From “Dawson’s Creek” to fatherhood.

James Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, have been married since August 2010 and have six children.

while expanding his family over the years, the couple also spoke candidly suffering several miscarriages.

After Kimberly was hospitalized following two late lossesVan Der Beeks experienced “drastic changes in (their)… dreams and priorities” and moved from Los Angeles to Texas in 2020.

Four years later, James told his Instagram followers that he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer but he was “in a good place and feeling strong.”

Keep scrolling to meet James’ little ones as he fight the disease.

Olivia Van Der Beek

Kimberly was pregnant when she and James married in Israel, with daughter Olivia to follow the following month.

The couple’s eldest child, who arrived in September 2010, was the only one of their children born in a hospital, not at home.

Olivia joined her father in appearing on ‘We Are Family’ in February 2024, singing a duet of ‘I Hope You Dance’.

When he turned 13 last year, James posted an emotional tribute via Instagram.

“I can’t believe it’s been 13 years… It seems like just yesterday I looked into your little hospital room, beyond exhausted but unable to close my eyes and look at you – and I realize I could never communicate how cool it was to have a little bit of you,” gushed the “Varsity Blues” star.

“You expanded my heart and the capacity of my soul the moment you came out in ways I could never have imagined,” he continued, captioning himself “No. 1 fan.”

Joshua Van Der Beek

In March 2012, Olivia became a big sister when brother Joshua was born.

James clarified at the time that he did not name his baby no. 2 after his “Dawson’s Creek” co-star Joshua Jackson.

“It would have been nice, but no, it’s something I didn’t even think about,” he said Us Weekly. “It’s a great name.”

Annabel Leah Van Der Beek

Annabel joined the family in January 2014.

“Outnumbered by the kids, outnumbered by the girls, tremendously grateful and excited,” James wrote through X at the time. “Watch out world, VDB baby #3 made his debut last night.”

James later joked on “The Talk” that he and Kimberly had been “lazy” and “didn’t have a discussion about a name before the baby was born.”

He claimed that he and his wife independently came up with the same name for their third child.

At 5 years old, Annabel made headlines for a bold haircut — an undercut and shaved part that her father wouldn’t have had the “balls” to do.

James he praised his daughter’s “sincerity”, “kindness” and “depth”. as it celebrates its 10th anniversary in January 2024.

Emilia Van Der Beek

In March 2016, Kimberly gave birth to Emilia.

“It’s crazy how deeply you fall in love with someone you just met,” James told her Instagram followers after her arrival.

Emilia was rushed to the emergency room in February 2021, when she hit her head on a table and needed the skin below her left eyebrow “glued back” – with her parents documenting the experience on social media.

Gwendolyn Van Der Beek

Gwendolyn, James and Kimberly’s youngest daughter, was born in June 2018.

“Each child awakens a different energy in you,” proud father said People. “That has thrown the truth into question since I found out it was on the way.”

When Gwendolyn turned 4 in 2022, James called her ‘sensational’ and ‘different’ via Instagram.

Jeremiah Van Der Beek

Jeremiah completed the Van Der Beek family in October 2021, the only one of the couple’s six children born in Texas.

Kimberly suffered two back-to-back miscarriages — both at 17 weeks — before Jeremiah arrived due to an “incompetent cervix.”

She underwent a “simple surgical cerclage” before conceiving baby no. 6 and “gave birth naturally on the farm.”