By Mallory Mattingly
Heisman trophy winner Tim Tebow has been a dad all of four months, but it’s already changed him so much.
“You know, people say… ‘Did you ever know you could love something so much?’ And I think, I don’t think that’s been the biggest adjustment. I think from the time that I was right here, and Demi surprised me when I got home with the news… I instantly knew that I loved this little baby,” Tebow told PEOPLE in an interview. “But then I think once she was here with us, it was like the level of responsibility went up to where the feeling like, I was like, ‘Okay, when we walk in, all these corners, we gotta fix them on the steps.’”
“So you’re looking at every place she could fall or bump a knee, [and] it’s not a fun place of baby proof,” he continued. “And so I think that level of responsibility, like, I remember driving home, and I was 10 and 2, like crazy, and Demi’s like, ‘Why are you driving so slow?’ And it’s just that level of responsibility – I think that’s the thing that I’ve noticed is really amped up.”
Tebow and his wife Demi-Leigh welcomed their first child, daughter Daphne Reign, in July.
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Tebow admitted that he would drop everything in a heartbeat for his family. The best part about being a dad is seeing his daughter smile.
“You’re carrying this baby that can do nothing for you, but your heart is pounding out of your chest and you’re like, ‘But I would do anything and everything for them,’ ” he declared. “And to watch Daphne smile, I mean, it’s just been the best. And I kind of like it because she also likes my voice too.”
“Even when I’m not with Demi and Daphne, and I’ll call on FaceTime, I’ll talk to her and she’ll smile at my voice,” he added.
If it were up to Tebow, he would have an army of kids.
“In the perfect world, I love to have a big family, but obviously, Demi has a lot to say about that,” he shared. “And ultimately, I am so blessed and incredibly thankful for this incredible daughter that we have been so fortunate to have for the last eight and a half weeks. And it’s surreal and life-changing. And if we get the blessing of having more, then that would be awesome.”
As Tebow prepared for the college football season, he often had Daphne sleeping on his chest.
“Studying for SEC Nation looks a little different this year,” he shared in a video on social media that showed him studying his computer while holding his baby.
Tebow has fully embraced fatherhood, and he can’t wait to watch his daughter grow and lead her towards Christ.
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