'Fixer Upper' Stars Chip and Joanna Gaines Just Announced They're Expecting a Baby

Stacey Leasca
Updated

UPDATE: Saturday, June 23, 2018, 1 P.M.

Chip and Joanna Gaines, formerly the stars of HGTV's hit show Fixer Upper, announced on Saturday that they've added a fifth addition to their home. "And then there were 5.. The Gaines crew is now 1 stronger! 10 beautiful toes and 10 beautiful fingers all accounted for, and big momma is doing great! #blessedBeyondBelief," Chip wrote on Twitter.

The newborn is reportedly a boy, according to People, and joins siblings Emmie Kay, 8; Duke, 9; Ella, 11; and Drake, 13.

Congrats to the family!

Original Story On Thursday evening Chip and Joanna Gaines shared with the world exactly what they plan to do when Fixer Upper goes off the air: have another baby. The HGTV-famous pair announced on Instagram that they are expecting their fifth child soon. That baby will join the family's four other children, sons Drake, 12, and Duke, nine, and daughters Ella, 11 and Emmie Kay, seven. "Gaines party of seven. (If you’re still confused.. WE ARE PREGNANT)," Chip wrote in the caption of an Instagram post that showed off both Joana's growing baby bump and his own impressive belly.

Fans were unquestionably thrilled with the news. A mere hour after sharing the news the post stacked up more than 40,000 comments that included everything from shocked-faced emojis to "Yay!!!!!!!!"

See it, below:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BdeL8apDocP/?taken-by=chipgaines

Prior to posting the photo, Chip also dropped a little hint that some major news was on the horizon:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BdeEn5BjIU1/?taken-by=chipgaines

Of course, true fans of the show may have seen this news coming. In fact, Chip started dropping hints that the family would soon be growing way back in November when he told People, “For me, I’m really excited to go back and try to maybe…try to make some more babies." Prior to that, Joanna dropped her own not-so-subtle hint, telling People in June, “I would love another baby—or twins! The kids are always asking me, ‘Mom, can you have another baby?’ But Chip thinks we’re done.”

Though the pair will no longer be on TV, they will undoubtedly remain in our homes forever through their numerous product lines, books, and Waco, Texas, store, Magnolia. Plus, going off the air and growing their family sounds like the perfect decision for the entire Gaines crew. As Joanna told People, “They’re so young, and we want to give them the chance to have a normal childhood. Family is the most important thing in the world.”

This story has been updated.

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