Taylor and Shumpert's first child, daughter Iman Tayla Shumpert Jr., aka Junie, was born on Dec. 16, 2015. As many know, Junie was born on the pair's bathroom floor at home, where Shumpert delivered her himself. "It took two ten count pushes with my fiancé playing Dr and she entered this world into his bare hands!" Taylor explained in an Instagram post at the time. "Eyes full of tears and barely able to speak to the emergency operator @imanshumpert tied a pair of red headphones around the umbilical cord and the ambulance made there grand entrance 5 min later . . . She has blown Christmas away! Our family is complete. Her blueprint will be unmatched. Welcome Iman Tayla Shumpert Jr. Mommy carried you. Daddy delivered you. #MeetTheParents we love you baby girl💂🏾🐞👶🏾."
From all of the former pair's photos of their oldest, it's clear that Junie has a huge, lovable personality. And per her appearances at her mom's live performances, it appears that Junie may soon follow in her performer footsteps. During Taylor's 2018 show in Seattle, a then-2-year-old Junie took the stage and absolutely stole the show — she even grabbed the mic and walked to the front of the stage while singing so that she could wave to her adoring fans. Then, during the Vegas stop of Taylor's 2022 "The Last Rose Petal" tour, Junie performed alongside her mom's background dancers with a tiny mic and matching red costume in tow. Maybe she'll hop on another track with Taylor in the future, like their "Come Back To Me" song off of the singer's "The Album" LP. Only time will tell!
Junie is also a proud big sister who, apparently, takes her role very seriously. When Taylor spoke about her second pregnancy with People back in 2020, she shared that Junie was so excited about her baby sister's arrival, she thought she was her baby! "We want to keep her as involved as possible because Junie clearly thinks that this is her baby," Taylor joked. She added: "Kids handle siblings differently. You have kids that are a little bit jealous. But she's so excited and preparing herself to be a big sister. She constantly kisses my stomach, she constantly talks to the baby. Even when we go to the store, she's like, 'Okay, mom, this is for the baby.'"
According to their parents' Instagram pages, Junie and Rue seem thick as thieves and you can't deny how utterly cute they are together. Don't believe us? Scroll away!
