Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have revealed a secret they have been keeping from the public for months. The secret came out on Wednesday when Teigen went to Instagram to tell her fans that the couple decided to have a baby through a surrogate months ago and welcomed their new baby boy on June 19. Chrissy and John, who gave birth to their baby girl Esti on Jan. 13, have named their latest addition Wren Alexander Stephens, Hollywood Life reported.
In a lengthy statement on Instagram, Chrissy talked about the journey they took to becoming parents of four children. The 37-year-old star, who posted photos of her newest baby, said she was always determined to have four children, even when she was a child pretending to be a mother. Chrissy also talked about the heartbreak she and John faced in 2020 when they lost their baby boy after a miscarriage.
“After losing Jack, I didn’t think I’d be able to carry any more babies on my own,” Chrissy wrote in her post. “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.”
Still determined to grow their family, Chrissy and John considered surrogacy a year later.
“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. Twins, kinda?!” Chrissy wrote.
Early in their surrogacy journey, Chrissy said she told John that she wanted to “try to carry just one more time” and promised him that she would be OK no matter what.
“I remember saying I just couldn’t go on wondering my whole if I should have tried again,” she said. “And so we started 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.”
A short time later, Chrissy said the couple found Alexandra, a “compassionate surrogate.”
“I knew she was a perfect match for us the moment we spoke to her. All our wishes and dreams aligned,” the Hollywood star wrote. “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. … 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.”
To show their gratitude, the couple named their baby boy after Alexandra.
“Our hearts, and our home, are officially full,” Chrissy wrote. “And to our Jack, we know both their angel kisses are from you.”
John also posted several photos of his family on Instagram after the couple welcomed their newest addition.
“Wren Alexander Stephens,” he wrote, “our new love.”
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Along with Esti and Wren, the couple are also raising Luna, 7, and Miles, 5, E! News reported.
