Singer and actress Jamie Lynn Spears announced on Sunday, Dec. 24 that she and husband Jamie Watson, 46, are expecting a child together. This will be Spears’ second pregnancy, she has a 9-year-old daughter, Maddie.
The 26-year-old took to Instagram to announce the good news as part of her #12DaysofJLS social media campaign, where she shared her biggest milestones of 2017 during the 12 days of Christmas.
“Looks like we are starting off 2018 with another big milestone…sooo [sic] happy to announce that Maddie is FINALLY going to be a big sister,” The former Nickelodeon star captioned the picture of her– and baby-bump–, her husband, and her daughter holding hands.
“2017 was filled with some of the biggest challenges of my life, as well as some of the biggest blessings, so I made a choice to lay low this year to focus on truly becoming my best self as a person and as an artist.”
And Spears’ sister, Britney Spears also chimed in on Twitter to congratulate her younger sister. “Maddie is going to be the best big sister!!! So happy for you @jamielynnspears!!!! Love you all sooo much!!!”
Spears and her family are very excited and grateful for the pregnancy, especially after the scare they had earlier this year when Maddie was involved in an ATV accident that left her in a coma. Back in February, they had fears that the 9-year-old would either not make it or suffer from a brain injury after being submerged for several minutes underwater after the ATV tipped.
“2018 is going to be filled with many milestones both personally and professionally,” Spears continued on Instagram, “I appreciate each of you for your patience and support through it all. 2018 has a lot coming, so GET READY…”