Milo Ventimiglia's wife Jarah Mariano is pregnant with their first child

Milo Ventimiglia is ready to take on a real role that he has played before this is us: Dad.

The actor's wife, Jarah MarianoShe announced on September 29 that she was pregnant. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit The model shared a photo of herself flaunting her baby bump while sitting on a surfboard in the ocean in her native Hawaii, captioning the Instagram post, “Baby on board!”

The 39-year-old, whose last name is the same as Milo's character in the Early Eights series Gilmore Girlsalso included a second image of herself sitting on the surfboard, which also showed her and a hidden person's hand making the shaka, or “hang loose,” sign.

Jarah announced her pregnancy less than a week after her and the Heroes alum, 47, celebrated his first wedding anniversary.

“Last year I married my best friend,” she wrote on Instagram on September 23, alongside photos of herself and her husband at their Hawaiian wedding that were the first to be shared publicly. “There are not enough words to describe all the special qualities that make him who he is.”