Key Takeaways
- Russell Wilson celebrated Ciara’s 41st birthday with a decade-spanning Instagram Reel, calling her “our rock” and “my Everything.”
- Ciara replied that waking up with Wilson and their children made her heart full as the couple prepares to welcome their fifth child.
- The tribute follows their 10th wedding anniversary and Wilson’s retirement from the NFL after 14 seasons to join CBS Sports.
Russell Wilson isn't holding back in celebrating Ciara.
The retired NFL quarterback marked his wife's 41st birthday on Sunday, Oct. 25, with an Instagram Reel featuring highlights from their decade-long relationship and a heartfelt message praising the singer as the foundation of their growing family.
"Happy Birthday my Everything. @ciara I love you so much," Wilson wrote. "Your heart and strength inspire everyone around you. You are our rock and there are no words to describe the gratitude I have in being able to share my life with you."
He continued, "You are the best mom, wife, best friend, and hardest worker. You are our world. I love you in every lifetime Mrs. Wilson."
Ciara made sure to return the love in the comments.
"Oh my sweet love. This video 🥹❤️," she wrote. "I'm so grateful to wake up to you and our babies this morning. Having you and our babies is all I need. My heart is full! Thank you Jesus! I love you so so so much!"
Ciara broke the pregnancy news with an Instagram post featuring a clothesline displaying white shirts bearing the names of their four children—Future, Sienna, Win, and Amora—alongside one tiny blank shirt.
"One more person to Love," she captioned the announcement.
The couple shares Sienna, 9, Win, 6, and Amora, 2. Ciara is also mother to Future Zahir, 12, from her previous relationship with rapper Future. Wilson has helped raise Future since he was an infant, previously describing the experience of raising a child "as if he's your own blood" as "the greatest gift."
Pregnancy hasn't kept Ciara away from performing, either. Just weeks after announcing the news, she delivered a dance-heavy set at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, even executing a backbend during "Like A Boy" while holding her baby bump.
"This baby up here bouncin' around," she joked afterward. "This mama gonna stay movin'."
Wilson, meanwhile, is navigating his first NFL season from the broadcast studio after retiring from football earlier this year. The Super Bowl champion joined CBS Sports following a 14-year playing career, turning down an opportunity to continue playing with the New York Jets.
Despite their busy schedules, the couple has continued sharing glimpses of their marriage. During an appearance on Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, Wilson recalled writing down five qualities he wanted in a wife and praying over them with his pastor. Three days later, he met Ciara.
Ten years, four children, and another baby on the way later, Wilson's birthday message made his feelings about that meeting clear: "I love you in every lifetime, Mrs. Wilson."
