SinceMario Lopezand his wifeCourtneyannounced they’re expecting their third child on Friday, the television personality has been buzzing with excitement.
“If it didn’t happen, it wasn’t meant to be. Not part of God’s plan. We have one of each,” theExtrahost, 45, tells PEOPLE exclusively of their mentalitybefore finding out the happy news. “But it got in there! It snuck in, towards the end, so a bit of a Christmas miracle.”
As the family looks forward to their newest addition arriving in July, Lopez reveals the couple’s sonDominic “Nico” Luciano, 5, and daughterGia Francesca, 8, have some strong opinions about their sibling-to-be.
Mario and Courtney Lopez.Courtney Lopez/Instagram
“At first they were like, ‘Wait, what?’ They couldn’t understand. It took a second for it to register,” he jokes. “My daughter got very dramatic. She was like, ‘IfI have another brother, I’m telling you right now, I’m moving to Texas!’ ”
“We’ve waited for all the kids, [so] it’s going to be a surprise. We’re pretty old school, you know, it being the tie-breaker,” he explains. “It doesn’t matter, to be honest, as long as it’s healthy. We’re just very excited. Thegender reveal will be when it’s born!”
Lopez teased that they broke the news earlier in Courtney’s pregnancy this time because his wife “didn’t want anyone thinking she was getting fat.”
Despite her fear, the star says, “I love when she is pregnant. I think shelooks beautiful and wears pregnancy well. I love my wife while she’s pregnant, she looks great.”
The Lopez family.Michael Loccisano/Getty
The Lopez family
To make Courtney feel extra special, he plans on “showering her with even more love and affection,” Lopez tells PEOPLE, adding, “I know she appreciates and loves it. She’sthe quarterback of the team. You’ve got to protect the quarterback.”
And while Courtney hasn’t experienced any strange cravings or nausea thus far, this pregnancy has been very different for a special reason.
“The kids tend to her. They’re always kissing her belly. They’re very excited. It’s really neat to see how the kids react,” Lopez says of how Gia and Nico arestepping up to help their mom.
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Gia Lopez
Dominic Lopez
In 2017, the longtime television personalitytold PEOPLE thatbeing a dad to both a son and a daughter has been a big learning experience, raving about “Daddy’s girl” Gia, “She’s a very quick kid and very funny and very sensitive and emotional and nurturing.”
A few months after Nico was born, the star opened up to PEOPLE about the possibility of expanding his family again — and how his life has changed for the better since he became a parent with Courtney.
“Being with Gia and Dominic gives me the chance to be a kid all over again,” he says. “All of a sudden I have two amazing playmates. I can’t imagine my life without children.”
source: people.com
