It's been a year filled with baby bumps!
Jennylyn Mercado, Sam Pinto, Viy Cortez, and many more celebrities revealed the news about their pregnancies this year. Some have welcomed their bundles of joy while some have to wait a little more until 2022.
Check out this year-ender list of must-see pregnancy announcements by these celebrity parents-to-be:
Roxanne Barcelo started the year strong when she shared about her pregnancy through a baking video posted on YouTube in late January. She said, “While those buns are in the oven, there's another bun in the oven. My bun is in the oven.”
She posted a photo of her newborn son, Cinco, in June - more than a month after giving birth.
The 'Threeviños' also welcomed the year with a baby on the way.
Former Unang Hirit hosts Joyce Pring and Juancho Triviño made the announcement about their bundle of joy in February and welcomed Alonso Elliam into their family on July 2, 2021.
Last February, sports broadcasters Bea Fabregas and Nikko Ramos revealed that they were expecting through an Instagram photo of baby-sized sneakers. Nikko captioned the photo, saying: “I guess the family sneaker budget is going up.”
Bea gave birth to their son, Tyler Nicholas, on September 9.
In April, the singer-actress posted photos of her flaunting her baby bump and posing with her first son, Finn. “Ready, Kuya Finn?,” she wrote.
Nikki and husband BJ Albert welcomed their daughter, Madeline Elle, in early October.
Following their March wedding, Sam Pinto and Anthony Semerad revealed that they were pregnant a few months after. “Our hearts are full and feeling blessed. We honestly couldn't be happier and excited for our greatest adventure yet,” she said.
In early September, the celebrity couple posted about their newborn baby named Mia Aya.
To honor his wife for Mother's Day, the Parokya ni Edgar vocalist announced their second pregnancy through a hilarious Instagram post. “Busog lang ako. Si Neri, magiging mommy na ulit. Pero sa totoo, excited na excited na 'ko,” Chito wrote.
The pair welcomed Manuel Alfonso, nicknamed “Cash,” into their family on October 8.
In May, former Miss Universe Philippines Rachel Peters posted about her journey to parenthood with longtime partner and Camarines Sur governor, Migz Villafuerte.
The Filipino-British beauty queen gave birth to their daughter, Kaia Rose, on October 11.
The former actress shared that she was already in the second trimester of her third pregnancy in June. Her husband also posted about the news, saying, “And just like that we're a basketball team.”
For her maternity shoot, Nadine pursued a unique concept as she posed with syringes around her. “Lahat ng injections, bills, reseta, gamot, lahat ng nakapaligid sa akin is the reality of having APAS and PCOS,” she explained.
In November, they capped off a challenging pregnancy by welcoming their bunso, Harmony Saige.
In the late stages of her pregnancy, Miss World Philippines 2018 Katarina Rodriguez revealed that she was expecting her first child with her partner, Niño Barbers.
“I'm so excited to finally share the big announcement that I have, this secret that I've been keeping for the past seven months, eight months. And that secret is I'm pregnant,” the first-time mother said.
She gave birth to Robert Joaquin on August 25 via water birth.
“Do you get a plaque or something if you have two babies in a pandemic?” the former actress jokingly asked as she shared the news about her third pregnancy with husband Alister Kurzer.
They introduced their third daughter, Yzbel Quinn, to the world in early November.
Rich Asuncion announced in September that baby number two with husband Benj Mudie was on the way.
In an Instagram post, the StarStruck alum posed with her daughter Isabella, with “#1” and “#2” written on their bellies.
The Kapuso Ultimate Star kicked off the 'After All' series on her YouTube channel with an announcement about her pregnancy and engagement with now-husband Dennis Trillo.
Initially planning to conceive via surrogacy, the couple was pleasantly surprised to know that Jennylyn was already bearing a child.
“Our little angel, ready to say hello to the world.”
On the 31st of October, celebrity couple Elisse Joson and Mccoy De Leon announced that they were now parents to baby Felisse McKenzie.
The actress also posted a heartfelt letter for her daughter on Instagram, writing, “Dearest Felize, life was uncertain before you came. I didn't know which path to take, the choices to make. I didn't know what to be, what I [wanted] to be...Now, nothing is clearer to me than to be the best me, to be the best mommy, for you. I am lucky to have your daddy in my life and we are very lucky to have you, our greatest blessing, in our lives.”
Kryz Uy revealed that she was expecting her second baby with her husband, Slater Young. In a YouTube video, she shared footage of her taking a pregnancy test which turned out positive.
She also opened up about her fears of having another baby amid the pandemic since they welcomed their first child, Scott Knoa, only in June 2020.
“I'll have two kids during a pandemic so I can't really tell the difference, like how easy it would have been otherwise, but this is a completely different reaction to my first pregnancy discovery,” she said.
YouTube couple Cong TV and Viy Cortez are having a baby, almost a year after Viy experienced a miscarriage.
In a nine-minute YouTube video titled 'PLASWAN,' Viy shared the news along with footage of the baby's sonogram at six weeks. The expecting parents revealed that their baby is due on July 24, 2022.
On December 5, former actress Dianne Monsanto flaunted her 20-week baby bump on Instagram to celebrate her birthday.
“Best birthday & birthday gift so far,” she wrote. She also recalled how blessed and eventful her 2021 has been - from moving to a new country to getting married and now expecting her first child.
Confirming months of speculation, Angeline Quinto revealed her pregnancy in an interview with Boy Abunda that aired on December 10.
She also addressed the issue in a 16-minute YouTube video titled '10Q Sainyo. Magiging Nanay Na Ako. | Love Angeline Quinto.' The singer mentioned that her first child with her non-showbiz partner is due in April 2022.
Meryll Soriano and Joem Bascon announced the birth of their first child in January 2021. At that time, Gido's name was not yet revealed to the public.
Mark Herras and Nicole Donesa welcomed their first child, Mark Fernando Donesa Herras on January 31, 2021.
On December 18, the Reina Hispanoamericana 2017 revealed on her vlog that she is pregnant.
The vlog showed Winwyn Marquez and her non-showbiz partner in a video call happy and cheering after the positive pregnancy test.