Arie Luyendyk and Lauren Burnham announce they’re expecting a second child after a miscarriage

The Bachelor’s Arie Luyendyk Jr. and wife Lauren Burnham announce they are expecting their second child after enduring a miscarriage in May

  • The race car driver, 39, made the announcement with a charming gallery on Instagram, captioning it ‘And then 2020 completely redeemed itself!’
  • Their rainbow baby is due in July 2021
  • Arie and Lauren, 29, are already parents to daughter Alessi Ren, who was born last year
  • In September, the couple talked about their efforts to conceive, saying they had been ‘trying for a couple of months’ since their miscarriage 
  • The pair shared the news of their miscarriage in the end of May on their YouTube channel 

After a difficult year on many levels, Bachelor stars Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham announced the happy news that they are expecting their second child on Saturday. 

Arie, 39, shared the happy news on his Instagram account, with a lovely gallery of photos that featured the couple’s one-year-old daughter Alessi Ren.

In the first snap, the proud parents sat on a sofa with their little girl in between them, as Arie held up a sign saying ‘Big Sister July 2021’.

After a difficult year on many levels: Bachelor stars Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham announced the happy news that they are expecting their second child on Saturday

The second shot was a close-up of adorable little Alessi holding up the sign herself and smiling.

In the caption, the television personality wrote, ‘And then 2020 completely redeemed itself!’ 

The news comes after the couple shared back in May that they had suffered a miscarriage.

Proud sister-to-be: Arie shared the happy news on his Instagram account, with a lovely gallery of photos that featured the couple's one-year-old daughter Alessi Ren

Proud sister-to-be: Arie shared the happy news on his Instagram account, with a lovely gallery of photos that featured the couple’s one-year-old daughter Alessi Ren

Overjoyed: The pair shared this additional visual on Luyendyk's Instagram Stories

Overjoyed: The pair shared this additional visual on Luyendyk’s Instagram Stories

The pair shared a sobering video to their YouTube channel on May 30th to share the heartbreaking news.

Lauren explained that upon learning she was expecting less than a year after welcoming Alessi, there were complications in the pregnancy from the beginning.

Over the summer, Burnham opened up to Us Magazine about their focus on conceiving, saying that she and her American-Dutch husband were in their second month of trying.

The news comes after the couple shared back in May that they had suffered a miscarriage; Lauren and Alessi seen on Arie's Instagram

The news comes after the couple shared back in May that they had suffered a miscarriage; Lauren and Alessi seen on Arie’s Instagram

She said, ‘I was always afraid that it wouldn’t work. I think that’s kind of a valid fear if you’ve gone through something like that or just a fear of having to go through it again.’ 

Burnham, who exchanged vows with Luyendyk in January of 2019, again revealed that they were trying to conceive again during an Instagram Q&A in September.

More recently, Arie shared that he had become infected with COVID-19, around Thanksgiving time. 

He isolated from his wife and daughter while recovering, with the pair reuniting happily on Instagram for a cuddle. 

More recently: Arie shared that he had become infected with COVID-19, around Thanksgiving; He isolated from his wife and daughter while recovering, with the pair reuniting happily on Instagram for a cuddle

More recently: Arie shared that he had become infected with COVID-19, around Thanksgiving; He isolated from his wife and daughter while recovering, with the pair reuniting happily on Instagram for a cuddle