Wilkerson, an influencer and lifestyle vlogger on YouTube, welcomed her second child with her fiancé, NBA star Kyrie Irving, in October. The couple already share a son named Kaire, born in 2021. Irving also has a daughter, Azurie, 6, from a previous relationship. They didn’t share that she was expecting again publicly (though Irving did share this photo of him placing his hand on her stomach while holding their son). As a substitute, it was Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash who shared that his star player missed a preseason game because he’d just welcomed a recent baby.

The entrepreneur and wife of Gucci Mane broke the news on September 9 that the couple are welcoming one other toddler into the Davis family. She shared a clip of her surprising the rapper with a positive pregnancy test, in addition to video of her getting an ultrasound. Ice goes to be a giant brother!

Actress Teyonah Parris let the world know she shouldn’t be only a married woman (she’s been pretty quiet about her private life) but she’s about to be a mother. She shared a photograph of her growing bump and her positive Clearblue pregnancy test, held by hubby James.

The radio personality and TV host recently broke the news that she and longtime partner Colin Kaepernick welcomed their first child together. She shared the news because she was heading back to work (hosting the pre-show red carpet event on the MTV Video Music Awards on August 28) for the primary time as a mom — a title she is immensely proud to have. “Recovering after delivery has been a journey (more on that later) and truthfully I wasn’t going to share anything because that is sooooo personal to us and I noticed I’m an entire mama bear!” she wrote on Instagram. “Colin is probably the most amazing dad and I’m soooo grateful that he’s by our side for each moment of this journey.” She added, “I do know sharing this enables me to attach with you in other ways that I never imagined. My conversations and life experiences have already modified. And my world has gotten that much larger because of our sweet little baby who has shown me easy methods to love in ways I never knew. Thanks everyone on your support as at all times.
Love, The Kaepernicks”

Nick Cannon has done it again. He’s welcoming his third child with Brittany Bell and this will likely be his tenth child overall. He shared the news in a maternity photo shoot with the wonder, captioning a clip of them posing with “Time Stopped and This Happened.”

After saying “I do” in January (which we covered!), NBC News NOW anchor Morgan Radford and husband David Williams are preparing to welcome their first child. Radford revealed the news on ‘Today’ on August 22, noting that the pregnancy is a “beautiful surprise” after she selected to freeze her eggs before she was even in a relationship.

Christina Wilds (formerly Hammond), the wife of actor and singer Tristan (or Mack) Wilds and a children’s book creator, announced on her thirty third birthday that the couple are expanding their family. They’re already parents to a daughter named Tristyn.

The singer and TV personality announced in August that she and husband Israel Houghton welcomed their first child, a son named Ever James. The newborn boy was born via surrogate after greater than five years of the couple attempting to conceive. “He’s value every tear, every disappointment, every delayed prayer, every IVF cycle, every miscarriage. All the things,” the couple wrote. “All we feel is joy and overwhelming love & gratitude.”

Attorney, creator and TV personality Faith Jenkins just announced that she and husband Kenny Lattimore expect their first child together. The couple have been married for 2 years. “Kenny as I’ve told you countless times over the past three years I simply couldn’t ask for a greater husband and life partner and – now – father to our soon-to-be little human!!” the ‘Killer Relationship’ host wrote on Instagram.
“We cannot begin to specific how thrilled we’re for this next chapter in our lives!”

The mother of two shared the news that she’s preparing to welcome her third child, a rainbow baby after the lack of son Jack in 2020, with husband John Legend. “I don’t think I’ll ever walk out of an appointment with more excitement than nerves but to this point, all the pieces is ideal and delightful and I’m feeling hopeful and amazing.”

The ‘Married at First Sight’ alum and her husband Vincent, who fell in love during Season 12 in Atlanta, shared with ESSENCE that they’re starting a family this 12 months. “We married as strangers and now, together we’re growing our family! Can’t wait to fulfill our precious baby and shower her or him with love. Our best adventure awaits us and we couldn’t be more excited!”

Surprise! The prima ballerina is a recent mom. She gave birth to a son, named Jackson, earlier this 12 months with husband Olu Evans. How did she manage to maintain it a secret? “My personal life I’ve really kept pretty private my whole profession,” Copeland shared with PEOPLE.

The “Triggered” singer and boyfriend, rapper Big Sean, recently announced that they’re expecting their first child together, but her second. She shared a glowing photo of her bump on the ‘gram, to which Sean replied, “Thanks.”

In June, the singer, who’s our July/August digital cover star, announced that she is expecting her second child. “People asking me if I’m pregnant…I’m and I’m very, very, very, very, pleased about it,” she said in a Live. “Very enthusiastic about it. And that is gonna be — I’m very very excited since it’s going to be different from the way it was before. It’s really peaceful, really pleased, plenty of help, plenty of love.”

The previous NFL player and wife Asha, who share a 3-year-old daughter named Ari, and each love on Devon’s daughter Leah, announced exclusively to ESSENCE that they’re having their second child after experiencing loss on the road to parenthood again.
“Being on this season where it’s just, we’re harvesting all of the labor and the seeds that we put down in previous years is only a blessing,” he told us.

The “Bleeding Love” singer showed off her bump for the primary time in March, sharing an in Instagram post with the caption “Can’t wait to fulfill you within the Summer.” This will likely be the primary child for the Brit beauty.

Rih Rih and ASAP Rocky revealed that they expect their first child together in January. The star is currently in her third trimester and joked that she can be “psycho” as a mom in terms of protecting her kids.

Back in October, the creator, journalist and TV personality revealed that she and husband Jonathan Singletary were expecting their first child. Despite the undeniable fact that she has handled COVID and a condition called symphysis pubis dysfunction, Welteroth is pushing through and in her ninth month, and she or he’s gained a variety of support and a way of community from mothers in her life and online. “Extra grateful for the mamas I can text at 3am and commiserate with,” she recently shared on Instagram. “We’re on this thing together!!”

The star is expecting twin girls and shared the news last fall. She recently had a baby shower and opened as much as ESSENCE in January about how her girls have motivated her. “I at all times said, sooner or later when my children come, I need to have the opportunity to create generational wealth that my parents weren’t in a position to create for me. All of the investments I even have are my way of making generational wealth for them. It’s essential, especially coming from an immigrant mother,” she said. “I need to have the opportunity to indicate all of them the nice things I used to be in a position to do alone. I need to make certain I raise two empowered and empowering women because my mom did that for me. That is going to be a really interesting journey and I can’t wait to share it with everyone — this recent stage in my life.”

Wyatt had everyone talking after revealing in February that she’s expecting her eleventh child (in point of fact, that is her ninth biological child but she calls husband Zackariah Darring’s daughter and ex-husband Michael Ford’s daughter her own). She recently shared that the newborn was diagnosed with Trisomy 13, a rare genetic disorder, but she says her family “will proceed to consider the report of the Lord!”

Our faves from the Recent Orleans season of Married at First Sight exclusively shared through ESSENCE that they’re expecting their first child. She was six months along at the moment and first came upon after mistaking morning sickness for food poisoning. “We came upon I used to be pregnant after I used to be about 8 weeks,” she tells us. “I had been feeling pretty sick after a visit to L.A. filming for the MAFS Boston special. I assumed it was food poisoning from ahi tuna but Woody hoped I used to be expecting.”

In January, Dupart, the Kaleidoscope Hair founder and then-fiancée Da Brat announced they were “extending” their family. They wed on February 22, 2022 and right after that celebration, Brat talked about her excitement over entering motherhood.
“It makes me nervous, however it makes me excited, too. It’s all this excited nervousness,” she told PEOPLE. “We talk so much about it. We pray about it. We would like to boost probably the most beautiful, respectful, loving child and we would like our child to perform our legacy. This child goes to be loved unlike ever before and spoiled unlike ever before, but in a great way.”

The previous Love and Hip Hop Atlanta star announced in February that she and husband Shawne Williams expect their second child after welcoming daughter Blessing in 2018. She broke the news on a flotation device in a pool with the caption, “The Biggest Love.” On March 11, the couple had a baby shower for his or her newest addition, meaning he or she is going to soon be arriving!

The social media influencer (and daughter of former Love and Hip Hop star Emily B) is expecting her second child with boyfriend, rapper G Herbo. She shared the news, including that they’re expecting a lady, on December 24, months after they welcomed their first child, son Essex in May 2021.

The previous Love and Hip Hop Miami (and Atlanta, too!) star revealed in February that she’s expecting her first child. “I’ve wanted a baby for therefore long and it’s finally happening,” she said while sharing the quilt of Kontrol Mag, where she showed off her bump. “Thanks to all of my family and friends who kept my secret and made sure this moment was all the pieces I wanted it to be. I’m excited to be a recent mom and begin my recent journey with my recent blessing.”