Serena Williams celebrates Adira’s first birthday and shares stunning photos

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian officially a one-year-old child! The couple’s youngest daughter, Adiracelebrated her first birthday on Thursday, August 15. On her special day, Serena took to social media to reflect on her experience as a mother of two and shared stunning photos from her maternity shoot.

Serena and Alexis were happy about their first child, Alexis Olympiaon September 1, 2017. The tennis star admitted that before Adira was born, she wondered how she could love anyone as much as she did. “Olympia is always there for me. Before having a second child, I always wondered, ‘how could I love anyone as much as (Olympia),” she wrote in one of the captions.

“Then came Adira… she is so special, so funny, so witty, so loving, so sweet and so strong!!!” continued the mother of two. “You see, God makes your heart grow bigger. Because my love for Olympia has not faded. My heart is just twice as big now and I am more able to love more!”

In another post, Serena explained the meaning of Adira’s name with a photo of the family before they became a foursome, with Olympia kissing her belly. “Adira is a girl’s name of Hebrew origin and means ‘powerful,’ ‘strong,’ and ‘majestic,'” she explained.

“The elegant name is popular in many cultures around the world. Adira is the feminine form of the classic name Adir. It is a biblical name meaning ‘strong one.'”

As for Olympia’s life as a big sister, Serena told ET in November that she’s “handling it.” “She loves it,” Williams said, adding that Olympia has been “praying” for a sister. “Adira is like a little baby, so Olympia just calls her her little sister.”