Politics
Smallville actor Tom Welling welcomes second child, son Rocklin Von, with wife Jessica & share first photo of newborn
TOM Welling and wife Jessica Rose Lee announced the birth of their second child on Sunday, a son named Rocklin Von.
The Smallville actor and his wife are already proud parents to two-year-old son, Thomson Wylde, but expanded their family today in a momentous occasion they called “pure joy.”
Tom Welling welcomed his second son, Rocklin Von, with wife Jessica[/caption]
The happy parents proudly showed off the first shots of their newborn on Sunday[/caption]
While Tom, 44, typically keeps more private on Instagram, Jessica, 33, shared the happy news hours after giving birth.
In a series on Instagram Stories, the new mama-of-two posted a precious picture of her husband holding their newborn while older brother Thomson and Jessica’s hand touched her belly.
Another adorable snap showed Thomson getting acquainted with his baby sister while a third showed Jessica embracing her child in her arms from bed.
“Rocklin Von, welcome to your family,” she captioned one of the sweet photos.
In the comment section, Tom wrote it was ”Pure joy,”in a loving message, to which his wife replied, “ours.”
One sweet snap showed the family’s mom, dad and big brother place their hands on the newborn[/caption]
Proud mom Jessica cradled her son while laying in bed shortly after giving birth[/caption]
Big brother Thomas was seen getting acquainted with his new baby sibling[/caption]
Tom – who played Clark Kent on the CW superhero drama, Smallville, from 2001 until 2011 -and Jessica began dating in 2014 and announced their engagement in February 2018.
They welcomed Thomson into the world in January 2019.
Back in January, the actor first announced the big news on his Smallville costar, Michael Rosenbaum’s, on his podcast, Inside Of You.
Michael – who played villain, Lex Luthor, on the superhero series – teased on Instagram: “Welling shares a secret, don’t miss this week’s podcast.”
He told Tom during the chat, “Congrats on the, you know, you’ve got another kid on the way?”
The couple announced their engagement in February 2018[/caption]
The Cheaper By The Dozen star initially acted coy, responding: “What? I do?”
Michael insisted: “She [Jessica] told you, you lying b*****d! But you do! You have another one coming.”
His wife confirmed the baby news by sharing a screenshot of Tom’s chat on her Instagram Stories and writing: “YES”
The parents celebrated Thomson’s second birthday just one week before with a sweet barn party.
Jessica, 33, documented their celebrations on Instagram, writing: “Raising Sweet T amongst Mother Nature and her precious gifts instills lessons and meanings to life unspoken.
Most read in Celebrity
“This is my wish for all of Earth’s children – The chance for Mother Nature to be the teacher.”
Lucifer actor Tom was previously married to model, Jamie White, from 2002 until their split in 2013.
They finalized their divorce in 2015 in a rare settlement that saw Tom give Jamie 20 per cent of his income up until $5 million.
