Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Wife Amy Talk Baby No. 2 — and Future Plans to 'Disappear' from Racing

It’s only been six months sinceDale Earnhardt Jr.and his wife,Amy, welcomed a third member of their family — but they’re already talking about expanding to four! “We’d love to have another child,” Earnhardt Jr. tells PEOPLE at his home in Mooresville, North Carolina, a 300-acre ranch-like estate where he and Amy are raising their first daughter,Isla Rose, who was born in April. “We’re kind of in the trenches still, a little bit,” Amy says wryly, but notes that at their age — he’s 44, she’s 36 — conversations about having children are time sensitive.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Gives Health Update After Plane Crash: My Back 'Was Really Swollen and Bad'

Dale Earnhardt Jr.is set to compete this Saturday and he’s honoring his late father. “I had some bad bruising on my back, but I went and got some excellent advice and care and treatment for that, and I’ve been doing a lot at home to bring the swelling down and get rid of a lot of the blood,” he said. “It was just really swollen and bad, but all that’s actually gotten better very quickly.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Opens Up About How He Finally Quit Smoking: 'I Had a Habit That Was Killing Me'

Photo: Nicorette GumDale Earnhardt Jr.has had his share of health issues over the years: throughout his NASCAR career, hesuffered 20 to 25concussions over the years.But the retired racing superstar tells PEOPLE that he often made other choices that negatively affected his health, including a years-long smoking habit that he struggled to kick for years.“Like everyone, there were lots of stops and starts,” Earnhardt Jr., 44, says. “Trying to quit, starting up again, trying to quit again.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Says He Felt a Spirit Save Him During a Fiery 2004 Crash

Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Dale Earnhardt Jr.had a little help when he crashed on a raceway in 2004 — help from beyond, that is. In a new episode ofThe Dale Jr. Download, his podcast, Earnhardt Jr. opened up about the strange encounter when the conversation shifted to ghosts and spirits. “I do believe in paranoia activity,” Earnhardt Jr. said, laughing before correcting himself: “Paranormal.” Continued the 43-year-old retired stock car racing driver, “I think that our personalities and our souls have so much — we’re so much more than just blood vessels, and bone and muscle… Haunted places?

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Says He Had 12 Concussions in 'a Very Short Period of Time' Before Retiring

Dale Earnhardt Jr.is opening up about the scary health crisis that lead to his retirement in 2017. Appearing onGood Morning America, Wednesday, to promote his new book,Racing to the Finish: My Story, the former NASCAR driver revealed the scary symptoms of a head injury he suffered in 2012. RELATED VIDEO: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hits Back at Rumors His Wife Pushed for His Retirement: ‘Not Once’ “I got injured in 2012,” he explained.