Jen Affleck Provides Start, Welcomes Child With Zac Affleck

It’s no secret that Jen Affleck has expanded her household. 

5 days after a nail appointment that ended with her going into labor, the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star and her husband, Zac Affleck—dad and mom to Nora, 3, and 23-month-old Lucas—have welcomed their third bundle of pleasure, a child lady named Penelope.  

“Child Penelope is right here,” Jen wrote in an Instagram post July 2 alongside images of her and Zac with their latest addition. “She is ideal.”

And she or he offered perception into how the birthing course of went. 

“Going unmedicated was really essentially the most painful however empowering expertise of my life,” Jen continued. “I couldn’t have accomplished it with out Zac and my supportive doula! I’m so grateful and so glad that Penny is earth aspect now.”

Regardless of conserving the gender a thriller, Jen knew that her youngest was going to be a lady. “Nora has been hoping for a little bit sister, and I can inform she actually needs it to be a lady,” she shared in an unique interview with Individuals journal printed February 11. “I’ve a robust feeling it’s a lady. I’ve dreamed about this little lady for some time now, and I really imagine she’s the one I’m carrying.” 

The information comes after Jen’s June 26 TikTok highlighting the moments when her nail salon expertise took the largest flip. The video featured the 26-year-old doing squats, getting the child’s heartbeat checked, and even mendacity on the ground getting her cervix checked, explaining the occasions with, “POV: You begin having contractions at your nail appointment.”