Mayci Neeley and her husband, Jacob Neeley, have their hands full following the arrival of their baby girl.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star, 30, and Jacob, 29, welcomed their new addition on Saturday, July 26.
“Our girl is here and our hearts are so full,” the reality TV star wrote via Instagram, announcing their infant’s birth alongside an adorable picture of the happy couple in the hospital. In the pic, Mayci can be seen lovingly holding her daughter in her arms while Jacob gives the proud mom a kiss on the forehead and holds her hand.
Mayci and Jacob tied the knot in June 2018 and previously welcomed daughter Harlow, who was born in February 2021. Mayci is also the mother of son Hudson, whom she gave birth to in September 2015 following the death of his father, Arik Mack, in a car accident. Jacob later legally adopted Hudson.
Mayci announced her pregnancy in February. “Baby #3 is on the way and we couldn’t be happier! 🥹,” she captioned an Instagram post at the time.
The photos showed Mayci cradling her bare baby bump and holding up sonogram images as she posed alongside her family on the beach.
Mayci got pregnant via in-vitro fertilization but opted to keep her journey private this time around after sharing her past experiences on social media. (Season 2 of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives showed Mayci’s pregnancy being revealed during a controversial game of pregnancy test roulette.)
“It’s been really exciting. I think when you do IVF, it’s not a fun process. Usually you tell your friends and family that you’re doing it, so there are no secrets or surprises. We decided this time not to share it with anyone, not even our family,” she told People in February. “It’s been really fun being able to surprise people and have more of a normal experience as far as sharing the news. It’s been really fun for us to keep it a secret a bit longer.”
Mayci went on to detail Hudson and Harlow’s reaction to her pregnancy.
“My kids are so excited to have a sibling,” she gushed. “They already fight over whose baby it is, which is so funny. My daughter, she’s like, ‘It’s my baby!’ and my son’s like, ‘No, it’s our baby.’ They fight over who is going to change diapers and I’m like, ‘Great, I’ve got some little helpers.’ I’m excited for them, for all of us.”
Three months later, Mayci revealed the sex of her third baby in a May Instagram video, which showed her and Jacob each holding a bouquet of flowers. The black-and-white video changed to color when the couple handed the flowers to their kids, displaying pink bouquets that signaled they were expecting a baby girl.
Hudson appeared disappointed in the video, but Mayci clarified in the comments section, “Hudson wasn’t stoked at first but he’s so excited now 🫶🏼.”
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