Tennis legend Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian announced that they are expecting their second child earlier this year during Met Gala. Though Ohanian is excited about having a second child, he is also more focused on making sure that his wife is safe throughout her pregnancy and childbirth. He believes it is important to trust a woman’s knowledge of her body. Williams went through life-threatening complications after the emergency C-section birth of her first child, daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.

“We’re … obviously taking every precaution and doing everything we can to make sure everything goes smoothly for Serena,” Ohanian told PEOPLE. The couple welcomed their daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. in 2017. He said, “We’re not first-time parents anymore. I feel more confident about having a newborn, all of those things that I just had zero confidence about with Olympia because I’d never even been around babies at that point in my life.”

Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. and Alexis Ohanian, daughter and husband of Serena Williams of the United States, are seen prior to Serena’s match against Danka Kovinic of Montenegro during the Women’s Singles First Round on Day One of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2022 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Other than being worried about potential complications, Ohanian is also troubled that he no longer knows how to take care of a newborn. “I think I’ve definitely forgotten what it’s like to have a new one around, so it might be a rude awakening, maybe literally,” he said and added: “But right now, we’re excited.”

According to Alexis Ohanian, their first child Olympia is the most excited about welcoming her sibling. He said that she is “fired up” about having a younger sibling. “She’s been wanting this,” the dad said and added: “She’s been praying and asking about this for quite some time, so she’s very ready.”