Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are expecting their second child
together. The Facebook CEO has announced on the popular social media
site that he and his pediatrician wife are going to welcome "another
baby girl," who will be joining their 15-month-old daughter Maxima
"Max".
"Priscilla and I are happy to share we're expecting another baby girl!"
so reads the post from Mark. Accompanied by several childhood photos of
himself and Priscilla, the post continues, "After our difficult
experience having Max, we weren't sure what to expect or whether we'd be
able to have another child."
The couple previously revealed that they had been trying to conceive for
a couple of years and Priscilla had experienced three miscarriages
before finally becoming pregnant with Max. Mark says in his post, "When
Priscilla and I first found out she was pregnant again, our first hope
was that the child would be healthy."
"My next hope was that it would be a girl," Mark continues. "I cannot
think of a greater gift than having a sister and I'm so happy Max and
our new child will have each other."
Mark also reveals that he grew up with three sisters who taught him how
to "learn from smart, strong women." "They weren't just my sisters but
some of my best friends," the 32-year-old says. "They've gone on to
write books, excel at performance, music, sports, cooking and their
careers."
"They showed me how to compete and still laugh together afterwards," he
continues. "Priscilla grew up with two sisters and they taught her the
importance of family, caring for others and hard work. They supported
each other as first generation college students and in their careers in
medicine and business."
"They have so many inside jokes -- the kind only siblings can
understand. We are all better people because of the strong women in our
lives -- sisters, mothers and friends," he adds, concluding, "We can't
wait to welcome our new little one and do our best to raise another
strong woman."