NCS anchor Jessica Dean goes to be a mother!
The 41-year-old host of the primetime weekend edition of NCS Newsroom confirmed to PEOPLE on Friday that she and her husband, Alex Katz, predict their first little one collectively, a child boy, this June.
“I’ve been extremely lucky and have felt relatively good so far,” Dean informed the outlet, revealing that the “sickest” she felt was round six weeks into her being pregnant, when she was filling in for the morning version of NCS News Central and discovering each snack she might throughout industrial breaks to try to minimize by means of the nausea she was feeling.
Dean has been making an attempt to remain as energetic as attainable all through her being pregnant, strolling each day as a part of her life in New York City and “still doing the Tracy Anderson Method with some modifications.” She added, “That movement helps me keep sane and feeling like myself.”
Looking forward to the following chapter of her parenthood journey, Dean stated she’s prepared for the enjoyment and “chaos” of including a toddler to her household.
“I came to this later in life, at the age of 41, which, while it sounds cliché, feels right on time for me,” she stated. “Before Alex and I started dating, I had made peace with the idea [that] children may not be in the cards for me.”
After the couple tied the knot in June 2024, Dean stated she was “truly content,” however “to be able to build a family together is a dream I think I’d quietly let go of years ago that is now coming true. It’s the sweetest cherry on top.”
“At 41, I’m far more comfortable letting go of expectations than I think I would have been 10 years ago,” she continued. “I can’t wait to experience all of it in full, even the chaos and hard parts.”
She added, “Of course, every pregnancy and person is different, but I’ve really found my age to be an asset in this whole process. At 41, I really know myself, I know my weaknesses and strengths, what’s actually worth worrying about and what’s not. That wisdom has been invaluable and something I’ve relied on again and again.”
Dean mirrored fondly on all the particular moments she’s already had along with her unborn son, who she stated has been “right there” along with her as she coated “some of the biggest breaking news of the last six months.”
“We catch a tremendous amount of news on the weekends, and he seems to like it as much as I do,” she stated. “I feel him kicking and rolling from the opening show music and throughout the interviews.”