Surprise! Ben and Erin Napier Are Having Baby Number 2 in 'Just a Few Weeks'
Ben and Erin Napier's family is growing!
The Home Town stars revealed over the weekend that they're expecting their second child, a baby girl, in May. Such happy news!
The couple, who also share daughter Helen, 3, made the exciting reveal on Sunday night's episode of Home Town on HGTV. Later, the mom of one took to Instagram to write an in-depth, heartfelt post about their happy news.
"By now most of you know that in just a few weeks we will be adding another little face to our home videos and photo albums," she wrote. "Just like Helen did, her little sister has made it easy to keep her secret by being tiny even now, and I’m deeply thankful that we’ve had almost 8 months of keeping this our news just for our family and close friends. Last spring, I put away the changing table supplies because I no longer had an infant. I put it away in the guest room closet and then I cried because I thought how lonesome Helen must feel up there in her crib beside an empty room every night."
"A few weeks later, I watched my daddy and his brother standing at my grandmother’s graveside," she continued. "Two men with many differences strengthened each other. Two men who knew her better than any of us ever could. Siblings do that, they know and remember and keep the stories of a family alive. And we wanted that for Helen. Someone to stand with her when we can’t someday. And now she’ll have a cousin following just a few weeks behind her, too. We are so thankful."
This is so sweet! We didn't expect a pregnancy announcement to bring us to tears, but here we are. 😢
In her post, Erin also touched on her past health issues, writing, "Even in our celebrating, I’m thinking of the would-be parents waiting for their own babies. For many it can be such a long and difficult journey and I pray for strength for you if that’s where you are. God answers in His own time, not ours, awfully hard as that can be. Sending so much love to y’all today. 💓"
Erin previously opened up about her difficult path to motherhood, revealing that she was once told it "wasn't likely" for her to have children due to a perforated appendix. But after giving birth to a beautiful and healthy little girl in 2018, Erin says she feels more at ease this time around.
"I'm less nervous now," Erin told People. "All is well."
We're so happy for Ben, Erin, and little Helen. They are about to be the cutest family of four!
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