The holiday season is a time for family, festivities, and joy. Many people send cards with well wishes and life updates as well. Hilary Duff and husband Matthew Koma used this holiday tradition to make a very special announcement. They are expecting a baby!
Hilary and Matthew already share two children, Mae, 2, and Banks, 4. Hilary shares son Luca, 11, with ex-husband Mike Comrie. It will be a full household adding a fourth baby, but Hilary and Matthew are delighted about the future new addition to their family.
Both Hilary and Matthew separately shared the photo used for the holiday card on their Instagram accounts. In the photo Hilary is touching her belly and making a shocked face. Banks is hanging from the rails of the canopy bed while Mae plays the guitar. Luca is sitting in an armchair playing a video game and Matthew looks deep into the camera with an eyebrow raised. The family was definitely hamming it up for the camera here.
The card jokingly states, “So much for silent nights.” It is signed: "Love, the Duff-Bair-Comrie Crew." The back of the card features photos of each child individually. In case the main family photo wasn’t clear enough, the back of the card drives the message home. "Buckle up Buttercups, we're adding one more to this crazy bunch!" it reads.
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Hilary captioned her post: “Surprise, surprise.” Matthew jokingly tagged the location as the vasectomy clinic on his. He captioned it: “baby #4 is loading…” The couple clearly has a healthy sense of humor to get them through the ups and downs of parenting.
Hilary has been open and honest about the chaos of life with three kids. She is able to find joy and actually "loves this mayhem. I'm so in love with all my kids," she gushed.
When her daughter Mae was born, there was an adjustment period just like there will be when baby No. 4 is born. "It's a learning curve to throw a newborn into the mix," Hilary shared with People at the time. "A lot of people have been like, 'That third kid really gets you.' And they're right!"
Hilary went on to express her gratitude for Matthew. "He was such an amazing dad right out the gate," Hilary gushed. "In this time of breastfeeding and craziness, he was like, 'I'm just going to be your assistant because I think that's how I'm going to be the most help to you in this timeframe.' He has this really amazing way of looking at the big picture where I'm very much like, right-here-right-now — and he zooms out."
Now Hilary and Matthew are even more experienced parents and are adding another baby to the mix. It will be crazy but joyous all over again.
