Actress-turned-vlogger LJ Moreno and husband Jimmy Alapag are expecting—again!
LJ and Jimmy announced the baby news on Sunday, July 10, 2022, in their vlog on YouTube called Alapag Family Fun and social media accounts.
LJ revealed in a teaser to their announcement on Instagram Reels that she is due to give birth on January 2023.
In the caption, LJ disclosed that her pregnancy happened four months after her second miscarriage in December 2021.
She first miscarried in September 2020, before their whole family moved to the U.S.
She wrote, "Not very many know but after we miscarried in 2020 we had another miscarriage last December 2021.
"We thought that would be the last pregnancy because of my age but God had other plans..."
On the other hand, the Alapag Family Fun vlog showed the reaction of the kids to the news about their coming sibling.
LJ and Jimmy have three children: their adopted son Ian, 9; daughter Keona, 7, and son Calen, 4.
All three were ecstatic about the baby news and in case it will be a boy, they suggested naming him Johnny and Ian.
Heartened to see the reaction of her children, LJ wrote, "We're happy 'cause all the kids are happy and excited."
The actress also explained why it took them a while to share the baby news, "We did not announce it on the vlog.
"And the reason why we kept it until at least I'm now almost 13 weeks, hinintay muna namin yung [first] trimester 'cause I actually had two miscarriages.
"I actually had another miscarriage after the one nung before kami lumipat dito sa United States. I had another one just last year December, around December.
"Yun din, we kept it because our kids, especially si Kuya, sobrang sensitive, sobrang affected siya when I had my first miscarriage.
"So we wanted to make sure na sure muna before namin in-announce."
HIGH RISK PREGNANCY
Towards the end of the nine-minute vlog, LJ asked for prayers condering the high risk of pregnancy at her age.
The 41-year-old celebrity mom wrote, "So far, please keep us in your prayers. Right now, everything looks good. The baby's heartbeat is normal, everything looks normal.
"Again, I did some labs and I'll do more labs and more tests on the 20th week so keep us in your prayers kasi sabi nga ng doktor, hindi na rin daw ako bata.
"I am now 41, so by the time I give birth 42 na. So apparently, kapag ang girl daw after 35 or 36, it's considered geriatric pregnancy... and high risk.
"Please keep me in your prayers, me and Jimmy, and the kids, that this whole pregnancy will go smoothly.
"'Cause I have been feeling really sick. Medyo bumabalik na unti-unti yung energy ko pero on-and-off pa rin. Hindi ako makatagal nang nakatayo. Lagi na lang ako nakahiga."
LJ and Jimmy have been married since 2010. They will celebrate their 12th wedding anniversary on August 19, 2022.
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