Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson and son Rome.Photo: Jenna Johnson Chmerkovskiy/Instagram
Val Chmerkovskiycan’t get enough of fatherhood!
“It’s the best hood I’ve been to,” theDancing with the Starspro, 37, told PEOPLE on Saturday at a gala dinner honoring the lateSteve Irwin. “It’s been a lot of fun!”
“Obviously the greatest responsibility I’ve ever felt. It’s just been really fulfilling,” he said at the event, held at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. “Love to see him smile and grow and really seeing my wife become a mom. All of that has been really, really fruitful for us.”
When asked if their view on life itself has changed since becoming parents, Johnson, 29, told PEOPLE, “Just the word ‘present’ or being present has really shifted.”
“I feel like I am so much more accomplished throughout my day having a kid, and it’s because I wanna spend as much time possible with him,” she explained.
Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
“And so I feel like I’m really present. I’m really focused, but I get a lot more done because I want to just spend every waking second with him.”
WithMother’s Dayjust around the corner, Johnson revealed how she wants to spend the holiday as a new mom. “I just wanna spend the day with my sweet husband and my yummy little boy, and I’ll be the happiest mom in the world,” she said.
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Chmerkovskiyspoke to PEOPLE earlier this month about parenthoodand how it’s changed his and Johnson’s relationship.
“Every day I see my wife as the mother that she is to our son has been the most beautiful I’ve ever seen her, and the most attracted I’ve ever been to her. So, it’s been very special,” said Chmerkovskiy.
He added: “It’s our first child and it’s been an incredible challenge, but it’s been just wonderful and rewarding. It’s brought my wife and I even closer together and it’s just a blessing. It’s a beautiful thing.”
source: people.com
