Glory Johnson is a mommy to twin girls. The 25-year-old former WNBA All-Star announced on social media on Sunday that she welcomed daughters Ava Simone and Solei Diem on Monday, after just 24 weeks of being pregnant.
Although the newborns were "born a little earlier than expected," Johnson assured fans that her twins are doing fine. According to Johnson's Instagram, both babies weight 1 pound, 7 ounces. The babies were reportedly due in February.
"Babies Ava Simone & Solei Diem arrived on Monday! Born a little earlier than expected, I have no worries because these babies are fighters just like I am," Johnson captioned a collage of her newborn's hands, feet, and measurements. "We all know God makes NO mistakes and by his Grace, everything will work out for the greater good. We will continue to trust God as they are in his hands. Continue to keep us Lifted because there is Sooo Much Power In PRAYER!!!"
Further information about the girls' health has become available.
In June, Johnson, who plays for the Tulsa Shock, announced that she was pregnant, and became impregnated via in vitro fertilization with her egg and a donor's sperm. At the time, Johnson revealed on Instagram, "Its not a surprise for me because this is what we planned for with the IVF Cycle, though hearing their hearts beat for time was the most ASTONISHING thing I have ever heard in my ENTIRE LIFE."
In May, Johnson tied the knot to partner and fellow basketball player Brittney Griner, but the two split after 28 days together and one day after Johnson announced her pregnancy. Griner filed papers seeking to annul her marriage to Johnson, claiming her marriage was based on a "fraud and duress." Griner also claimed that she did not know about Johnson's pregnancy.
"Glory and I agreed to either legally separate, get divorced, or annul our marriage," she said in a statement, according to TMZ. "In the week prior to the wedding, I attempted to postpone the wedding several times until I completed counseling, but I still went through with it. I now realize that was a mistake."
Johnson told TMZ that she was "blindsided" by the news. At the time, Johnson told Us Weekly that she was "truly really saddened" by the end of their short marriage, and "was not expecting to have [it] end so abruptly."
