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Johnny Gaudreau's wife Meredith is pregnant with their third child

In an emotional and tearful eulogy for her husband, Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau, Meredith Gaudreau announced Monday that she is nine weeks pregnant with the couple's third child.

Gaudreau said the week she found out about her third child was the “best week” of her life.

“We're actually a family of five,” she said during the funeral Monday in Media, Pennsylvania. “I'm nine weeks pregnant with our third baby. A total surprise, but Johnny is beaming and so excited. I was so nervous because, like I said, this was a total surprise, but his reaction was to immediately kiss and hug me, even though I was driving the car.”

September 9, 2024; Media, Pennsylvania, USA; Meredith Gaudreau arrives with her children Noa and Johnny at St. Mary Magdalen Parish for the funeral service for her husband, Columbus Blue Jackets hockey player Johnny Gaudreau, and his brother Matthew Gaudreau. The brothers died after being struck by an alleged drunk driver while riding bicycles on August 29.

“After the initial excitement wore off, every time he looked at me he just said, 'You're crazy, you know that?'” Meredith said Monday. “Noa, our oldest, is not even two years old yet. In less than three years of marriage we have created a family of five. It sounds impossible, but I consider it the ultimate blessing. How lucky I am to be the mother of John's three babies, our last one is a blessing and so special despite these difficult circumstances.”