James Van Der Beek’s Daughter Turns 13 — She Looks Just Like Her ‘Beautiful’ Mom Who Had 5 Miscarriages

• James Van Der Beek’s daughter Olivia has just turned 13.
• James shared on Instagram the exciting news alongside gorgeous pictures of Olivia.
• James’ wife Kimberly Van Der Beek revealed she went through five miscarriages. The two now have six kids.

James Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, first met in July 2009 and got married in August 2010. They held a small spiritual ceremony in Israel, where they first met. A month after their wedding, James and Kimberly had their first child, Olivia.

James and Kimberly embraced parenthood and welcomed five more kids after Olivia was born. Olivia recently turned 13, to the joy of her parents. James took to Instagram to celebrate his daughter’s birthday in a sweet post.

James said he was excited Olivia was now a teenager. The actor added that he was honored and humbled to be Olivia’s dad and that he loved everything his daughter was and everything she would become.

The father of six shared a series of photos of himself and Olivia. Most of the photos showed Olivia as an infant, toddler, and little girl to the teenager she is today. Fans flooded the comment section saying Olivia was her mom’s “mini” and that she had Kimberly’s “beauty.” “She looks just like her beautiful mom!” a fan agreed.

Kimberly said she had these two miscarriages, both at 17 weeks along.

Other fans swooned over James’ words and said he had expressed fatherhood in a beautiful way in his post. “My pregnancy hormones cannot handle this post,” a fan concurred. Another fan said James’ post was “inspiring and beautiful.”

James and Kimberly adore their kids. The actor said he watched their lives change as they welcomed each kid. The kids brought love into their house, and they light up everybody in a way that’s undeniable. However, the couple also experienced pain in their parenthood journey.

James and Kimberly are parents to six kids: Olivia, 13; Annabel, 9; Gwendolyn, 5; Joshua, 11; Emilia, 7; and Jeremiah, 1. Olivia was born on September 25, 2010; Joshua on March 13, 2012; Annabel on January 25, 2014; Emilia on March 23, 2016; Gwendolyn on June 15, 2018, and Jeremiah in October 2021.

In October 2020, Kimberly revealed on “The Make Down Podcast” that she has had five miscarriages over the years. She noted that two of the miscarriages “were really harsh experiences.” In the same month, the mom of five opened up in a video on her Instagram account about the two rough miscarriages she had out of the five.

Kimberly said she had these two miscarriages, both at 17 weeks along. She was told she would have the first miscarriage a few minutes before it happened. She said this miscarriage “almost killed” her. The second miscarriage happened a few months later.

The 41-year-old said she and James had already named the two babies their miscarried. She revealed that they were boys. The name of the first boy she miscarried is John, while the second one is Zachariah. The couple buried the fetuses in a passion fruit vine that Kimberly calls a “mama plant.”

Kimberly had an artist make a wood structure. She planted the passion fruit vine in the earth so that it could grow around the wood structure. When Kimberly shared the video, the passion fruit vine had just sprouted its first flower. After her painful miscarriages, Kimberly was overjoyed when she gave birth to her and James’ youngest child, James.

James and Kimberly adore their big family. The actor admitted that parenting a big family can be exhausting, but he added that they love the chaos. Kimberly also said she loves that her kids are one big tribe who can take care of one another.