Reggie Bush Talks Fatherhood & Says He Isn’t Worried About Kim Kardashian

By: Taren Vaughan

Reggie Bush’s baby’s name was something that his fans wanted to know after it was announced that the NFL star and his fiancee welcomed a baby girl into the world a little over a week ago. The soon-to-be married Reggie was very pumped about becoming a father for the first time and now he has officially entered fatherhood, the thought of him having a child now still being a surreal one to him. Talking with Life & Style, Reggie Bush revealed that the baby’s name is Briseis and explained how he and his fiancee Lilit came up with the name:
 
 

“It’s Greek. We were watching the movie Troy and my fiancée, who was my girlfriend at the time, said, ‘If we ever have a daughter, can we name her that?’ And a couple of months later, wouldn’t you know! The name was picked out months before she was even thought about. It’s crazy.”

Reggie also talked about the emotions that were running through him when he first laid eyes on his daughter:

“I was nervous, I was excited, I was scared, I was happy. Every emotion possible was running through me. And then you’re like, ‘I can’t believe this is my baby.’ It was really emotional when I was first holding her.”

Though Reggie has a very hectic schedule as a professional athlete, he says that he has come up with a number of different ways to check in on his fiancee and their daughter Briseis:

“Skyping constantly, putting her on the phone. Every time I hear her cry in the background, it breaks my heart. She’s beautiful.”

And becoming a father is something that Reggie says has forever changed him:

“It has grounded me more. When you have a child, everything you do is about them. You’re thinking about your child first. Everything. It’s grounded me a lot more.”

Reggie says that it helps to have an amazing woman like Lilit to raise his daughter with:

“Lilit’s really amazing. I’m very lucky. She has a great personality and such a calming spirit. She’s there every step of the way and with the baby all day. She’s just a great mom.”

Reggie and Lilit are very much enjoying being new parents and are looking forward to getting married. But Reggie says that they are not in a rush to tie the knot:

“We’re just enjoying this moment — one thing at time. The baby is enough. We’re totally focusing on that, but we will get around to it.”

When asked if he plans to reach out to his ex Kim Kardashian when her baby is born, Reggie said “no” and that he isn’t worried about the past, only the present:

“We’ve been focused on the future. I haven’t been worried about anything else or on anything in the past. Just the present and the future.”

And he says that none of the Kardashians congratulated him on becoming a father:

“I haven’t spoken to them. I’ve just been focusing on my little girl and my family. That’s it really. I’ve been enjoying my life and this opportunity. All my focus has been on that.”