Karl Stefanovic and his wife Jasmine are expecting a new baby girl any day now and the Today host has opened up on becoming a father for the fourth time.
Stefanovic is already a father to three children from his previous marriage to Cassandra Thorburn with children Jackson, 20, Ava, 14 and River, 12.
He said that despite having a vasectomy when he first met Jasmine, he had the procedure reversed and having a child together was always a goal for the couple.
“We discussed it very early on in our relationship and I was very excited about the prospect of having a baby,” he told Daily Mail Australia.
“I can't wait,” he said.
He also says that his new daughter will be an expression of the love he has for his new wife.
“We [he and Jasmine] do have a very loving relationship and to have a baby as an expression of that love is incredible. It's never an easy thing and I think that kids are a miracle and we just can't wait to meet this little girl. Just to shower her with all the love that we have.”
The couple are nesting in Karl’s multi-million dollar home in Sydney’s north shore.
“I've had a fair few boxes arrive at the door and I've had to get the allen keys out,” he revealed.
“I've helped build the cot, they've got this breast-feeding chair thing that I've put together. This is not easy stuff for a guy like me. But we are all ready to roll now.”
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He says that his older kids are thrilled to see his half-sister into the family, but has confirmed that he and Jasmine have not settled on a name.
“I'm not in such a hurry to go somewhere else and I'm not chasing the yarns overseas like I was when I was building up to this point in my career,” he explains.
“And I don't think that's any great sleight on me as a father – it's just the way things were. As a family we were working towards other things but you are busy in your 20s and 30s. You're providing for your family every step of the way.
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“I like to think I've been a pretty good dad along the way.
“I think every dad would have a level of insecurity about how good they've been, but at the end of the day my kids are loved.”
This article originally appeared on Over60.