Shawn Johnson and child No. 3 made their pink carpet debut on the ESPYs hours after she and husband Andrew East introduced they had been anticipating their third baby.
The couple arrived on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 12, for the largest evening in sports activities. Johnson, 31, donned a vivid teal strapless robe that accentuated her child bump. Her husband, additionally 31, regarded dapper whereas posing alongside his spouse in a full black go well with.
Hours earlier than the awards present, Johnson revealed she and East had been increasing their household. “Swipe for a surprise,” she wrote through Instagram alongside her photos from her household’s trip to Greece. Johnson and East are additionally the proud mother and father of daughter Drew, 3, and son Jett, 2.
Along with Johnson’s social media announcement, the pair shared further particulars concerning the former gymnast’s being pregnant on the Wednesday episode of their “Couple Things” podcast.
“We definitely waited a lot longer to tell you guys and, I’m not gonna lie, it’s a little bittersweet,” Johnson mentioned on the time. “I’ve kind of loved having it to be ours. … This has been so fun to have between us.”
The duo joked they had been operating out of how to hide Johnson’s being pregnant now that she is on the “halfway” level. Johnson identified that child No. 3 would almost certainly be the final addition to their brood — except the couple determined to undertake.
“I did kind of say this would be the last go-around,” she informed East. “Because you give me very large babies that take a large toll on my body. If we are wanting more children after this, I’m so down, but I’m down for, like, adopting and going down different routes.”
East, for his half, agreed that he would do no matter his spouse felt most snug with, however was open to having extra kids.
“I don’t know what three [children] will be like, it either goes one of two ways. People say it’s like, ‘Oh, it’s no big deal, you already have two.’ Or people are like, ‘Three kids broke me,’” he quipped. “So, we’ll let you know how that goes for us, but I’m super open to having more kids … but I’m not the one who gets pregnant and I’m gonna respect [your decision].”
Johnson and East have had their fair proportion of highs and lows whereas on the journey to broaden their household. Prior to changing into mother and father for the primary time in 2019, Johnson suffered a miscarriage. While she was pregnant with Jett in 2021, the athlete was already serious about having a 3rd baby.
“We’re over halfway through [this pregnancy], and I could see myself doing it again,” Johnson completely informed Us Weekly in March 2021.
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