Mae Whitman’s Pregnancy Announcement Includes ‘Parenthood’ Reunion

Mae Whitman is expecting with her 1st baby, and she declared the big news with the support of her Parenthood spouse and children.

Whitman, 35, shared a black-and-white photo of her little one bump by using Instagram on Sunday, May 12, just in time for Mother’s Day. Also in the photograph are Lauren Graham and Miles Heizer, who performed her mom and brother, respectively, on the NBC drama.

“Not to make a parenthood episode out of it or something but!!!” Whitman wrote in the caption. In the photograph, the trio smiles at the digicam even though Graham locations her hands on Whitman’s shoulders. Heizer, for his portion, is seated behind Whitman with his fingers on her belly. The put up also integrated several screenshots of her and Graham from Parenthood, such as the remaining episodes where Whitman’s Amber was expecting.

“Mother’s Working day searching a little diverse this calendar year! 🤰🏼can’t wait to satisfy you, big newborn kicking my insides to filth! #ruveal,” Whitman’s caption continued. Graham, 57, shared the announcement through her Instagram Story as very well.

Previous costar Erika Christensen was amongst the 1st to comment on Whitman’s article as properly, composing, “Hashtag ruveal lol Wonderful!!!!!!”

Whitman’s Excellent Women costar Christina Hendricks also congratulated the mom-to-be in the remark part, stating, “I’m so pleased for you.”

Parenthood ran for six seasons on NBC from March 2010 to January 2015 and was known for its tearjerker storylines involving cancer, marriage and, as the title indicates, parenting. Alongside with Graham, Heizer, Christensen and Whitman, the cast provided Peter Krause, Dax Shepard, Monica Potter and Craig T. Nelson.

Aside from the trio of Whitman, Graham and Heizer, the Parenthood solid has taken care of a close friendship considering the fact that the NBC sitcom aired its sixth and last season in 2015. Whitman earlier praised Graham in a 2014 job interview with Glamour.

“The first term that will come to mind is existence,” Whitman mentioned of Graham at the time. “I really don’t bear in mind what my lifetime was like prior to her. She has shaped my existence so considerably. She’s additional than a very best friend: She’s my part model, she’s a mother, she’s a sister. I mist up even chatting about her.”

Even following the exhibit ended, Whitman nonetheless gushed in excess of her previous castmates, talking about their bond in a 2015 interview with HuffPost.

“Lauren Graham is my finest pal, and Dax [Shepard] is my household, and Miles [Heizer], who plays my brother, he’s my roommate, he lives with me in serious daily life. We bonded in this way that is so as opposed to anything at all I have at any time knowledgeable.”