Lower than per week from the beginning of the 2025 WNBA season, the latest member of the Chicago Sky household was introduced to the world.
Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot and her basketball star spouse, Allie Quigley, revealed the beginning of their first child collectively in an unique with Individuals.
Though the pleased couple waited till Mom’s Day to interrupt the information, Jana Christine Vandersloot Quigley was born on April 8.
“We’re over the moon to welcome our child lady to the world,” Vandersloot, 36, and Quigley, 38, instructed the publication.
“We’ve got been dreaming of this second for a very long time, and it’s higher than we may have ever imagined!” the pair continued.
Vandersloot and Quigley, who’re affectionately referred to as “VanderQuigs,” could also be making headlines at the moment for increasing their private group, however the lovebirds additionally wowed everybody once they grew to become the primary married couple to win knowledgeable sports activities championship collectively in 2021.
The pictures from Individuals present the basketball superstars holding child Jana — nicknamed “Jacey” — and their canine whereas smiling on the digicam, and within the second picture, they’re wanting down lovingly at their latest addition.
Vandersloot additionally posted a carousel of pictures of Jana to her Instagram account in honor of her late mom on Mom’s Day. The publish included a photograph of the newborn lady posed asleep on a basketball and one in every of her sporting a pink lace gown, with a photograph of Vandersloot’s mom. Quigley additionally posted one other Ann Getty-style child picture of Jana smiling whereas curled up in a nest-like basket.
The brand-new dad and mom initially met whereas they had been each enjoying basketball in Slovakia, and their groups ended up going face to face. After Quigley’s group gained and took house the championship, the 2 girls ended up on the identical flight again to the USA, the place they had been each about to start out enjoying for the Chicago Sky.
At first, they determined to simply stay buddies, however when the basketball season ended, they began courting. Vandersloot and Quigley tied the knot again in 2018, however stored their relationship out of the general public eye for greater than 5 years earlier than asserting their marriage on Instagram.
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