Meghan McCain is expecting her third child — a baby boy — and she isn’t shy about admitting her nerves.
The former “View” co-host, 40, revealed the news during a conversation with Second Lady Usha Vance on the latest episode of her podcast “Citizen McCain.”
The announcement came while the two women were discussing motherhood and public life. McCain revealed the news to People Magazine.
“I hope you don’t mind — I wanted to let you in on something that is private that I haven’t talked about publicly yet because one of the things I have so enjoyed about you and your husband is seeing how you incorporate your children in your life in so many ways,” McCain told Vance, who shares three children — Ewan, 8, Vivek, 5, and Mirabel, 3 — with Vice President JD Vance.
“You travel with them, and they’re very public with you when you go to different kinds of events. … I just love it.”
McCain, the daughter of the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) who already has two girls — Liberty, 4, and Clover, 2 — with husband Ben Domenech, revealed that she is currently in her second trimester.
“I’m entering my second trimester. I’m pregnant with my third,” she revealed. “I know this is a weird way to announce it. It’s a boy. I’m very nervous about having a boy, and I’m very nervous about having three children. Very.”
She also thanked Vance, 39, for allowing her to share the news, noting that they had only met “20 minutes” earlier.
During their chat, McCain confessed she’s read “all this horrible data” suggesting that three is “the worst amount of kids to have,” and asked Vance for her advice as a mother of three — and as a “boy mom.”
“I love having three kids. I’m a huge proponent of it,” Vance replied.
“Obviously, people wanna have different family sizes for different reasons, but what I’ve really enjoyed about three kids is that it’s just enough for them all to be kind of a pack. … It’s awesome.”
As for raising boys, which McCain had heard are more “rambunctious,” Vance acknowledged that her sons have “a lot of energy.”
She also pointed out that “the growth curves” and “the timeline of development” differ between boys and girls.
McCain and Domenech, 43, married in 2017.
The two met through their shared backgrounds in conservative politics and media, quickly forming a connection despite Domenech initially tweeting “DO NOT WANT” in response to an article about her.
Their relationship deepened after a memorable first date, leading to an engagement in July 2017 while McCain’s father was undergoing cancer treatment.
They married on Nov. 21, 2017, in a ceremony held at the McCain family lodge in Sedona, Arizona, ensuring her father could be present.
