Joey Lawrence and his wife Samantha Cope revealed they are expecting first child together over Instagram on Wednesday, months after tying the knot in May.
To announce the exiting baby news, the Melissa & Joey actor, 46, shared a photo of himself cradling his bikini-clad spouse’s bare baby bump at the beach.
‘The blessings just keep on coming. Proud of you babe!’ he captioned a cozy shot with his 35-year-old pregnant spouse. ‘Baby Lawrence on the way!’
Growing family: Joey Lawrence and his wife Samantha Cope revealed they are expecting first child together over Instagram on Wednesday, months after tying the knot in May
While this is her first child, the performer shares two daughters Charleston, 16, and Liberty, 12, who he shares with Chandie Yawn-Nelson.
Four months ago, the lovebirds exchanged wedding vows at the Temecula Creek Inn in Temecula, California, in front of their closest friends and family.
At the time, the Blossom alum gushed marrying the actress, who has been seen on shows such as Insecure, NCIS: Los Angeles and Private, felt ‘so right.’
‘The blessings just keep on coming. Proud of you babe!’ he captioned a cozy shot with his 35-year-old pregnant spouse. ‘Baby Lawrence on the way!’
‘Life can be challenging at times, but when God gives you the right person, it’s worth it,’ he explained.
Days before the wedding, the Salt Lake City-born beauty told People days that she and Lawrence complemented one another well from the get-go.
‘From day one, it was such a safe place to be myself,’ Cope said. ‘He loves everything about me and celebrates all those weird quirks about me. I was so blessed to be in a position to receive that. Two weeks in, I was like, “I will be with you forever.”‘
Blended family: While this is her first child, the performer shares two daughters Charleston, 16, and Liberty, 12, who he shares with Chandie Yawn-Nelson
Lawrence agreed that the pair fell for one another fast, telling the outlet, ‘When you meet the right person, if you’re lucky enough, it cuts to the chase so quick.
‘I have somebody who is like-minded and has the same love language and we communicate the same way. That’s super important. And I am so thankful.’
In August 2021, Lawrence revealed their engagement to Us Weekly, telling the publication, ‘It’s a lot of great stuff, a lot of really great stuff. She’s the best person ever.’
Lawrence and Cope first met in 2020 working on the Lifetime film My Husband’s Secret Brother.
Newlyweds: Four months ago, the lovebirds exchanged wedding vows at the Temecula Creek Inn in Temecula, California, in front of their closest friends and family
‘So we met there and out of nowhere, you know, it was a crazy year and a half for everybody, obviously the whole world,’ he said, referring to the coronavirus pandemic. ‘Then when you least expect [it,] amazing things happen and meeting her has just been really the greatest thing ever.
‘When you least expect it, you know, you literally meet the perfect person for you, and all those intangibles come into play … and then you meet [the] right person.’
Lawrence was previously wed to Yawn-Nelson (the mother of his first two kids) from 2005 thru their 2020 divorce filing, with their split finalized earlier this year; and Michelle Vella from 2002 until 2005.