Bristol Palin Is Pregnant With Her Third Child

This will be the second child she shares with husband Dakota Meyer

By Corinne Heller Dec 09, 2016 9:40 PMTags

Bristol Palin's family is growing fast!

The 26-year-old daughter of 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant with baby No. 3. Bristol and new husband Dakota Meyer, 28, are expecting their second child together, her rep told E! News Friday.

"We are so excited to announce that our family is expanding!" the couple told ET, which first reported the news. "God has blessed us so much; we are thankful for His grace and new beginnings. A springtime baby in the Meyer home and we can't wait!"

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Bristol and Meyer wed in June, more than five months after welcoming their daughter Sailor Grace, who will turn 1 this month. The couple has not revealed the sex of their new baby, who will also join big brother Tripp, Bristol's 7-year-old son with ex Levi Johnston.

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Bristol and her husband, a U.S. Marine vet who received a 2009 Medal of Honor, have been through some relationship turmoil—they got engaged in 2015 after dating for about a year and called off their engagement two months after announcing it—and even a legal battle over Sailor

Over the next few months, they appeared together with their daughter in social media pics. A week before they announced their marriage, her posted a photo of himself and Bristol getting close for a selfie, which showed her wearing a diamond ring on her ring finger.