I’ve never been prouder in my life than I am right now being the father to our three incredible children. Our son will always be a part of us and live on in our hearts forever. He added, “For the very first time in my life I got to experience what it’s like to want to and plan to have a child made from love, and even though he was separated from us too soon I wouldn’t trade that gift you gave me for anything in the whole world. I am in awe.”īrian McKnight To Sing National Anthem At MLS All-Star Game The strength I saw in you through the loss of our son and the courage to deal with the hardest loss we’ve ever dealt with in our lives has been truly remarkable. “And I know how hard him not being here in the flesh with us is weighing incredibly heavy on us, but I know he is with us just like Julia and Jack are, as shining examples of your exceptional motherhood. “Today was supposed to be Kekoa’s due date,” explained the singer. The McKnights were expecting a son, Kekoa Matteo, who passed away. The photo featured him cradling his wife’s pregnant belly as her older children, Julia and Jack stood beside them. Baby, you are the greatest example of being a mother I’ve ever witnessed.” I treasure this picture it was our last family picture before the birth of our son Kekoa Matteo. On Mother’s Day (May 8), the “Back At One” crooner shared a joint post with his wife that read, “Happy Mothers Day to my beautiful wife. Brian McKnight’s personal life became Twitter discourse when it appeared that the father of six was only claiming the children he shares with his current wife, Leilani Mendoza.

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