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Lilley and Wayne are already parents to Kayden, 5, and Jeffrey, 3, whom theyadopted from foster carein 2019 and 2020, respectively, and daughterJulie, who is almost 3.
Jen Lilley
“This was a surprise pregnancy during new Covid variants and ramp-ups. I hadn’t taken any prenatal vitamins, I was under a lot of stress, and with my history of miscarriages, I had to trust that God would indeed protect and empower her through the pregnancy and that was absolutely true for the insane delivery!”
Sharing details of her unforgettable experience, Lilley says, “I had no idea if I was really in labor. I had Jackie 7 minutes after pulling up to the ER. If I hadn’t left when I did, I would have had her in the car, and I’m not sure she would have survived.”
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“I’m so, so happy,” Lilley told PEOPLE, joking that the future family of six is “going to have to get a bus now.”
“I don’t know what it is with me, but I honestly will know like the day after conception, I’m very aware of my body,” she said.
“I felt very pregnant and I thought, ‘This is very weird.’ I was excited, but also it was so strange. I was in this long customs line in Canada waiting for my work permit, and I’m texting my husband and our nanny via group text, ‘I think I’m pregnant right now?’ "
“It took a long time to comprehend it,” she explained. “I waited until I was back [from filming] and had a doctor’s appointment to verify it because I just kept thinking, ‘I need a blood test.’ "
Lilley told PEOPLE at the time that the rest of the family was just as excited about having a new sibling.
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“Kayden and Jeffrey very much understand,” Lilley said. “It’s also been super helpful to kind of start talking to Kayden a bit about adoption, which has been great. Because he says, ‘So when I was in your belly,’ and I’m like, ‘Okay, let me talk to you about that.’ So it’s been a really wonderful introduction to explain adoption to him. That’s been awesome and he’s really excited.”
source: people.com
