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AlthoughSerena Williamspreviously revealed that shewouldn’t be celebrating her daughter’s first birthday, over the weekend, the tennis prodidreminisce aboutAlexis Olympia’s birth.
The mother of one shared a series of videos on Friday documenting what was happening in her life “one year ago,” as she prepared to give birth to her first child with husbandAlexis Ohanian.
In the first group of clips, a still very pregnant Williams talked to her husband as they were getting ready to go to the hospital.
“Today is the day we are going to the hospital, but later tonight,” she shared, before addressing her daughter-on-the-way. “And I’m about to get induced because you didn’t come.”
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“You’re so comfortable in there,” the Reddit co-founder added from behind the camera.
Agreeing, Williams replied, “So comfortable.”
She then shared a video of herself looking worn out while in the hospital. “We’re just getting started,” she told the camera. “Friday morning now.”
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Though the surgery went well, what followed was a six-day battle with a pulmonary embolism that led to multiple surgeries and a handful of additional medical troubles for Williams.
In the cover story toVogue‘s February issue, Williams revealed that the day after her daughter’s birth, she experienced sudden shortness of breath while recovering in the hospital.
Earlier this week, the 36-year-old athlete explained why she and husbandweren’t planning a party for their daughterwhile at a press conference surrounding the U.S. Open.
“Olympia doesn’t celebrate birthdays,” said Williams. “We’reJehovah’s Witnesses, so we don’t do that.”
According to theofficial website for Jehovah’s Witnesses, followers of the church don’t believe in celebrating birthdays “because we believe that such celebrations displease God.”
“Although the Bible does not explicitly forbid celebrating birthdays, it does help us to reason on key features of these events and understand God’s view of them,” the website said.
One of the reasons for Jehovah’s Witnesses to avoid birthdays is they believe the celebrations have pagan roots.
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Meanwhile, Williams — whodefeatedher sisterVenus Williamsduring a U.S. Open match on Friday — will return to the court on Sunday to take on Estonian player Kaia Kanepi.
If she wins the Open, the tennis champ will earn her 24th Grand Slam singles title, besting Margaret Court’s all-time record.
source: people.com
