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Elizabeth Wagmeister’s household is rising
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The NCS correspondent is anticipating her first child with husband Michael Sigall
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Wagmeister discovered about her being pregnant simply 4 days earlier than leaving to cowl the Diddy trial in New York City
Elizabeth Wagmeister’s household is rising by yet one more!
The NCS correspondent, 35, is pregnant and anticipating her first child with husband Michael Sigall, a rep for Wagmeister completely tells PEOPLE. The journalist, who lined everything of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ authorized trial, discovered about her being pregnant simply days earlier than the trial started.
“I actually found out I was expecting four days before Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial began,” she tells PEOPLE. “Of course, my husband and I were overjoyed, but I was so stunned that, if I’m being honest, my immediate reaction was, ‘How am I going to get through this trial?'”
“NCS relocated me from Los Angeles to New York to cover the entire two-month trial, so I quickly had to find an OBGYN in New York for all of my first-trimester appointments, which my husband was able to fly out for,” she continues. “Since it was my first pregnancy, I had no idea how nauseated I might be, so I was a little concerned.”
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Thankfully, Wagmeister solely needed to run out of the courtroom one time throughout the whole trial, and was capable of hold her being pregnant hid.
“Our team was working around the clock and my days were consistently 16-20 hours of coverage — and let me tell you, the first trimester exhaustion was real! But being so focused on my work was actually a great distraction from all of the pregnancy symptoms,” she says.
“I am so proud of my team’s work covering that trial, and there is something extra special about being able to cover such a momentous story while carrying my first child,” explains Wagmeister. “I can’t wait to tell our baby one day — when he’s old enough!”
Wagmeister is due on January 3, simply after New Year’s Day, so she’ll should skip the New Year’s Eve present this 12 months. “But I don’t think Anderson and Andy would want me going into labor live on-air,” she jokes.
Wagmeister says it has been “so exciting” sharing her information with all of her household and mates.
“My mom recently retired from her four-decade career, and she truly can’t wait to be a full-time grandma,” she explains. “And this will be the first baby on my husband’s side of the family, so my in-laws are absolutely ecstatic, and we are so lucky to live so close to them.”
“My sister-in-law and my cousin are also both pregnant right now, and each of our due dates is one month apart, so our family has three babies coming into the world within two months of each other,” continues Wagmeister. “We are so excited!”
Now that she’s settling into her being pregnant, Wagmeister says she’s had just a few signs — particularly, totally different cravings.
“I have been craving tons and tons of fruit and smoothies,” she shares. “I have been eating so many peaches and nectarines every single day, which is so random, but I can’t get enough.”
“During my first trimester, all I could tolerate was carbs, so I kept PB&J sandwiches, rice cakes and chocolate in my bag at the courthouse during the Diddy trial and would then scarf down microwaveable mac-and-cheese or frozen waffles for dinner in between leaving court and heading back to the studio for our primetime shows,” Wagmeister says. “It’s not the most nutritious or sophisticated palate, but I don’t hate it!”
Wagmeister and her husband have already began speaking names, however are planning to maintain their remaining selection a secret — from each the general public and their very own households — till their son is born. Above all else, Wagmeister says she feels grateful to each her job and neighborhood round her.
“I really just feel so lucky to work with so many amazing women at NCS — from our executives to correspondents and anchors to producers and our hair-and-makeup team, our network is full of incredible working moms who have figured out how to somehow juggle it all amidst the 24/7 news cycle,” says Wagmeister.
“And if breaking news has conditioned me for anything, it’s being woken up in the middle of the night unexpectedly. So I’m not too worried about losing any more sleep than I already do!”
This Sunday, Wagmeister will probably be debuting her child bump on the pink carpet as she covers the Emmy Awards.
“The baby will be making his red carpet debut this weekend at the Emmys!” she tells PEOPLE. “I’ve covered award season for a decade, and have to say, I’ve never waited this last-minute to find a dress — but it’s impossible when the baby bump is growing so quickly every day!”
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