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Prepare to 'Aww': Inside the Cuddly Life of Serena Williams' Daughter, Alexis Olympia

Serena Williams and husband Alexis Ohanian welcomed their daughter on Sept. 1

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Grace Gavilanes
March 28, 2018 10:28 AM
<p>She&#8217;s here! Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian became parents on Sept. 1 when they <a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-alexis-ohanian-welcome-daughter/">welcomed their first child</a>, a daughter named Alexis Olympia.</p>
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MOMMY & ME

She’s here! Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian became parents on Sept. 1 when they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Alexis Olympia.

Serena Williams/Instagram
<p>Not only did baby Alexis make her worldwide debut in <a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-daughter-baby-photos/">a sweet video compilation</a> shared on her famous parents&#8217; social media accounts, but the newborn is a social media star herself &mdash; garnering <a href="https://www.instagram.com/olympiaohanian/">an impressive 64.7K Instagram followers</a> at only a few weeks old.</p>
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SOCIAL MEDIA SUPERSTAR

Not only did baby Alexis make her worldwide debut in a sweet video compilation shared on her famous parents’ social media accounts, but the newborn is a social media star herself — garnering an impressive 64.7K Instagram followers at only a few weeks old.

Serena Williams/Instagram
<p>Wearing a navy and pink onesie that reads &#8220;Smart and Strong Like My Mama,&#8221; the newborn flexed her arms or &#8220;biceps,&#8221; as the caption on <a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-alexis-olympia-smart-strong-joins-social-media/">Alexis Olympia&#8217;s photo stated</a>.</p>
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SHE GOT IT FROM HER MAMA

Wearing a navy and pink onesie that reads “Smart and Strong Like My Mama,” the newborn flexed her arms or “biceps,” as the caption on Alexis Olympia’s photo stated.

Alexis Ohanian/Instagram. Inset: Karwai Tang/WireImage
<p>Sleepy baby! Williams and Ohanian&#8217;s newborn daughter is already a champ at napping.</p>
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MELLOW IN YELLOW

Sleepy baby! Williams and Ohanian’s newborn daughter is already a champ at napping.

Olympia Ohanian/Instagram
<p>&ldquo;Dad life is the greatest,&rdquo; Ohanian wrote on an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZJWTm7Bcx2/?hl=en&amp;taken-by=alexisohanian">Instagram post</a>, sharing a black-and-white photo of his and&nbsp;Serena Williams&#8217;&nbsp;newborn baby girl. &#8220;Entrepreneurship is all-consuming, it&rsquo;s sleepless, we call our startups our &lsquo;babies,&rsquo; we are ridiculously proud of them, and we <a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-alexis-ohanian-reddit-parenting-tips/">pour all of ourselves</a> into them &ndash; but she is already all that and more, she is my legacy.&rdquo;</p>
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DADDY'S GIRL

“Dad life is the greatest,” Ohanian wrote on an Instagram post, sharing a black-and-white photo of his and Serena Williams’ newborn baby girl. “Entrepreneurship is all-consuming, it’s sleepless, we call our startups our ‘babies,’ we are ridiculously proud of them, and we pour all of ourselves into them – but she is already all that and more, she is my legacy.”

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<p>Looks like the Reddit cofounder is enjoying parental leave! Ohanian <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZWPhTRh2aJ/?taken-by=alexisohanian">shared a cuddly pic</a> with Alexis Olympia. He captioned the daddy-daughter snapshot: &#8220;She&#8217;s clearly dreaming up all the startups she&#8217;ll start&#8230;And Grand Slams she&#8217;ll win&#8230;. And&#8230;.&#8221;</p>
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PRETTY IN PINK

Looks like the Reddit cofounder is enjoying parental leave! Ohanian shared a cuddly pic with Alexis Olympia. He captioned the daddy-daughter snapshot: “She’s clearly dreaming up all the startups she’ll start…And Grand Slams she’ll win…. And….”

<p>New moms don&#8217;t always have the easiest time staying well rested, but 3-week-old Alexis Olympia&nbsp;shared a pic on Instagram of her mom&nbsp;getting some shut-eye. &#8220;Mama never sleeps,&#8221; read the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZWMR3mn__Y/?taken-by=olympiaohanian">caption on the photo</a>, posted to the newborn&#8217;s own Instagram account. &#8220;When she does, I go on adventures with daddy. &#8216;Come on!&#8217; &#8220;</p>
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FUN FIRST, SLEEP LATER

New moms don’t always have the easiest time staying well rested, but 3-week-old Alexis Olympia shared a pic on Instagram of her mom getting some shut-eye. “Mama never sleeps,” read the caption on the photo, posted to the newborn’s own Instagram account. “When she does, I go on adventures with daddy. ‘Come on!’ “

Alexis Olympia Ohanian/Instagram
<p>Williams cuddled her 6-week-old &mdash; and put the pair in matching flower crowns via a Snapchat filter &mdash; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BaO0H8JhzjI/?hl=en&amp;taken-by=serenawilliams">for an October post</a> asking other moms about their thoughts on push presents.</p>
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FLOWER POWER

Williams cuddled her 6-week-old — and put the pair in matching flower crowns via a Snapchat filter — for an October post asking other moms about their thoughts on push presents.

Serena Williams/Instagram
<p>&#8220;When you realize you&#8217;re the hero Gotham needs,&#8221; wrote the tennis champ, captioning <a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-daughter-batman-halloween/">an adorable photo</a> of her daughter wearing a Batman costume for Halloween.</p>
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PINT-SIZED HERO

“When you realize you’re the hero Gotham needs,” wrote the tennis champ, captioning an adorable photo of her daughter wearing a Batman costume for Halloween.

Serena Williams/Instagram
<p>&#8220;We love bath time,&#8221; Williams <a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-documents-her-daughter-alexis-olympias-bath-time-with-an-adorable-new-photo/">captioned a photo</a> of Ohanian holding onto a bundled-up Alexis Olympia.</p>
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SO FRESH

“We love bath time,” Williams captioned a photo of Ohanian holding onto a bundled-up Alexis Olympia.

Serena Williams/Instagram
<p>The couple&#8217;s daughter may just be&nbsp;10 weeks old, but she&#8217;s <a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-daughter-alexis-flies-private-plane/">already living the glamorous life!</a>&nbsp;Alexis Olympia&#8217;s&nbsp;tennis pro mom and her Reddit co-founder dad took flight in a private plane &mdash; and the proud parents captured the journey in a video posted to Instagram.</p>
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TINY JET-SETTER

The couple’s daughter may just be 10 weeks old, but she’s already living the glamorous life! Alexis Olympia’s tennis pro mom and her Reddit co-founder dad took flight in a private plane — and the proud parents captured the journey in a video posted to Instagram.

Serena Williams/Snapchat
<p>Little Alexis Olympia <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BbzVaZungU7/?taken-by=olympiaohanian">keeps her gaze</a> on the camera as she lounges on mommy&#8217;s lap.</p>
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HANGING OUT

Little Alexis Olympia keeps her gaze on the camera as she lounges on mommy’s lap.

Alexis Olympia Ohanian/Instagram
<p>Alexis Olympia yawns as she and the tennis champ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BbJ6nZ6BvNb/?taken-by=serenawilliams">clock in some mother-daughter time</a>.</p>
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FAMILY FIRST

Alexis Olympia yawns as she and the tennis champ clock in some mother-daughter time.

Serena Williams/Instagram
<p>Little Alexis Olympia is well on her way to becoming the greatest boxing champ of all time.&nbsp;</p>
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PACKING A PUNCH

Little Alexis Olympia is well on her way to becoming the greatest boxing champ of all time. 

Alexis Ohanian/Instagram
<p>The tennis champ got candid about her daughter&#8217;s struggles with teething on Twitter, captioning a sweet mother-daughter pic.&nbsp;&ldquo;Teething- aka the devil &ndash; is so hard,&rdquo; <a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-daughter-alexis-olympia-teething/">wrote Williams</a>. &ldquo;Poor Alexis Olympia has been so uncomfortable. She cried so much (she never cries) I had to hold her until she fell asleep. I&rsquo;ve tried amber beads&hellip; cold towels&hellip;. chew on mommies fingers&hellip;. homeopathic water (lol on that one) but nothing is working. It&rsquo;s breaking my heart.&#8221;</p>
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OH, BABY

The tennis champ got candid about her daughter’s struggles with teething on Twitter, captioning a sweet mother-daughter pic. “Teething- aka the devil – is so hard,” wrote Williams. “Poor Alexis Olympia has been so uncomfortable. She cried so much (she never cries) I had to hold her until she fell asleep. I’ve tried amber beads… cold towels…. chew on mommies fingers…. homeopathic water (lol on that one) but nothing is working. It’s breaking my heart.”

Serena Williams/Twitter
<p>&#8220;Baby Football. Just parental leave things.&nbsp;<a>@olympiaohanian</a> loves this hold.&nbsp;#MNF&nbsp;🎥&nbsp;<a>@serenawilliams</a>,&#8221; the Reddit co-founder <a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-daughter-alexis-olympia-shows-affinity-for-sport/">wrote in the caption of the photo</a>.</p>
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HOLD ON TIGHT

“Baby Football. Just parental leave things. @olympiaohanian loves this hold. #MNF ðŸŽ¥ @serenawilliams,” the Reddit co-founder wrote in the caption of the photo.

Alexis Ohanian/Instagram
<p>Williams and daughter Alexis Olympia sport <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BdFnr41hRZp/?hl=en&amp;amp;taken-by=serenawilliams">matching holiday looks</a> on the baby girl&#8217;s first-ever Christmas.</p>
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HOLIDAY CHEER

Williams and daughter Alexis Olympia sport matching holiday looks on the baby girl’s first-ever Christmas.

Serena Williams/Instagram
<p>To cap off 2017, the tennis champ <a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-10-home-videos-daughter/">shared a series of 10 intimate home videos</a>, starring none other than her adorable daughter.</p>
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PRETTY IN PINK

To cap off 2017, the tennis champ shared a series of 10 intimate home videos, starring none other than her adorable daughter.

Serena Williams/Instagram
<p>Alexis Olympia couldn&#8217;t help but pass out in her dad&#8217;s arms.&nbsp;&ldquo;Dealing with this jetlag like,&rdquo; <a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-daughter-adorably-passes-out-in-her-father-alexis-ohanians-arms/">the clip was captioned</a>.</p>
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SO SLEEPY

Alexis Olympia couldn’t help but pass out in her dad’s arms. “Dealing with this jetlag like,” the clip was captioned.

Olympia Ohanian/Instagram
<p>Days after the tennis champ&nbsp;announced she had <a href="http://people.com/sports/serena-williams-withdraws-from-australian-open/">withdrawn from competing in the Australian Open</a>, the 36-year-old mother shared an adorable photo of her 4-month-old daughter.</p>
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SMILEY FACE

Days after the tennis champ announced she had withdrawn from competing in the Australian Open, the 36-year-old mother shared an adorable photo of her 4-month-old daughter.

Alexis Ohanian/Instagram
<p>Williams&nbsp;shared an adorable picture of her 4-month-old daughter Alexis Olympia as the mother-daughter duo enjoyed spending some time together.</p>
                                <p>&#8220;Welcome home momma,&#8221; Williams captioned the sweet snap of her daughter sitting on a tiny couch while wearing a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BedLygwBzHM/?taken-by=serenawilliams">crocheted yellow dress</a>.</p>
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SITTING PRETTY

Williams shared an adorable picture of her 4-month-old daughter Alexis Olympia as the mother-daughter duo enjoyed spending some time together.

“Welcome home momma,” Williams captioned the sweet snap of her daughter sitting on a tiny couch while wearing a crocheted yellow dress.

Serena Williams/Instagram
<p><a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-daughter-baby-tennis-racquet/">Williams&nbsp;has a future tennis champ on her hands</a>, with the ace sharing a too-cute photo of her 5-month-old daughter Alexis Olympia holding her very own Wilson tennis racquet.</p>
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PINT-SIZED ATHLETE

Williams has a future tennis champ on her hands, with the ace sharing a too-cute photo of her 5-month-old daughter Alexis Olympia holding her very own Wilson tennis racquet.

Serena Willaims/Instagram. Inset: Jacopo Raule/Getty
<p>The too-cute 6-month-old starred in an Instagram Live session alongside her famous mom&nbsp;on Wednesday, hanging out next to her <a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-daughter-baby-tennis-racquet/">very own tiny tennis racket</a>.</p>
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I HEART YOU

The too-cute 6-month-old starred in an Instagram Live session alongside her famous mom on Wednesday, hanging out next to her very own tiny tennis racket.

Serena Williams/Snapchat
<p><a href="http://people.com/babies/serena-williams-alexis-olympia-shady-photo/">Williams and her 6-month-old daughter&nbsp;feel &#8220;shady&#8221; </a>&mdash; but you&#8217;d never suspect it from their huge smiles.</p>
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THROWING SHADE

Williams and her 6-month-old daughter feel “shady” — but you’d never suspect it from their huge smiles.

Serena Williams/Instagram
<p>Alexis Olympia is a total natural in front of the camera as she smiles with her tennis champ mama.</p>
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HAPPY LITTLE LADY

Alexis Olympia is a total natural in front of the camera as she smiles with her tennis champ mama.

Serena Williams/Instagram
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1 of 25 Serena Williams/Instagram

MOMMY & ME

She’s here! Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian became parents on Sept. 1 when they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Alexis Olympia.

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2 of 25 Serena Williams/Instagram

SOCIAL MEDIA SUPERSTAR

Not only did baby Alexis make her worldwide debut in a sweet video compilation shared on her famous parents’ social media accounts, but the newborn is a social media star herself — garnering an impressive 64.7K Instagram followers at only a few weeks old.

3 of 25 Alexis Ohanian/Instagram. Inset: Karwai Tang/WireImage

SHE GOT IT FROM HER MAMA

Wearing a navy and pink onesie that reads “Smart and Strong Like My Mama,” the newborn flexed her arms or “biceps,” as the caption on Alexis Olympia’s photo stated.

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4 of 25 Olympia Ohanian/Instagram

MELLOW IN YELLOW

Sleepy baby! Williams and Ohanian’s newborn daughter is already a champ at napping.

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5 of 25 INSTAGRAM

DADDY'S GIRL

“Dad life is the greatest,” Ohanian wrote on an Instagram post, sharing a black-and-white photo of his and Serena Williams’ newborn baby girl. “Entrepreneurship is all-consuming, it’s sleepless, we call our startups our ‘babies,’ we are ridiculously proud of them, and we pour all of ourselves into them – but she is already all that and more, she is my legacy.”

Advertisement
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PRETTY IN PINK

Looks like the Reddit cofounder is enjoying parental leave! Ohanian shared a cuddly pic with Alexis Olympia. He captioned the daddy-daughter snapshot: “She’s clearly dreaming up all the startups she’ll start…And Grand Slams she’ll win…. And….”

Advertisement
7 of 25 Alexis Olympia Ohanian/Instagram

FUN FIRST, SLEEP LATER

New moms don’t always have the easiest time staying well rested, but 3-week-old Alexis Olympia shared a pic on Instagram of her mom getting some shut-eye. “Mama never sleeps,” read the caption on the photo, posted to the newborn’s own Instagram account. “When she does, I go on adventures with daddy. ‘Come on!’ “

Advertisement
8 of 25 Serena Williams/Instagram

FLOWER POWER

Williams cuddled her 6-week-old — and put the pair in matching flower crowns via a Snapchat filter — for an October post asking other moms about their thoughts on push presents.

Advertisement
9 of 25 Serena Williams/Instagram

PINT-SIZED HERO

“When you realize you’re the hero Gotham needs,” wrote the tennis champ, captioning an adorable photo of her daughter wearing a Batman costume for Halloween.

Advertisement
10 of 25 Serena Williams/Instagram

SO FRESH

“We love bath time,” Williams captioned a photo of Ohanian holding onto a bundled-up Alexis Olympia.

Advertisement
11 of 25 Serena Williams/Snapchat

TINY JET-SETTER

The couple’s daughter may just be 10 weeks old, but she’s already living the glamorous life! Alexis Olympia’s tennis pro mom and her Reddit co-founder dad took flight in a private plane — and the proud parents captured the journey in a video posted to Instagram.

Advertisement
12 of 25 Alexis Olympia Ohanian/Instagram

HANGING OUT

Little Alexis Olympia keeps her gaze on the camera as she lounges on mommy’s lap.

Advertisement
13 of 25 Serena Williams/Instagram

FAMILY FIRST

Alexis Olympia yawns as she and the tennis champ clock in some mother-daughter time.

Advertisement
14 of 25 Alexis Ohanian/Instagram

PACKING A PUNCH

Little Alexis Olympia is well on her way to becoming the greatest boxing champ of all time. 

Advertisement
15 of 25 Serena Williams/Twitter

OH, BABY

The tennis champ got candid about her daughter’s struggles with teething on Twitter, captioning a sweet mother-daughter pic. “Teething- aka the devil – is so hard,” wrote Williams. “Poor Alexis Olympia has been so uncomfortable. She cried so much (she never cries) I had to hold her until she fell asleep. I’ve tried amber beads… cold towels…. chew on mommies fingers…. homeopathic water (lol on that one) but nothing is working. It’s breaking my heart.”

Advertisement
16 of 25 Alexis Ohanian/Instagram

HOLD ON TIGHT

“Baby Football. Just parental leave things. @olympiaohanian loves this hold. #MNF ðŸŽ¥ @serenawilliams,” the Reddit co-founder wrote in the caption of the photo.

Advertisement
17 of 25 Serena Williams/Instagram

HOLIDAY CHEER

Williams and daughter Alexis Olympia sport matching holiday looks on the baby girl’s first-ever Christmas.

Advertisement
18 of 25 Serena Williams/Instagram

PRETTY IN PINK

To cap off 2017, the tennis champ shared a series of 10 intimate home videos, starring none other than her adorable daughter.

Advertisement
19 of 25 Olympia Ohanian/Instagram

SO SLEEPY

Alexis Olympia couldn’t help but pass out in her dad’s arms. “Dealing with this jetlag like,” the clip was captioned.

Advertisement
20 of 25 Alexis Ohanian/Instagram

SMILEY FACE

Days after the tennis champ announced she had withdrawn from competing in the Australian Open, the 36-year-old mother shared an adorable photo of her 4-month-old daughter.

Advertisement
21 of 25 Serena Williams/Instagram

SITTING PRETTY

Williams shared an adorable picture of her 4-month-old daughter Alexis Olympia as the mother-daughter duo enjoyed spending some time together.

“Welcome home momma,” Williams captioned the sweet snap of her daughter sitting on a tiny couch while wearing a crocheted yellow dress.

Advertisement
22 of 25 Serena Willaims/Instagram. Inset: Jacopo Raule/Getty

PINT-SIZED ATHLETE

Williams has a future tennis champ on her hands, with the ace sharing a too-cute photo of her 5-month-old daughter Alexis Olympia holding her very own Wilson tennis racquet.

Advertisement
23 of 25 Serena Williams/Snapchat

I HEART YOU

The too-cute 6-month-old starred in an Instagram Live session alongside her famous mom on Wednesday, hanging out next to her very own tiny tennis racket.

Advertisement
24 of 25 Serena Williams/Instagram

THROWING SHADE

Williams and her 6-month-old daughter feel “shady” — but you’d never suspect it from their huge smiles.

Advertisement
25 of 25 Serena Williams/Instagram

HAPPY LITTLE LADY

Alexis Olympia is a total natural in front of the camera as she smiles with her tennis champ mama.

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