Maria Menounos’surrogacy journey is not moving as quickly as she expected.

During Tuesday’s episode of herBetter TogetherYouTube series, the journalist, 43, gave an update on her journey to expand her family with husband Keven Undergaro, revealing that she continues to hit roadblocks along the way.

The television personality admitted it’s “getting old” updating fans about the process.

“Even my mom at the end was like, ‘Maria, stop talking about it until something happens.’ And I’m like, ‘We’re trying so hard, damn,’ " she added.

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During a December episode of her YouTubeshow, Menounoshinted at her plans to grow her familywith her husband.

At the time, she teased that they were considering a move from Los Angeles to Nashville for the “kid phase” of their lives, seeking a sense of community for their future children to grow up in.

Menounos also became emotional while sharing how the promise of the newborns helped her encourage her mother amid her serious health battle, as seen in the previous clip shared with PEOPLE. The journalist’s mother died in May after a battle with brain cancer.

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“I said to her, ‘You gotta get strong, you gotta hang on — you’ve got grandchildren coming, and they might even be showing up…’ well, they’re definitely showing up next year,” she said at the time. “I was gonna say around a certain time, but I won’t share yet because I don’t wanna — anyway!”

“I said, ‘Are you excited?’ and she goes, ‘I’m very excited.’ I was like, ‘Okay, Mom,’ " Menounos said, adding that her mom is “hanging on for this, and she will.”

Menounos laterclarified to PEOPLEthat she and Undergaro, 53, weren’t quite expecting just yet. “We are still in progress, not pregnant yet!” she said in January. “That’s the plan, and we will share good news when we can.”

Menounos and Undergaro opened up to PEOPLE in 2018 about starting a family, sharing at the time thatthey were considering surrogacy. Since Menounos had abenign brain tumor removed in 2017, they had to consult doctors about pursuing a pregnancy.

source: people.com