John Legend welcomes new baby only FIVE MONTHS after last one
Chrissy Teigan and John Legend have announced the birth of their fourth baby, a son named Wren Alexander Stevens, who was born via a surrogate.
The couple shocked fans with the surprise announcement since their third baby, a daughter named Esti, was born just five months before Wren.
John posted a sweet family pic with the caption: “Wren Alexander Stephens, our new love.”
The newborn’s middle name was inspired by his surrogate mum, Alexandra.
Chrissy also posted a lengthy Instagram update on their surrogacy process, and also mentioned her late son Jack.
“For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted four children,” she began the post sharing that the desire has started from the time she was a little girl and would play pretend.
“After losing Jack, I didn't think I'd be able to carry any more babies on my own.
“To be honest, I've personally blocked out a lot of my mindset during that time, but one clear memory is being surrounded by people who wanted to make sure I wouldn't go through that pain and loss again,” she added about her late son Jack.
Chrissy then proceeded to explain that she and John mutually agreed to give IVF another go, in hopes of making her dream of having four kids come true.
“In 2021, we reached out to a surrogacy agency, with our first correspondence inquiring about perhaps having 2 tandem surrogates, to each bring us a healthy baby boy or girl.”
“And so we restarted the IVF process, the same process that gave us our beautiful Luna and Miles. We made new embryos. We did my transfer, and were so happy to learn it worked - we were pregnant with our little girl, Esti.”
She added that their IVF success coincided with the time they met Wren’s surrogate mum and shared the appreciation she had for Alexandra.
“The first embryo we tried with Alex didn't survive, and I will never forget how hard she fought to get ready for a second transfer. How much she gave up of her own body - surgeries to get scar tissue cleared, the mental toll it takes to go through all of that for yourself, much less for other people,” she wrote.
And overtime, their patience paid off: “As we crept toward the safe zone of my own pregnancy, we were overjoyed to learn Alexandra had become pregnant with a little boy. Our little boy.”
Chrissy shared how overjoyed she was pregnant with her “best friend” and how grateful she was.
“We want to say thank you for this incredible gift you have given us, Alexandra.
“And we are so happy to tell the world he is here, with a name forever connected to you, Wren Alexander Stephens. Our hearts, and our home, are officially full. And to our Jack, we know both their angel kisses are from you,” she ended the post.
The happy news comes almost two years after the celebrity couple lost their son Jack 20 weeks into Chrissy’s pregnancy.
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