90 Day Fiance couple Loren Goldstone and Alexei Brovarnik have announced they are expecting a son!
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Loren and Alexei, who appeared on Season 3 of 90 Day Fiance followed by the first two seasons of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?, announced their big news Thursday on Instagram.
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"Our first [family] pic of 2020 brings us so much joy because today is the day we officially share that BabyBrov is a BOY!" Loren captioned a slideshow of photos from the couple's gender reveal party, which took place in December 2019.
"We were a smidge surprised needless to say, but we wouldn't have it any other way! And we just can't wait to meet our son this May! #teambrovarnik #babybrov #May2020 #boymom #letthebalaganbegin #blessed."
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The photos showed Loren and Alexei waiting to discover whether they have a "prince" or "princess" on the way. Blue confetti eventually gave the baby's gender away, and the pair celebrated by cutting into a blue cake.
Alexei shared the same photos on his own account and added to the couple's statement, "Loren was [a] bit shocked but I knew it, needless to say we wouldn't have it any other way! We can't wait to meet our son this May! #teambrovarnik #babybrov#May2020 #itsaboy."
Loren and Alexei told People their baby is "so loved already by so many."
"They say there is no bond stronger than the one between a mom and her son, so the fact that I'm getting a mommy's boy has me over the moon, and the fact that Alex has a new fishing buddy and a mini-him, if you will, has him very excited!" Loren told the magazine.
"The Brovarnik name gets carried on another generation!"
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The couple announced they're expecting their first child together in October 2019, just one month after they celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary.
Loren admitted at the time she's a bit "terrified" to become a mother but "over the moon" as well.
"I see a lot of people I know (personally) announcing their own exciting news, and now it's my turn!" Loren previously told People.
"I'm excited, terrified, over the moon, nervous and so much more! Alex is hands down the best partner I could have ever asked for during this time."
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Loren and Alexei revealed in Spring 2019 they had agreed to begin trying to conceive a baby in late 2019 in the hopes of having their first baby together in 2020.
90 Day Fiance: What Now?'s third season included two episodes that provided viewers with an update on Loren and Alexei's life in Hollywood Beach, FL.
The 90 Day Fiance: What Now? episodes -- which were released online by TLC in April 2019, along with the rest of the original digital series' 21-episode third season -- showed the couple disagreeing on when would be the right time to start their family and where it would fall in their list of priorities.
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However, in the end, Alexei finally caved in and told Loren -- who had baby fever -- they could shoot to have their first child in mid-2020.
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"I definitely think we're at that point in our marriage where having a baby would be a good thing. It wouldn't put a strain on our relationship," Loren told the cameras.
"It wouldn't be to help our relationship; I think it would give us a balance."
Loren and Alexei were married for just over three years and had become new homeowners at the time the 90 Day Fiance: What Now? scenes were filmed.
Loren admitted to her husband the spark in their relationship had dissipated and trying for a baby might bring it back.
"She wants more than us, and I think that's just the next step and we're going to work towards it," Alexei revealed.
Alexei told his wife getting pregnant "might be good" for them, "like, soon... not too long from now."
"I think we're ready," Loren told her husband, before asking Alexei to clarify his ideal timeline for welcoming a child.
"Ideal date is August [in 2020]," he confirmed.
"Which means we'll have to start trying..." Loren began.
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"In November 2019," Alexei determined.
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Loren wanted to move that date up to October 2019, but Alexei wasn't willing to budge because he had a feeling Loren would get pregnant right away, which turned out to be correct!
"Okay, so we have a plan! We'll aim... for August [2020], and if it doesn't happen in August, we'll just keep going. And whatever happens, happens," Alexei told his wife.
"You can't push me too much anymore. We have a plan and that's it."
Prior to agreeing on a timeline for their first baby, Alexei and Loren held opposing views on when to start trying.
Not only were the new homeowners looking to renovate the kitchen and bathroom of their dated Florida condo, but Alexei was also going through the "long and tedious process" of obtaining his American citizenship -- and he was in the final steps.
Alexei hoped to obtain his American citizenship before starting a family, telling the 90 Day Fiance: What Now? cameras, "It will make me feel more comfortable with moving on with our lives and babies and next steps in our marriage."
But Loren was aching for a baby, and many of her friends were already pregnant.
"Something in my heart is saying I'm ready, like if it happens, I'll be ready," Loren told the cameras.
Loren accused her husband of using his citizenship "an excuse to delay other things" -- and she admittedly didn't "want to wait much longer" to start a family.
Loren and Alexei met on a birthright trip to Israel. She was the staff leader and Alexei was the medic, and she found him "incredibly handsome."
The pair kept in touch once Loren returned to the United States, and then she visited him five times in one year -- which resulted in an engagement.
Once Alexei got approved for the K-1 visa and traveled to America, the couple got married during his 90-day visit in September 2015. They also subsequently had a second ceremony in Israel in July 2016 so both of their families could celebrate.
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Loren and Alexei currently appear together on 90 Day Fiance: Pillow Talk, which features former 90 Day Fiance cast members offering commentary on the reality franchise's current episodes.
The seventh season of 90 Day Fiance is now airing on Sunday nights at 8PM ET/PT on TLC.
The fourth season of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days is set to premiere Sunday, February 23 at 8PM ET/PT, taking over the time period currently filled by 90 Day Fiance's seventh edition.
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