin, who is already a doting dad to 11-month-old daughter Tullulah, revealed that he ‘can’t wait’ to become a father for the second time.
In an interview with the Herald Sun’s Confidential, the 33-year-old AFL star explained that the couple are only ‘five or six weeks’ away from welcoming the newest addition to their family.
Fatherhood: On Friday, Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin, who is already a doting dad to 11-month-old daughter Tullulah, revealed that he ‘can’t wait’ to become a father for the second time. Pictured with wife Jesinta
‘Obviously with the COVID stuff that happened last year, I was fortunate to have our little girl, Tullulah, and this year we are five or six weeks away from having our second,’ he told the publication.
‘I am really excited about that and can’t wait to become a father for the second time.’
The Sydney Swans player further explained that becoming a father has helped him put things into ‘perspective’.
Not long now! In an interview with the Herald Sun’s Confidential , the 33-year-old AFL star explained that the couple are only ‘five or six weeks’ away from welcoming the newest addition to their family. Pictured with daughter Tullulah
‘The main thing is you have got a happy and healthy family. Being a father has been the best thing for me, I am loving every minute of it and I wouldn’t have it any other way,’ he added.
Jesinta confirmed she was ‘halfway through’ her second pregnancy in an interview with Vida Glow in October.
‘It was a very big surprise for us. Tullulah [her daughter] will be getting a sibling at the end of March next year, so she will have just turned one,’ she said.
Happy news: Jesinta confirmed she was ‘halfway through’ her second pregnancy in an interview with Vida Glow in October
‘So I’ll have a 13-month-old and a newborn, which was very daunting at first. I found out a week after Buddy went into the [AFL] hub, which was all just a lot to deal with at once.’
‘It was very hard to conceive the first time with Tullulah, and for this [pregnancy] to be such an unplanned surprise is a blessing,’ she added.
‘I had the moment where, that I wished for with Tullulah, where you pee on a stick and it’s such a surprise and it’s very exciting.
‘So I got that moment where I feel like I missed out on with Tullulah just because of all the challenges.’
Jesinta and Buddy married in a lavish Blue Mountains ceremony in November 2016. They welcomed Tullulah in February 2020.
Love story: Jesinta and Buddy married in a lavish Blue Mountains ceremony in November 2016. They welcomed Tullulah in February 2020