James Van Der Beek and his wife Kimberly revealed on Dancing with the Stars yesterday that she is pregnant with baby #6. They even showed us her getting the ultrasound where they heard the heartbeat to prove it. This was very important for them to do so and he explained why on social media.
Thrilled beyond belief to announce that another little bundle of joy has picked us to be their family. We chose to have our first ultrasound on camera with our #DWTS crew capturing the result – something I NEVER thought we’d ever do… but @vanderkimberly and I have been through three of those first appointments to discover either no heartbeat, or no baby, and she wanted to share this moment. Miscarriage (a word that needs a replacement – nobody failed to “carry”, these things sometimes just happen) is something that people rarely talk about, and often go through in secret. But there needs to be zero shame around it, or around giving yourself the time and space to grieve. We decided to put ourselves out there – not knowing what we’d find – in an effort to chip away at any senseless stigma around this experience and to encourage people who might be going through it to open themselves up to love & support from friends and family when they need it most. Happily, for us – this time- we walked out with tears of joy. #AndThenIDancedAQuickStep.
Baby #6 joins Olivia, 9, Joshua, 7, Annabel, 5, Emilia, 3, and Gwendolyn, 15 months. Good thing Van Der Beek is building up his stamina on DWTS because he is going to need it with six kids under 10. Little does he realize Olivia is about to hit puberty and that is when parenting gets to be a whole lot more fun. Not!
You know if the Van Der Beeks and Alec and Hilaria Baldwin got divorced and James married Hilaria, they would have a house full of 11 kids under 10. That and a reality TV show. However, that is not going to happen because you cannot make that many kids together in such a short time and not love each other until death do you part.
