Ah, we love a bit of baby news here at HerFamily!
And today, it was the news that actress Katherine Heigl is pregnant that made us smile a little wider.
The actress and her husband of eight years, musician Josh Kelly, confirmed today that they are expecting their third child – a boy – in January of next year.
“The Kelley clan is thrilled to announce that we are expecting a third addition to our family,” the couple told PEOPLE in a statement. “Naleigh and Adelaide could not be more excited to welcome their new sibling into the fold and Josh and I are overflowing with joy and gratitude. This is an incredibly exciting time for us filled with hope, anticipation, and hormones. Well, only I’m filled with hormones, but everyone in the family gets to enjoy them,” Heigl jokes. “We couldn’t be more excited to be able to finally share this news with our fans and are looking forward to continuing to share the journey with you all. xoxo, Katie and Josh.”
Their baby boy will join big sisters Adelaide Marie Hope, 4, and Naleigh Moon, 7. The two girls are both adopted, Naleigh from South Korea and Adelaide via domestic adoption.
Katherine, who’s older sister is also adopted from Korea, has spoken many times about choosing to adopt and how that was always part of her plans for a family.
“Josh and I started talking about it before we were even engaged,” the actress told Parent & Child in 2012. “My sister Meg is Korean, and my parents adopted her three years before I was born. I wanted my own family to resemble the one I came from, so I always knew I wanted to adopt from Korea. We have talked about having biological children as well, but we decided to adopt first. I just wanted to be a mom. So however we do that, it’s fine with me.”
Nwaah! Congrats to this gorgeous family!
(Feature image via Katherine Heigl/Instagram)
