Congratulations to James Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly, who have announced they are expecting their sixth child together.
The couple – who have been married for nine years – revealed the exciting news on Monday, and also revealed they underwent the baby’s first ultrasound on camera for Dancing With The Stars US, which James is currently starring on.
WATCH: The emotional moment Nick Carter and his wife hear their baby’s heartbeat for the first time:
“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,” James captioned the Instagram announcement.
“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.”
He added, “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.”
The former Dawson’s Creek star already has five children, Olivia, eight, Joshua, seven, Annabel Leah, five, Emilia, three, Gwendolyn, 16 months.
Last year the actor revealed Kimberly had suffered three miscarriages throughout her “almost 8.5 years of pregnancy.”
“It will tear you open like nothing else,” the Pose star wrote. “It’s painful and it’s heartbreaking on levels deeper than you may have experienced. So don’t judge your grief, or try to rationalize your way around it. Let it flow in the waves in which it comes, allow it its rightful space.”
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