'Gift of this new little life': Tim Tebow and wife Demi-Leigh welcome newborn daughter

Tim Tebow and his wife, Demi-Leigh, welcomed a babe miss implicit the weekend.

The mates announced the commencement of their girl successful a associated Instagram station Sunday and the sanction of their girl a time later: Daphne Reign Tebow.

"Our girl is here! We couldn't beryllium much grateful for the blessing and acquisition of this caller small life," Demi-Leigh wrote connected Instagram.

Her archetypal sanction is simply a tribute to a subordinate of Demi-Leigh's family.

"I ne'er got to conscionable my mom's mother, but her sister, Daphne, stepped successful arsenic a grandma fig to me," Demi-Leigh wrote. "... I've loved this sanction since I was a small miss and for arsenic agelong arsenic I tin retrieve I ever said that if I ever get blessed with a daughter, I'll sanction her Daphne. Shortly aft Tim and I got married, I shared that tendency with him, and thankfully helium loved the sanction conscionable arsenic overmuch arsenic I did!"

Daphne's mediate name, Reign, is inspired by a young miss they admire.

"And Reign ... it's a sanction that holds truthful overmuch meaning. It's inspired by a precious small miss Tim and I person loved profoundly for years," Demi-Leigh wrote. "... But much than anything, her sanction reminds america that erstwhile you're adopted into God's family, you go a kid of the King. You were made to regularisation and reign -- not successful power, but successful purpose, love, and identity."

Tim and Demi-Leigh announced they were expecting their archetypal kid unneurotic successful January conscionable days earlier their 5th wedding anniversary.

Tim played 3 seasons successful the NFL, astir notably 2 with the Denver Broncos, aft winning 2 nationalist championships with the Florida Gators. He threw for 2,422 yards and 17 touchdowns during his NFL career.