Alexander Ludwig and his wife Lauren welcomed their second child together.
On Friday, the 32-year-old Vikings actor and his wife shared the exciting news in a joint post on Instagram, which included a photo of their sleeping newborn son.
In addition to the adorable snapshot, they also revealed that their son was born a few weeks earlier in June and included his name in the caption.
“Townes Alexander Ludwig – born 6/12/24 at 5:22pm,” the parents of two wrote of the new addition to their growing family. “He is everything.”
The Hunger Games star and his wife previously announced that they are expecting a ‘new baby Ludwig’ in March.
Alexander Ludwig and his wife Lauren have welcomed their second child together; seen in August 2022
On Friday, the 32-year-old Vikings actor and his wife shared the exciting news in a joint Instagram post featuring a photo of their newborn son sleeping
“Townes Alexander Ludwig – born 6/12/24 at 5:22pm,” the parents of two wrote of the new addition to their growing family. “He is everything”
“Oops. New baby Ludwig is coming June 2024 and we couldn’t be more excited,” they wrote in a joint post announcing the news.
In one photo, the couple poses in front of a mirror. Lauren takes the selfie and Alexander holds their daughter Leni, who was 10 months old at the time.
Just months before Lauren gave birth to baby Townes, the couple celebrated their four-year anniversary of their first date in April.
The couple married in 2020, just months after getting engaged.
In February 2023, they announced that they were expecting their first child together, after having lost a child several times.
On April 27, 2023, they welcomed their daughter Leni, four weeks before her due date.
Lauren wrote in her post that her birth was a memorable experience and “a birth story for the books.”
She also said that Alexander was in another state at the time on a film project and “came back just in time.”
The couple are already parents of a 14-month-old daughter Leni
The Hunger Games star and his wife previously made the announcement, revealing that they were expecting “new baby Ludwig” in March. In one photo, the couple posed in front of a mirror, with Lauren taking the selfie and Alexander holding their daughter Leni, who was 10 months old at the time
Previously, the couple had been candid about their pregnancy and the struggles they had with expanding their family.
In 2022, Alexander revealed that Lauren had suffered a third miscarriage and in the emotional post, he heaped praise on his wife.
“The strength of this woman never ceases to amaze me,” he wrote in the caption of a photo of him kissing her in a hospital bed.
‘I love you @laurenludwig and your resilience is just one of the many reasons I love you. All the bumps life throws at us, we have this and for everyone else, you are not alone. It’s a lot more normal than I thought.’
He also reposted a lengthy post Lauren had shared, in which she candidly talked about her miscarriage and how she wanted to go public with the news to remind other women who have also suffered a miscarriage that they are “not alone.”
Lauren admitted that she wasn’t sure whether to share anything about the miscarriage at first, but she decided “we all need to talk about the truth more.”
In February 2023, they shared that they were expecting their first child together after multiple miscarriages. They welcomed baby girl Leni on April 27, 2023, four weeks before her due date.
Just months before Lauren gave birth to Townes, the couple celebrated their four-year anniversary of their first date in April. The duo married in 2020, months after getting engaged
“Last week @alexanderludwig and I had our third miscarriage. I decided I wanted to share it because I don’t think there’s any shame in talking about it,” she wrote in her post.
“I want others to understand how common miscarriages are and that they shouldn’t be ashamed of it,” she continued.
“Going through this has made me realize that I am absolutely not alone,” she added. “It’s so common and yet I feel like it’s not talked about enough. If more of us talked about these things, maybe we would feel less alone and less guilty. Information is power and I want to share more of it.”
She concluded her post by saying that the tragedy will always be a part of their lives, but that she hoped “by sharing this, even if it’s just to let that one person reading this know they are not alone .”