In her submit, Alaina expressed how deeply the expertise has moved her. “THE BEST OF YOU + ME. For months, I’ve carried a tiny heartbeat inside me, one that has already changed mine in every possible way,” she wrote. “There’s something indescribable about knowing there’s a little life growing, dreaming, and becoming, all while you go about your day, whispering prayers and hopes only they can hear. I’ve never felt more grateful for this gift and to grow our family, something we’ve wanted for so long. Thank you God for this blessing.” She closed her announcement with, “Baby M, we can’t wait to meet you, little one.”

Alaina and Matt bought married in 2023, and this new chapter marks a long-awaited second for them each. Eminem, now 52, has performed a fatherly function in Alaina’s life since she was younger. She is the daughter of the late Dawn Scott, who was the dual sister of Eminem’s ex-wife, Kim Scott. In a 2004 Rolling Stone interview, the rapper mirrored on their relationship, saying, “I have full custody of my niece. My niece has been a part of my life ever since she was born. Me and Kim pretty much had her, she’d live with us wherever we was at.”

The upcoming arrival will make Eminem a grandfather for the second time. Earlier this 12 months, his youthful daughter, Hailie Jade, welcomed her son, Elliot Marshall McClintock, on March 14th. Hailie had beforehand stunned her dad in a music video by gifting him a Detroit Lions jersey that learn “Grandpa” throughout the again.