After four years of marital bliss with his wife Camile, NFL legend Rob Gronkowski joyfully embraces fatherhood as they welcome their first child.

and Camille, who have been dating since 2015, have “definitely learned many things about ourselves” in the years since welcoming the pup, Gronk told HELLO! in an interview Wednesday March 22,After four years of marital bliss with his wife Camile, NFL legend Rob Gronkowski joyfully embraces fatherhood as they welcome their first child.

Camille is “a loving dog mother, she just does such a great job,” said Gronk, who played Tight End position for the New England Patriots and the Tampa Buccaneers.”For me, that fatherly side is coming out on me, even with just a dog,” he continued.

“Everyone says a dog gets you ready for parenthood and so, eventually down the road, I believe that I’ll be ready for a kid now because Ralphie has gotten me to that stage. There’s no doubt about that.”

Camille, a former cheerleader turned actress, starred alongside Ryan Reynolds in Free Guy, and Gronk says she gave him advice before his appearanceWe always give each other advice and help each other study, keep repeating the lines over and over so it’s in the back of your brain and you’re not thinking when you show up on set.”

Gronk and Camille live in Tampa, Fla., and Foxborough, Mass,