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Nicole Franzel and Victor Arroyo are hoping for twins!
The Big Brother Star, whom he met while filming Season 18 of the popular reality TV series, announced that he is hoping for a second baby together after three years trying to get pregnant in August. Now, couple reps will confirm with people that they are actually expecting twins!
“We were ec,” says Franzel. “What a beautiful gift from God! I honestly felt so bad in the early stages of pregnancy and started showing the 8-week mark. In my first pregnancy, I didn’t show it until about 20 weeks.”
“I joked that there must be two babies there. I was happy when it really happened,” she continued. “I’ve always wanted to have twins and they run with my family!”
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Arroyo agrees, saying he is totally shocked but very excited. “We’ve been trying to conceive for a while, so this felt like a much-anticipated gift,” he adds.
The two have not found the gender of the baby, but Franzel says he thinks it will be a boy and a girl.
“Twins have different sacs and different placentas, so there’s only about a 1% chance that they are identical,” explains the Big Brother winner. “If I’m two more boys, I’d really exceed the number.”
Their 4-year-old son Arrow is just as excited, and the couple says they are “handling it off well.”
“He knows that Mom’s stomach has a baby in it and talks about sleeping out with them with his Mia (grandma),” Arroyo says.
“Arrow is so excited! He said before he knew he wanted one of each of his sisters and brothers. Franzel explains, “He knew it all before we did.”
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It’s been a few years since Franzel’s last pregnancy, but this time it’s already different.
“My last pregnancy was a cakewalk, and this is totally the opposite,” says Franzel. “I already have sciatica pain and all the other symptoms of 30 weeks of pregnancy. Having two people there is a huge difference from one. This time I need to be more careful about my workload.”
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They were able to share the news with their family and friends, so Franzel and Arroyo say they really feel all the love and support.
“My loved ones know it was three years since they tried to get pregnant, so I’m so happy they have two at a time,” Franzel says. “If I found out and got out of my ultrasound booking, I speed dialed them down and shared the good news.”
“It was the biggest height! We are so lucky to be loved by such amazing people,” she adds.
