This Thanksgiving week, the Van Der Beek family feels more thankful.
On Monday, Nov. 22, James Van Der Beek, 44, confirmed InstagramHe married his wife Kimberly Van Der Beek39-year old Emmanuel welcomed a baby boy, named JeremiahThe nickname for a scout is Remi.
“After experiencing late-term #pregnancyloss twice in a row (both at 17+ weeks), we kept this one quiet,”TheDawson’s CreekStar shared with his followers. “Truthfully, I was terrified when I found out.”
James continued, “We found a doctor here in Texas who diagnosed the last two as having been caused by an: ‘incompetent cervix’ (I asked him what kind of misogynistic old dude invented that term and he laughed—which made me like him even more. Now it’s called a #WeakenedCervix).”
James says that a “simple”Surgery was performed and the cerclage was removed at full-term. His wife was able to give birth naturally at their Texas ranch.