“Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is nominated for a record-breaking 16 Academy Awards, and the cast is showing up at the Oscars to celebrate! But not in attendance? Hailee Steinfeld, who’s skipped the last few awards season red carpets for a very good reason: She’s about to have a baby any moment now!
Hailee and her husband, Josh Allen, announced that they’re expecting their first child together in December, sharing the news via a sweet Instagram video.
Then in the February issue of her newsletter, she said, “This week, I was sitting on the couch in my family room, and the reality that our little family is about to grow really started to settle in. Of course, I have all the to-do lists (which you know I love), and I’ve been busy with research and the general life reorganization that happens when you’re about to have a baby. But the most profound and grounding part of getting ready for this baby has been the introspective side of it: the quiet conversations I’m having with myself almost every day. Sometimes I find myself asking big, lofty questions (what am I going to be like as a mom?) or having vivid daydreams of what our life is about to look like when the three of us are cuddled up in the nursery together.”
She added, “While tuning in, I’ve experienced this surreal, full-body awareness that our world is about to expand in beautiful ways. We’re getting ready to meet someone we already love so much. I’ve racked my brain for words to describe that feeling, and I don’t have them yet. Maybe that’s the point. For now, I’m blessed to be settling into the feeling.”
Meanwhile, Josh chatted about becoming a dad back in January, saying, “I’m very much looking forward to that with my wife, of becoming a dad. It’s something that I will take with great pride. And we’re going to have to figure things out on the go, just like anything else. But this is the most important thing I’ll ever be in my life, being a dad. And I know I love being a football player, and I love being a quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. But I’m looking forward to this one.”
