J.R. Martinez on fatherhood
“I just love to hold her.” That’s what new dad J.R. Martinez has to say about his daughter Lauryn Anabelle. He didn’t have a dad of his own, but J.R’s settled into the role quite nicely.
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In an interview with People, the former Dancing with the Stars champion talks about his precious daughter. “I kiss her non-stop all day long,” he says of the baby girl born on May 2.
J.R., 28, an Iraq war veteran, says being raised by a single mom didn’t have any impact on his own paternal instincts. “The minute she was born I was like, ‘This is where I’m meant to be.’ I felt excitement and love and it was all about her,” he says.
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“I’ll be holding her and think, ‘This is my daughter’ – it’s a language I’m still getting used to.”
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J.R. and his girlfriend, Diana Gonzalez-Jones, have nicknamed their daughter Belle – and she’s been the perfect baby: “It’s been easy so far,” says the proud daddy. “She’s eating, sleeping six, seven hours a night. It’s crazy!”
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