Mark Zuckerberg and wife expecting first child

Facebook co-creator and billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Friday that he and his wife Priscilla Chan are expecting their first child.

Zuckerberg took to Facebook to share the news telling his followers. “Priscilla and I have some exciting news: we’re expecting a baby girl! We’ve been trying to have a child for a couple of years and have had three miscarriages along the way,” he said. “You feel so hopeful when you learn you’re going to have a child. You start imagining who they’ll become and dreaming of hopes for their future. You start making plans, and then they’re gone. It’s a lonely experience. Most people don’t discuss miscarriages because you worry your problems will distance you or reflect upon you--as if you’re defective or did something to cause this. So you struggle on your own.”

According to E! News, the baby gave a thumbs up or “like,” in the ultrasound, leading Zuckerberg to believe that his daughter is already taking after him.

Zuckerberg, 31, and Chan, 30, have been married since 2012.

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