In a heartbreaking announcement, Hakeem Adeniji He reveals that he is mourning the loss of his young son.

On November 4, the 26-year-old Cleveland Brown forward shared a heartfelt video on Instagram, announcing that he and his wife, Kayla, had a stillbirth just days before their son, Semiu Zade Adeniji, was due to be born.

One Instagram reelThe NFL player began to shed tears as he detailed the harrowing events surrounding the baby’s death. According to Adeniji, the couple discovered their son had no heartbeat via ultrasound six days before his birth.

“This was the worst moment of my life,” Adeniji said. “Anyone who knows me knows how much I want to be a father.”

shared on monday multiple picturesincluding one of the couple holding their son. In another, Adeniji is captured holding the baby in her hospital room and writing an extensive message into her phone’s notes app.

“It’s been a little over a week since we lost our son. There was anger, sadness and emptiness. “The fact is now out that he is gone and nothing can change that,” he shared. “I will never see him grow up and he will never read the diary I wrote for him. I miss him and will miss him every day for the rest of my life.

He later wrote in his message: “This will be hard but that’s life. Always was and probably always will be. We greatly appreciate everyone’s prayers, support and good wishes. I still want to be a father more than anything in this world, and although it was short-lived, he gave me that. If I ever get this opportunity again, I won’t take a day for granted. “I love my son and he will live with us.”

on your own instagramKayla posted more hospital photos and detailed her thoughts in her own caption.

“We lost our son. We had to say goodbye to the most perfect, most beautiful child I have ever seen. “We will never be the same and we will never forget him,” he wrote. “He had a head full of curls and his father’s nose. The softest cheeks and big hands. “He will always be my son, and I will always be his mother.”

“He’s been through so much for us this year and he’s stayed so strong for us for so long. I’ll always remember holding him and smelling him. He was just perfect. Oh my sweet boy, mom and dad will always be smiling when we think of you, I promise. Please watch over us, angel.”

She added that their son was born on November 2, weighing 8 lbs, 4 oz and 21 inches. The deadline was November 7.

Days later, Kayla shared a post: video The moment she held her baby in her arms for the first time.

“The moment I held her in my arms for the first time. I couldn’t believe how beautiful she was,” he detailed. “I’ve been dreaming of seeing her face for a long time. I’ve dreamed of this moment for years. I felt like she was taking a nap in my arms, she looked so peaceful.

“Today, November 7th, we were supposed to go to the hospital for a scheduled induction at 7:30 am. “We choose to use this day to honor our little boy and create new family traditions,” he continued. “The Lion King was Hakeem’s favorite movie, and he always said he couldn’t wait to watch it with our son. That’s exactly what we’re going to do, and celebrate our brave little boy.” we will remember.

“Until I can hold your hand again, son, I love you,” she added.