Katherine Heigl Kids: Children With Husband Josh Kelley

You can often catch Katherine Heigl on the set of a hit movie or TV show, but she prefers being surrounded by husband Josh Kelley and their three kids! Even though the 27 Dresses alum struggles with some aspects of motherhood like typical parents, she loves learning new things about children.

“There’s this thing where, as a new mother, you’re just constantly going, ‘Am I doing this right?’” Katherine once shared with InStyle, noting she hasn’t been the same since she welcomed her adopted daughters, Naleigh and Adalaide, and gave birth to her youngest son, Joshua.

The Grey’s Anatomy alum revealed she’s more fearful since becoming a mom. Because she experienced the tragic loss of her teenage brother, who died of injuries from a car accident when she was 8, Katherine finds herself worrying about Naleigh, Adalaide and Joshua all the time.

“When I first became a mother, the idea of loving my children the way I did terrified me. Because it could be all taken away,” she candidly explained during an appearance on Today in 2018. “I have witnessed the worst thing that can happen to a parent happen to my parents. And I think that it definitely affects how you feel and what you think and what your core beliefs are about life and parenting and love.”

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She may be a concerned parent, but Katherine can’t help how much she adores her beautiful babies. Not only did the Ugly Truth star yearn to experience motherhood for years, but she always knew she wanted to adopt one day.

“I don’t know why I felt like it was so important for me to do it before we had biological children, but I felt like I had been waiting and dreaming about Naleigh for a long time,” she sweetly shared with InStyle. The Emmy Award winner felt so strongly about adoption, she said she “had spoken to [Josh] about it” before they got engaged in June 2006.

“I wanted to make sure we were on the same page,” explained Katherine, who walked down the aisle with the “Amazing” singer in 2007. “Not everybody feels the way I do about adoption.” Fortunately, Josh did!

Scroll through the gallery below to learn more about the couple’s kids, Naleigh, Adalaide, and Joshua.

Naleigh Kelley

In September 2009, Katherine’s rep told Us Weekly that she and Josh finalized their plans to adopt their first child from South Korea. Later that month, the lovebirds introduced their adorable tot, Naleigh, who was born 10 months earlier on November 23, 2008.

Katherine may be more in love than ever with Naleigh, but she revealed Josh was the first one to create an unbreakable bond. “The first thing she said was, ‘Dada,’ and then she’d call everybody else she loved ‘Dada,'” the loving mom told InStyle. “She actually attached to Josh much faster.”

Nowadays, Katherine and Naleigh are an inseparable duo. “This girl of mine is extraordinary,” the Knocked Up actress marveled on Instagram alongside videos and photos of her eldest child. “She is my gift from the heavens. I will forever live each day thanking those heavens for her. There’s this light in her. It’s overflowing.”

Adalaide Kelley

Katherine and the pop rock artist adopted their second child, Adalaide, shortly following her birth on April 3, 2012. At the time, her rep revealed they welcomed another daughter.

Like her older sister, Katherine loves that Adalaide is “fierce and bossy,” but she’s also one of the funniest little girls she knows. “She’s all fire and feistiness,” the Killers alum wrote via Instagram. “She will stone cold shut you out if you cross her, but be the first to smile in a staring contest.”

Katherine also praised her tot for giving her an “abundance of joy, laughter, love and purpose” in her life. “She has grounded my life and my path with her fire and passion her love and loyalty her courage and glee,” she gushed.

Joshua Bishop Kelley Jr.

After two adoptions, Katherine gave birth to her youngest son, Joshua, alongside hubby Josh on December 20, 2016. “[Josh] and I are beyond thrilled to finally share the arrival of our little man, Joshua Bishop Kelley Jr.,” she penned on social media at the time. “We are all happy, healthy and beyond grateful!”

Following her little man’s birth, Katherine opened up about the experience of having a biological child. “I’ve never been determined to experience pregnancy,” she told People. “But I’m so grateful that I did. I think that if it hadn’t been a surprise, I’m not sure I would have done it. It was an incredible experience, it was kind of magical.”

Now that Josh is in his toddler years, she loves sharing pictures of him on social media. According to his mom’s Instagram, Josh loves playing with his toys around the house, tagging along on fun outings with his mom and spending time with his older sisters.